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1. The figure below is composed of 6 equal squares. If the area of the figure is 216, findits perimeter.

A.65B.68C.72D.76

2. A recreational softball team won 4 of their games and lost 12 of them. What was theratio of games won to the total number of games played?

A. 1/4B. 1/3C. 1/2D. 2/3

3. If 3 ounces equal approximately 84 grams, then 1 pound is approximately equal to xgrams.

A. 1,344B. 1,000C. 448D. 543

4. The average of 2 numbers is 15. If one number is 6, what is the other number?

A. 6B. 15C. 24D. 28

5. An intern is assigned a shift that starts at 3:30 A.M. and ends at 11:55 A.M. How longis the shift?

A. 8 hours and 25 minutesB. 9 hours and 45 minutesC. 10 hours and 15D. 10 hours and 25minutes

6. James learned that water boils at 100C. He converts the temperature to F andlearns that water boils at

A. 100B. 150C. 183D. 212

Frank Tower, have you ever heard of him? He is the questionable figure who supposedlysurvived three doomed ships in the 1900s. Some consider him one of the luckiest men alive.He was touted to be a middle-aged fireman in the engine room. Some considered him anordinary, hardworking person, but he had the ability to avoid dying in some of the mosthorrendous ocean liner accidents ever recorded.

He was said to have once been a crew member on the Titanic at the time that the ship hit theiceberg. Two years later, he was working on the Empress of Ireland when she collided with

the Storstad. Over one thousand people died in that disaster. He was then employed in Mayof 1915 on the Lusitania when it was hit by a U-20 torpedo. He apparently lived through thatwithout a scratch as well. If you are beginning to doubt this mans existence, you are probablynot to far from the truth. No records have been found ever listing a man by Frank Towersworking on any of the three ships.

The legend of Frank Towers seems to be another case of an urban folk tale, humanitys desireto see triumph over a tragic situation. Fact or fiction, Frank Towers is one of the multiplecharacters that help color the history books.

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1. According to the article, the Lusitania is a?

A. AirplaneB. Torpedo BoatC. ShipD. Train

2. In this statement from the article, He was touted to be a middle-aged fireman in theengine room. Touted means?

A. PublicizedB. Demeaned C. Set-up D. Sighted

3. This passage sheds doubt on

A. The fact that three ships sank.B. The thought that America was at war with other countries.C. Frank Towers causing the ships to sink.D. Urban folk tales are not always based on realpeople.

4. The title of this article could be

A. Frank Towers, a Man of Mystery B. Surviving the Impossible C. The Legend of Frank

Towers DebunkedD. How to Survive Doomed Ships

1. 8 is what percent of 40?A. 10%B. 15%C. 20%D. 25%

2. 2. 9 is what percent of 36?A. 10%B. 15%C. 20%D. 25%

3. 3. Three tenths of 90 equals:A. 18B. 45C. 27D. 36

4. 4. .4% of 36 equals:A. 1.44B. .144C. 14.4D. 144

5. 5. The ratio of 8:5 = (?)%A. 75%B. 150%C. 175%D. 125%

6. Answer Key1. C. Finding the percentage of one number and another.2. D. Finding thepercentage of one number and another.3. C. Determining percent from a whole

number.4. B. Determining the fractional percentage of a number.5. D. Determining thepercentage of a ratio statement.

Reading Comprehension Answer Key

1. C2. A3. D4. C

Mathematics Answer Key

1. C2. A3. C4. C5. A6. D

A goat eats 214 kg. of hay in 60 days, while a cow eats the same amount in 15days. In how many days could they eat 214 kg. of hay together?

37.57512

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Ann went from point A to point B. Simultaneously Peter went from B to A. In 6hours they met and in another 3 hours Peter reached B. How many hoursdid Ann travel from A to B?

18

94.51512In a small village called Rose" there are 9 families with 3 children, 8 families

with 2 children and 4 families having 5 children. What is the averagenumber of children in a family?

2.52.833.54The price of the book was decreased by 20% two times in one year. It now costs

180$ less than the original price. What was the original price?252259.2450500900

A local football team season ticket sales have gone up 10% in the currentseason, reaching 880 tickets. How many season tickets were sold in thelast season?

700800880928968Answer Key - Part 1 1. C2. E3. C 4. D5. B

Find x+y, if: 5x+8y=67 and 2x-y=31984621147Peter's salary is twice Ann's salary and half of David's salary. Then the average

salary of Ann and David is Peter's salary.smaller thanequal tolarger thandepends on salarythere is no correct answer

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Ann and Kate have 80 dollars together. If Kate buys ice-cream for 5 dollars,then Kate will have double Ann's money. How much money does Annhave?

