Ability Test - Practice Paper 3

ABILITY TEST – PRACTICE PAPER 3
1. A watch loses 4 minutes in every half hour. At the same rate, how many minutes will it lose in 6
hours?
A. 12 mins. B. 36 mins. C. 48 mins. D. 24 mins.
2. Andrea drank 6 boxes of orange juice in 18 minutes. How many boxes can she drink in 24
minutes?
A. 8 boxes B. 10 boxes C. 12 boxes D. 9 boxes
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3. Susan is standing facing northeast. She turns 180 clockwise. What direction is she facing?
A. southwest B. northwest C. south D. southeast
4. The diagram below shows cubes being stacked in a corner of a box. How many cubes were
stacked?
A. 9 cubes B. 12 cubes C. 7 cubes D. 11 cubes
5. What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among groups of 6, 5 and 8
children?
A. 60 B. 80 C. 100 D. 120
6. I am a four digit number.

The digit in the ones place is twice the digit in the thousands place.
The digit in the tens place is 5 more than the digit in the hundreds place.
What number am I?
A. 1864 B. 4168 C. 4618 D. 8164

7. What fraction of the diagram shown below is NOT shaded?
3 17 2 8
A. B. C. D.
5 25 5 5
8. Sarah who is three times as old as Mark is 51 years old. Mark is 6 years younger than Phillip.
How old is Phillip?
A. 17 yrs. B. 11 yrs. C. 23 yrs. D. 24 yrs.
9. The table below shows the speed of four printers. You have been instructed by your mother to
decide on the best printer to buy. Cost is not an issue. Indicate by putting a tick next to the
printer in the column provided of your choice printer.
Printer What is your choice Speed

Printer A 5 pages in 3 seconds
Printer B 120 pages in 1 minute
Printer C 3 pages in a second
Printer D 90 pages in a minute
ii. What is the reason for your choice?

10. The diagram below shows the subjects liked by 1200 students at a school. How many students
like Mathematics?
A. 600 B. 400 C. 300 D. 900
11. Find the next pattern based on the shapes shown below?
A B C D
12. In each line there is one word which is incorrectly spelt. Identify this word.
1) A. abreviation B. arsenal C. buoy D. ammunition

2) A. allocate B. incurred C. tomorrow D. amature
3) A. retention B. acommodation C. ceiling D. vacuum
4) A. collision B. harass C.. reference D. comittee
5) A. enough B. favour C. parliament D. diaphram
13. Select the word which means nearly the same as the one in uppercase.
1) LAMENTED
A. angry B. mourn C. joyful D. expressive

2) JOVIAL
A. cheerful B. joker C. magnificent D. huge
3) EXTRAVAGANT
A. honest B. cheerful C. economical D. spendthrift
4) BEWILDERED
A. entertained B. benefitted C. perplexed D. surprised
5) FRAIL
A. untouchable B. delicate C. pale D. sturdy
14. For each of the following find the word that goes best with those underlined.
1) toaster, oven, microwave

B. pots B. kettle C. stove D. thermos
2) beef, pork, mutton
B. lobster B. shrimp C. ham D. oil
3) calm, serene, placid

B. tranquil B. tired C. joyful D. happy
4) foal, kitten, duckling

B. eaglet B. horse C. mare D. elephant
5) apiary, dormitory, barracks

C. soldiers B. students C. teachers D. palace
15. Choose the word that is needed to complete each of the following statements correctly.
1) Corn is to sheaf as bead is to …….

C. hand B. string C. necklace D. heap
2) Sword is to shield as a revolver is to …….

D. waist B. holster C. thieves D. police
3) Doctor is to patient as shopkeeper is to …….
A. retailer B. money C. grocery D. customer
4) Duck is to duckling as swan is to …….

A. cygnet B. gosling C. bird D. flock
5) Author is to books as sculptor is to …….

A. statute B. carving C. statue D. stone
16. Look at the pictures below and circle the option that describes its meaning.
A. Approaching a bridge
B. Slow road narrows
C. Road widens
D. Be careful, road work in progress
A. Hotel accommodation
B. Drive slowly, housing scheme ahead
C. Approaching a hospital
D. Hill ahead
A motorist approaching the traffic light when on

amber should do which of the following?
A. Stop immediately
B. Continue driving until light turns red
C. Prepare to stop
D. Continue driving, light not working
17. The Johnson family is travelling on a cross country trip which is very far. They will require to
sleep over at a hotel or motel. They need to purchase fuel. Which of these signs will be most
helpful to them?
A B C D
18. Choose one of the words that can be used for both definitions.
1) Not telling the truth

To be in a horizontal position
A. lying B. flat C. slant D. straight
2) A sporting equipment
An animal
A. ball B. dart C. bat D. ram
3) Unit of time
A small item
A. nut B. second C. minute D. grain
4) To propel a boat
A line
A. engine B. paddle C. column D. row
5) Counting numbers less than 10

A finger or a toe
A. digit B. one C. number D. five

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ABILITY TEST – PRACTICE PAPER 3

A. 12 mins. B. 36 mins. C. 48 mins. D. 24 mins.

A. 8 boxes B. 10 boxes C. 12 boxes D. 9 boxes

A. southwest B. northwest C. south D. southeast

A. 9 cubes B. 12 cubes C. 7 cubes D. 11 cubes

6. I am a four digit number.

A. 1864 B. 4168 C. 4618 D. 8164

A. 17 yrs. B. 11 yrs. C. 23 yrs. D. 24 yrs.

Printer What is your choice Speed

ii. What is the reason for your choice?

A. 600 B. 400 C. 300 D. 900

1) A. abreviation B. arsenal C. buoy D. ammunition

A. angry B. mourn C. joyful D. expressive

A. cheerful B. joker C. magnificent D. huge

1) toaster, oven, microwave

2) beef, pork, mutton

B. lobster B. shrimp C. ham D. oil

3) calm, serene, placid

4) foal, kitten, duckling

5) apiary, dormitory, barracks

1) Corn is to sheaf as bead is to …….

2) Sword is to shield as a revolver is to …….

4) Duck is to duckling as swan is to …….

5) Author is to books as sculptor is to …….

A motorist approaching the traffic light when on

1) Not telling the truth

5) Counting numbers less than 10

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