PI Cognitive Assessment 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which figure logically completes the pattern: Circle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, ___?
- Hexagon (Correct answer)
- Octagon
- Rectangle
- Rhombus
Correct answer: Hexagon
The shapes increase by one side each time: 0 (circle), 3, 4, 5, so next is 6 sides (hexagon).
Question 2: A train travels 240 miles in 4 hours. How long will it take to travel 360 miles at the same speed?
- 5 hours
- 6 hours (Correct answer)
- 7 hours
- 8 hours
Correct answer: 6 hours
Speed = 240 ÷ 4 = 60 mph; time = 360 ÷ 60 = 6 hours.
Question 3: RESILIENT is to ADVERSITY as BUOYANT is to:
- Failure
- Pressure
- Water (Correct answer)
- Stress
Correct answer: Water
Resilient describes surviving adversity; buoyant describes floating in water.
Question 4: What is 15% of 240?
- 30
- 36 (Correct answer)
- 42
- 48
Correct answer: 36
15% × 240 = 0.15 × 240 = 36.
Question 5: Which number does NOT belong: 4, 9, 16, 25, 35, 49?
- 16
- 25
- 35 (Correct answer)
- 49
Correct answer: 35
All others are perfect squares (2², 3², 4², 5², 7²); 35 is not.
Question 6: No reptiles are mammals. All snakes are reptiles. Therefore:
- Some snakes are mammals
- All snakes are mammals
- No snakes are mammals (Correct answer)
- Some reptiles are snakes
Correct answer: No snakes are mammals
Since no reptiles are mammals and all snakes are reptiles, no snakes can be mammals.
Question 7: OPAQUE is to TRANSPARENT as DORMANT is to:
- Asleep
- Inactive
- Active (Correct answer)
- Hidden
Correct answer: Active
Opaque is the opposite of transparent; dormant is the opposite of active.
PI Cognitive Assessment 3
Which figure logically completes the pattern: Circle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, ___?