Practice Cognitive Ability - Human Resource Selection & Staffing

A store buys a pack of gum for 3 cents per pack from their supplier. How much will 12 packs cost?

$3.96

Which number comes next in this series? 99, 33, 11, 3 2/3...

1 2/9

Add 0.45 + 52.12 + 4.1111 + 206 + 0.00029

a) 262.68139 b) 263.57139 c) 260.67239 d) 263.6724 e) 262.6824 a) 262.68139

In the number 10,987.36 rounded which digit represents the tenths space?

a) 3 b) 1 c) 6 d) 7 e) 8 a) 3

16/2.5=

a) 5.6 b) 6.5 c) 6.4 d) 6.2 e) 5.3 c) 6.4

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Optional Observational

a) Contradictory b) Similar c) Not Related c) Not Related

Joseph gets married next month. One year ago from the date he will get married, Joseph was in the Hamptons for the 4th o July. What month is it?

a) March b) August c) May d) June e) July d) June

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Detest Despise

a) Not Related b) Similar c) Contradictory b) Similar

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Aghast Unsurprised

a) Not Related b) Similar c) Contradictory c) Contradictory

The hours of darkness in May are most similar to which month?

a) November b) October c) February d) July a) November

The tenth month of the year is:

a) September b) August c) November d) October d) October

Which of these numbers is the smallest?

a) 0.11 b) 0.24 c) 0 d) 2 e) 0.02 c) 0

A race car travels 100 feet in .5 seconds. At this rate of speed, how far will the race car travel in a minute?

12,000 ft.

A lawyer owns 4 pairs of pants, 5 dress shirts and 6 ties. How many days can the lawyer go without wearing the same combination of three items?

120

Ben's General Store is selling yarn for $.04 a foot. Hpw many feet can you buy for $0.52?

13 ft.

A road construction crew is resurfacing the highway between point D and point E. The distance between point D and point E is 93 miles of road. The crew has completed 35 miles. If they work at a pace of 2.9 miles per day, how many more days will it take to finish?

20

Reduce the fraction 21/49 to its lowest terms.

21/49 => 3/7

A girl is 21 years old and her brother is a third her age. When the girl is 36, what will be the age of her brother?

22

There are 4 times as many used cars in the car dealership lot as there as new cars. There are 120 cars total in the dealership lot. How many new cars are in the car dealership lot?

24

What is the next number in this sequence? 41, 29, 35, 23...

29

Mike is 11 years old. Jim is twice as old as Mike. When Jim is 50 years old, how old will mike be?

39

A basketball team has eight boys and four girls on the roster. The boys average 12 points each. The team averages 136 points as a whole. How many points do the girls average?

40

A store owner brought some flower pots for $1,200. The flower pots were sold for $2,700, with a profit of $30 per pot. How many flower pots did she sell?

50

A turkey was cooked at 400ºF in the oven for 3 hours. The internal temperature rose from 30ºF to 156ºF. What was the average rise in temperature per hour?

a) 31 b) 44 c) 40.3 d) 36 e) 42 e) 42

What is 456.219456 rounded to the nearest hundredths place?

a) 500 b) 456.20 c) 456.219 d) 450.219 e) 456.22 e) 456.22

Round 704.213 to the nearest tens place.

a) 704.210 b) 710.00 c) 704.00 d) 700.00 e) 704.21 d) 700.00

Mike had a jar of nickels that had five more nickels than he originally thought. If the total amount of nickels was $4.35, how many nickels did Mike think he had originally?

a) 87 b) 86 c) 78 d) 72 e) 82 e) 82

From the list below, select all of the quadruped mammals that mgiht be found as a pet in a typical American family home.

a) Cat b) Dog c) Hamster d) Goldfish e) Giraffe a) Cat b) Dog c) Hamster

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Level Equal

a) Contradictory b) Not Related c) Similar c) Similar

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Enhance Entrance

a) Contradictory b) Not Related c) Similar b) Not Related

Tardy is the opposite of:

a) Meticulous b) Rigorous c) Conscientious d) Negligent e) Punctual e) Punctual

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Infallible Impeccable

a) Not Related b) Contradictory c) Similar c) Similar

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Fault Break

a) Similar b) Contradictory c) Not Related c) Not Related

Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related? Sever Adjoin

a) Similar b) Contradictory c) Not Related b) Contradictory

Cow is to milk as orange is to:

a) coffee b) juice c) soda d) apple b) juice

From the list below, select all of the words that could properly complete this sentence. The car ------ over the road.

a) runs b) ran c) runner d) runned e) running a) runs b) ran

-41 + 13 equals:

a) 24 b) 28 c) -54 d) -28 e) -18 d) -28

What is the mathematical average of the number of weeks in a year, days in a week, and the number of days in January?

a) 30 b) 31 c) 33 d) 29 e) 32 a) 30

Find 0.2347 / 1

a) 20.347 b) 0.2347 c) 0.02347 d) 2.347 e) 0.7653 b) 0.2347

There are 12 more toy cars than toy trucks in a toy box with a total of 38 toy cars and trucks. How many toy trucks are in the toy box?

a) 23 b) 26 c) 11 d) 13 e) 12 d) 13

How many of the pairs of names below are exact duplicates?

Walmer, M.C. Walmer, M.C. Johnson, S.N. Johnson, S.M. Grayson, E.F. Grayson, E.F. Elbers, E.L. Elbers. E.L. Metiva, F.B. Meteva, F.B. 2 pairs: Walmer, M.C. Walmer, M.C. Grayson, E.F. Grayson, E.F.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, cab fare cost $7.75 total. On Monday and Thursday, cab fare cost $6.30 on each day. On Friday, cab fare cost $7.00. What was the average daily cost?

a) $7.10 b) $5.47 c) $5.35 d) $7.02 e) $6.05 b) $5.47

(15/5) x (10/2) =

a) 10 b) 2.5 c) 15 d) 13 e) 5 d) 13

What is the next number in the sequence? 3, 7, 15, 31, 63...

a) 127 b) 95 c) 137 d) 94 e) 126 a) 127

Which of the following is not a whole number followed by its square?

a) 13, 169 b) 11, 121 c) 2, 4 d) 8, 64 e) 15, 205 a) 13, 169

Which number is largest?

a) 14.000 b) 1.400 c) 14,000 d) 140.00 e) 14.00 c) 14,000

What is the average of: 14, 17, 22, 27?

a) 20 b) 22 c) 15 d) 12 e) 17 a) 20