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 Part 1
1.                        The word "smart" can be created using five letters from
the word "barnstorm".
a. True
b. False
2.                        The digits 08232569 are the same as 96523208 read
backwards.
a. True
b. False
3.                        If a tree branch can hold three people and John weighs
twice as much as Adam, and Rachel weighs half as much as
Adam, then Rachel, John and Adam can all sit together on the
tree branch safely.
a. True
b. False
4.                        There are 7 letters between K and R in the alphabet.
a. True
b. False
5.                        The number 25 is the next logical number in the
following sequence of numbers: 5, 7, 10, 14, 19
a. True
b. False
6.                        The product of 8 x 3 x 3 x 2 is less than the product of
18 x 16.
a. True
b. False
7.                        If you multiply any two of the following numbers
together, your result will be odd: 9, 11, 3, 7, 17.
a. True
b. False
8.                        If the word SAW is written above the word COW and
the word TOO is written above SAW, then the word TOW is
formed diagonally
a. True
b. False
9.                        If read backwards, the phrase "now live" answers the
question: "In the battle between good and evil, who was
victorious?"
a. True
b. False
10.                        The following sentence includes all six vowels,
appearing in reverse alphabetical order: "Why run from fire
ants?"
a. True
b. False

11.                        If all Boogles are Battuns, and some Battuns are

Trandles, all Trandles must be Boogles.
a. True
b. False
12.                        Your starting and ending points will be just an inch
apart if you draw a line seven inches left, three inches up, two
inches right, four inches down and five inches right.
a. True
b. False
13.                        By removing two letters from the word "scout", a word
that is the opposite of "in" can be formed.
a. True
b. False
14.                        By taking the second letter of each word from the
following sentence, you can spell the word "thinking":
 "At the time, interesting Ukrainians visited
Andy's igloo."
a. True
b. False
15.                        Walter is taller than Scott, and Scott's little brother is
taller than Roger. Since Walter is not the tallest one of the four,
then Scott's little brother must be tallest.
a. True
b. False
16.                        Five horses, two people, three dogs and seven chickens
have a total of fiftytwo legs.
a. True
b. False
17.                        If "boffing" is understood to mean "shot" then the
following sentence is correct:
"The young freshman from Kentucky took a desperate
boffing, but he was unable to boffing over the star
defender."
a. True
b. False
18.                        The sum of all numbers from 8 to 18 is an even
number.
a. True
b. False
19.                        A group of 5 people must contain either 3 mutual
friends or 3 mutual strangers.
a. True
b. False
20.                        Fold your hands, starting with your left thumb over
your right thumb. If you start counting your digits at your
thumbs, your sixth digit will be your right hand's middle finger.
a. True
b. False
21.                        The number 8336749476338 is the same number
whether it is read forwards or backwards.
a. True
b. False
22.                        Walter's grandmother's daughter could be Walter's son's
grandmother.
a. True
b. False
23.                        If the second day of the month is a Friday, then the
twelfth day of the month is a Tuesday.
a. True
b. False
24.                        By removing seven letters from the word "strengthen",
the word "rent" can be formed.
a. True
b. False
25.                        If you break a twenty dollar bill into fourteen dollars
worth of quarters and the rest into dimes, you will have more
quarters than dimes. (Dollar = 100 cents; quarter = 25 cents;
dime = 10 cents)
a. True
b. False
26.                        Using six toothpicks you can create four equilateral
triangles (where each triangle's side is the length of a
toothpick).
a. True
b. False
27.                        If Borbs are better than Fribs, and Luns are worse than
Jirts, Luns must be better than Fribs if Luns are better than
Borbs.
a. True
b. False
28.                        If the color red was created by combining blue and
green, and the color yellow was created by combining red and
purple, then blue could be created by combining yellow and
orange.
a. True
b. False


29.                        If the color red was created by combining blue and

green, and the color yellow was created by combining red and
purple, then blue could be created by combining yellow and
orange.
a. True
b. False
30.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Cat
b. Lion
c. Dog
d. Turtle
e. Elephant
31.                        If you rearrange the letters "SARM", you would have
the name of a
a. River
b. Planet
c. City
d. Animal
e. Plant
32.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Tommato
b. Lettuce
c. Onion
d. Grape
e. Carrot
33.                        Emily is four years old. Her big sister Amy is three
times as old as Emily.
How old will Amy be when she is twice as old
as Emily?
a. 14
 b. 16
c. 18
d. 20
e. 22
34.                        What would be the next group of letters in this series?
aaaa ... bdzb ... cgac ...
djzd ... ?
a. enae
b. ekze
c. elxe
d. eize
e. emae
35.                        Niece is to nephew as brother is to:
a. Sister
b. Daughter
c. Mother
d. Aunt
e. Cousin
36.                        Bowl is to cereal as envelope is to:
a. Mailman
b. Stamp
c. Letter
d. Mailbox
e. Mailbag
37.                        What would be the next number in this series
2 ... 3 ... 5 ... 8 ... 12 ... 17 ... ?
a. 22
b. 23
c. 24
d. 25
e. 26
38.                        WOLF is to FLOW as 8526 is to:
a. 2856
 b. 6258
c. 5862
d. 5682
e. 6852
39.                        Let's say that the following arguments are true:
1.    Some gatekeepers are warriors.
2.    Some warriors are cowards.
Therefore, we can conclude that some gatekeepers must be
cowards. Is this conclusion true or false?
a. True
b. False
40.                        Hanger is to closet as tree is to:
a. Branch
b. Bushes
c. Forest
d. Ground
e. Nest
41.                        What would be the next number in this series:
15 ... 12 ... 13 ... 10 ... 11 ...
8 ... ?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
e. 9
42.                        What would be the next number in this series:
144 ... 121 ... 100 ... 81 ...
64 ... ?
a. 57
b. 49
c. 42
d. 36
e. 28
43.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Smile
b. Grin
c. Frown
d. Touch
e. Sneer
44.                        "Gina is faster than Jan, and Nora is slower than
Gina".Which of the following statements would be most
accurate?
a. Nora is faster than Jan.
b. Nora is slower than Jan.
c. Nora is as fast as Jan.
d. It is impossible to tell whether Jan or Nora is faster.
45.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Juice
b. Egg
c. Steak
d. Salad
e. Cheese
46.                        DIDIIDID is to 49499494 as DIIDIIDD is to:
a. 94494499
b. 49949944
c. 49499494
d. 94944949
e. 49944949
47.                        Let's say that the following arguments are true:
1.    All Parkers are Franks.
2.    All Franks are smart.
Therefore, we can conclude that all Parkers must be smart. Is
this conclusion true or false? a. True
b. False
48.                        If you rearrange the letters "NLIRBE" , you would have
the name of a
a. River
b. Country
c. City
d. Animal
e. Plant
49.                        Plant is to Seed as Human is to:
a. Ovary
b. Arm
c. Kidney
d. Uterus
e. Embryo
50.                        Let's say that the following arguments are true:
1.    Some criminals are millionaires.
2.    All tycoons are millionaires.
Therefore, we can conclude that all Parkers must be smart. Is
this conclusion true or false? a. True
b. False
51.                        What would be the next letter in this series:
A ... C ... F ... J ... O
... ?
a. R
b. S
c. T
d. U
e. V
52.                        One hundred businesspeople gather at a meeting. 85 of
them carry a cellular phone, 80 of them have a beeper, 75 of
them speak at least two languages and 70 of them wear a suit.
Therefore, a certain number of them have all of the above: a cell
phone AND a beeper AND speak at least two languages AND
 wear a suit. Out of these 100 businesspeople, what is the least
possible number who have all of the above?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 17
d. 18
e. 20
53.                        Joe lost his part-time job, which reduced the net family
income by 20%. His wife Janice decided to work overtime to
compensate for the lost income. Other things being equal, by
what percentage must her net salary increase in order to arrive
at the same net family income as they had before Joe lost his
job?
a. 20%
b. 25%
c. 30%
d. 35%
e. 40%
54.                        What would be the next number in this series:
2 ... 4 ... 8 ... 16 ... 32
... ?
a. 56
b. 64
c. 72
d. 88
e. 96

