PI Practice 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word that best completes the analogy: Glove : Hand :: Helmet : ___
- Head (Correct answer)
- Neck
- Face
- Shoulder
Correct answer: Head
A glove covers and protects the hand just as a helmet covers and protects the head.
Question 2: Series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ___. What is next?
- 35
- 37 (Correct answer)
- 39
- 41
Correct answer: 37
Differences are +3, +5, +7, +9, +11, so 26 + 11 = 37.
Question 3: A bag contains 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a blue marble?
- 1/5
- 3/10 (Correct answer)
- 1/3
- 2/5
Correct answer: 3/10
3 blue out of 10 total marbles = 3/10 probability.
Question 4: Which word is the odd one out: Constant, Perpetual, Fleeting, Eternal?
- Constant
- Perpetual
- Fleeting (Correct answer)
- Eternal
Correct answer: Fleeting
Constant, perpetual, and eternal all mean lasting or never-ending, while fleeting means brief or short-lived.
Question 5: If some Grams are Prims, and all Prims are Trums, which statement must be true?
- All Grams are Trums
- Some Grams are Trums (Correct answer)
- No Grams are Trums
- All Trums are Grams
Correct answer: Some Grams are Trums
Some Grams are Prims, and all Prims are Trums, so those Grams that are Prims must also be Trums.
Question 6: A car's value depreciates by 20% each year. If it's worth $25,000 today, what will it be worth after 2 years?
- $15,000
- $16,000 (Correct answer)
- $17,000
- $18,000
Correct answer: $16,000
After year 1: $25,000 × 0.8 = $20,000; after year 2: $20,000 × 0.8 = $16,000.
Question 7: Which comes next in the pattern: A1, C3, E5, G7, ___?
- H8
- I8
- I9 (Correct answer)
- J9
Correct answer: I9
Letters skip one (A, C, E, G, I) and numbers increase by 2 (1, 3, 5, 7, 9), giving I9.
PI Practice 5
Choose the word that best completes the analogy: Glove : Hand :: Helmet : ___