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Ability Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A box of 12 light bulbs fell. Some of them are broken. Which of the following number would NOT be the number of unbroken light bulbs?

a)

A. 2

b)

B. 7

c)

C. 10

d)

D. 14

2.

Which of the following pair is the odd one out?

a)

A. Love, Affection

b)

B. False, True

c)

C .Sharp, Blunt

d)

D. Up, Down

3.

Choose the one that does not belong with each other.

a)

A. Book

b)

B. Index

c)

C. Glossary

d)

D. Chapter

4.

The words in the bottom row are related in the same way as the words in the top row. Find the word that completes the bottom row of words.

apples fruit supermarket

novel book --------------------

a)

A. bookstore

b)

B. magazine

c)

C. vegetable

d)

D. shopping

5.

Which prefix makes the opposite of all these words: appear, like, honest, agree?

a)

A. un-

b)

B dis-

c)

C. mis-

d)

D. in-

6.

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence.

Happy is to smile as sad is to.....

a)

A. angry

b)

B. glad

c)

C. cry

d)

D. sorrow

7.

Select the most appropriate word which can be used in place of the underlined phrase in each sentence.

My friend and I went to the place where books are kept.

a)

A. shelf

b)

B. library

c)

C. box

d)

D. room

8.

The Jamaican motto is based on our...

a)

A .African roots

b)

B. multicultural roots

c)

C .British roots

d)

D. Spanish roots

9.

After a general election, the leader of the winning party becomes the country's---------------------.

a)

A. Governor General

b)

B. Attorney General

c)

C. Prime Minister

d)

D. Minister of Finance

10.

If m=n, then m-n=

a)

A. 2

b)

B. 0

c)

C. 1

d)

D. 3

11.

Underline the correct word to complete the following analogy.

Today is to tomorrow as present is to------

a)

A. day

b)

B. past

c)

C. secure

d)

D. future

12.

Look at this series: 21, 9 ,21, 11, 21, 13,...

What number should come next?

a)

A. 14

b)

B. 15

c)

C. 21

d)

D. 23

13.

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

a)

A. noun

b)

B. preposition

c)

C. punctuation

d)

D. adverb

14.

Find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.

culture

a)

A.. civility

b)

B. education

c)

C. agriculture

d)

D. customs

15.

If 246683 means manner, 6428 means?

a)

A. man

b)

B. name

c)

C. mane

d)

D. mean

16.

Tim drew overlapping squares on a piece of paper. How many squares are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

17.

What is this diagram called

a)

decagon

b)

regular polygon

c)

octagon

18.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

You work part-time for $9.50 an hour. You work for 15 hours this week, how much is your gross pay?

a)

$ 24.50

b)

$ 142.50

c)

$ 155.00

21.

Man is to woman as boy is to

a)

lady

b)

aunt

c)

uncle

d)

girl

e)

child

22.

Second is to minute as day is to

a)

clock

b)

week

c)

year

d)

month

e)

time

23.

Remember is to forget as large is to

a)

huge

b)

tall

c)

decrease

d)

small

e)

heavy

24.

Pond is to lake as stream is to

a)

sea

b)

river

c)

pool

d)

waterfall

e)

brook

25.

Select the word that does not belong.

a)

banana

b)

plum

c)

orange

d)

cake

e)

mango

26.

Choose the word that does not belong.

a)

Montego Bay

b)

Mandeville

c)

St Ann

d)

Port Antonio

e)

Spanish Town

27.

Choose the word that is opposite to PERMANENT.

a)

indifferent

b)

temporary

c)

complacent

d)

undesirous

e)

improper

28.

Select the number that is missing in 48, 24, 12,....

a)

13

b)

11

c)

10

d)

8

e)

6

29.

Choose the word that is spelt INCORRECTLY.

a)

comend

b)

committee

c)

commune

d)

compassion

e)

connive

30.

There is a word that is form with all the letters of the word SNARE. What is the word?

a)

near

b)

earns

c)

smear

d)

mean

e)

ears