PRE-EMPLOYMENT PERSONNEL TEST5. Resentment 26. Assume the first two statements are true:These boys are normal children. All normal children are big eaters. These boys are big eaters. Is the final one: 1. True 2. False 3. Not certain27. Are the meanings of the following sentences:All comedies are soon ended. Today’s dreams are tomorrow’s challenges.1. Similar2. Contradictory 3. Neither28. A boy is 10 years old. His sister is twice as old. When the boy is 16 years old, what will be the age of his sister? ________29. In the following set of words, which word is different from the others?1. odor 2. scent 3. sour 4. fragrance 5. fume30. ABSCOND / ABSENCE Do these words:1. have similar meanings 2. have contradictory meanings 3. mean neither the same nor the opposite31. RETREAT / RETRIEVEDo these words:1. have similar meanings 2. have contradictory meanings3. neither 32. Which number in the following group of numbers represents the smallest amount? ____________.999 999 .9 1 2 .8833. Are the meanings of the following sentences:A friend in need is a friend indeed.A faithful friend is a strong defense.1. Similar2. Contradictory 3. Neither 34. When the price of a foot of wire is increased from 16.4 cents to 20.5 cents, what was the percent increase in cost of the wire? __________35. APPEAL is the opposite of:1. Beseech PRE-EMPLOYMENT PERSONNEL TEST2. Entreat3. Request4. Deny5. Invoke36. Two of the following proverbs have similar meanings. Which ones are they?1. Every effect becomes a cause2. The cautious seldom make mistakes3. Two dogs will kill a lion4. A threefold cord is not quickly broken5. Water falling day by day wears the hardest stone away37. Suppose you arrange the following words so they make a complete sentence.always Lightning follows thunder If it is a true sentence, mark (T).If it is a false sentence, mark (F). __________38. A clock was exactly on time at noon on Monday. At 8 PM on Tuesday it was 64 seconds slow. At the same rate, how much did it lose in ½ hour? __________39. ENDURE is the opposite of 1. allow 2. bear 3. suffer4. deny5. invoke40. If 3½ bags of seed cost $35.00, what will 4½ bags cost? __________41. Are the meanings of the following sentences:Politeness is excellent, but it does not pay the bill. Cash is king.1. Similar2. Contradictory 3. Neither42. Which number in the following group of numbers represents the smallest amount? ____________222 .9 .73 2 4 .4943. Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $6500.00, Y invests $2000.00 and Z invests $1500.00. If the profits are $3,000.00, how much less does X receive than if the profits were divided in proportion to the amounts invested? __________44. What is the next number in this series? __________16 4 1 .2545. Two of the following proverbs have the same meanings. Which ones are they?1. No one is wise all the time.2. A word to the wise is sufficient.3. The doors of wisdom are never shut.4. ‘Tis wisdom sometimes to be a fool.5. The greatest good is wisdom.46. ADROIT / ADEPTDo these words have: PRE-EMPLOYMENT PERSONNEL TEST1. Similar meanings 2. Opposite meanings3. Neither47. In printing an article with 24,000 words, a printer decides to use two types of type. Using the larger type, a printed page contains 1,200 words. Using the smaller type, a page contains 1,500 words. The article is allotted to 17 full pages in a magazine. How many pages must be in small type? __________48. One number in the following series does not fit with the pattern set by the others. What should that number be? __________1/1000 1/100 1/10 0 10