Question 1.

Consider the following flow chart for a customer:

The person in No.1 is: A. B. C. D. E. Married, with children Married, with at least one son Unmarried, with at least one daughter Unmarried, with at least one son Unmarried, with no children

Answer: D (married: no; children: yes; male child: yes) Question 2.

Which of the following is least like the others? A. B. C. D. cube sphere pyramid circle

Answer: D (because the circle is the only two-dimensional figure)

Question 3. Susan can type 10 pages in 5 minutes. Mary can type 5 pages in 10 minutes. Working together, how many pages can they type in 30 minutes? A. B. C. D. E. 15 20 25 65 75

Answer:

E (30/5=6; 6*10=60; Susan will type 60 pages in 30 min. 30/10=3; 5*3=15; Mary will type 15 pages in 30 min. 60+15=75) Question 4. Consider the following series: 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, ____ What comes next? A. B. C. D. E. 15 16 17 18 19

Answer: D (3+1=4; 4+2=6; 6+3=9; 9+4=13; 13+5=18)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 5.

1 Consider the following formula: A = B + 3 (4 - C) If B equals 5 and C equals 2, what is the value of A? A. 7 B. 11 C. 12 D. 17

Answer B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 6.

2 Consider the following formula: y = 3 (x + 5) (x - 2) Which of the following formulas is equivalent to this one? A. y = 3x2 + 9x - 30 B. y = x2 = 3x - 10 C. y = 3x2 + 3x - 10 D. y = 3x2 + 3x - 30

Answer A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 7.

3 Consider the following equation: Y=X+5 Which of the following choices represents the same relationship as demonstrated in this equation?

A. Y X 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 B. Y is equivalent to the sum of a constant C and X, where C equals 5. C. Y = (X + 20) / 4 D. [table] Answer B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sample Reading Comprehension This test measures your ability to obtain information from written passages. You will be presented with a sample passage below, followed by three sample questions about it, This passage is shorter than those on the actual test. Passage The timing of New year's Day has changed with customs and calendars. The Mayan civilization, on what is now called the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, celebrated the new year on one of the two days when the noonday sun is directly overhead. In the equatorial regions of the earth, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the sun is in this position twice a year, once on its passage southward, and once on its passage northward. At the early Mayan city of Izapa in the southern Yucatan, the overhead date for the sun on its southward passage was August 13. The Mayans celebrated this date for the beginning of the new year. Later, at the more northerly Mayan site of Edzna, the corresponding overhead date is July 26. Analyses of Mayan pictorial calendars indicate that they celebrated the new year on August 13 prior to 150 AD, and on July 26 after that. This change has been explained by archaeological dating showing that 150 AD was the time that the Mayans moved the hub of their civilization from the southern site to the northern site. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 8.

4 According to the passage, the sun at Edzna was directly overhead at noon on: A. July 26 only B. August 13 only C. July 26 and one other date D. August 13 and one other date

Answer C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 9.

5 If the Mayans had moved their civilization's center south of Izapa, their new date for celebration would probably have been closest to which of the following dates? A. January 1 B. February 20 C. March 25 D. September 15

Answer D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 10.

6 Why did the Mayans move their capital city from Izapa to Edzna? A. The climate at Edzna was more temperate. B. Lunar eclipses were more visible at Edzna. C. The terrain near Edzna was more suitable for agriculture. D. Cannot be determined from the information given. Answer D

Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis (GDipSA) Aptitude Test Sample

All GDipSA applicants are required to sit for the aptitude test. This is a test to measure your aptitudes for learning and performing the job of computer programming and systems analysis. There are five parts to the test and each part will be timed separately - Verbal Meaning, Reasoning, Letter Series, Number Ability, and Diagram Ability. It is designed to test your problem-solving ability, your ability to read and understand diagrams, etc. You cant really study for the test. It is designed to test what abilities you have, as opposed to testing what facts or information you know.

Sample Questions
Question 11.

Verbal Meaning
Each item in this part of the test presents a word, followed by five alternatives. You are to choose from the five words the one that means the same or most nearly the same as the word at the beginning. You will be given nine minutes to complete thirty-eight questions. Sample question: Recipient 1. donor 2. borrower 3. sponsor 4. receiver 5. lender Answer: the word recipient means the same as receiver.

Question 12.

Reasoning

This is a test of your ability to reason and to express problems in a simple form using conventional mathematical symbols. The items in the test require you to read a problem and formulate an answer for it. You will be given twenty-two minutes to complete twenty-four questions. Sample question: A new homeowner ordered an air-conditioning system which costs A dollars, six wardrobes which cost W dollars a piece, and a dozen beds which cost B dollars each. The total cost of the order is 1. A + W + B 2. AB + 6W 3. A + 6W + 12B 4. A + (W + B) / 2 5. A + (2W +B)6 Answer: 3
Question 13.

Letter Series
In this part each problem presents a series of letters arranged accordingly to a pattern. You are to find the pattern in the series and decide which of the five letters given should come next. You will be given twelve minutes to complete twenty-six questions. Sample question: a e i m q u _ 1. s 2. t 3. u 4. v 5. w Answer: 3. The letters progress by four; the next letter should be y.
Question 14.

Number Ability

This test measures your ability to make rapid numerical calculations and estimates. You will be given seven minutes to complete twenty-eight questions. Sample question: 123.4 1/10 (approximate) a) 1.2 b) 12 c) 120 d) 1200 Answer: d

Question 15.

Diagramming

In this section there are a number of problems with flow charts (schematic diagrams) that illustrate the process by which each problem is solved. The solution to a problem is illustrated in its diagram by following the arrows from cell to cell. You will be given thirty-five minutes to complete thirty-five questions. Sample question:
Y Charge $10 2 Charge full price Charge price with 20% discount Customer purchases tickets Buy as family package? N 1 Y N Get the number of persons in family

3 Problem and conditions A. A theme park has decided to charge their entrance fee by individual or family package. As individual, ticket will be sold as $10 per person As family, ticket will be sold as $8 per person B. There is also a different in the fee based on the entry time into the park. Entry to theme park before noon will be charged as full price Entry to theme park after noon will be charged with a 20% discount Cell 1. A. Is the entry before noon? B. Is the entry after noon? C. Customer purchase individual ticket D. Customer purchase a family package E. Customer made payment Answer: A Cell 2. A. Charge $10 per person B. Charge $10 with 20% discount per person C. Charge $8 per person D. Customer made payment E. Check the time of entry Answer: C
Question 16.

Answer : E

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