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PROBLEM SOLVING EVALUATION

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

BEAR

b)

SNAKE

c)

COW

d)

DOG

e)

TIGER

2.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

POTATO

b)

CORN

c)

APPLE

d)

CARROT

e)

BEAN

3.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

TOUCH

b)

TASTE

c)

HEAR

d)

SMILE

e)

SEE

4.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

STOCKING

b)

DRESS

c)

SHOE

d)

PURSE

e)

HAT

5.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

COPPER

b)

IRON

c)

BRASS

d)

TIN

e)

LEAD

6.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

BOTTLE

b)

CUP

c)

TUB

d)

FUNNEL

e)

BOWL

7.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

WHEAT

b)

HAY

c)

BARLEY

d)

OATS

e)

RICE

8.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

HORSE

b)

KANGAROO

c)

ZEBRA

d)

DEER

e)

DONKEY

9.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

HAM

b)

LIVER

c)

SALMON

d)

PORK

e)

BEEF

10.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE IS LEAST LIKE THE OTHER FOUR?

a)

INCH

b)

MILE

c)

ACRE

d)

YARD

e)

FOOT

11.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

Z

c)

F

d)

N

e)

E

12.

IF YOU REARRANGE THE LETTERS "BARBIT", YOU WILL HAVE A NAME OF A:

a)

OCEAN

b)

COUNTRY

c)

STATE

d)

CITY

e)

ANIMAL

13.

IF YOU REARRANGE THE LETTERS "RAPIS", YOU WILL HAVE THE NAME OF A:

a)

OCEAN

b)

COUNTRY

c)

STATE

d)

CITY

e)

ANIMAL

14.

IF YOU REARRANGE THE LETTERS "MANGERY", YOU WILL HAVE THE NAME OF A:

a)

OCEAN

b)

COUNTRY

c)

STATE

d)

CITY

e)

ANIMAL

15.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

BROTHER IS TO SISTER AS NIECE IS TO:

a)

MOTHER

b)

DAUGHTER

c)

AUNT

d)

UNCLE

e)

NEPHEW

16.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

MILK IS TO GLASS AS LETTER IS TO:

a)

STAMP

b)

PEN

c)

ENVELOPE

d)

BOOK

e)

MAIL

17.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

LIVE IS TO EVIL AS 5232 IS TO:

a)

2523

b)

3252

c)

2325

d)

3225

e)

5223

18.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

TREE IS TO GROUND AS CHIMNEY IS TO:

a)

SMOKE

b)

BRICK

c)

SKY

d)

GARAGE

e)

HOUSE

19.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

BULLET IS TO GUN AS BALL IS TO:

a)

BAT

b)

SLINGSHOT

c)

CANNON

d)

PITCHER

e)

CATAPULT

20.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

CAACCAC IS TO 3113313 AS CACAACAC IS TO:

a)

13133131

b)

13133313

c)

31311131

d)

31311313

e)

31313113

21.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

BELT IS TO BUCKLE AS SHOE IS TO:

a)

SOCK

b)

TOE

c)

FOOT

d)

LACE

e)

HEEL

22.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

FINGER IS TO HAND AS LEAF IS TO:

a)

TREE

b)

BRANCH

c)

BLOSSOM

d)

TWIG

e)

BARK

23.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

WATER IS TO ICE AS MILK IS TO:

a)

HONEY

b)

CHEESE

c)

CEREAL

d)

COFFEE

e)

COOKIE

24.

WHICH ONE OF THE FIVE MAKES THE BEST COMPARISON?

FOOT IS TO KNEE AS HAND IS TO:

a)

FINGER

b)

ELBOW

c)

TOE

d)

LEG

e)

ARM

25.

Which of the numbers does not belong in the following series?

9 - 7 - 8 - 6 - 7 - 5 - 6 - 3

a)

Nine

b)

Eight

c)

Six

d)

Five

e)

Three

26.

Which one of the letters does not belong in the following series?

A - D - G - I - J - M - P - S

a)

D

b)

I

c)

J

d)

M

e)

S

27.

Which one of the numbers does not belong in the following series?

2 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 14 - 15 - 30

a)

THREE

b)

SEVEN

c)

EIGHT

d)

FIFTEEN

e)

THIRTY

28.

Which one of the numbers does not belong in the following series?

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 29, 48

a)

TWO

b)

TEN

c)

THIRTEEN

d)

TWENTY-SIX

e)

FORTY-EIGHT

29.

"If some SMAUGS are THORS and some THORS are THRAINS, then some SMAUGS are definitely THRAINS."

The statement is:

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NEITHER

30.

"If some BIFURS are BOFURS and all GLOINS are BOFURS, then some BIFURS are definitely GLOINS."

This statement is:

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NEITHER

31.

"If all WARGS are TWEEPS and NO TWEEPS are GLUMS, then NO GLUMS are definitely WARGS."

This statement is:

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NEITHER

32.

"If all FLEELPS are SLOOPS and all SLOOPS are LOOPIES, then all FLEEPS are definitely LOOPIES."

This statement is:

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

NEITHER

33.

John, who is twelve years old, is three times as old as his brother. How old will John be when he is twice as old as his brother?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

18

d)

20

e)

21

34.

JACK is taller than PETER and BILL is shorter than JACK. Which of the following statements would be most accurate?

a)

BILL is taller than PETER.

b)

BILL is shorter than PETER.

c)

BILL is as tall as PETER.

d)

It is impossible to tell whether BILL or PETER is taller.

35.

An item at store X was on sale for 20% off the original price. By what percent must the item be increased to again sell at the original price?

a)

15%

b)

20%

c)

25%

d)

30%

e)

40%

36.

Mary had an unknown number of cookies. After eating one, she gave half of the remaining cookies to her sister. After eating another cookie, she gave half of what was left to her brother. Mary now has only five cookies left. How many cookies did Mary start off with?

a)

11

b)

22

c)

23

d)

45

e)

46

37.

A spaceship received three messages in a strange language from a distant planet. The astronauts studied these messages and found out that "ELROS ALDARION ELENDIL" means "DANGER ROCKET EXPLOSION" and "EDAIN MINYATUR ELROS" means "DANGER SPACESHIP FIRE" and "ALDARION GIMILZOR GONDOR" means "BAD GAS EXPLOSION". What does "ELENDIL" mean?

a)

DANGER

b)

EXPLOSION

c)

GAS

d)

ROCKET

e)

NOTHING

38.

John received $0.41 in change from a purchase made at a store. If he received six coins, three of the coins had to be:

a)

PENNIES

b)

NICKELS

c)

DIMES

d)

QUARTERS

e)

HALF-DOLLARS

39.

Henry's mother sent him to the store to get 9 large cans of peaches. Henry could only carry 2 cans at a time. How many trips to the store did Henry have to take?

a)

4

b)

4.5

c)

5

d)

5.5

e)

6

40.

Linda was both the 13th highest and the 13th lowest in a spelling bee contest. How many people were in the contest?

a)

13

b)

25

c)

26

d)

27

e)

28

41.

A fish has a head that is 9 inches long. The tail of the fish is equal to the size of the head plus one-half the size of the body. The body is the size of the head plus the tail. How long is the fish?

a)

27"

b)

54"

c)

63"

d)

72"

e)

81"

42.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

43.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

44.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

45.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

46.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

47.

Which one of the designs does not belong in the following series?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

48.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

49.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

50.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

51.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

52.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

53.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

54.

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

55.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

56.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

57.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

58.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

59.

Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

60.

Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

61.

How old are you right now (2-digit: years only)?

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