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WAE TCSNQT Mock Quiz-22-Oct

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

No one in Collin’s circle of friends likes rap music. They all say that it sounds like noise; it has no melody and it takes no talent to produce, they claim. Personally, Collin tends to like rap, and he thinks that a lot of skill and knowledge would have to go into producing something that complex. But if everyone else hates it, he reasons that he is probably wrong, so he eventually convinces himself to hate rap too.

a)

Conformity

b)

Relativism

c)

Wishful thinking

d)

Confirmation Bias

2.

Jeannette has an upcoming exam in anatomy and physiology. It will cover the four chapters read and discussed over the last month. Jeannette hasn’t studied. Though there are well over 200 terms she will be expected to remember, Jeannette knows that her memory is great. She will remember the terms just from having heard them mentioned in class. After all, because of her excellent memory, she got through high school without studying. Despite her faith in her memory, her lack of studying results in an F on the exam.

a)

Relativism

b)

Subjectivism

c)

Wishful Thinking

d)

Conformation bias

3.

Barriers to critical thinking include _________, ethnocentrism, conformism, ___________, relativism vs objectivism and intimidation by authority.

a)

A. Egocentrism, unexamined assumptions

b)

B. Objectivism, positive thinking

c)

C. Egocentrism, objectivism

d)

D. Positive thinking, unexamined assumptions

4.

Mrs. Trangmar is tall.

Mrs. Trangmar is a teacher.

Therefore, all teachers are tall.

What could possibly be wrong?

a)

Mrs. Trangmar is not tall.

b)

Not all teachers are tall.

5.
What is the correct outcome based on the statement?
A dog with proper training will not misbehave.
a)
If a dog has proper training, then it will not misbehave.
b)
If a dog does not behave, then it had proper training.
6.
What can be concluded from the following statements?
If Tom goes fishing then he brings a pole.
If Tom brings his pole then he catches a fish.
a)
If Tom goes fishing then he catches a fish.
b)
If Tom brings his pole then he goes fishing
c)
 If Tom catches a fish then he brought his pole.
d)
If Tom brings his pole then he catches a fish.
7.

There is a escalator and 2 persons move down it. A takes 50 steps and B takes 75 steps while the escalator is moving down. Given that the time taken by A to take 1 step is equal to time taken by B to take 3 steps. Find the no. of steps in the escalator while it is stationary.

a)

100

b)

120

c)

150

d)

140

8.

Two boats start from opposite banks of river Perpendicular to the shore. One is faster then the other. They meet at 720 yards from one of the ends. After reaching opposite ends they rest for 10 mins each. After that they start back. This time on the return journey they meet at 400 yards from the other end of the river. Calculate the width of the river.

a)

1760 yard

b)

2760 yard

c)

2360 yard

d)

4760 yard

9.

The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca's house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca's house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Uncertain

10.

The temperature on Monday was lower than on Tuesday.

The temperature on Wednesday was lower than on Tuesday.

The temperature on Monday was higher than on Wednesday

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Uncertain

11.

617+6.017+0.617+6.0017=?

a)

6.2963

b)

62.965

c)

629.6357

d)

None of these

12.

X takes twice as much time as Y or thrice as much time as Z to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. Y can do the work alone in?

a)

4 days

b)

6 days

c)

8 days

d)

12 days

13.

In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. what should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach Target of 282 runs ?

a)

6.25

b)

6.5

c)

6.75

d)

7

14.

In what ratio must a grocery mix two varieties of pulses costing RS. 15 and RS. 20 per kg respectively so as to get mixture worth RS. 16. 50 kg ?

a)

3: 7

b)

5:7

c)

7:3

d)

7: 5

15.

A person walks 10 m infront and 10 m to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 m respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?

a)

20 m

b)

15 m

c)

10 m

d)

5 m

16.

10 years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 24 years. Two children having been born (with age diference of 2 years), the present average age of the family is the same. The present age of the youngest child is :

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

The average age of students of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of boys in the class is 16.4 years and that of the girls is 15.4 years, The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is :

a)

1:2

b)

2:3

c)

3:4

d)

4:5

18.

2/5th of the voters promise to vote for A and the rest promised to vote for B. Of these, on the last day 15% of the voters went back of their promise to vote for A and 25% of voters went back of their promise to vote for B, and A lost by 200 votes. Then, the total number of voters is:

a)

10000

b)

11000

c)

9000

d)

9500

19.

Prerna decided to donate 15% of her salary to an orphanage. On the day of donation she changed her mind and donated Rs 2,896 which was 90% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Prerna’s salary (approx)?

a)

19500

b)

17250

c)

21450

d)

Can't be determined

20.

Find the statement that must be true according to the given information

1. Vincent has a paper route . Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who live on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.

a)

Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood

b)

It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.

c)

It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries

d)

Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

21.

Given that 1. A is the brother of B

2. C is the father of A

3. D is the brother of E

4. E is the daughter of B

Then, the uncle of D is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

22.

If P(n) denotes the number of prime numbers less than n, then find the value of P(P(P(35))), considering 1 as not a prime number.

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

23.

A number when divided by 361 gives a remainder 47. If the same number is divided by 19, what will be the remainder?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

8

d)

9

24.

Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together?

a)

4

b)

10

c)

15

d)

16

25.

In a certain code language

(i) ‘count me out’ is written as ‘874’.

(ii) ‘you can count’ is written as ‘719’.

(iii) ‘you and me’ is written as ‘942’

How will ‘and’ be written in that code language?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

9

d)

2