PICAT/ASVAB Questions And Answers Complete

PICAT/ASVAB Questions And Answers Complete Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone became smooth? Ans- It was in a stream for a long When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, the process is called Ans- regeneration. Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called Ans- a satellite. In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must contain Ans- Carbon atoms. Which element does NOT contain any neutrons? Ans- hydrogen The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the compound contains and the Ans- ratio of elements in the compound. What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? Ans- Н30 Which of the following is a renewable resource? Ans- natural gas How many atoms are in a single molecule of water (H20)? Ans- 3 Regeneration in man is limited to Ans- healing of wounds. When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring the liquid's Ans- viscosity. When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they Ans- lose electrons. A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate Ans- inertia, A human skin cell divides by Ans- mitosis. The filament in an electric light bulb is made from Ans- tungsten. Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry make to earn $765 altogether? Ans- 103 Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per hour, how much did he earn that day? Ans- $5.00 How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64 square feet? Ans- 32 A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? Ans- 968 sq ft A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill as it can go on level ground. If it goes 120 miles per hour downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land? Ans- 1/2 hour ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost-of-living index. The rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost-of-living index for this August was 3.7%. What is the new rent per month? Ans- $1,607.35 There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag and randomly takes one marble. What is the probability of that child getting a green marble? Ans- .66 The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? Ans13 to 3 Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5 units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box? Ans- 16 units If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their perimeters? Ans- 4:1 If the perimeter of a square garden feet, what is the area of the garden? Ans- 441 sq ft The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the supermarket? Ans- $3.60 A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press can print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press? Ans- 50 If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new population was what percent of the old? Ans- 125% Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If lan received $125.000, and Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive? Ans- 7/8 Emphasize most neary means Ans- Accentuate We will long remember our PERILOUS journey Ans- Hazardous INEPT most nearly means Ans- Bungling ADAGE most nearly means Ans- Proverb ADMONITION most nearly means Ans- Warning DECRY most nearly means Ans- Disparage MORATORIUM most nearly means Ans- Suspension CAJOLE most nearly means Ans- Wheedle Most companies have a policy against NEPOTISM Ans- Hiring Relatives CONTENTIOUS most nearly means Ans- Quarrelsome UNPRETENTIOUS most nearly means Ans- Simple BROACH most nearly means Ans- Mention COMMUNIQUE most nearly means Ans- Message VIRULENT most nearly means Ans- Abrasive LAMBASTE most nearly means Ans- Chastise What are the two main gases that make up stars? Ans- Hydrogen and helium Together, two people earn $28,000. One earns $2,000 more than the other. How much is the smaller income? Ans- $13,000 Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05 If this includes a 5% sales tax, what was the actual price of the shirt? Ans- $20.95 PRESTIGE most nearly means Ans- Status CONSTRUE most nearly means Ans- Interpret Roosevelt made conscious use of the media almost from the moment he entered the White House. His press conferences served writers, and through them the nation, about the complex, novel measures he was advocating. It can be inferred from the passage that Roosevelt Ans- was a president who recognized the power of the press. Riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit America's largest national park Wrangell-St. Elias --13 million acres of scenic beauty. Copper first drew prospectors to this part of Alaska. From 1911 to 1938, the Kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of it. Now a mecca for tourists, the town of Kennicott was abandoned to the ghosts when the copper ran out. According to the passage, which of the following illustrates the correct sequence of events? Ans- copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist attraction Physicists seek out those features of nature that are finding answers as it is asking the right questions. The trick is simple and universal. The secret of their success is not so much a matter of keeping the questions simple and sticking to universal phenomena. Simple questions can be answered unambiguously by careful observation of repeated experiments and by logical thinking. Ans- How fast do stones of a particular size fall? system malfunctions and marshals up an army of causes a large amount of histamine to flood An allergy is a hypersensitivity to substances that are essentially harmless. For as yet poorly understood reasons, the immune antibodies to fight these substances. For many allergies, this malfunction into the bloodstream. It is the overabundance of histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing. The passage states all of the following about allergies EXCEPT Ans- medical science does not fully understand why