Cognitive Ability Assessment Flashcards
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A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 cm and a width of 6 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 72 sq cm
Length = (36 − 2×6) ÷ 2 = 12 cm; area = 12 × 6 = 72 sq cm.
Choose the word that best completes the analogy: SURGEON : SCALPEL :: PAINTER : ___
Answer: Brush
A surgeon's primary tool is a scalpel; a painter's primary tool is a brush.
Four colleagues share a bonus of $4,800 in the ratio 1:2:3:4. How much does the person with the largest share receive?
Answer: $1,920
Total parts = 10; largest share = 4/10 × $4,800 = $1,920.
Which of the following is logically inconsistent? 'All students passed. Maria is a student. Maria failed.'
Answer: The third statement contradicts the first
If all students passed and Maria is a student, she must have passed — so the claim that she failed is a direct contradiction.
What number is missing? 81, 64, 49, 36, __, 16
Answer: 25
The series is perfect squares in descending order: 9², 8², 7², 6², 5², 4²; missing = 25.
A project takes 12 workers 15 days to complete. How many days would 9 workers need for the same project?
Answer: 20 days
Total work = 12 × 15 = 180 worker-days; 180 ÷ 9 = 20 days.
Which word does NOT belong with the others: Swift, Rapid, Sluggish, Brisk?
Answer: Sluggish
Swift, Rapid, and Brisk all mean fast, while Sluggish means slow — the odd one out.