Mental Ability

Mental Ability

by ruthies tutoring

Multiple Choice

Six cats catch six mice in six minutes. How many cats are needed in order to catch 60 mice in 60 minutes?

• 10

• 40

• 6

• 8

​Answer C

​6 cats catch 6 mice in 6 mins. If you multiply by 10, the same six cats catch 60 mice in 60 minutes.

Multiple Choice

In order to get to school each day, i have to take a JUTC bus and a taxi. if the bus takes 23 minutes and the taxi takes 49 minutes, what is my daily travelling time from home to school?

• 1 hour and 2 minutes

• 1 hour and 12 minutes

• 73 minutes

• 82 minutes

​Answer B

​49 + 23 = 72

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​There are 60 minutes in one hour. Convert the minutes into an hour by dividing 72/60. This gives you 1 hour and 12 minutes.

Multiple Choice

A carpenter wants to cut a 10 foot plank into 10 equal parts. If the takes one minute per cut, how long will it take him? Explain your answer.

• 10 minutes

• 9 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 100 minutes

​Answer and Explanation

​Nine minutes because he needs to make nine cuts to get 10 sections.

Multiple Choice

Deep is to shallow, as far is to _________.

• wide

• near

• long

• endless

Multiple Choice

High is to low as good is to ____________.

• bad

• excellent

• right

• low

Multiple Choice

Full is to empty as cheap is to ____________.

• valuable

• fake

• expensive

• tacky