Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing

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SUB ENGINEER
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ENGLISH

Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word,

from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.
1. Earthquakes cause vibrations to pass _____ around the earth in wave
form.

A. through
B. through the
C. through an
D. through and

Each question below consists of a related pair of words,

followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair
that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in
the original pair.
2. MAN: ROBOT::

A. original: counterfeit
B. true: sham
C. brain: computer
D. object: image

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite

in meaning to the word in capital letters.
3. DILIGENT:

A. lazy
B. shirk
C. avoid
D. devoid

Choose the word most similar in meaning to the capitalized

ones.
4. UTOPIAN:

A. Perfect
B. Idealistic
C. Fanciful
D. Realistic

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Read the passage to answer questions 5-6

The vast multitude of stars are wandering about in space. A few form
groups which journey in company, but the majority are solitary travelers.
And they travel through a universe so spacious that it is an event of almost
unimaginable rarity for a star to come anywhere near to another star. For
the most part each voyages in splendid isolation, like a ship on an empty
ocean. In a scale model in which the stars are ships, the average ship will
be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor, whence it is easy to
understand why a ship seldom finds another within hailing distance.

5. Which of the following is incorrect according to the passage?

A. Most of the stars travel in isolation

B. The universe is very large
C. A star very frequently comes near to another one
D. A star very rarely comes near to another one
E. Some stars travel in groups

6. In the passage the “ship” symbolizes:

A. space
B. traveler
C. universe
D. ocean
E. star

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ANALYTICAL REASONING

Questions 7-10
An editor must choose five articles to be published in the upcoming issue of
an arts review. The only articles available for publication are theater articles
F, G, H and J, and dance articles K, L, M and O.

At least three of the five published articles must be dance articles.

If J is chosen, then M cannot be.
If F is chosen, then J must also be chosen.
7. If M is not chosen for the issue, which of the following must be chosen?
A. F
B. G
C. H
D. J
E. K
8. How many acceptable groupings of articles include J?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five
9. The choice of which article makes only one group of articles acceptable?
A. F
B. G
C. J
D. L
E. M
10.If G is chosen for the issue, which of the following must be true?
A. J is not chosen
B. Exactly three dance articles are chosen
C. H is not chosen
D. All four of the dance articles are chosen
E. F is not chosen
Travelers may enter and remain in the Republic for up to 59 days. If a
traveler is to stay for more than seven days, however, a special visa is
required.
11.If the statements above are true, which of the following must also be
true?
A. A traveler who is staying in the Republic for 14 days must have
a special visa
B. Many travelers who stay in the Republic do not need visas
C. Some travelers who stay in the Republic for more than seven
days do not have the appropriate visas
D. Travelers who stay less than seven days in the Republic do not
need visas
E. Travelers who merely pass through the Republic while this
route to other destinations do not need visas

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QUANTITATIVE
12.18 ÷ 0.04 =?

A. 4.5
B. 45
C. 450
D. 4,500
E. 45,000

13.What is 0.1 percent expressed as a decimal?

A. 0.001
B. 0.01
C. 0.1
D. 1
E. 10.0

14. 30 is closest to:

A. 5
B. 5.4
C. 5.5
D. 5.6
E. 5.7

2
15. (−4) − 3(−4) = ?

A. -4
B. 52
C. -52
D. 192
E. 28

16.A boy takes 3 minutes to read a story of 315 words. How many minutes
will it take him to read a story of 945 words at the same rate?

A. 2
B. 8
C. 6
D. 3
E. 9

3 2
17. (2.3 × 10 ) + (2.3 × 10 ) + (2.3 × 10) = ?

A. 255,300
B. 25,530
C. 2,553
D. 255.3
E. 25.53

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COMPUTERS
18.A computer can be defined as an electronic device that can (choose the
most precise definition):

A. Carry out arithmetic operation

B. Carry out logical operation
C. Do complicated calculation
D. Accept and process data by implementing sequentially a set of
stored instructions

19.Raw data is processed by the computer into:

A. Number sheets
B. Updates
C. Paragraphs
D. Information

20.Loading of operating system in a personal computer is called:

A. Booting
B. Prompting
C. Interrupting
D. Paging

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SUBJECT
21.The convective type rainfall is caused by:

A. thermal or orthographic convection

B. sudden pressure drop
C. gradual pressure drop
D. None of the above

22.Quenching of steel is not possible in:

A. tap water
B. furred or liquid salts
C. oil
D. liquid nitrogen

23.All of the following are examples of ceramic materials EXCEPT:

A. Bakelite
B. aluminum oxide
C. magnesium oxide
D. soda-lime glass
E. clay

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Answer Keys
Q #. Right Choice
1 D
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 C
6 E
7 E
8 C
9 A
10 E
11 A
12 C
13 A
14 C
15 E
16 E
17 C
18 D
19 D
20 A
21 A
22 D
23 A

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