55.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Cocacola
b. Juice
c. Water
d. Cake
e. Milk
56.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Airplane
b. Car
c. Bus
d. Train
e. Steamboat
57.                        What would be the next number in this series:
3 ... 5 ... 10 ... 12 ... 24 ... 26 ... ?
a. 48
b. 50
c. 52
d. 54
e. 56
58.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Liberal
b. Democrat
c. Conservative
d. Engineer
e. Socialist
59.                        Grandma sent Johnny some money for his birthday.
Johnny spent all of it in five stores. In each store, he spent $1.00
more than half of what he had when he came in. How much
money did he get from grandma?
a. $7.50
b. $25
c. $30
d. $46
e. $62
60.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Think
 b. Speak
c. Run
d. Call
e. Listen
61.                        Magellan was a famous:
a. Traveler
b. Painter
c. Musician
d. Writer
e. Astronomer
62.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Jakarta
b. Teheran
c. Madrid
d. Havana
e. Munich
63.                        What would be the next number in this series:
1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 5 ... 8 ... 13 ... 21 ...
34 ... ?
a. 47
b. 53
c. 55
d. 62
e. 65
64.                        Your teenage daughter Sally and her friend Monica
invented a secret alphabet. You find a note that Sally wrote for
Monica using this secret code. Sally tells you that it says:
"Hi Monica,
Yesterday, ?????? asked me out. Sally"
You desperately want to know who the guy is, but she won't tell
you. Can you figure out his name from the note?
"Ls Ucvskj,
 Tbdfboqjt, Ujofsv jdmbq ub cxf. Djppt"
a. Mathew
b. Marcus
c. Michel
d. Mickey
e. Martin
65.                        Julius Caesar
a. died of natural causes.
b. was killed in a riding accident.
c. was killed in a battle.
d. committed suicide.
e. was murdered.
66.                        Light is to window as air is to:
a. Wind
b. Suffocation
c. Breath
d. Filter
e. Atmosphere
67.                        A group of old ladies meet for an afternoon tea party.
They bring all their cats. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet.
How many old ladies and how many cats are in the room?
a. 6 old ladies and 16 cats
b. 7 old ladies and 15 cats
c. 8 old ladies and 14 cats
d. 9 old ladies and 13 cats
e. 10 old ladies and 12 cats
68.                        If you rearrange the letters "ZILBRA", you would have
the name of a
a. River
b. Country
c. City
d. Animal
e. Plant
69.                        Let's say that the following arguments are true:
a.     All sales are cheats.
b.    No cheats are bargains.
Therefore, we can conclude that no bargains can be sales. Is
this conclusion true or false?
a. True
b. False
70.                        Napoleon lost his final battle at
a. Moscow
b. Waterloo
c. Leipzig
d. Berlin
e. Paris
71.                        George took a test of a certain number of questions,
each question having the same value. He answered 10 questions
incorrectly. This resulted in an accuracy score of 60%. How
many questions were in the test?
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
e. 35
72.                        A car is to gas as Television is to:
a. Counter top
b. Coffee
c. Electricity
d. Warming plate
e. Plastic

73.                        Peter is helping his gym teacher. The teacher asks him
to bring 16 balls from the storage room. Peter can carry 3 balls
at a time. How many trips to the storage room does Peter need
to make?
a. 4
 b. 4.5
c. 5
d. 5.5
e. 6

74.                        Vacuum cleaner is to carpet as broom is to:

a. Dust
b. Carpet
c. Table
d. Dust pan
e. Seat

75.                        Igor was both the 15th highest and the 15th lowest in a
tennis tournament.
How many people were in the
tournament?
a. 28
b. 29
c. 30
d. 31
e. 32

76.                        Table is to wood as hammer is to:

a. wool
b. glass
c. water
d. air
e. metal

77.                        What would be the next number in this series:

32 ... 36 ... 9 ... 12 ... 4 ... 6
... ?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
 d. 5
e. 7
78.                        What would be the next number in this series:
135 ... 45 ... 180 ... 60 ... 240 ...
80 ... ?
a. 320
b. 360
c. 400
d. 420
e. 460

79.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Oyster
b. Fish
c. Crab
d. Snail
e. Horse

80.                        Which one of the following five is least like the other
four?
a. Horse
b. Zebra
c. Deer
d. Kangaroo
e. Elephant

81.                        Simon rents a car in the city to go skiing in the

mountains 100 kilometres away. He stops halfway to pick up
his girlfriend Nina at her house, and drives the remaining 50
kilometers with her. On their way back, Simon drops Nina at
her house and drives back to the city alone. He returns the car
and pays $50 for the rental and $10 for the gas. Simon and Nina
share the expenses equitably. How much should Nina pay?
a. 10
 b. 15
c. 20
d. 25
e. 30

82.                        Choose the word that would go with this group.

FIRST - CANOPY - STUPID - LAUGHING -
CRABCAKE
a. CALMNESS
b. SMART
c. SHELTER
d. EXERCISE
e. COUNTER
83.                        Which figure in the bottom row should go in the empty
square?
1-2-3-4-5

84.                        What letter comes next in this series? O T T F F S

S____

85.                        What is the name of an item most families own that

contains all 5 vowels?

86.                        If 7 ballerinas dance for 8 hours and lose a total of 20

pounds, how many more ballerinas dancing would it take to
lose a total of 20 pounds in only 4 hours if the new dancers lost
weight only half as fast as the original 7 ?
 a. 07
b. 21
c. 27
d. 14
e. 12

87.                        What 3 letters come next in this series? K W X Y J V U

T I Q R S __ __ __

88.                        Choose the number that is missing in the following

diagram.

a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
e. 47
89.                        Divide 110 into two parts so that one will be 150% of
the other. What are the two numbers ?

90.                        If most grumpies are goons, some smilies are tall, all
tall goons are smilies, and the majority of grumpies are short,
the statement that some goons are short is...
a. True
b. False
91.                        Which of the following numbers does not fit the pattern
of this series ?
64 - 54 - 42 - 31 - 20

92.                        What number goes at the end of this series ?

2 - 18 - 1 - 9 - 14 - 16 - 15 - 23 - 5 - ____
93.                        It takes 5 cooks 1 hour to cook dinner. If one of them is
missing, how many minutes will it take the remaining 4 to
prepare the same meal ?
a. 66
b. 75
c. 80
d. 72
e. 78

94.                        A man bought 2 rare baseball cards, but found himself

short of cash so he sold them for $600.00 each. He made a 20%
profit on one but had a 20% loss on the other. Did he make or
lose money on the deal, and how much ?

95.                        Unscramble the following words and choose the one

that does not belong in the group.
a. amptrtaen
b. tompurce
c. nuwgolab
d. xplude
e. riltear
96.                        Which picture does not belong with this group ?
A-B-C-D-E

97.                        What 4 letter WORD can you put in the empty spaces
that will make 2 new words using EITHER the beginning or
ending letters(not both) ?
EXAMPLE: adding RACK to C _ _ _ _ ET makes CRACK
and RACKET. C _ _ _ _ O U S
98.                        Alice got a nice box of candy for her birthday, but
couldn't decide which piece to eat first. She likes everything but
jelly filled. According to the box, she has three different
coatings (dark, white, or milk chocolate). The centers are either
cream, fudge, caramel, or jelly, and all of those except the jelly
come
plain or with nuts. There are 3 and 1/2 dozen pieces. Assuming
all possible combinations are included equally, what are the
odds that Alice won't choose a jelly filled candy ?
a. 7 to 1
b. 9 to 1
c. 6 to 1
d. 9 to 2
e. 14 to 3

99.                        Bernice has an easy way to price things in her fabric

shop. Check the following prices and, using the same system,
determine the price of the last item.
Patterns $2.00
Elastic $3.00
Thread $1.00
Zippers $2.00
Pincushion____?

100.                       William is married to Veronica

Frank is married to Edna
Hank is married to Gloria
If he follows the same pattern, is Sam married to Helen, Ruth,
or Tammy ?

101.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. BEAR
b. SNAKE
c. COW
d. DOG
 e. TIGER

102.                       If you rearrange the letters "BARBIT", you would have

the name of a:
a. OCEAN
b. COUNTRY
c. STATE
d. CITY
e. ANIMAL

103.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best

comparison?

104.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. POTATO
b. CORN
c. APPLE
d. CARROT
e. BEAN

105.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best

comparison?

106.                       John, twelve years old, is three times as old as his

brother. How old will John be when he is twice as old as his
brother?
a. 15
b. 16
c. 18
 d. 20
e. 21

107.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?

Brother is to sister as niece is to:
a. MOTHER
b. DAUGHTER
c. AUNT
d. UNCLE
e. NEPHEW
108.                       Which one of the five designs is least like the other
four?

109.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?

Milk is to glass as letter is to:
a. STAMP
b. PEN
c. ENVELOPE
d. BOOK
e. MAIL

110.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?

111.                       Which one of the five choices makes the best

comparison?
LIVE is to EVIL as 5232
is to:
a. 2523
b. 3252
c. 2325
d. 3225
e. 5223
112.                       "If some Smaugs are Thors and some Thors are Thrains,
then some Smaugs are definitely Thrains." This statement is:
a. True
b. False
113.                       Which one of the five designs is least like the other
four?

114.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?

Tree is to ground as chimney is to:
a. SMOKE
b. BRICK
c. SKY
d. GARAGE
e. HOUSE
115.                       Which one of the numbers does not belong in the
following series?
a. 9
b. 7
c. 8
d. 6
e. 7
f.   5
g. 3

116.                       Which one of the four is least like the other four?
a. TOUCH
b. TASTE
c. HEAR
d. SMILE
e. SEE

117.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best

comparison?
118.                       Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than Jack.
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
a. Bill is taller than Peter.
b. Bill is shorter than Peter.
c. Bill is as tall as Peter.
d. It is impossible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller.

119.                       Which one the five is least like the other four?
a. STOCKING
b. DRESS
c. SHOE
d. PURSE
e. HAT

120.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?

