EMPLOYEE TEST

1.

One number is wrong in the following series. What should the number be?
1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 6 9

6

5

10

7

2.

A thermometer is related to temperature in the same way that a speedometer is related to:

car

heat

pressure

speed

3.

A man spent $135.00 or 5/8 of his paycheck for a cell phone. How much was his check?

$1,350.00

$216.00

$165.00

$280.00

4.

If an athlete can run 11 feet in half a second, how many feet can he run in 10 seconds?

220 ft

132 ft

21 ft

110 ft

5.

A cat most resembles a:

horse

cow

lion

goat

6.

If a strip of fabric that is 32 inches in length shrinks to 28 inches after washing. What will a 16 inch strip of the same fabric shrink to after washing?

16 inches

14 inches

12 inches

4 inches

7.

ATE is to LATE as ____is to BOIL?

OIL

ARRIVE

HATE

SIMMER

8.

What is the first letter of a six-letter word meaning the job of a person who works at a bank?

T

F

A

L

9.

Which one of these animals is least like the other four?

bird

elephant

cow

horse

10.

If you have six coins that add up to .65 cents, how many are dimes?

4 dimes

0 dimes

6 dimes

3 dimes

11.

Mary and Jane are twins. Mary is older than Lora, Jane is younger than Lucy. Roberta is older than Lora, but younger than Jane. Who is oldest of them all?

Mary

Lora

Jane

Lucy

12.

The following numbers are related in a certain way. What number should come next in this series?
3 6 9 12

16

15

13

14

13.

If peaches are selling for .30 cents per can or $3.36 for a dozen cans, how much is saved on each can by purchasing by the dozen?

.24 cents

.11 cents

.06 cents

.02 cents

14.

Which statement below best expresses the same idea as this proverb:
"As the twig is bent, so grows the tree"?

the habits of the youth explain the old man's deed

the end justifies the means

a rolling stone gathers no moss

tall trees rarely have low hanging twigs

15.

Which statement best expresses the same idea as "no log splits at the first blow of an ax"?

if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

the end justifies the means

the habits of youth explain the old man's deed

tall trees rarely have low hanging twigs

16.

One number is wrong in the following series, what should the number be?
0 3 7 12 18 26 33

26

35

25

19

17.

A baseball game ALWAYS has:

batters

spectators

umpires

a winner

18.

If the average cost per pound of salt, pepper, and sugar is .27 cents and salt is .34 cents, and pepper is .11 cents, how much is sugar?

.27 cents

.36 cents

.24 cents

.23 cents

19.

Man is to Arm as Tree is to:

roots

shrub

branch

bark

20.

A factory has 186 employees in 3 equal departments. How many employees are in each department?

62

49

33

93

21.

Which word is least like the other three?

skip

run

stoop

jump

22.

Which word is least like the other three words?

big

large

small

huge

23.

The opposite of victory is:

peace

triumph

defeat

armistice

24.

If pencils are priced at 3 for a half-dollar, how many can you buy for $2.50?

5 pencils

15 pencils

13 pencils

10 pencils

25.

If a storage tank is 15 feet long and 5 feet wide contains 450 cubic feet of oil, how many feet deep is the oil?

135 ft.

6 ft.

10 ft.

8 ft.

26.

Mr. Jones has $2000 invested at an interest rate of 5%. How much interest does this investment earn him in a year?

$80

$100

$60

$20

27.

What is the first letter of a seven-letter word meaning the boss of a section or department in a company?

Q

R

V

M

28.

How many dozen will 42 oranges make?

6

4

3.5

5.5

29.

If you purchased an item for .74 cents and you received 4 coins in change from your one dollar bill, which kind of coin would you receive the most of?

nickel

penny

quarter

dime

30.

Which word is the opposite of asleep?

work

awake

rise

daytime

31.

John is both the 15th best and the 15th worst student in his class. How many students are in his class?

29

15

30

31

32.

What should the next number in this series be:
18 1/4, 17 , 18 1/4, 16 1/2, 18 1/4, 16, 18 1/4,

15

16

15 1/2

16 1/4

33.

What letter is the fifth letter to the right of the letter that is midway between D and H in the alphabet?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

E

L

F

K

34.

Which word best fits the blank in this sentence?
"Mothers are always ______ than their children".

wiser

older

taller

richer

35.

How many hours will it take a truck to travel 650 miles at 50 miles per hour?

8 hours

15 hours

26 hours

13 hours

36.

If the first two of the following statements are true, the third is?
"Honest men work hard". "Jim works hard". "Jim is an honest man".

not certain

true

false

None of the above

37.

Multiply 14 times 2 times 10. The answer is:

160

28

480

280

38.

The idea that life might exist on another planet is:

impossible

absurd

possible

sacreligious

39.

Answer C if grammar is correct or answer I if it is incorrect:
WRITING HIS HARDLY CAN'T I READ.

N/A

C

Don't know

I

40.

Which one of the words is least like the other three?

swim

hop

run

write

41.

Which word best completes this sentence:
"foot is to shoe, as hand is to _____"

stocking

finger

ring

glove

42.

_______ is related to stars, as electronics is to television?

telescope

science

moon

astronomy

43.

If a flowerpot weighs a pound plus half a flowerpot, how much does the flowerpot weigh?

1 1/2 lbs.

2 1/2 lbs.

2 lbs.

3 lbs.

44.

Subtract 498 from 903. The difference is?

406

-405

404

405

45.

Which of these is least like the others?

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