RCAT Attention to Detail 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following pairs of addresses is an exact match?
- 742 Elmwood Drive, Portland, OR 97201 / 742 Elmwood Drive, Portland, OR 97201 (Correct answer)
- 1853 Oak Street, Seattle, WA 98105 / 1853 Oak Street, Seattle, WA 98150
- 290 Maple Avenue, Denver, CO 80203 / 209 Maple Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
- 67 Pine Road, Austin, TX 78701 / 67 Pine Road, Austin, TX 78710
Correct answer: 742 Elmwood Drive, Portland, OR 97201 / 742 Elmwood Drive, Portland, OR 97201
Only the first pair is identical; all other pairs contain transposed digits in the zip code or street number.
Question 2: Which of the following lists contains a duplicate entry?
- Red, Blue, Green, Yellow
- Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday (Correct answer)
- Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta
Correct answer: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday
The third list contains 'Monday' twice, making it the only list with a repeated item.
Question 3: A form requires dates in the format DD/MM/YYYY. Which of the following entries is correctly formatted?
- 2025/14/03
- 14-03-2025
- 14/03/2025 (Correct answer)
- 03/14/2025
Correct answer: 14/03/2025
'14/03/2025' places the day first, then the month, then the year, separated by forward slashes as required.
Question 4: A proofreader reviews: 'The annual report, which was due last Fridy, has still not bean submitted.' How many errors are present?
- 1
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 3
- 4
Correct answer: 2
There are exactly 2 errors: 'Fridy' should be 'Friday' and 'bean' should be 'been.'
Question 5: Which of the following catalog numbers exactly matches the reference AX-7734-ZB?
- AX-7734-ZB (Correct answer)
- AX-7743-ZB
- AX-7734-BZ
- XA-7734-ZB
Correct answer: AX-7734-ZB
Only 'AX-7734-ZB' replicates the reference exactly; the others have transposed letters or digits.
Question 6: A timesheet records 8 hrs Monday, 7.5 hrs Tuesday, 6 hrs Wednesday, 8.5 hrs Thursday, 7 hrs Friday, with a weekly total of 38 hours. What is wrong?
- Monday's hours are wrong
- Wednesday's hours are wrong
- The weekly total is wrong (Correct answer)
- Thursday's hours are wrong
Correct answer: The weekly total is wrong
8 + 7.5 + 6 + 8.5 + 7 = 37 hours, so the stated total of 38 hours overstates the actual sum by 1 hour.
Question 7: Which of the following lists of last names is in correct alphabetical order?
- Adamson, Bailey, Clarke, Denton (Correct answer)
- Bailey, Adamson, Clarke, Denton
- Adamson, Clarke, Bailey, Denton
- Adamson, Bailey, Denton, Clarke
Correct answer: Adamson, Bailey, Clarke, Denton
'Adamson, Bailey, Clarke, Denton' progresses correctly from A to B to C to D; every other option has at least one out-of-order name.
RCAT Attention to Detail 2
Which of the following pairs of addresses is an exact match?