CAACCAC is to 3113313 as
CACAACAC is to:
a. 13133131
b. 13133313
c. 31311131
d. 31311313
e. 31313113
121.                       If you rearrange the letters "RAPIS", you would have
the name of a:
a. OCEAN
b. COUNTRY
c. STATE
d. CITY
e. ANIMAL

122.                       Which one of the designs is least like the other four?
123.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
Bullet is to gun as ball is to:
a. BAT
b. SLINGSHOT
c. CANNON
d. PITCHER
e. CATAPULT

124.                       "If some Bifurs are Bofurs and all Gloins are Bofurs,
then some Bifurs are definitely Gloins." This statement is:
a. True
b. False
125.                       Which one of the designs is least like the other four?

126.                       Which one of the letters does not belong is the following
series:
A-D-G-I-J-M-P-S
The answer
is:
a. D
b. I
c. J
d. M
e. S
127.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best
comparison?
128.                       The price of an article was cut 20% for a sale. By what
percent must the item be increased to again sell the article at the
original price?
a. 15%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 30%
e. 40%

129.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. COPPER
b. IRON
c. BRASS
d. TIN
e. LEAD

130.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best

comparison?

131.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. BOTTLE
b. CUP
c. TUB
d. FUNNEL
e. BOWL

132.                       Mary had a number of cookies. After eating one, she

gave half the remainer to her sister. After eating another cookie,
she gave half of what was left to her brother. Mary now had
only five cookies left. How many cookies did she start with?
a. 11
b. 22
c. 23
 d. 45
e. 46
133.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. WHEAT
b. HAY
c. BARLEY
d. OATS
e. RICE

134.                       Which one of the numbers does not belong is the

following series?
a. THREE
b. SEVEN
c. EIGHT
d. FIFTEEN
e. THIRTY

135.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best

comparison?

136.                       "A spaceship received three messages in a strange

language from a distant planet. The astonauts studied these
messages and found that "Elros Aldarion Elendil" means
"Danger Rocket Explosion" and "Edain Mnyatur Elros" means
"Danger spaceship Fire" and "Aldarion Gimilzor Gondor"
means "Bad Gas Explosion".
What does "Elendil"
mean?
a. DANGER
b. EXPLOSION
c. NOTHING
d. ROCKET
e. GAS
137.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?

138.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?

Belt is to buckle as shoe is to:
a. SOCK
b. TOE
c. FOOT
d. LACE
e. SOLE
139.                       Which one of the five designs is least like the other
four?

140.                       John received $.41 change from a puchase in the

drugstore.
If he received six coins, three of the coins
had to be:
a. PENNIES
b. NICKLES
c. DIMES
d. QUARTERS
e. HALF

141.                       Which one of the five designs is least like the other
four?

142.                       If you rearrange the letters "MANGERY", you would

have the name of a:
a. OCEAN
b. COUNTRY
 c. STATE
d. CITY
e. ANIMAL

143.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best

comparison?

144.                       "If all Wargs are Twerps and no Twerps are Gollums,
then no Gollums are definitely Wargs." This statement is:
a. True
b. False
145.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. HORSE
b. KANGAROO
c. ZEBRA
d. DEER
e. DONKEY
146.                       Which one of the designs does not belong in the
following series?

147.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?

Finger is to hand as leaf
is to:
a. TREE
b. BRANCH
c. BLOSSOM
d. TWIG
e. BARK
148.                       "John's mother sent him to the store to get 9 large cans
of peaches. John could only carry 2 cans at a time. How many
trips to the store did John have to make?
a. 4
b. 4.5
c. 5
d. 0.5
e. 6

149.                       Which one of the five designs is least like the other
four?

150.                       Which one of the five make the best comparison?

Foot is to knee as hand
is to:
a. FINGER
b. ELBOW
c. TOE
d. LEG
e. ARM

151.                       Which one of the five designs is least like the other
four?

152.                       Mary was both 13th highest and 13th lowest in a

spelling contest.
How many people were in the
contest?
a. 13
b. 25
c. 26
d. 27
 e. 28
153.                       Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
Water is to ice as milk is to:
a. HONEY
b. CHEESE
c. CEREAL
d. COFFEE
e. COOKIE

154.                       Which one of the numbers does not belong in the

following series?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 10
e. 13
f.   29
g. 48

155.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. HAM
b. LIVER
c. SALMON
d. PORK
e. BEEF

156.                       If all Fleeps are Sloops and all Sloops are Loopies, then
all Fleeps are definitely Loopies." This statement is:
a. True
b. False
157.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best
comparison?
158.                       Which one of the five is least like the other four?
a. INCH
b. MILE
c. ACRE
d. YARD
e. FOOT
159.                       Which one of the five designs makes the best
comparison?

160.                       "A fish has a head 9" long. The tail is equal to the size of
the head plus onehalf the size of the body. The body is the size
of the head plus the tail." How long is the fish?
a. 27"
b. 54"
c. 63"
d. 72"
e. 81"

161.                       Two ducks and two dogs have a total of fourteen legs.
a. True
b. False

162.                       A pie can be cut into more than seven pieces by making
only four diameter cuts through its center.
a. True
b. False
163.                       Two of the following numbers add up to thirteen: 1, 6, 3,
5, 11
a. True
b. False

164.                       The word "boat" can be spelled using four of the letters
from the word "automobile".
a. True
b. False

165.                       If you write the numbers 1 through 25 in a row, any two

numbers that are next to each other add up to a number that is
odd.
a. True
b. False

166.                       13 minutes past 5 O' clock, is 47 minutes before 6

O'clock.
a. True
b. False

167.                       The word "perfume" is spelled by using the first letters

in the following sentence: "Pigs eat really filthy uncooked meat
eagerly."
a. True
b. False

168.                       If you turn a left handed glove inside out it will fit on a
right hand.
a. True
b. False

169.                       John has 15 dollars, but John can buy a $30 bicycle if he
borrows six dollars from Fred and eight dollars from Joe.
a. True
 b. False

170.                       An upside down clock's minute hand points to the right

when it is twelve forty five.
a. True
b. False

171.                       The following sentence makes sense if the word

"Rootch" is understood to mean the same as the word "jump":
While waiting to rootch, I watched the faces of the other
rootchers in the airplane.
a. True
b. False

172.                       If you leave the letters in the same order, but rearrange
the spaces in the phrase "The red olive", it can be read as "There
do live.".
a. True
b. False

173.                       Using exactly three colors of paint it is possible to color

the sides of a cube in such a way that two sides having the same
color never touch.
a. True
b. False

174.                       Jim weighs 150 pounds. Jack is 130 pounds. Joe is 200
pounds. Two of them standing together on the same scale could
weigh 350 pounds.
a. True
b. False

175.                       The second vowel that appears in this sentence is the

letter "e".
a. True
 b. False

176.                       Seven chickens and two cats have a total of twenty two
legs.
a. True
b. False

177.                       If you have three quarters and a dime and a nickel and
spend thirty three cents then this leaves you with fifty two cents.
a. True
b. False

178.                       In the alphabet there are four letters between the letter
"F" and the letter "K".
a. True
b. False

179.                       If the word FOX is written under the word CAT and the
word MAP is written under FOX, then the word COP is formed
diagonally.
a. True
b. False

180.                       One half of one and a half Feddan is eighteen Kirates.

a. True
b. False

181.                       Five gloves and three shoes normally hold thirty five
fingers and toes.
a. True
b. False

182.                       The words "foot, stop, and white" can be respectively

combined with the words "ball, light, and house".
a. True
 b. False

183.                       If Tuesday is the second day of the month, then the very
next Sunday is the sixth day of the month.
a. True
b. False

184.                       Two of the following numbers add up to the number 17:

11, 3, 2, 14,
5.
a. True
b. False

185.                       Joe will be three blocks from his starting place, if he

travels two blocks north, then three blocks east, and then two
blocks south.
a. True
b. False

186.                       The following words are the opposites of words that

begin with the letter C:
open, hot, convex, expand,
courage.
a. True
b. False

187.                       The word "revolver" is spelled the same forwards or

backwards.
a. True
b. False

188.                       All the letters of the words "spoon feed" appear in

reverse alphabetical order.
a. True
b. False
189.                       he numbers: 6-4-9-3-0-2 are read backwards as 2-0-3-6-
4-9.
a. True
b. False

190.                       John's grandfather's daughter could be John's son's sister.

a. True
b. False

191.                       Without breaking or bending a toothpick, you can spell

the word "HUT" with exactly seven toothpicks.
a. True
b. False

192.                       Without breaking or bending a toothpick, you can spell

the word "HUT" with exactly seven toothpicks.
a. True
b. False

193.                       A square that is ten inches on each side can always

completely fit inside of a circle with a radius of ten inches.
a. True
b. False

194.                       A hexagon can be cut into six identical triangles by

drawing two straight lines.
a. True
b. False

195.                       The number 62 is the next logical number in the

following sequence of numbers: 2, 6, 14, 30.
a. True
b. False
196.                       Bill is taller than John. Ralph is shorter than Bill.
Therefore, John is the tallest.
a. True
b. False

197.                       The sum of all the odd numbers from zero to 12 is also
an odd number.
a. True
b. False

198.                       If six people in a group all say hello to each other, then
the word hello is spoken a total of 36 times.
a. True
b. False

