NAME: ______________________________
Cognitive Assessment
This is a timed exercise. You will have 7 minutes to answer as many questions as you can. Read each question carefully.
Use a pencil to mark the correct answer from the choices listed by marking the circle corresponding to that answer.
Do not be concerned if you do not finish. Most people do not answer all of the questions. You may skip around the difficult
questions and return to them if time allows. Remember that you have 7 minutes for this exercise. Good luck.
1. A METICULOUS person is one who is
praiseworthy
greedy
tidy
ill
unnecessary
2. If two lemons cost 15 cents, how many can be bought for 60 cents?
ten
six
eight
nine
seven
3. Which one of the following words means most nearly the opposite of RANDOM? (remember, opposite)
financial
suitable
extravagant
systematic
relevant
4. In the following line of letters, what letter follows the seventh E?
BEFBEBIEFSEEDPFESJEEJDEDEPJET
B
S
D
J
E
5. What should be the next number in the following series?
3 6 4 7 5 8 ?
3
5
6
7
8
6. ETHNIC is to IRISH as RELIGIOUS is to
race
Christian
persecute
worship
prejudice
7. How many nickels are there in seventeen dollars?
85
125
205
340
410
8. In the alphabet, which letter is midway between J and P?
M
N
K
Q
O
9. SOUND is to ECHO as LIGHT is to
reflect
bright
outside
repeat
10. Which word makes the truest sentence?
A man is always ________ to his son.
fair
related
liable
admirable
noise
kind
11. If 100 envelopes cost 70 cents, how much would 250 cost?
$1.75
$1.57
$2.05
$17.50
$2.75
12. Which word makes the truest sentence? _____ you are careful, it is possible to thread a needle.
Because
Although
Since
If
However
13. In the following line of letters, how many times does a B follow immediately after a J?
BEFBJEIASJBDETJBEPPJLDEJBBJETB
one
four
six
two
three
14. Which one of the following statements best explains the proverb:
“Out of sight, out of mind”?
Familiarity breeds contempt.
NAME: ______________________________
Blind people are insane.
An absent person will be forgotten.
Some people are not worth worrying about.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
15. Bill and Joe have 60 dollars between them. Bill has half as much as Joe. How much does Bill have?
$15
$22
$25
$20
$12
16. How many surfaces does a cube have?
seven
four
eleven
five
six
17. Which one of the following words means most nearly the same as GARRULOUS?
leaping
essential
talkative
histrionic
surrounding
18. The total fencing around a square field is 80 yards. The field has an area of how many square yards?
120
200
400
600
800
19. If the following words were arranged to make the best sentence, with what letter would the fifth word begin?
YARDS IS A TEN HUNDRED TO POSSIBLE SECONDS IN RUN IT
r
t
a
s
h
20. A man pays 20 percent of his total income in tax. His weekly tax is $100. What is his total weekly income?
$400
$800
$5,000
$1,000
$500
21. A person whose fault it is can be called:
candid
venal
venerable
radical
culpable
22. What should be the next number in the following series?
3 9 27 81 243 ?
486
81
108
312
729
23. A place where birds live is an:
apiary
aviary
apothecary
emery
arbor
24. What should be the next number in the following series?
5000 1000 200 40 ?
10
5
11
8
12
25. Which one of the following words means most nearly the same as RECTIFY?
correct
renew
extinguish
straighten
abolish
26. A man’s age is two years more than four times his son’s age. His son is now 8. How old is the man?
36
28
30
32
34
27. Which one of the following words means most nearly the same as RUDIMENT?
chewing
reading
insulting
thinking
beginning
28. In an alphabet of capital letters, how many of the letters contain some closed space?
eight
five
four
seven
six
29. Which one of the following words means most nearly the opposite of OBSOLETE? (remember, opposite)
relative
temporary
permanent
current
artistic
30. Which one of the following words means most nearly the same as SAGACITY?
pain
audacity
wisdom
understanding
hope
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Rev. 3-17-05