PICAT VERIFICATION QUESTIONS TO PRACTICE EXAM

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PICAT VERIFICATION QUESTIONS TO PRACTICE EXAM

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Question 1: A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long. Bob is going to use it for a table top and plans to paint the 4 sides and the top. How many square feet will be painted?

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31 Question 2: factor: (x^2 -11x + 24)

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(x-8)(x-3)

Question 3: glean most nearly means

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to gather Question 4: After hearing reports on the dangers of mercury vapor from silver fillings, many people have decided to have these fillings replaced with a nonmetal material. While researchers note that mercury levels are slightly higher in people with silver fillings than in people without silver fillings, it would take at least 100 fillings to reach an unsafe level of mercury.The passage implies that people with normal numbers of silver fillings

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Are not at risk from mercury vapor

Question 5: What is the reciprocal of 15 2/3

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3/47

Question 6: Which of the following is a true statement about an electron ?

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It is located inside the atom's nucleus Question 7: International Falls, Minnesota, a city on the U.S. and Canadian border, earned the legal right to call itself the "Icebox of the Nation" after battling the ski town of Fraser, Colorado, for the title. After learning that Fraser had been using the slogan, which their own town had claimed since 1948, International Falls officials headed for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and successfully obtained a registration certificate. The legal victory is about more than simple bragging rights. International Falls uses the icebox moniker to market itself as the country's best location for cold-weather testing projects.The passage implies that the "Icebox of the Nation" slogan

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Brings both dollars and recognition to International Falls

Question 8: Adorn most nearly means

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to decorate Question 9: In every healthy democracy, one will find, in addition to lively discussion and a thriving press. Lots of political satire. Political satire is a genre of written, oral, and graphic communication that pokes fun at politicians, political parties, and the activities of government. It is humor, but humor with purpose; by exaggerating faults and foibles the satirist hopes to provoke laughter while making a point. Leaders of government political parties suffer most at the hands of Satirists, so it is wise for those who wish to make a career in politics to be able to laugh at themselves and take a joke. Like a forest without the sounds of birds, a democracy without the sights and sounds of political satire is a sign that something is amiss. The Author's main purpose in writing the passage is most likely to

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explain the political satire is and why it is important.

Question 10: What pair of numbers represents perfect square and its square root?

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25 and ?5 Question 11: A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a brand new spool, leaving 38 2/5 feet of twine on the spool. How many total feet of twine were originally on the spool?

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52 1/15

Question 12: Unrelenting most nearly means

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persistent Question 13: If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a retirement plan, the company will match 25% of that amount. How much will the company contribute to the plan if the employee earns $50,000 before taxes?

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625 Question 14: Which of the following processes occurs when a substance changes phase from solid directly to vapor?

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sublimation Question 15: Which of the following blood components is responsible for forming a clot at a wound site?

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Platelets

Question 16: ?x + 6 = 16 then x could equal

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100

Question 17: staunch most nearly means

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determined Question 18: The specialized bird feet shown in the illustration are a result of natural selection.

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adaptations

Question 19: Which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping ?

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geneticist Question 20: One of a group of talented and sometimes ruthless, entrepreneurs, Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, worked his way up from modest beginnings to become one the richest people in 19th century America. In 1873 he organized his own steel company in Pittsburg, and it soon dominated the industry. In 1901 he sold his holdings in the company for $480 million to banker J.P. Morgan. Carnegie believed that the wealthy are merely trustees of their money and are obligated to use their resources for the benefit of society. Convinced that the best way to improve the lives of others was to provide them with access to knowledge, Carnegie funded thousands of public libraries. By the time of his death in 1919, he had given away most of his fortune to support a variety of philanthropic causes.Which of the following phrases best characterizes the tone of this passage

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Admiring of Carnegie for donating a large part of his wealth

Question 21: Confidante most nearly means

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close friend

Question 22: What expressions is equal to 92x^2 + x -1 + xy + 2x^3/x

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94x^2 + x + xy - 1 Question 23: At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the state, 35% from out of state, and the rest from other countries. How many flights arrived from out of state, if a total of 240 flights arrived.

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84