199.                       Three equally sized circles can be drawn in such a way

that all of them overlap each other and create exactly seven
distinct areas or compartments.
a. True
b. False

200.                       Please enter the missing figure: 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...

201.                       Please enter the missing figure: 4, 5, 8, 17, ...

202.                       Please enter the missing figure: 3, 4, 8, 17, 33, ...

203.                       Please enter the missing figure: 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, ...

204.                       Please enter the missing figure: 3, 6, 18, 72, 360, ...

205.                       Please enter the missing figure: 30, 29, 27, 26, 24, 23,
21, 20, ...

206.                       Please enter the missing character: A, D, G, J, ...

207.                       Please enter the missing character: D, G, K, N, R, ...

208.                       Please enter the missing character: B, C, E, H, L, ...

209.                       Please insert the missing character to form two words:

HUM ...ORK

210.                       Please insert the missing character to form two words:

SLO...IDE

211.                       Please insert the missing character to form two words:

VEI...ASER

212.                       Please mark the word not matching the other words (odd
one out): Berlin, Paris, Dublin, Den Haag, Wien

213.                       Please mark the word not matching the other words (odd
one out): Whale, Shark, Herring, Carp, Pike

214.                       Please mark the word not matching the other words (odd
one out): Poe, Twain, London, Hemingway, Defoe

215.                       Which word is the opposite of AWAKE ?

a. Dreaming
b. Resting
c. Asleep
d. Relaxed
e. Tired

216.                       Which word is least like the other four ?

a. Tiny
b. Small
c. Large
d. Little
e. Miniature
217.                       Which word makes the best analogy?
HAND IS TO GLOVE as HEAD IS TO:
a. Hair
b. Hat
c. Neck
d. Earring
e. Hairpin

218.                       Which word makes the best analogy?

MAN IS TO WOMAN as AUNT IS TO:
a. Father
b. Nephew
c. Uncle
d. Brother
e. Niece

219.                       Which of these is least like the other four ?

a. Dog
b. Tuna
c. Horse
d. Rabbit
e. Cat

220.                       You are using a two quart bottle to carry water. How
many trips to the faucet will be necessary to fill a nine quart
bucket ?
a. 4
b. 4.5
c. 5
d. 5.5
e. 6
221.                       If all Nits are Clickers and all Clickers are Zonies, then
all Nits are definitely Zonies.
THE ABOVE SENTENCE IS LOGICALLY:
a. True
 b. False

222.                       Which of the five designs is least like the other four ?

223.                       Which word makes the best analogy?

ADDRESS IS TO RESIDENCE              as NUMBER IS TO:
a. Man
b. Telephone
c. Dial
d. Letter
e. Car

224.                       Which of the five ducks is least like the other four ?

225.                       Which one does not belong in this group ?

a. Cube
b. Rectangle
c. Hexagon
d. Triangle
e. Square

226.                       Which design makes the best analogy?

227.                       "If some Tuts are Tinkers and some Tinkers are Quods,
then some Tuts are definitely Quods."
THE ABOVE SENTENCE IS LOGICALLY:
a. True
b. False

228.                       Which word makes the best analogy?

TRAIN IS TO LENGTHas TOWER IS TO:
a. Color
b. Depth
c. Weight
d. Height
e. Width

229.                       Which of the five designs is least like the other four?

230.                       If you rearrange the letters "aber", what would you have
the name of?
a. Automobile
b. Town
c. Vegetable
d. State
e. Animal

231.                       Which activity does not belong in this group?

a. Jump
b. Run
c. Jog
d. Read
e. Ski

232.                       "If some Dops are Zibbers and all Loopies are Zibbers,
then some Dops are definitely Loopies."
 THE ABOVE SENTENCE IS LOGICALLY:
a. True
b. False

233.                       Which number doesn't belong in the following

numerical sequence?
2 4 6 8 9 10 12 14
a. Two
b. Eight
c. Twelve
d. Fourteen
e. Nine

234.                       Which design makes the best analogy?

235.                       Which object does not belong in this group?

a. Satellite
b. Sun
c. Planet
d. Comet
e. Asteroid

236.                       If you rearrange the letters "faegrfi", what would you

have the name of?
a. Town
b. State
c. Animal
d. Vegetable
e. Mineral
237.                       Which word makes the best analogy?
A IS TO Z as START IS TO:
a. Go
b. Finish
c. Begin
d. Wait
e. Quit

238.                       Tom is Mary's aunt's nephew. Which of the following

statements is most likely NOT to be true?
a. Tom is Mary's Father
b. Tom is Mary's cousin
c. Tom is Mary's half brother
d. Tom is Mary's brother
e. Tom is related by blood to Mary
239.                       Tom is both the 25th best and the 25th worst athlete on
his team.
How many athletes are on his
team?
a. 25
b. 26
c. 49
d. 51
e. 50

240.                       You forget to wind your watch and it stops at 4 P.M. on

Monday.
How many hours would it be off at 11 P.M.
Tuesday?
a. Seven
b. Thirteen
c. Nineteen
d. Twenty-five
e. Thirty-one
241.                       Which figure doesn't belong in this group?

242.                       Which word makes the best analogy?

SWIM IS TO WALK as BOAT IS TO:
a. Airplane
b. Ship
c. Jet
d. Car
e. Hovercraft

243.                       Which design makes the best analogy?

244.                       Which design is missing a feature the other four have?

245.                       Which word makes the best analogy? PITCH IS TO

THROW as              STEP IS TO:
a. Touch
b. Leg
c. Fly
d. Match
e. Walk

246.                       Which design does not belong in this group?

247.                       Which number does not belong in the following
sequence?
4 6 5 7 6 9
a. Four
b. Five
c. Six
d. Seven
e. Nine

248.                       If you purchased an item for 64 cents and you received

five coins in change from your one dollar bill, which kind of
coin would
you receive the most of? (Dollar=100 cents, Nickel=5 cents,
Dime=10 cents, Quarter=25 cents, Cent=10 Pennies)
a. Penny
b. Nickel
c. Dime
d. Quarter
e. Half-Dollar

249.                       "If all Raks are Mogs and no Mogs are Duppies, then no
Duppies are definitely Raks."
THE ABOVE SENTENCE IS LOGICALLY:
a. True
b. False

250.                       Which design does not belong in this group?

251.                       Which item does not belong in this group?

a. Coat
b. Watch
c. Shirt
d. Socks
 e. Dress

252.                       Which design makes the best analogy?

253.                       Which number doesn't belong in the following

sequence?
11 13 15 17 19
a. Eleven
b. Thirteen
c. Fifteen
d. Seventeen
e. Nineteen

254.                       In another language, "clup sonk wita" means "dead bad

enemies" and "zorn gin clup" means "enemies hate people" and
"fal wita nomi" means "see dead animals." What does "sonk"
mean?
a. Dead
b. Bad
c. Hate
d. Nothing
e. Enemy

255.                       Which word is least like the other four?

a. Cold
b. Snow
c. Mild
d. Hot
e. Warm

256.                       Which design is least like the other four?

257.                       Which design best completes the analogy?

258.                       Which word is least like the other four?

a. Some
b. None
c. More
d. Most
e. Few

259.                       Which word makes the best analogy?

STEAM IS TO WATER as WATER IS TO:
a. Cold
b. Freeze
c. Ice
d. Melt
e. Hot

260.                       Which design makes the best analogy?

261.                       Which of the five hearts does not belong in this group?

262.                       Which of the five is least like the other four?

a. Car
b. Bus
c. Van
 d. Wagon
e. Bicycle

263.                       If you rearrange the letters "giaccho", what would you

have the name of?
a. Animal
b. Vegetable
c. City
d. Country
e. Sea
264.                       Which design makes the best analogy?

265.                       One third of the party guests are 5'9" or taller.

One half are taller than 5'5" but less than 5'9".
The remaining 20 guests are 5'5" or less.
How many guests came to the
party?
a. 12
b. 24
c. 48
d. 96
e. 120

266.                       Which design makes the best analogy?

267.                       Which one is least like the others?

268.                       Which design does not belong in this group?

269.
270.                       Which number doesn't belong in the following
sequence?
1 4 9 15 16
a. One
b. Four
c. Nine
d. Fifteen
e. Sixteen

271.                       In a race from point X to point Y and return, John

averages 24 miles per hour to point Y and 16 miles per hour
back to point X.
Tom averages 20 miles per hour in both directions.
Between John and Tom, who
finished first?
a. John
b. Tom
c. They tie
d. Neither
e. Impossible to tell

272.                       Which number makes the best analogy?

5 IS TO 36 as 3 IS TO:
a. 10
b. 20
 c. 41
d. 52
e. 61

273.                       A health club has 600 members.

80% of them are males. 70% of the members use the swimming
pool.
60% of the members use the tennis courts.
What is the minimum possible percentage of the total
members who use the tennis courts and are also male
swimmers?
a. 0%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 20%
e. 60%

274.                       Which word completes the best analogy?

FATHER IS TO GRANDFATHER              as              GOVERNOR IS
TO:
a. Judge
b. Representative
c. President
d. Cabinet
e. Senator
275.                       30 years ago it would take a worker five hours to make a
chair. Today it would take him just 30 minutes.
a. Man has become more industrious.
b. People work faster in order to avoid unemployment.
c. Chairs have a shorter life cycle.
d. Workers have more spare time.
e. Productivity has increased.

