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Mental Alertness Questions

1. The opposite of hate is?:

Enemy

Fear

Love

Friend

Joy

2. If 3 pencils cost 5 cents, how many pencils can be bought for 50 cents?:

Answer

3. A bird does not always have?:

Wings

Eyes

Feet

A Nest

A Bill

4. The opposite of honour is?:

Glory

Disgrace

Cowardice

Fear

Defeat

5. A fox most resembles a?:

Wolf

Goat

Pig

Tiger

Cat

6. Quiet is related to sound in the same way that darkness is related to?:

A Cellar

Sunlight

Noise

Stillness

Loud

7. A party consisted of a man and his wife, his two sons and their wives, and four children in each son's family. How many were there in the party?

Answer

8. A Tree always has?:

Leaves

Fruit

Buds

Roots

A Shadow

9. The opposite of economical is?:

Cheap

Stingy

Extravagant

Value

Rich

10. Silver is more costly than iron because it is?:

Heavier

Scarcer

Whiter

Harder

Prettier

11. Which one of the six statements below tells the meaning of the following proverb?:

"The early bird catches the worm"

Don't do the impossible

Weeping is bad for the eyes

Don't worry over troubles before they come

Early birds like worms best

Prompt persons often secure advantages over tardy ones

It is foolish to fret about things we can't help

12. Which statement below tells the meaning of this proverb "don't cry over spilt milk"?:

Don't do the impossible

Weeping is bad for the eyes

Don't worry over troubles before they come

Early birds like worms best

Prompt persons often secure advantages over tardy ones

It is foolish to fret about things we can't help

13. Which statement below explains this proverb "don't cross a bridge until you come to it"?:

Don't do the impossible

Weeping is bad for the eyes

Don't worry over troubles before they come

Early birds like worms best

Prompt persons often secure advantages over tardy ones

It is foolish to fret about things we can't help

14. An electric light is related to a candle as an automobile is to?:

A Carriage

Electricity

A Tyre

Speed

Glow

15. If a boy can run 6 metres in a 1/4 of a second, how many metres can he run in 10 seconds?

Answer

16. A meal always involves?:

A Table

Dishes

Hunger

Food

Water

17. Of the five words below, four are alike in a certain way. Which is the one not like these four?:

Bend

Shave

Chop

Whittle

Shear

18. The opposite of never is?:

Often

Sometimes

Occasionally

Always

Frequently

19. A clock is related to time as a thermometer is to?:

A Watch

Warm

A Bulb

Mercury

Temperature

20. Which word makes the truest sentence? Men are (?) shorter than their wives:

Always

Usually

Much

Rarely

Never

21. One number is wrong in the following series. What should that number be?:

1 4 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 9 6 9

Answer

22. If the first two statements following are true, the third is (?). All members of this club are Liberals. Smith is not a Liberal. Smith is a member of this club:

True

False

Not Certain

23. A contest always has?:

An Umpire

Opponents

Spectators

Applause

Victory

24. Which number in this series appears a second time nearest to the beginning?:

6 4 5 3 7 8 0 9 5 9 8 8 6 5 4 7 3 0 8 9 1

Answer

25. The moon is related to the earth as the earth is to:

Mars

The Sun

Clouds

Stars

The Universe

26. Which word makes the truest sentence? Fathers are (?) wiser than their sons:

Always

Usually

Much

Rarely

Never

27. The opposite of awkward is?:

Strong

Pretty

Short

Graceful

Swift

28. A mother is always (?) than her daughter:

Wiser

Taller

Stouter

Older

More Wrinkled

29. Which one of the six statements below tells the meaning of the proverb "the burnt child dreads the fire"?:

Frivolity flourishes when authority is absent

Unhappy experiences teach us to be careful

A thing must be tried before we know its value

A meal is judged by the dessert

Small animals never play in the presence of large ones

Children suffer more from heat than grown people

30. Which statement below explains the proverb "when the cat is away, the mice will play"?:

Frivolity flourishes when authority is absent

Unhappy experiences teach us to be careful

A thing must be tried before we know its value

A meal is judged by the dessert

Small animals never play in the presence of large ones

Children suffer more from heat than grown people

31. Which statement below explains the proverb "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"?:

Frivolity flourishes when authority is absent

Unhappy experiences teach us to be careful

A thing must be tried before we know its value

A meal is judged by the dessert

Small animals never play in the presence of large ones

Children suffer more from heat than grown people

32. If the settlement of a difference is made by mutual concession, it is called a?:

Promise

Compromise

Injection

Coercion

Restoration

33. What is related to disease as carefulness is to accident?:

Doctor

Surgery

Medicine

Hospital

Sanitation

34. Of the five things below, four are alike in a certain way. Which is the one not like these four?:

Smuggle

Steal

Bribe

Cheat

Sell

35. If 10 boxes full of apples weigh 400 kilos and each box when empty weighs 4 kilos, how many kilos do all the apples weigh?

