SCAT Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Five friends ran a race. Alice finished before Ben, but after Chloe. David finished before Eric, but after Ben. Who finished in fourth place? → David
2. CARTOGRAPHER : MAPS :: LEXICOGRAPHER : ___ → Dictionaries
3. Carlos is 3 times as old as his sister. In 6 years, he will be twice as old as his sister. How old is Carlos now? → 18
4. Which word is OPPOSITE in meaning to OPULENT? → Modest
5. PEDESTRIAN : SIDEWALK :: MOTORIST : _____ → ROAD
6. The novel was so ________ that readers found it impossible to put down. → gripping
7. Apples cost $0.75 each and oranges cost $1.25 each. What is the total cost of 4 apples and 3 oranges? → $6.75
8. Which column is bigger? → Column A is greater
9. AMPLIFY : SOUND :: MAGNIFY : _____ → IMAGE
10. A swimmer does 8 laps in a 25-meter pool (one lap = down and back). How many kilometers did the swimmer travel? → 0.4
11. Convert 3,600 seconds to hours. → 1
12. The new employee was ________ about her work, checking every detail multiple times before submitting. → meticulous
13. Two events A and B are independent. P(A)=0.4 and P(B)=0.5. What is P(A and B)? → 0.2
14. Complete the analogy: Bird is to Nest as Bee is to ___. → Hive
15. Two concentric circles have radii of 4 and 7. | Quantity A: Area of the ring-shaped region between the circles | Quantity B: 100 → Quantity A is greater
16. Which word is most similar in meaning to ACRIMONIOUS? → Bitter
17. How many square centimeters are in 1 square meter? → 10,000
18. ODOMETER : DISTANCE :: THERMOMETER : _____ → TEMPERATURE
19. The artist's ________ style was immediately recognizable, since no other painter used such bold, vivid colors. → distinctive
20. Given x² = 16. Compare: Column A: x | Column B: 4 → The relationship cannot be determined
21. A flight is scheduled to take 330 minutes. How long is the flight in hours and minutes? → 5 hours and 30 minutes
22. x > 1. Column A: x/2 | Column B: 1/x — Which quantity is greater? → The relationship cannot be determined
23. Compare the quantities in Column A and Column B. Given: a > 0 and b < 0 **Column A:** a * b **Column B:** a / b → The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
24. A jar contains 40 marbles with a red-to-blue ratio of 3:5. How many red marbles are in the jar? → 15
25. Given x > 2. Compare: Column A: x² − 4 | Column B: x − 2 → Column A is greater
26. Given x < 0. Compare: Column A: x² | Column B: x³ → Column A is greater
27. A container holds 3 quarts. How many fluid ounces does it hold? (1 quart = 32 fl oz) → 96
28. Compare: Column A: 0.6 recurring versus Column B: 2/3. Which is greater? → They are equal
29. EARNEST : SINCERE :: DUBIOUS : ___ → Skeptical
30. Convert −40°C to Fahrenheit. [F = (C × 9/5) + 32] → −40°F