276.                       Drinking and Driving causes many accidents.

a. People drink too much alcohol.
 b. People should not drive when over the legal limit.
c. There is a 20 per cent chance of causing an accident by
drunken driving.
d. Alcohol diminishes driving skills.
e. The police should carry out more breathanalysing tests.

277.                       Today is Wednesday. What will the fourth day from

yesterday be?

278.                       The day before the day before yesterday is three days
after Saturday. What day is today?

279.                       Which lamp is the brightest?

Lamp A is less bright than Lamp B
Lamp B is brighter than Lamp C
Lamp C is as bright as Lamp D
Lamp B is brighter than Lamp
D Lamp D is brighter than
Lamp A

280.                       Who is the smallest?

Oliver is as tall as Otto
Bert is smaller than Ben
Ben is taller than Otto
Oliver is smaller than Bert

281.                       A trader buys tea for $1200 and sells it for $1500. Per
sack of tea he makes a profit of $50. How many sacks of tea did
he have?

282.                       87 kg of potatoes are distributed in two boxes. One box

weighs 11 kg less than the other one. How many kilos does the
lighter box contain?
283.                       What is the result of multiplying all figures from 0 to
25?
284.                       Man has no choice but to seek truth, he is made
comfortable and frustrated without truth-- thus the quest for
truth is part of what makes us ________ ?
a. noble
b. different
c. human
d. intelligent
e. aggressive

285.                       If m is an even integer, then the following is the sum of

the next two even integers ?
a. 2m + 4
b. 2m + 6
c. 2m + 8
d. 2m + 10
e. 2m + 12

286.                       Car X traveled from A to B in 30 minutes. The first half

of the trip was covered at 50 mph, and the second half at 60
mph. What was the average speed ?
a. 200/11
b. 400/11
c. 500/11
d. 600/11
e. 700/11

287.                       If x is an integer, then which of the following is the

product of the next two integers greater than 2(x + 1) ?
a. 4x2 + 14x + 12
b. 4x2 + 12
c. x2 + 14x + 12
d. x2 + x+ 12
e. 4x2 + 14x
288.                       If 4 percent of (p + q) is 8 and p is a positive integer,
what is the greatest possible value of q ?
a. 196
b. 197
c. 198
d. 199
e. 200
289.                       A jet uses 80 gallons of fuel to fly 320 miles. At this
rate, how many gallons of fuel are needed for a 700 mile flight ?
a. 150
b. 155
c. 160
d. 175
e. 270

290.                       The sum of two digits of a two digit number is 12 and

the ten's digit is onethird the unit's digit. What is the number ?
a. 39
b. 54
c. 48
d. 39
e. 31

291.                       What is the next number in the following sequence 1 2 3

5 8 13 ?
a. 15
b. 17
c. 18
d. 19
e. 21

292.                       Six items-H, I, J, K, L, and M-are being packed in a

cylindrical carton. The order in which the items are placed in
the carton must conform to the following rules; Both items M
and L must be placed in the carton before item H. Item I
 must be placed in the carton after items H and K. Item K
cannot be placed in the carton next to item J. Any red item
must be placed in the carton before any non-red item,
provided that none of the preceding rules are violated. If H
and L are the only red items, then the items can be placed in the
carton in which of the following sequences ?
a. L, H, M, K, I, J
b. L, M, K, H, I, J
c. L, M, H, K, I, J
d. L, M, H, J, I, K
e. L, J, M, H, K, I

293.                       A cupboard has five shelves numbered 1 through 5,

from bottom to top; each
shelf has two compartments. There are eight items-A, B, C, D,
E, F, G, H-in the cupboard, no two of which are in the same
compartment. Items D and E are on the same shelf. B is on
the shelf directly below G. If a shelf contains only one item,
it cannot be directly above or directly below another shelf
that contains only one item. C is the only item on one of the
shelves. There is only one item on the fourth shelf. Which
one of the following is a complete and accurate list of the items
anyone of which could be on the top shelf ?
a. D
b. D, E, G, C
c. D, E, G, B
d. D, E, G, C, F
e. D, E, G, H, F, A

294.                       1, 3, 5, 7, ?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 14
d. 13
e. 9
295.                       1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?
a. 486
b. 354
c. 5657
d. 410
e. 445

296.                       81 : 9 9: ?
a. 5
b. 19
c. 3.3
d. 3
e. 9.9

297.                       6 : 36 10 : ?
a. 80
b. 1000
c. 566
d. 100
e. 10

298.                       6 : 36 10 : ?
a. 80
b. 1000
c. 566
d. 100
e. 10
299.                       10 : 3.3334 36 :
a. 36
b. 6
c. 3
d. 12
e. 3.3334

300.                       0, 3, 6, 9, 12, ?
 a. 16
b. 18
c. 9
d. 12
e. 15

301.                       In the following series, what comes next?

1, 2, 4, 8,
..
a. 6
b. 16
c. 32
d. 15

302.                       In the following series, what comes next?

1, 2, 4, 8,
..
a. 6
b. 16
c. 32
d. 15

303.                       In the following series, what comes next?

1, A, 9, I, 17,
..
a. Q
b. Z
c. E
d. U

304.                       In the following series, what comes next?

1, 8, 27, 64,
...
a. 125
b. 35
 c. 128
d. 156
305.                       The sum of the whole numbers between 1 and 100 is:
a. 101
b. 5050
c. 1000
d. 100

306.                       In the following series, which letter comes next?

A, C, E, G,
..
a. I
b. K
c. M
d. H

307.                       Which does not belong? apple, orange, car, grape

a. grape
b. apple
c. orange
d. car

308.                       Fill in the blank in this series: 000, 001, ..., 011
a. 111
b. 101
c. 010
d. 110

309.                       In km/s which is faster?

(in air)
a. light
b. sound
c. Airoplane
310.                       If every day is a Sunday, and there is no work on
Sundays:
a. Everyone goes to church
b. no one works
c. Everyone works everyday
d. Tomorrow is Saturday

311.                       If d=r*t then:

a. t=d-r
b. d=t\r
c. r=d\t
d. z=d(r\t)
312.                       what color is the sky at night?
a. Blue
b. Gray
c. Yellow
d. Black

313.                       The color of the sky is caused by:

a. the ocean
b. light waves
c. ocean waves
d. clouds

314.                       If a car takes 10 minutes to travel 60 km, at the same

rate it would take ... to travel 1800 km.
a. 300 hours
b. 4 hours
c. 50 minutes
d. 300 minutes

315.                       If everything were red, what color would a school bus

be?
a. red
b. white
 c. yellow
d. green

316.                       110% of 75 is:

a. 81.3
b. 67.5
c. 185
d. 82.5

317.                       If all males are green, and all females are red then:
a. All boys are pink
b. All girls are orange
c. All boys are green
d. All girls are green

318.                       If it takes 20 years for a tree to grown 1 meter (assume

constant rate of growth). How long would it take for the tree to
become 5 meters in height? (starting from 0 meters)
a. 4 years
b. 100 meters
c. 100 years
d. 20 years

319.                       If all stars produce light, then the moon:

a. produces light
b. is a small star
c. is not a star
d. all of the above

320.                       Arrange the following words to form a sentence and

indicate whether this sentence is true or false. men, mortal, all,
are
a. True
b. False
321.                       If it takes 8.3 minutes for the light of the sun to reach the
earth, and the speed of light is 300,000km/s. How far is it to the
sun?
a. 149400000 km
b. 24900000 km
c. 5 cubic cm
d. 928328.56 MI

322.                       In the following series, which does not belong? 978, 3,

163, 2, 5
a. 978
b. 3
c. 163
d. 2
e. 5

323.                       What is the next number? 2,4,8,16,__

a. 24
b. 32
c. 20
d. 34
e. 30

324.                       What is the answer to the equation? 7*9*1*3

a. 181
b. 179
c. 185
d. 187
e. 189
325.                       What is 15% of 80?
a. 10
b. 8
c. 12
d. 14
e. 16
326.                       What is the answer? 25-13-(-47)+(-11)
a. 48
b. -48
c. -46
d. 46
e. 44

327.                       What does 'x' equal in this equation? 8x+17=81

a. 8
b. 18
c. 12
d. 6
e. 16

328.                       If a circle is one, how many is an octagon?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
e. 12

329.                       Which of the following sentences given below means

approximately the same as the proverb: "Don't count your
chickens until they are hatched?"
a. Some eggs have double yolks, so you can't really count eggs
and chickens.
b.                 You can't walk around the henhouse to count the eggs
because it willdisturb the hens and they won't lay eggs.
c. It is not really sensible to rely on something that has not yet
happened andmay not ever happen.
d.                 Since eggs break so easily, you may not be accurate in
your count of futurechickens.

