West B Test General 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A passage describes how 'ancillary' staff support a hospital's main medical functions. Which word is closest in meaning to 'ancillary'?
- Primary
- Supplementary (Correct answer)
- Managerial
- Specialized
Correct answer: Supplementary
Ancillary means providing support to the primary activities of an organization, synonymous with supplementary.
Question 2: Which of the following is an example of an inferential reading comprehension question?
- What year was the author born?
- How many characters are in the story?
- Why might the character have made that choice given what we know about her background? (Correct answer)
- What is the title of the passage?
Correct answer: Why might the character have made that choice given what we know about her background?
Inferential questions require readers to draw conclusions beyond explicitly stated information.
Question 3: If 15% of a number is 45, what is the number?
- 250
- 300 (Correct answer)
- 270
- 315
Correct answer: 300
Set up: 0.15 × n = 45, so n = 45 ÷ 0.15 = 300.
Question 4: Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
- She loves hiking; and camping in the mountains.
- The report was late; however, the quality was excellent. (Correct answer)
- He bought: apples; oranges; and grapes.
- We need to leave; before it gets dark.
Correct answer: The report was late; however, the quality was excellent.
A semicolon correctly links two independent clauses, especially before conjunctive adverbs like 'however.'
Question 5: A jar contains 4 red, 6 blue, and 2 green marbles. If one marble is drawn at random, what is the probability it is NOT red?
- 1/3
- 2/3 (Correct answer)
- 1/4
- 3/4
Correct answer: 2/3
There are 8 non-red marbles out of 12 total: 8/12 = 2/3.
Question 6: Which type of context clue is used in this sentence: 'The geologist studied the sediment, or layers of material deposited by water and wind'?
- Antonym clue
- Example clue
- Definition clue (Correct answer)
- Inference clue
Correct answer: Definition clue
The phrase 'or layers of material deposited by water and wind' directly defines 'sediment' within the sentence.
Question 7: Which number is equivalent to 3.6 × 10⁴?
- 3,600
- 36,000 (Correct answer)
- 360,000
- 360
Correct answer: 36,000
Multiplying 3.6 by 10⁴ moves the decimal point 4 places to the right: 36,000.
West B Test General 3
A passage describes how 'ancillary' staff support a hospital's main medical functions.
Which word is closest in meaning to 'ancillary'?