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PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR PROBLEM SOLVING TEST
Number of Questions
23
18
9
50 Total
PURPOSE
This is provided to help you understand the rules for answering the Problem
Solving Test by:
1. Telling you about important features of the test.
2. Giving you suggestions and strategies that can help when you answer it.
3. Giving you practice on questions similar to the actual test.
FEATURES OF PROBLEM SOLVING TEST
There are three types of questions which require critical thinking and analy
tical skills:
Understanding data presented in tables or graphs
Understanding written paragraphs
Solving math problems
You will have 65 minutes to answer the 50 questions. You are allowed to use
a calculator, although one is not
required. You should use a pencil so you can erase to change an answer.
Every question has five possible answers from which you must choose the most
correct answer. You will not have to
write any essays. You will simply mark ONE of the five answers which will be
labeled A, B, C, D, E.
During the actual test, you will mark your answers on a special answer sheet
separate from the questions.
If you mark more than one answer to a question, it will NOT be counted as co
rrect.
If you change an answer, it is important to erase your first answer so it do
es not appear that you have marked more
than one answer.
SCORING
Each correct answer adds one point to your score. Points are NOT taken off i
f you mark an incorrect answer.
You should try to score as many points as you can.
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SUGGESTIONS TO GET BEST RESULTS
Recent research has indicated that the following practices can lead to bette
r scores on Problem Solving Tests,
including some you should do, and some you should not do.
Things you should do to score well on a Problem Solving Test:
Determine clearly the nature of the question before looking at the answer ch
oices.
Work as fast as possible with reasonable assurance of accuracy: do not lose
time on a question
you do not understand.
Eliminate answers from consideration that you know are incorrect and choose
from among the
remaining answers.
Mark an answer to every question, even if you have to guess.
Use time remaining after completion of the test to reconsider answers.
Things you should not do in answering a Problem Solving Test:
Do not read slowly and carefully through the entire test before you start wo
rking.
Do not spend time verifying questions you have already answered until you ha
ve answered
every question.
Do not spend time considering an answer that is not one of the five answer c
hoices.
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EXAMPLE QUESTION
A. 80 kilometers
B. 240 kilometers
C. 40 kilometers
D. 30 kilometers
E. None of the above
Time when you started:
Time when you finished:
Total time taken:
Here is an example question with the correct answer marked as it should be o
n the answer sheet:
1. A truck travels at the rate of 80 kilometers per hour.
How much distance will it travel in 30 minutes?
You will now have 25 questions to do as practice. Try to answer all of the q
uestions in 30 minutes. Try to get the best
score you can by practicing the suggestions to skip a question, or to guess,
to save time.
When you are ready, go to the next page and answer the practice questions as
quickly as you can.
Write the time when you start below. When you are finished, write the time b
elow and determine the total amount of
time used. This will give you an idea of whether you are working as quickly
as you will need to do on the actual test.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWER SHEET
1. A B
EXAMPLE EXPLANATION
30 minutes is one half of an hour, so a truck going 80
kilometers per hour will travel 40 kilometers in half an
hour.
Answer C is colored in to indicate the correct answer.
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D E
Compare to 30 minutes
INDUSTRY
Agriculture
Communication
Construction
Finance and Real Estate
Manufacturing
Transportation
A. Agriculture
B. Construction
C. Finance and Real Estate
D. Manufacturing
E. Transportation
A. Agriculture
B. Communication
C. Construction
D. Finance and Real Estate
E. Manufacturing
A. Agriculture
B. Communication
C. Construction
D. Manufacturing
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Mark your answers on the attached ANSWER SHEET.
TABLE 1
AMOUNT OF INCOME IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES (in billions of dollars)
YEAR 2 YEAR 1
22
14
36
78
213
27
1. Which industry had the largest increase in the
dollar amount of income from Year 1 to Year 2?
2. Which industry had the smallest increase in the
dollar amount of income from Year 1 to Year 5?
3. Which industry experienced the largest percentage
increase from Year 3 to Year 4?
4. Which industry experienced the least percent
change from Year 1 to Year 4?
YEAR 3
26 26
18 17
47 43
100 90
226 218
33 30
E. Transportation
5. For which industry was there the least consistent
increase in income over the period of time covered
by the table?
A. Agriculture
B. Construction
C. Finance and Real Estate
D. Manufacturing
E. Transportation
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YEAR 5 YEAR 4
51 30
21 20
57 52
118 108
287 253
40 36
TABLE 1 (REPEATED)
AMOUNT OF INCOME IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES (in billions of dollars)
YEAR 2
26
17
43
90
218
30
YEAR 1
22
14
36
78
213
27
INDUSTRY
Agriculture
Communication
Construction
Finance and Real Estate
Manufacturing
Transportation
6. If the trend in the Transportation industry were to
continue, its income for Year 6 would most likely
be about
A. 42 billion dollars
B. 44 billion dollars
C. 46 billion dollars
D. 48 billion dollars
E. 50 billion dollars
7. In which of the following instances has the first
type of industry named consistently had an income
about half that of the second?
A. Agriculture; Finance and Real Estate
B. Communication; Agriculture
C. Construction; Finance and Real Estate
D. Finance and Real Estate; Manufacturing
E. Transportation; Communication
8. In how many instances did a type of industry make
a gain of 10% or more over the previous year
listed?
A. 1 - 4
B. 5 - 8
C. 9 - 12
D. 13 - 16
E. 17 - 20
9. The type of industry showing the steadiest rate of
growth in income during this period was
A. Communication
B. Construction
C. Finance and Real Estate
D. Manufacturing
E. Transportation
10. In which one of the following groups did all three
types of industry increase their respective incomes
by most nearly one-third from Year 1 to Year 3?
A. Agriculture; Communication; Transportation
B. Agriculture; Communication; Construction
C. Communication; Construction; Transportation
D. Construction; Finance and Real Estate,
Transportation
YEAR 5
51
21
57
118
287
40
YEAR 4
30
20
52
108
253
36
YEAR 3
26
18
47
100
226
33
E. Communication; Construction; Finance and
Real Estate
11. Which one of these types of industry experienced
the least percent change from Year 1 to Year 4?
A. Agriculture
B. Communication
C. Construction
D. Manufacturing
E. Transportation
12. Among the following, the greatest percentage
increase in income occurred for
A. Agriculture between Year 3 and Year 4
B. Communication between Year 2 and Year 3
C. Construction between Year 1 and Year 2
D. Finance and Real Estate between Year 4 and
Year 5
E. Manufacturing between Year 3 and Year 4
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Read this page and then answer the questions on the next page. You may read
any part of this again while you are
answering the questions.
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