330.                       There are 1200 elephants in a herd. Some have pink and
green stripes, some are all pink and some are all blue. One third
 are pure pink. Is it true that 400 elephants are definitely blue?
a. True
b. False
331.                       Following the pattern shown in the number sequence
below, what is the missing number? 1 8 27 ? 125 216
a. 36
b. 45
c. 46
d. 64
e. 99

332.                       Which vowel comes midway between J and T?

a. A
b. E
c. I
d. O
e. U

333.                       Pear is to apple as potato is to?

a. Banana
b. Radish
c. Strawberry
d. Peach
e. Lettuce

334.                       Which of the following is least like the others?

a. Poems
b. Novels
c. Paintings
d. Statues
e. Flowers

335.                       Which of these is the odd one out?

a. Cat
b. Dog
 c. Horse
d. Rabbit
e. Bird

336.                       Continue the following number series with the group of

numbers below which best continues the series?
1 10 3 9 5 8 7 7 9
6?
a. 115
b. 105
c. 104
d. 116
337.                       Which number comes next in this series of numbers?
2 3 5 7 11 13
?
a. 14
b. 15
c. 16
d. 17
e. 18

338.                       Which letter comes next in this series of letters?

BACBDCED
F?
a. C
b. D
c. E
d. F
e. G

339.                       If you add 3 apples and 2 bananas, with 2 oranges and 3

bananas and 3 pears and one apple, then you have only 4 apples,
5 bananas, and 2 oranges.
a. True
b. False
340.                       The following argument is valid:
All humans are mortal.
Socrates is
human. So
Socrates is
mortal.
a. True
b. False

341.                       The next number in this series is 2 3968...63...8...3...

a. True
b. False

342.                       The next number in this series is 16

1...3...6...10...
a. True
b. False

343.                       Lisa is faster than Jane, and Nora is slower than Lisa. It
is impossible to tell whether Nora is faster than Jane.
a. True
b. False

344.                       Jack owes $64 to John. Jack has only $28 but Bill gives
him another $28.
Therefore Jack can repay
John.
a. True
b. False

345.                       A rancher is building a fence by stringing wire between

posts 20 feet apart. If the fence is 100 feet long the rancher
should use 5 posts.
a. True
b. False
346.                       If you hold up your right hand in the mirror your image
will be holding up its right hand.
a. True
b. False

347.                       17 minutes to 9 o'clock is the same as 8:43.

a. True
b. False

348.                       A group of old ladies meet for an afternoon tea party.

They bring all their cats. In all there are 22 heads and 72 feet.
This means that there are: 7 old ladies and 15 cats in the room.
a. True
b. False

349.                       Sam received $0.41 change from a purchase. If he

received 6 coins 3 of the coins had to be dimes.
Coins in circulation are: 1 ¢, 5 ¢,
10 ¢, 25 ¢ 1 dime=10 ¢
a. True
b. False

350.                       If there are more inhabitants in Los Angeles than there

are hairs on the head of any inhabitant, and if no inhabitant is
totally bald, it necessarily follows that there must be at least two
inhabitants with exactly the same number of hairs.
a. True
b. False

351.                       The price of a t-shirt was cut 20% for a sale. The price
of the t-shirt should be increased by 25% if it is to be sold again
at the original price.
a. True
b. False
352.                       Out of the following, E is least like the other designs. A
ZFNE
a. True
b. False

353.                       EVIAN is to NAIVE as 42312 is to 21324.

a. True
b. False

354.                       Lisa was both the 16th highest and 16th lowest in her
mid term exam.
Therefore her class had 32
students.
a. True
b. False

355.                       Emile made some waffles. He ate one and gave half the
remainder to his brother Robbie. After eating another one he
was left with 2. This means that he made 8 waffles.
a. True
b. False

356.                       Ian is helping his gym teacher. The teacher asks him to
go and bring 15 balls from the storage room. Ian can carry 3
balls at a time. He needs to make 5 trips to the storage room.
a. True
b. False

357.                       If you write down all the odd numbers from 1-15 in a
row then the sum of any two numbers next to each other is odd.
a. True
b. False

358.                       Suppose you begin reading a book on page B and end on

page E. If you read each page completely and the pages are
 numbered and read consecutively then you have read (E - B) +
1 pages.
a. True
b. False

359.                       Christina has 60 apples. Anna has 85 and Dana has 148.
Together Christina and Anna have more apples than Dana.
a. True
b. False

360.                       If you write the words DOS, TAM and MAN with DOS
on top, TAM in the middle and MAN at the bottom then the
names Dan and Sam can be formed diagonally.
a. True
b. False

361.                       If you turn a right-handed glove inside out it will fit on a

left hand.
a. True
b. False

362.                       A sign pointing to the left will point to the right when
rotated 180 degrees on a vertical axis about its center.
a. True
b. False

363.                       There are 5 employees - A, B, C, D and E in the office.

Rumors spread through the office according to the following
rules: Rumors can be passed in any direction between D and E.
Rumors can be passed from A to B from B to C and from C to
E. A rumor began by B that reaches D would be known by
everybody.
a. True
b. False
364.                       There are six equally spaced beads on a circle. You need
30 straight lines to connect each bead with every other bead.
a. True
b. False

365.                       The next number in this series is odd.

15…12…13…10…11…8…
a. True
b. False

366.                       Sue walks one block west from her house. Then she
walks two blocks south and then one block east. She is now 2
blocks from her house.
a. True
b. False

367.                       Using exactly three colors it is possible to color the sides

of a cube in such a way that two sides having the same color
never touch.
a. True
b. False

368.                       An octagon can be divided into 8 identical triangles by

drawing 4 straight lines.
a. True
b. False

369.                       Three equally sized circles can be drawn in such a way

that they overlap and create 8 separate compartments.
a. True
b. False

370.                       There are five employees--G, H, I, J, and K--in an

office. Rumors spread through the office according to the
following rules; Rumors can be passed in either direction
 between J and K. Rumors can be passed from G to H, from H to
I, and from I to K. A rumor begun by H that reaches J will be
known by all the following employees EXCEPT; ?
a. I
b. G
c. K
d. H
e. J

371.                       Select the answer-pair that expresses a relationship most

similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. ORCHESTRA ;
MUSICIAN ?
a. story ; comedian
b. band ; singer
c. garden ; leaf
d. troupe ; actor
e. government ; lawyer

372.                       Please find the figure continuing the series:

373.                       Select the answer-pair that expresses a relationship most

similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. CLUB ; GOLF
?
a. type ; book
b. ball ; soccer
c. glove ; baseball
d. racket ; tennis
e. board ; chess
374.                       If n is an odd integer, which one of the following is an
even integer ?
a. n x n
b. n/4
c. 2n + 3
d. n(n + 3)
e. n/3

375.                       Four books are arranged on a book shelf. The positions

of the books are numbered 1 through 4, from left to right. For
the following pair of conditions, how many possible orderings
are there? C sits to the right of B. B sits next to D only if B sits
next to C ?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
e. 12

376.                       If x is an integer, which of the following CANNOT be

an even integer ?
a. 2x + 2
b. x - 5
c. 2x
d. 2x + 3
e. 5x + 2

377.                       In a secret code that uses only the letters A, B, C, and D,

a word is formed by applying the following rules; A B C D is
the base word. If C immediately follows B, then C can be
moved to the front of the word. One letter of the same type can
be added immediately after an A, a B, or a C. Which one of the
following is not a code word ?
a. A B C D
b. D A B C
 c. C A B D
d. A A B B C C D
e. C C C A B D
378.                       Suppose you begin reading a book on page h and end on
page k . If you read each page completely and the pages are
numbered and read consecutively, then how many pages have
you read ?
a. h + k
b. k - h
c. k - h + 2
d. k - h - 1
e. k - h + 1

379.                       The digits of a three-digit number add up to 18. If the

ten’s digit is twice the hundred’s digit and the hundred’s digit is
1/3 the unit’s digit, what is the number ?
a. 246
b. 369
c. 531
d. 855
e. 893

380.                       Suppose half the people on a bus exit at each stop and
no additional passengers board the bus. If on the third stop the
next to last person exits the bus, then how many people were on
the bus ?
a. 20
b. 16
c. 8
d. 6
e. 4

381.                       In traveling from city A to city B, John drove for 1 hour

at 50 mph and for 3 hours at 60 mph. What was his average
speed for the whole trip ?
 a. 50
b. 53 1/2
c. 55
d. 56
e. 57 1/2

382.                       Seven years ago, Scott was 3 times as old as Kathy was
at that time. If Scott is now 5 years older than Kathy, how old is
Scott ?
a. 12 1/2
b. 13
c. 13 1/2
d. 14
e. 14 1/2
383.                       The seventh number in a sequence of numbers is 31 and
each number after the first number in the sequence is 4 less than
the number immediately preceding it. What is the fourth
number in the sequence ?
a. 15
b. 19
c. 35
d. 43
e. 51

384.                       A rancher is constructing a fence by stringing wire

between posts 20 feet apart. If the fence is 400 feet long, how
many posts must the rancher use ?
a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 21
e. 22

385.                       The language Q has the following properties - (1) ABC

is the base word. (2) If C immediately follows B, then C can be
 moved to the front of the code word to generate another word.
Which one of the following is a code word in language Q ?
a. CAB
b. BCA
c. AAA
d. ABA
e. CCC