the body has an allergic reaction to certain substances. A period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time. For example, a year on Mercury is equal to 88 Earth days. A year on Uranus is approximately 348 Mercury years. According to the passage, the way time is usually measured shows that time is Ans- Relative without noticing it; we enter a room and There is a tremendous difference between "seeing" and orienting yourself. know where we are without being Mostly we orient ourselves. We walk through a door conscious of the color or texture of the walls. But it is consciousness of visual detail that constitutes seeing. Which of the following is the best example of seeing as described in the passage? Ans- She was surprised shiny black shell and odd limbs of the beetle. From Texas to Southern California, low-water maintenance very valuable. Considering the fact that cactus profits for this shallow rooted succulent. Removing cactus from state-owned have extremely slow growth and landscaping and the popularity of desert themes have made cactus reproduction rates, rustlers anticipate significant land, however, is a felony, and if state lines are crossed, the 1900 Lacey Act makes this same crime a federal offense. From the passage, determine the sequence of events. AnsLacey Act passage, cactus popularity, cactus rustling brussels sprouts. Writers know this, and those who take their nonsensical or "light." Many poets writing today sign The world decorates its serious artists with laurel, and its wags with literary selves with great seriousness are at considerable pains never to associate their names with anything funny or flippant or their real names to their serious verse and pseudonyms to their comical verse. It is a wise precaution. The passage is primarily concerned with the Ans- lack of respect given to humorous writing. On a Sunday afternoon drive through the countryside of southeastern variety of trees in Pierce Park. Collected from far and wide, these hundred-year-old trees had been planted Pennsylvania in 1906, Pierre du Pont was struck by the by the Pierce brothers on this tract of land granted to their family by William Penn in 1702. Ans- They were planted in the early 1800s. An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products (mostly gasoline, jet fuel, and distillate) and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for crude oil imports was set at approximately ten percent of crude oil consumption. The passage implies which of the following about the oil quota program? Ans- The quota for petroleum products was the same as for crude oil products. If A = 6 and B = 5, what is the value of (A2- B2)2? Ans- 121 What are the factors of x2 + 4x + 3? Ans- (x + 3)(x + 1) Simplify: 3/5x + x Ans- 8/5x The hypotenuse of a right triangle has a length of 14 units and a side that is 9 units long. Which equation can be used to find the length of the remaining side? Ans- x2= 14^2 - 9^2 The product of 3! Is Ans- 6 The factors of 2x^2 + xy - 3y^2 are Ans- (2x + 3y)(x - 3y) What is the product of the reciprocals of 2/3, 1/8, and 5? Ans- 2-2/5 What is 8b - ab + 7a subtracted from 3a 9ab + b? Ans- 4a - 10ab + 9b What is the product of (a - 1) and (2a + 2)? Ans- 2(a^2 - 1) The reciprocal of 3-1/5 is Ans- 5/16 The coordinates of points A and B are (2, 4) and (-2, -4) respectively. What is the slope of the line that connects the two points? Ans- 2 Which of the following is NOT a prime number? Ans- 1 In the formula C = 5/9(F - 32), if C 35, then F = Ans- 5/3 Graphs of the following equations are straight lines EXCEPT Ans- y = x² + 3 What is the area of a triangle with a base of 8 feet and a height of 4 feet? Ans- 16 square feet Which of the following tools is used to remove a module from an electronic assembly? Ans- Chip puller Silicon chips are used primarily in Ans- integrated circuits. A standard multimeter does NOT measure Ans- frequency. When current flow is interrupted by a blown fuse, the circuit becomes Ans- Open This is a symbol for a Ans- Transformer When measuring resistance with an ohmeter, Ans- Disconnect power In this schematic, the totalresistance is Ans- 100 ohms Utility company power lines carry what kind of current? Ans- Series When wire conductors are coated with solder, the process is called Ans- Tinning In order to make an electric current flow, it is necessary to have Ans- a difference of potential. The component pictured is a Ans- ceramic capacitor. Which device restricts current flow to a single direction? Ans- diode The part that revolves In a motor or generator is called the Ans- Armature Which of the following is a type of resistance in an AC transformer circuit? Ans- impedance The catalytic converter is part of what system? Ans- emission control system The function of the master cylinder is to Ans- apply hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinders. Which of the following is part of a conventional distributor? Ans- Rotor What is the auto component shown here? Ans- electric fuel pump The arrow is point to what automotive components? Ans- Rings How many crankshafts are there in a V-8 automobile engine? Ans- 8 What kind of wrench should be used to tighten engine components such as manifolds and cylinder head? Ans- Torque Coolant flow through an engine is regulated by the Ans- Thermostat The starter gear disengages from the car's flywheel to avoid Ans- damage to the starter. The distance between the electrode and the grounding strap of spark plug is called a Ans- Gap Infiltrate most nearly means Ans- penetrate, invade ILLUSION most nearly means? Ans- mirage, hallucination, apparition Adjacent most nearly means AnsMaroon most nearly means Ans- strand, cast away, shipwreck Agile most nearly means Ans- nimble, lithe, supple Diminish most nearly means Ans- decrease, lessen, decline Excels most nearly means Ans- shine, be excellent, be outstaterm Hindrance most nearly means Ans- imp