1. BIG means the same as
Only one of these four words has the same meaning as BIG. BIG means the same as “large.”
Now try the second problem.
2. To START is to
START means “begin.” “Begin” is the right answer.
Now try the rest of the problems on this page. Decide which of the four answers to each problem is right.
3. An ORANGE is a
4. To AID is to
5. CASH is
6. To CHEER means most nearly
7. To PERMIT is to
8. A PISTOL is a
9. CALM means
10. PROFIT is
Here is another kind of problem. These are arithmetic problems. You are to work out the answer to each problem, and choose the correct answer from the options to the right.
It's important to use a piece of scratch paper to work out the problems. Attempting to only solve them in your head can leave you disadvantaged.
Now look at the first problem below.
11. How many nickel cigars can you buy for 20 cents?
Only one of these four answers is correct. At a nickel each cigar, you can buy 4 cigars for 20 cents.
Now try problem 12.
12. You buy 2 packs of cigarettes for 23 cents and give the storekeeper 50 cents. How much change do you get back?
The right answer is 27 cents.
Now try problem 13.
13. A man spends $1.10 each day for food. How much does he spend for food in a week?
Here the right answer is $7.70.
Now work the rest of the problems on this page. Decide which of the four answers to each problem is right.
It is recommended to use a piece of scratch paper for figuring.
14. How many dozen will 42 oranges make?
15. Bill has $18. This is twice as much as John has. How many dollars does John have?
16. Four men agreed to share equally the cost of a trip. It cost each man $1.10. How much did the entire trip cost?
17. Tom spends 15 cents a day for carfare, and Jim spends 10 cents a day for carfare. How much do Tom and Jim spend together for carfare in 5 days?
18. A square lot has two hundred feet of fence around it. How many feet of fence are there on one side of the lot?
19. Tom sold 18 pints of milk at 9 cents a quart. How much money did he get for the milk?
20. A book closet has six shelves in it. Each shelf can support 100 pounds of books. How many pounds can all the shelves hold together?
Here is another kind of problem.
You are to count the blocks in each pile. Every block in a pile is the same size and shape as all the other blocks in that pile. But from one problem to another the size and shape of the blocks may change.
Now look at the first problem below.
21. How many blocks?
Count the blocks. There are 3. So, the right answer is three blocks.
Now look at problem 22.
22. How many blocks?
The right answer is 4 blocks. Only 3 of the blocks are shown. There is 1 more block which is not shown. In the drawing you see that if you lift the top block up with your hand, you will see a hidden block in the bottom corner. There are 3 blocks in the bottom row and 1 more block resting on top of the bottom corner block.
Now look at problem 23.
23. How many blocks?
The right answer is 5 blocks.
Now work the rest of the problems on this page. Do not forget to count the blocks which are hidden. Also remember that every block in a pile is the same size and shape as all the other blocks in that pile. But from one problem to another, the size and shape of the blocks may change.
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This is the end of the practice problems. Be sure you understand how to work the three kinds of problems before the test begins.
You will not be able to proceed until all practice problems have been attempted.
When you are ready, click the button below to begin the test.
1. To ASSAULT is to
2. FOOLISHNESS means most nearly
3. To REPLY is to
4. A MUZZLE is a part of a
5. A BOULDER is a
6. To CHASE is to
7. A DECORATION means most nearly
8. To PERSPIRE is to
9. A GANG is a group of
10. INDECISION means most nearly
11. Fred bought a package of razor blades. He gave the clerk a dime and 4 pennies. How many cents did he pay for the package of razor blades?
12. Jones has 4 times as many packages of tobacco as Smith. Smith has 7 packages of tobacco. How many packages of tobacco does Jones have?
13. How many are 6 cans of tobacco and 7 cans of tobacco?
14. Yesterday I had 12 stamps. Today I bought 3 stamps, and found 5 more. How many stamps do I have altogether?
15. Some rounds of ammunition were divided equally among 7 men. Each man received 6 rounds. How many rounds of ammunition were divided?
16. A man bought 5 1/2 lbs. of meat at 10 cents per lb. How much did the meat cost?
17. Johnson had 13 dollars. When he added his partner's to his own, there were 65 dollars. How many dollars did his partner have?
18. Brown had 9 packages of cigarettes and 4 cans of tobacco. Evans had 7 packages of cigarettes. How many packages of cigarettes did they have altogether?
19. An airplane carrier had 159 airplanes. 42 planes were removed. How many airplanes were left?
20. My brother has 87 cows and his neighbor has 64 cows. The neighbor has how many cows less than my brother?
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31. AGE means most nearly
32. A STAVE is made of
33. To SQUABBLE is to
34. A THUD is a
35. VIOLENT means most nearly
36. Bill has 6 dollars, Jack has 8 dollars, and Henry has 4 dollars. How many dollars do they have altogether?
37. A man attended target practice 9 times. He scored 189 in all. What was his average score for each time?
38. Six men went on a trip by automobile. The total expense was $13.44, which was shared equally. How much was each man's share of the total expense?
39. Men start work at 8:30 in the morning and quit at 12:00 noon. How many hours do the men work in the morning?
40. A camp has 186 men in three equal groups. How many men are in each group?
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46. To DRILL is to
47. PUNCTUAL means
48. To CONTRADICT is to
49. DILAPIDATED means most nearly
50. A NEIGH is the cry of a
51. At the rate of 9 miles in 15 minutes, how far will a tank go in an hour?
52. Tom spends 45 cents a day for lunch. Fred spends 38 cents a day for lunch. How much more does Tom spend than Fred for lunches in a working week of 5 days?
