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Mental Ability

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John has a brown hen and a white hen. the brown hen lays one egg in the morning and one egg in the noon every day. The white hen lays one egg every day.

How many eggs will John collect after 6 days?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

15

d)

18

2.

base on number 1 question


If John sells the eggs he collects every six days at $200.00 per dozen, how much will he earn?

a)

$240.00

b)

$300.00

c)

$250.00

d)

$3000.00

3.

Which word is opposite in meaning to the word in capital?

HOSTILE

a)

angry

b)

contentious

c)

aggressive

d)

friendly

4.

which word is opposite in meaning to the word in capital?


SATURATE

a)

moist

b)

dry

c)

sodden

d)

wet

5.

Four boys went to reap guavas for the jam factory. the table below shows how many each boy reaped.


which statement is true?

a)

Paul reaped fewer guavas than Jordon

b)

Demar reaped most guavas

c)

Andrew reaped more guavas than Demar

d)

Jordan and Paul reaped the same number of guavas

6.

Which boy reaped thirty guavas

a)

Jordan

b)

Demar

c)

Paul

d)

Andrew

7.

complete the statement


All children have .....

a)

books

b)

hands

c)

hearts

d)

toys

8.

Which word does not belong in the group of words below?


cricket, tennis, karate, baseball

a)

cricket

b)

karate

c)

baseball

d)

tennis

9.

What is the missing number?


156, 168, 180, ? , 204

a)

184

b)

176

c)

192

d)

198

10.

Complete each statement.


running is to exercise as sleep is to .........

a)

waking

b)

bed

c)

rest

d)

night

11.

The North Pole is to South Pole as the Artic is to the ________

a)

Antarctic

b)

Equator

c)

Penguins

d)

Cold

12.

choose the word which describes all the others.


doctor, baker, occupation, farmer, soldier

a)

doctor

b)

occupation

c)

farmer

d)

baker

13.

Which figure will complete the analogy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Choose the one which completes the pattern.


A1B, B3C, C5D, _____

a)

D7E

b)

C9D

c)

D8E

d)

E9F

15.

Which one does not belong in the group below?


Spain, Trinidad, Cuba, Jamaica, St. Kitts

a)

Trinidad

b)

Cuba

c)

St. Kitts

d)

Spain

16.

Which of the numbers below gives a different answer?

a)

4 x 2 x 0

b)

4 x 0 x 3

c)

4 x 2 + 0

d)

4 x 0 x 2

17.

Which word does not belong in the group of words below?


serene, calm, stormy, tranquil,

a)

calm

b)

serene

c)

stormy

d)

tranquil

18.

Which word does not belong in the group of words below?


small, large, tiny, minute

a)

minute

b)

tiny

c)

small

d)

large

19.

You blink your eyes about 12 times every minute. How many times will you blink in one hour?

a)

360

b)

240

c)

720

d)

60

20.

Which figure comes next?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

What should Jaydon do?

a)

shout at the men to get out of his yard

b)

get the phone, stand at the window and call his father

c)

shout to his father that the men were in the yard

d)

quietly get the phone, get out of sight and call his father

22.

Which of the following show the correct sequence of events?

a)

Jaydon is sick- father in garden - mom leaves - men in the yard

b)

father in garden - Jaydon is sick - mom leaves - men in the yard

c)

men in the yard - mom leaves - father in garden - Jaydon is sick

d)

Jaydon is sick - mom leaves - father in garden - men in the yard

23.

Which number would be next ?


1.25, 1.75, 2.25, ______

a)

3.0

b)

2.50

c)

3.25

d)

2.75

24.

Which word is represented by the code H5, W2, W5, V5, W7, V3, V5?

a)

menace

b)

simple

c)

silken

d)

silence

25.

Which of the following shows the word HOPE as a code?

a)

W1,H1,H2,V5

b)

W1, H1, W5, V5

c)

W1, H7, H5, W1

d)

W1, V1, H6, V5

26.

In the group of words below, there are two things which are alike but different from the rest. Select the FIRST of the two.


walk, sing, sleep, play, slumber

a)

play

b)

sleep

c)

slumber

d)

sing

27.

In the group of words below, there are two things which are alike but different from the rest. Select the FIRST of the two.


umpires, spectators, cricket, referee, football

a)

football

b)

referee

c)

spectators

d)

umpires

28.

if a=3, b= 0, c= 5, d=12


What is a(b+d)

a)

36

b)

12

c)

15

d)

39

29.

if a=3, b= 0, c= 5, d=12


what is c x d?

a)

15

b)

60

c)

17

d)

30

30.

choose the word which could be used in place of the underlined words.


The flower show is held every year.

a)

bi-annually

b)

annually

c)

semi- annually

d)

periodically

31.

choose the word which could be used in place of the underlined words.


A grand birthday celebration was held for the man who had lives for one hundred years.

a)

centurion

b)

elder

c)

octogenarian

d)

centenarian

32.

which word does not belong in the group of words below?


measles, scissors, travels, trousers

a)

scissors

b)

measles

c)

travels

d)

trousers

33.

If the following words are placed in alphabetical order, which would be the middle word?

audit, amble, action, agree, attract

a)

amble

b)

agree

c)

attract

d)

action

34.

seven football teams are playing in a league. Each team played each of the other teams exactly once. How many matches were played in the league?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

6

d)

18

35.

which statement is true?

a)

the family spends most of its income on rent

b)

the family spends more money on clothes than food

c)

the family saves more than it spends on rent

d)

the family spends most of it income on education

36.

about what percent of its income does the family spends on food?

a)

15%

b)

25%

c)

20%

d)

30%

37.

Four men took 10 days to dig a hole . How long would five men take to dig the same hole working at the same pace?

a)

25

b)

8

c)

400

d)

10

38.

Ken is now twice as old as Kim. If Ken is 12 years old now, how old Kim be in 7 years time?

a)

19

b)

6

c)

31

d)

13

39.

Alex started with a number, multiplied it by itself , added 9, multiplied the result by 4, and obtained 136. Which number did Alex start with?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

15

d)

9

40.

share $500 between Ray and Jay so that Jay gets $74 more than Ray.


What is Ray amount?

a)

176

b)

213

c)

287

d)

426