386.                       Because of winter storm damage, the cost of a pound of

apples at the local supermarket has increased 40 percent while
the cost of a pound of oranges has increased 20 percent.
Therefore, apples are now more expensive than oranges. - The
argument's reasoning is questionable because the argument fails
to rule out the possibility that ?
a. before the storm, apples had increased in price less than
oranges
b. before the storm, apples had already been more expensive
than oranges
c. before the storm, oranges were significantly more expensive
than apples
d. apples will fall back to their normal price more quickly than
oranges will
e. consumers will reduce their purchases of apples until the price
falls to below that of oranges

387.                       Seven disks--G, H, L, O, P, S, U--are being inserted in a

CD player. The order in which the disks are played is subject to
the following restrictions - L must be played before both O and
U. Exactly two disks must be played between G and P one of
which must be L. H cannot be played first. - If L and O are
played consecutively, which one of the following cannot be true
?
a. S is played second
b. G is played second
c. L is played third
 d. O is played forth
e. H is played sixth

388.                       What is 64K really ?

a. 64000
b. 64024
c. A Motorola processor
d. 65536
e. Bill Gates' daily income

389.                       The buyer of a particular car must choose 2 of 3 optional

colors and 3 of 4 optional luxury features. In how many
different ways can the buyer select the colors and luxury
features ?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12
e. 20

390.                       Speed bumps are being placed at 20 foot intervals along

a road 1015 feet long. If the first speed bump is placed at one
end of the road, how many speed bumps are needed ?
a. 49
b. 50
c. 51
d. 52
e. 53

391.                       A school has a total enrollment of 90 students. There are

30 students taking physics, 25 taking English, and 13 taking
both. What percentage of the students are taking either physics
or English
a. 30 percent
b. 36 percent
 c. 47 percent
d. 51 percent
e. 58 percent

392.                       The first term of a sequence is 2. All subsequent terms

are found by adding 3 to the immediately preceding term and
then multiplying the sum by 2. Which of the following
describes the terms of the sequence ?
a. Each term is odd
b. Each term is even
c. The terms are - even, odd, even, odd, etc.
d. The terms are - even, odd, odd, odd, etc
e. The terms are - even, odd, odd, even, odd, odd, etc

393.                       Steve bought some apples at a cost of $.60 each and

some oranges at a cost of $.50 each. If he paid a total of $4.10
for a total of 8 apples and oranges, how many apples did Steve
buy ?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
e. 6

394.                       A town has a population growth rate of 10% per year.

The population in 1990 was 2000. What was the population in
1992 ?
a. 1600
b. 2200
c. 2400
d. 2420
e. 4000

395.                       No one will be admitted to Yale Graduate School unless

he or she studies hard for the GRE. No one studied hard for the
 GRE unless he or she was not a graduate from Tri-State
University. Which one of the following conclusions necessarily
follows from the above statements ?
a. No graduate of Tri-State University was admitted to Yale
Graduate School
b. Some graduates of Tri-State University were admitted to Yale
Graduate
School
c. All graduates of Tri-State University studied hard for the GRE
d. Only graduates of Tri-State University did well on the GRE
e. Only college graduates did well on the GRE

396.                       Cathy is applying for a job as an executive secretary.

She received a lettered grade A, B, C, D, and E (from highest to
lowest) for her knowledge of six software programs - Excel,
Word, HyperCard, FreeHand, Netscape, and Quark Express.
Two grades are consecutive if and only if they are adjacent in
the alphabet. Only E is a failing grade. Cathy's grade in Word is
higher than her grade in Netscape, and these grades are
consecutive. Her FreeHand and Quark grades are consecutive.
Her grade in Excel is higher than her grade in HyperCard. If
Cathy receives a lower grade in Excel than in Netscape, she will
receive every lettered grade (A through E) if which one of the
following is also true ?
a. Her grade in FreeHand is lower than her grade in Quark
Express
b. Her grade in Quark Express is lower than her grade in
FreeHand
c. She receives an A in Word.
d. She receives an E in HyperCard
e. Her grade in FreeHand is lower than in HyperCard.
397.                       Please find the figure continuing the series:
398.                       Please find the figure continuing the series:

399.                       Please find the figure continuing the series:

400.                       Please find the figure continuing the series:

 Part 2
1.     Which one of the five is least like the other four? Answers and
explanations
BEAR - SNAKE - COW - DOG - TIGER
2.     If you rearrange the letters “BARBIT”, you would have the name
of a:
OCEAN - COUNTRY - STATE - CITY - ANIMAL

3.     Which one of the five is least like the other four?
POTATO - CORN - APPLE - CARROT - BEAN

4.     John, twelve years old, is three times as old as his brother. How old
will John be when he is twice as old as his brother?
15 - 16 - 18 - 20 - 21
5.     Which one of the five makes the best comparison?Brother is to
sister as niece is to:
MOTHER - DAUGHTER - AUNT - UNCLE - NEPHEW

6.     Which one of the five makes the best comparison?Milk is to glass
as letter is to:
STAMP - PEN - ENVELOPE - BOOK - MAIL

7.     Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison?LIVE is
to EVIL as 5232 is to:
(A) 2523 (B) 3252 (C) 2325 (D) 3225 (E) 5223
8.     “If some Smaugs are Thors and some Thors are Thrains, then some
Smaugs aredefinitely Thrains.”
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER

9.     Which one of the five makes the best comparison?Tree is to

ground as chimney is to:
SMOKE - BRICK - SKY - GARAGE - HOUSE
10.            Which one of the numbers does not belong in the following
series?
9-7-8-6-7-5-6-3
11.            Which one of the four is least like the other four?
TOUCH - TASTE - HEAR - SMILE - SEE

12.            Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than Jack.
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
(A) Bill is taller than Peter.
(B) Bill is shorter than Peter.
(C) Bill is as tall as Peter.
(D) It is impossible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller.
13.            Which one the five is least like the other four?
STOCKING - DRESS - SHOE - PURSE - HAT
14.            Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
CAACCAC is to 3113313 as CACAACAC is to:
(A) 13133131 (B) 13133313 (C) 31311131 (D) 31311313 (E)
31313113
15.            If you rearrange the letters “RAPIS”, you would have the name
of a:
OCEAN - COUNTRY - STATE - CITY - ANIMAL

16.            Which one of the five makes the best comparison?Bullet is to

gun as ball is to:
BAT - SLINGSHOT - CANNON - PITCHER - CATAPULT
17.            “If some Bifurs are Bofurs and all Gloins are Bofurs, then
some Bifurs are definitely Gloins.”
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER

18.            Which one of the letters does not belong is the following
series:
(A) - D - G - I - J - M - P - S
The answer is:
 D-I-J-M-S

19.            The price of an article was cut 20% for a sale. By what percent
must the item beincreased to again sell the article at the original
price?
15% - 20% - 25% - 30% - 40%
20.            Which one of the five is least like the other four?
COPPER - IRON - BRASS - TIN - LEAD

21.            Which one of the five is least like the other four?
BOTTLE - CUP - TUB - FUNNEL - BOWL
22.            Mary had a number of ******s. After eating one, she gave half
the remainer toher sister. After eating another ******, she gave
half of what was left to her brother. Mary now had only five
******s left. How many ******s did she start with?
11 - 22 - 23 - 45 - 46
23.            Which one of the five is least like the other four?
WHEAT - HAY - BARLEY - OATS - RICE
24.            Which one of the numbers does not belong is the following
series?
2 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 14 - 15 - 30
THREE - SEVEN - EIGHT - FIFTEEN - THIRTY

25.            “A spaceship received three messages in a strange language

from a distant planet.The astonauts studied these messages and
found that “Elros Aldarion Elendil” means “Danger Rocket
Explosion” and “Edain Mnyatur Elros” means “Danger spaceship
Fire” and “Aldarion Gimilzor Gondor” means “Bad Gas
Explosion”.
What does “Elendil” mean?
DANGER - EXPLOSION - NOTHING - ROCKET - GAS

26.            Which one of the five makes the best comparison?

Belt is to buckle as shoe is to:
SOCK - TOE - FOOT - LACE - SOLE

27.            John received $.41 change from a puchase in the drugstore.If

he received six coins, three of the coins had to be:
PENNIES - NICKLES - DIMES - QUARTERS - HALF-DOLLARS

28.            If you rearrange the letters “MANGERY”, you would have the
name of a:
OCEAN - COUNTRY - STATE - CITY - ANIMAL

29.            “If all Wargs are Twerps and no Twerps are Gollums, then no
Gollums aredefinitely Wargs.”
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER
30.            Which one of the five is least like the other four?
HORSE - KANGAROO - ZEBRA - DEER - DONKEY

31.            Which one of the five makes the best comparison?Finger is to

hand as leaf is to:
TREE - BRANCH - BLOSSOM - TWIG - BARK
32.            “John’s mother sent him to the store to get 9 large cans of
peaches. John could only carry 2 cans at a time. How many trips to
the store did John have to make?
4 - 4½ - 5 - ½ - 6

