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Aptitude Test

The purpose of this test is to measure how quickly and accurately you can think.

It contains problems of different kinds. Work as fast as you can but not so fast to

make mistakes. Do not spend too much time on any one question.

Rules of the test:

� 15 Minutes 40 Questions

� 1 mark for right answer and 0.25 deductions for negative marking.

� No deductions if you leave blanks.

1. Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison? LIVED is to DEVIL as

6323 is to:

a) 2336 b) 6232 c) 3236 d) 3326 e) 6332

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

a) Horse b) Kangaroo c) Cow d) Deer e) Donkey

3. Which number should come next? 144 121 100 81 64?

a) 17 b) 19 c) 36 d) 49 e) 50

4. HAND is to Glove as HEAD is to

a) Hair b) Hat c) Neck d) Earring e) Hairpin

5. A fallacious argument is:

a) Valid b) False c) Necessary d) Disturbing

6. Goldsmith is to gold as blacksmith is to__________.

a)Coal b) Tar c)Iron d) Black e) Aluminum

7. NASA received three messages in a strange language from a distant planet. The

scientists studied the messages and found that "Necor Buldon Slock" means

"Danger Rocket Explosion" and "Edwan Mynor Necor" means "Danger Spaceship

Fire" and "Buldon Gimilzor Gondor" means "Bad Gas Explosion". What does

"Slock" mean?

a) Danger b) Explosion c) Nothing d) Rocket e) Gas

8. Ann is taller than Jill, and Kelly is shorter than Ann. Which of the following

statements would be most accurate?

a) Kelly is taller than Jill b) Kelly is shorter than Jill

c) Kelly is as tall as Jill d) It's impossible to tell

9. A boy is 4 years old and his sister is three times as old as he is. When the boy is 12

years old, how old will his sister be?

a) 16 b) 20 c) 24 d) 28 e) 32

10. Assume that these two statements are true: All brown-haired men have bad

tempers. Larry is a brown-haired man. The statement Larry has a bad temper is:

a) True b) False c) Unable to determine

11. Two girls caught 25 frogs. Lisa caught four times as many as Jen did. How many

frogs did Jen catch?

a) 4 b) 5 c) 8 d) 10 e) 15

12. Inept is the opposite of:

a) Healthy b) Deep c) Skillful d) Sad e) Happy

13. If all Zips are Zoodles, and all Zoodles are Zonkers, then all Zips are definitely

Zonkers.

The above sentence is logically:

a) True b) False c) Neither

14. Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite

directions. Each car drives for 6 miles, takes a left turn, and drives for 8 miles. How

far apart are the two cars?

a) 2 miles b) 11 miles c) 14 miles d) 20 miles e) 26 miles

15. Wisdom is knowing what to do next; __________ is doing it.

a) Virtue b) Luck c) Happiness d) Sanity e) Nostalgia

16. It is easier to _______________ than to offer a helping hand.

a) Raise a flag b) Be on the ball c) Lay down

d) Point the finger e) Sing praises

17. Which word best completes the analogy: Water is to glass as letter is to...

a) mail b) stamp c) pen d) envelope e) book

18. What is the opposite of GOOD?

(A) Clever (B) Intelligent (C) Bad (D) Quarrelsome (E) Gay

19. ROAD is to WALK as WATER is to _______________?

(A) RUN (B) PLAY (C) JUMP (D) SWIM (E) SUN

20. What will be the next number in the following series �

5 7 9 11 13 (?)

(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 17 (E) 19

Wish you all the best.