PICAT/ASVAB EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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? - ANS ✓13 to 3
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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
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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
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