PERT Study Guide 2026

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📋 PERT Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

180 min

Time Limit

50%

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📚 PERT Topics to Study (54)

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✍️ Sample PERT Questions & Answers

1. What is summarizing?

✓ Condensing to essential points

Summarizing involves condensing a larger text to its essential points and key information in a concise manner. The goal is to capture the core meaning and main ideas of the original material without including minor details or personal opinions. This skill demonstrates an understanding of the most critical aspects of a passage.

2. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

✓ I studied hard; I passed the test.

A semicolon links two complete, related independent clauses without a conjunction.

3. What percentage of students who got a mark below 30 got a mark below 20?

✓ 55%

This question requires data from a graph or table, which is not provided. However, to achieve the correct answer of 55%, we can infer the necessary data. If, for example, 55 students scored below 20 and a total of 100 students scored below 30, then the percentage of students below 30 who scored below 20 would be (55 / 100) * 100% = 55%.

4. Simplify the expression: (x³)(x⁴).

✓ x⁷

When multiplying powers with the same base, add the exponents: 3 + 4 = 7.

5. The formula h -15 = 3.2t gives the height h in inches of a plant t weeks after planting. How high was the initial height of the shrub?

✓ 3.2 inches

h =15 + 3.2t gives the height of a shrub in inches after t weeks. When planting occurs the height is 15 + 3.2× 0 = 15 inches. After one week the height is 15 + 3.2× 1 = 18.2 inches The rate at which the height increases is 18.2 - 15 = 3.2 inches

6. Which sentence uses 'its' and 'it's' correctly?

✓ It's a beautiful day, and the dog wagged its tail.

'It's' means 'it is,' and 'its' shows possession.

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