Answer

36. The opposite of hope is?:

Faith

Misery

Sorrow

Despair

Hate

37. If all the odd numbered letters in the alphabet were crossed out, what would be the tenth letter not crossed out?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Answer

38. What letter in the word SUPERFLUOUS is the same number in the word (counting from the beginning) as it is in the alphabet.

Answer

39. What people say about a person constitutes their?:

Character

Gossip

Reputation

Disposition

Personality

40. If 2.5 meters of cloth cost 30 cents, how many cents will 10 meters cost?

Answer

41. If the words below were arranged to make a good sentence, with what letter would the second word of the sentence begin?

same means big large the as

Answer

42. If the first two statements following are true, the third is (?) "George is older than Frank. James is older than George. Frank is younger than James":

True

False

Not Certain

43. Suppose the first and second letters in the word CONSTITUTIONAL were interchanged, also the third and fourth letters, the fifth and sixth etc. Print the letter that would then be the twelfth letter counting to the right?

Answer

44. One number is wrong in the following series. What should that number be?:

0 1 3 6 10 15 21 28 34

Answer

45. If 4.5 metres of cloth costs 90 cents, how many cents will 2.5 metres cost?

Answer

46. A person's influence in a community should depend upon their?:

Wealth

Dignity

Wisdom

Ambition

Political Power

47. What is related to few as ordinary is to exceptional?:

None

Some

Many

Less

48. The opposite of treacherous is?:

Friendly

Brave

Wise

Cowardly

Loyal

49. Which one of the five words below is most unlike the other four?:

Good

Large

Red

Walk

Thick

50. If the first two statements following are true, the third is (?). "Some of Brown's friends are Baptists. Some of Brown's friends are dentists. Some of Browns friends are Baptist dentists"?:

True

False

Not Certain

51. How many of the following words can be made from the letters in the word LARGEST using any letter any number of times?:

great stagger grasses trestle struggle rattle garage strangle

Answer

52. The statement that the moon is made of green cheese is?:

Absurd

Misleading

Improbable

Unfair

Wicked

53. Of the five things following, four are alike in a certain way. Which is the one not like these four?:

Tar

Snow

Soot

Ebony

Coal

54. What is related to a cube in the same way in which a circle is related to a square?:

Circumference

Sphere

Corners

Solid

Thickness

55. If the following words were seen on a wall by looking in a mirror on an opposite wall, which word would appear exactly the same as if seen directly?:

OHIO

SAW

NOON

MOTOR

OTTO

56. If a strip of cloth 24 cms long will shrink to 22 cms when washed, how many cms long will a 36 cm strip be after shrinking?

Answer

57. Which of the following is a trait of character?:

Personality

Esteem

Love

Generosity

Health

58. Find the two letters in the word DOING which have just as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet. Type the one of these letters that comes first in the alphabet:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Answer

59. Revolution is related to evolution as flying is to?:

Birds

Whirling

Walking

Wings

Standing

60. One number is wrong in the following series. What should that number be?:

1 - 3 - 9 - 27 - 81 - 108

Answer

61. If Frank can ride a bicycle 30 meters while George runs 20 metres, how many metres can Frank ride while George runs 30 metres?

Answer

62. Count each N in this series that is followed by an O next to it if the O is not followed by a T next to it. Tell how many N's you count:

N O N T Q M N O T M O N O O N Q M N N O Q N O T O N A M O N O M

Answer

63. A person who is adverse to change and progress is said to be?:

Democratic

Radical

Conservative

Anarchistic

Liberal

64. Type the letter which is the fourth letter to the left of the letter which is midway between O and S in the alphabet?:

Answer

65. What number in the graphic below is in the rectangle and in the triangle but not in the circle?

Answer

66. Referring to the graphic in question 65., what number is in the same geometrical shapes as the number 8?:

Answer

67. Referring to the graphic in question 65., how many numbers are in any two but only two geometrical shapes?

Answer

68. A surface is related to a line as a line is to?:

Solid

Plane

Curve

Point

String

69. If the first two statements following are true, the third is (?) "One cannot become a good violinist without a lot of practice. Emma practices for many hours on the violin. Emma will become a good violinist"?:

True

False

Not Certain

70. If the words below were arranged to make the best sentence, with what letter would the last word of the sentence end? Type the letter as a capital:

sincerity traits courtesy character of desirable and are

Answer

71. A person who is influenced in making a decision by preconceived opinions is said to be?:

Influential

Prejudiced

Hypocritical

Decisive

Impartial

72. A hotel serves a mixture of 2 parts cream and 3 parts milk. How many litres of cream will it take to make 15 litres of the mixture? Answer

73. What is related to blood as physics is to motion?:

Temperature

Veins

Body

Physiology

Geography

74. A statement the meaning of which is not definite is said to be?:

Erroneous

Doubtful

Ambiguous

Distorted

Hypothetical

75. If a wire 20 cms long is to be cut so that one piece is 2/3rds as long as the other piece, how many cms long must the shorter piece be? Answer

Mental Alertness Quiz

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Mental Alertness Questions