53. Mr. Williams took out an $8,000 life insurance policy. The rate was $25 per $1,000. What was the annual premium on this policy?
54. Tom has 15 packages of cigarettes and Bill has 8 packages of cigarettes. Tom has how many more packages of cigarettes than Bill?
55. A baseball team wishes to buy uniforms for its members. The total cost of the uniforms will be $52.00 but there is only $25.00 in the treasury. The nine regulars of the team decide to share the balance of the expenses equally. How much will each man have to pay?
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61. To SWIRL is to
62. CONCURRENT means most nearly
63. To SPURT is to
64. To REPOSE is to
65. PREMATURE means most nearly
66. If Jim has 5 neckties and Bill has 9 neckties, how many neckties do both men have together?
67. Mr. Jackson has $2,000 invested at interest of 3%. How much interest does this investment earn him in a year?
68. A property was assessed at $7,000. The tax rate was $6.00 per $100. How much was the tax on the property?
69. An officer in the Army is paid $4,140 a year. How much is his salary per month?
70. Three men caught 81 fish. If each man took one-third of the catch, how many fish would each man have?
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76. To PLOD is to
77. An APERTURE is an
78. SPONTANEOUS means
79. A QUERY is a
80. ANGULAR means
81. A sentry has 8 hours of sentry duty each night. He goes on duty at 9 p. m. What time does he get off?
82. The scale on a road map reads 1"=22 mi. How many miles apart are two towns that are 3 1/2 inches apart on the map?
83. You know the mileage reading at the beginning and at the end of a trip. How would you find the length of the trip?
84. Mr. Wilson has 1/5 of his money in a savings account. The amount of his savings account is $20.00. What is the total amount of Mr. Wilson's money?
85. At 5:00 a. m. the thermometer stood at 7 degrees below zero. At noon it stood at 10 degrees above zero. How many degrees has the temperature risen in the 7 hours?
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91. To PERPETRATE is to
92. A HYPOTHESIS means most nearly a
93. To FLAUNT is to
94. To CONVEY is to
95. LIEU means most nearly
96. How much money must be invested at 4% interest in order to earn $5.00 interest per year?
97. Angle A of triangle ABC is 40 degrees, and Angle B is 60 degrees. How many degrees are there in Angle C?
98. A man has 4 yards of twine. How many packages can he wrap if he uses 4/5 of a yard for each package?
99. At the time that a bush 4 ft. high casts a shadow 3 ft. long, a tree casts a shadow 36 ft. long. How high is the tree?
100. The perimeter of a square field is 140 ft. What is the length of each side?
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106. PROBITY means most nearly
107. QUANDARY means most nearly
108. To JEOPARDIZE is to
109. TORPOR means most nearly
110. PLENARY means
111. A door is 10' x 5'. A window in the door is 2' x 3'. The wooden portion of the door has an area of how many square feet?
112. How many degrees of a circle graph would you shade to show that 10% of all the men in the Army smoke some form of tobacco?
113. The formula for finding the circumference of a circle is C=2 pi r, where C=circumference, pi=22/7, r=radius. If a circular base of a column has a radius of 14 feet, how many feet of brass will be needed to encircle the base?
114. An airplane hangar is rectangular in shape. It is 65 yards long and 80 yards wide. What is the area of the floor in square yards?
115. A rectangular field is 300 feet long and 400 feet wide. Approximately how long would be a diagonal path made across this field?
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121. TYRO is a
122. AMBIENT means most nearly
123. ABJURE is to
124. A VESTIGE is a
125. SALTATORY means
126. Cigarettes sell 2 packs for 25 cents. If a carton containing 10 packs of cigarettes sells at wholesale prices for $1.12, how much money would you save by buying 2 cartons of cigarettes wholesale?
127. The area of a square lot of ground is 81 sq. rods. What is the length in rods, of one of the sides?
128. At the time that a tree 9 feet tall casts a shadow 6 feet long, a flag pole casts a shadow 60 feet long. How tall is the flag pole?
129. The scale on a map reads: 1 inch equals 225 miles. The distance between two points on the map measures 2 2/3 inches. What is the actual distance between those two points in kilometers? 1 mile=1.61 kilometers.
130. A house costing $10,000 was insured for one year at 90% of its original value at the rate of 10 cents per $100. How much was the yearly cost of insurance for the house?
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136. VALANCE means most nearly a kind of
137. RECONDITE means
138. EGREGIOUS means
139. TORSION means most nearly
140. SCHISM means most nearly
141. The weights of each of the five men on a basketball team are 151, 172, 158, 164, 180. What is the average weight of the team?
142. The mileage reading on your car at the start is 11,503. At the end of a day of driving your mileage reading is 11,566. If your car makes 14 miles on a gallon of gasoline, how much gasoline would you use up for the trip?
143. Smith having spent 25% of his money now has as much as Brown, who has just increased his money by 20%. Brown originally had $50. How much did Smith have originally?
144. In a certain company 3/5 of the men are between the ages 26 to 29. Of the remainder, 2/3 are under 26 years of age and 14 are over 29 years of age. How many men are there in the company?
145. Privates Jones and White have $40 together. If 3/4 of Jones' money equals 1/2 of White's money, how much of the money belongs to Jones?
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