$20$25$40

$50$55Given: a=b+2c, b=3c. What is the average of numbers a, b and c?c1.5c2c2 1/3 c3cIn a forest 4/7 of all the trees are conifer and the rest are leaf-bearing. Among

the leaf-bearing trees 7/15 are oak and 2/3 of these oaks are new. Thereare 160 old oaks in the forest. How many trees in all are in the forest?

24002800320036004000Find x+y, if: 2x+3y=8 and 3x+5y=131.522.533.5The speed of one car is 20% less than the speed of a second car. How many

per cent more time does the first car need to travel the same route as thesecond car?

12.5%20%25%30%33 %Number of boys in a class is twice the number of girls. 20% of the girls are

brunettes and of the rest half are blondes: Mary, Clara, Gina andTrisha. How many boys study in this class?

2024303240In the previous question what part of all the students are brunette girls?20%1/101/21/15

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15%Find x+y, if: 5x+8y=67 and 2x-y=3198462114

7Peter's salary is twice Ann's salary and it is half of David's salary. Then theaverage salary of Ann and David is Peter's salary.

smaller thanequal tolarger thandepends on salarythere is no correct answerIf the average of three numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z and another is Y,

what is the remaining number?A. ZY - VB. Z/V 3 - YC. Z/3 V - YD. 3V- Z - YE. V- Z YTwo cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist

travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who istraveling at 6 miles per hour. How much time will pass before the secondcyclist catches up with the first from the time the second cyclist startedbiking?

A. 2 hoursB. 4 hoursC. 5 hoursD. 6 hoursE. 7 hoursJim can fill a pool carrying buckets of water in 30 minutes. Sue can do the same

job in 45 minutes. Tony can do the same job in 1 hours. How quicklycan all three fill the pool together?

A. 12 minutesB. 15 minutesC. 21 minutesD. 23 minutesE. 28 minutesMary is reviewing her algebra quiz. She has determined that one of her

solutions is incorrect. Which one is it?A. 2x + 5 (x-1) = 9 x = 2B. p - 3(p-5) = 10 p = 2.5C. 4 y + 3 y = 28 y = 4D. 5 w + 6 w 3w = 64 w = 8E. t 2t 3t = 32 t = 8

Answer Key

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1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. 5 5. 1 6. 2.5 7. 3 8. 1 9. 4 10. 4 11. 3 12. 4 13. 2 14. 2 15. 5

Directions: Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions thataccompany them. Circle the correct answer, which you believe most accurately

satisfies the requirements of each question. The answer key is located at theend of this test.Passage OneParagraph A

Lightning is an electrical discharge that occurs in a thunderstorm. It can be seenin the form of a bright streak (or bolt) from the sky. Lightning occurs when anelectrical charge is built up within a cloud, due to static electricity generated bysupercooled water droplets colliding with ice crystals near the freezing level.When a large enough charge is built up, a large discharge will occur and can beseen as lightning. The temperature of a lightning bolt can be five times hotterthan the surface of the sun. Although the lightning is extremely hot, the durationis short and 90% of strike victims survive. Contrary to the popular idea that

lightning does not strike twice in the same spot, some people have been struckby lightning over three times, and skyscrapers like the Empire State Buildinghave been struck numerous times in the same storm. The loud bang that isheard is the super heated air around the lightning bolt expanding at the speed ofsound. Because sound travels slower than light the flash is seen before thebang, although both occur at the same moment.

1. What can be inferred from paragraph A?A: Lightning is caused by anelectrical discharge in the clouds.B: Lightning is not as hot as the temperature ofthe sun's surface.C: The sound made by lightning occurs when the electricitystrikes an object.D: The sound of lightning is heard before the lightning can be

seen.

2. Being struck by lightning means:A: Instant death.B: Less than a fiftypercent chance of survival.C: A ninety percent chance of surviving the strike.D:

An eighty percent chance of survival.

3. Lightning is caused by:A: Static electricity generated by cool water dropletsand ice crystals colliding in the clouds.B: Friction from the clouds rubbingtogether.C: Extreme heat in the clouds caused by solar energy.D: Warm andcold air mixing together.

Answer Key

1. A: Lightning is caused by an electrical discharge in the clouds when staticelectricity builds up.

2. 2. C: A ninety percent chance of surviving the strike without permanent

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injury.

3. 3. A: Static electricity generated by cool water droplets and ice crystalscolliding in the clouds.