GCAT Working Memory and Attention to Detail 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A cashier is given the following instructions: give change for amounts under $5 in coins, amounts $5–$20 in bills, and amounts over $20 in a mix. A customer is owed $7.50. What form should the change take?
- Coins only
- Bills only (Correct answer)
- A mix of coins and bills
- No change is given
Correct answer: Bills only
$7.50 falls in the $5–$20 range, so change should be given in bills.
Question 2: Read this sequence of letters once: B, F, M, K, R, T. Which letter appeared THIRD?
- F
- K
- M (Correct answer)
- R
Correct answer: M
Counting through B(1), F(2), M(3), the third letter is M.
Question 3: An employee is told to flag emails that contain ALL three words: 'urgent', 'invoice', and 'overdue'. Which email should be flagged? A) 'urgent payment needed', B) 'invoice overdue notice', C) 'urgent invoice overdue attached', D) 'overdue account urgent reminder'
- Email A
- Email B
- Email C (Correct answer)
- Email D
Correct answer: Email C
Only Email C contains all three required words: urgent, invoice, and overdue.
Question 4: You are asked to remember this phone number: 847-392-6015. What are the last four digits?
- 3926
- 6015 (Correct answer)
- 8473
- 9260
Correct answer: 6015
The number 847-392-6015 ends with the four digits 6015.
Question 5: A rule states: approve requests submitted on weekdays before 3 PM; deny all others. A request arrives on Wednesday at 4:15 PM. What is the correct action?
- Approve it
- Deny it (Correct answer)
- Hold it for review
- Escalate to a manager
Correct answer: Deny it
Wednesday is a weekday but 4:15 PM is after the 3 PM cutoff, so the request must be denied.
Question 6: Which of the following strings differs from the others? (A) 73829XQZ, (B) 73829XQZ, (C) 73829XQZ, (D) 73829XOZ
- String A
- String B
- String C
- String D (Correct answer)
Correct answer: String D
String D contains the letter O instead of Q, making it the unique outlier.
GCAT Working Memory and Attention to Detail 1
A cashier is given the following instructions: give change for amounts under $5 in coins, amounts $5–$20 in bills, and amounts over $20 in a mix.
A customer is owed $7.50.
What form should the change take?