33.            Which one of the five make the best comparison?

Foot is to knee as hand is to:
FINGER - ELBOW - TOE - LEG - ARM
34.            Mary was both 13th highest and 13th lowest in a
spelling contest.
How many people were in the contest?
13 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28
35.            Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
Water is to ice as milk is to:
HONEY - CHEESE - CEREAL - COFFEE - ******
36.            Which one of the numbers does not belong in the
following series?
1 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 13 - 26 - 29 - 48
37.            Which one of the five is least like the other four?
HAM - LIVER - SALMON - PORK - BEEF
38.            “If all Fleeps are Sloops and all Sloops are Loopies, then all
Fleeps are definitely Loopies.”
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER

39.            Which one of the five is least like the other four?
INCH - MILE - ACRE - YARD - FOOT

40.            “A fish has a head 9? long. The tail is equal to the size of the
head plus one-half the size of the body. The body is the size of the
head plus the tail.”
How long is the fish?
27? - 54? - 63? - 72? - 81?
 The Answer Of Part 2
1.     SNAKE All the others have legs; the others are mammals.
2.     ANIMAL “BARBIT” = RABBIT.
3.     APPLE The others are vegetables.
4.     16 John’s brother is 4. In 4 years the brother will be 8, and John will be
16 or twice as old.
5.     NEPHEW Brother and sister, and niece and nephew are all opposites.
6.     ENVELOPE Milk goes into a glass, just as a letter goes into an
envelope.
7.     C EVIL is the reverse spelling of LIVE; the reverse of 5232 is 2325.
8.     FALSE Example: “If some cats are animals and some animals are dogs,
then some cats are
definitely dogs.” We cannot make this assumption definitely.
9.     HOUSE A tree comes up out of the ground, just as a chimney comes up
out of a house.
10.            THREE The order is “minus 2, plus 1, minus 2, plus l,” etc. Three
violates this order.
11.            SMILE The others are senses; smile is a facial expression.
12.            D Without more information it is impossible to tell. We only know
that both Peter andBill are shorter than Jack.
13.            PURSE The others are all articles of clothing that are worn.
14.            D Substitute numbers for letters; C = 3 and A =1.
15.            CITY “RAPIS” = PARIS.
16.            CANNON A bullet is fired from a gun, and a ball is fired from a
cannon. The others donot involve an explosive force.
17.            FALSE Example: ” If some cars are green and all leaves are green,
then some cars are definitely leaves.” We cannot make this assumption
 definitely.
18.            I The order is “A, skip 2 letters, D, skip 2 letters, G,” etc. I violates
this order.
19.            25% Example: A $1.00 item reduced 20% will sell for 80cent. To
sell it at $1 .00 again, you must increase the price 20%. 20cent is 25% of
80cent.
20.            BRASS The others are simple metals; brass is an alloy (a
combination of two metals).
21.            FUNNEL The others hold liquids; liquids pass through a funnel.
22.            23 23-1 = 22. 1/2 of 22 =’l 1. 1 1 -1 = 10. 1/2 of 10 = 5, the number
of ******s Mary had left.
23.            HAY The others are grains; hay is a grass.
24.            EIGHT The order is “plus 1, times 2, plus 1, times 2,” etc. Eight
violates this order.
25.            ROCKET Elros = Danger, Aldarion = Explosion, therefore Elendil
must mean Rocket.
26.            LACE You buckle a belt, just as you lace your shoes.
27.            DIMES 3 dimes, 2 nickles, and 1 penny is the only possible solution.
28.            COUNTRY “MANGERY” = GERMANY.
29.            TRUE Example: “If all dogs are animals and no animals are plants,
then no plants are definitely dogs.” We can definitely make this
assumption.
30.            KANGAROO The others walk on 4 legs.

31.            TWIG Finger is an appendage of the hand, just as a leaf is an

appendage of a twig.
32.            5 9 divided by 2 = 41/2, but it takes 5 trips even though John will
only get one can onone of the trips.
33.            ELBOW Foot is attached to leg and knee is a joint in the leg. Hand
is attached to armand elbow is a joint in the arm.

34.            25 There are 12 students lower and 12 students higher, plus Mary is
25.
35.            CHEESE Water changes into ice, and milk changes into cheese.
36.            48 The order is “times 2, plus 3, times 2, plus 3,” etc. 48 violates the
order.
37.            SALMON The others are meats; salmon is a fish.
38.            TRUE Example: “if all dogs are mammals and all mammals are
animals, then all dogsare definitely animals.” We can definitely make
this assumption.
39.            ACRE Acre measures area; the others measure distance.
40.            72? The head is 9?. the Tail is 18? + 9? = 27?. The body is 9? + 18?
+ 9? = 36?. 91, +
27? +36? = 72? -This maybe solved algebraically as well
The Answer Of Part 1
1 TRUE 46 B 91 54
2 FALSE 47 T 92 18
3 FALSE 48 C 93 B
4 FALSE 49 D 94 Lost $50.00
5 TRUE 50 F 95 B
6 TRUE 51 D 96 B
7 TRUE 52 A 97 HIDE or LIMB
8 FALSE 53 B 98 C
9 TRUE 54 B 99 $3.00
10 TRUE 55 D 100 RUTH
11 FALSE 56 E 101 B
12 TRUE 57 C 102 E
13 TRUE 58 D 103 D
14 TRUE 59 E 104 C
15 TRUE 60 C 105 B
16 FALSE 61 A 106 B
17 FALSE 62 E 107 E
18 FALSE 63 C 108 E
19 TRUE 64 E 109 C
20 FALSE 65 E 110 E
21 TRUE 66 D 111 C
22 TRUE 67 C 112 F
23 FALSE 68 B 113 D
24 FALSE 69 T 114 E
25 FALSE 70 B 115 G
26 FALSE 71 C 116 D
27 TRUE 72 C 117 B
28 FALSE 73 E 118 D
29 FALSE 74 B 119 D
30 D 75 B 120 D
31 B 76 E 121 D
32 D 77 B 122 B
33 B 78 A 123 C
34 E 79 E 124 F
35 A 80 D 125 B
36 C 81 B 126 B
37 B 82 A 127 D
38 B 83 4 128 C
39 F 84 E 129 C
40 C 85 AUTOMBILE 130 E
41 E 86 D 131 D
42 B 87 H-P-O 132 C
43 D 88 C 133 B
44 D 89 44 and 66 134 C
 45 A 90 T 135 B
 
136 D 181 F 226 A
137 B 182 T 227 F
138 D 183 F 228 D
139 D 184 T 229 C
140 C 185 T 230 E
141 D 186 T 231 D
142 B 187 F 232 F
143 E 188 T 233 E
144 TRUE 189 T 234 B
145 B 190 T 235 A
146 D 191 F 236 C
147 D 192 F 237 B
148 C 193 F 238 A
149 E 194 F 239 C
150 B 195 T 240 E
151 D 196 F 241 B
152 B 197 F 242 D
153 B 198 F 243 C
154 G 199 T 244 B
155 C 200 34 245 E
156 TRUE 201 44 246 D
157 E 202 58 247 E
158 C 203 1 248 C
159 C 204 2160 249 T
160 D 205 18 250 B
161 F 206 M 251 E
162 TRUE 207 U 252 A
163 FALSE 208 Q 253 C
 164 T 209 P 254 B
165 T 210 T or W or B 255 B
166 T 211 L 256 E
167 T 212 DEN HAAG 257 C
168 T 213 WHALE 258 C
169 F 214 DEFO 259 C
170 T 215 C 260 D
171 T 216 C 261 E
172 T 217 B 262 E
173 T 218 C 263 C
174 T 219 B 264 A
175 T 220 C 265 E
176 F 221 T 266 B
177 F 222 C 267 B
178 T 223 B 268 C
179 T 224 A 269 ---
180 T 225 A 270 D
 
271 C 316 D 361 T
272 B 317 C 362 T
273 C 318 C 363 F
274 C 319 C 364 F
275 E 320 T 365 T
276 D 321 A 366 T
277 SATURDAY 322 E 367 T
278 FRIDAY 323 B 368 T
279 LAMP (B) 324 E 369 F
280 No solution ( Oliver and 325 370
C B
Otto are equally small ) .
281 6 326 A 371 B
282 38 327 A 372 C
283 0 328 D 373 E
284 C 329 C 374 D
285 B 330 F 375 A
286 D 331 D 376 D
287 A 332 D 377 B
288 D 333 B 378 E
289 D 334 E 379 B
290 D 335 E 380 C
291 E 336 A 381 E
292 A 337 D 382 E
293 E 338 C 383 B
294 E 339 F 384 D
295 E 340 T 385 A
296 D 341 T 386 B
297 D 342 F 387 A
298 D 343 T 388 A
299 D 344 F 389 D
300 E 345 F 390 C
301 B 346 F 391 C
302 B 347 T 392 B
303 A 348 F 393 A
304 A 349 T 394 D
305 B 350 T 395 A
306 A 351 T 396 E
307 D 352 T 397 C
308 A 353 T 398 D
309 A 354 F 399 B
310 B 355 F 400 A

311 356    
C T
312 D 357 F
313 B 358 T
314 D 359 F
315 A 360 T