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PLACEMENT TEST
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The purpose of this test is to help determine appropriate grade placement of students enrolling in The Trent Schools. This placement test can be taken by
students ages 6 -17. What you’ll notice is that the questions on this test get progressively more challenging. This test is timed and should be completed within 60 minutes.
Students over the age of 17 seeking placement should contact the Dean of Admissions at: admissions@theschools.com
There is a cost of $25.00 to process the placement test.
After submitting the test please pay either by debit/credit card here:
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Or mail a check or money order to:
The Trent Schools
PO Box 3795
Philadelphia, PA 19125
*Test will not be graded and results will not be give until payment is received
**This is a processing fee that will not be refunded should student not be accepted to or enrolled in The Trent
Schools.
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PARENT / STUDENT INFORMATION
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Student's Name *
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Date of Birth *
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Last School Grade Successfully Completed *
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Address *
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Parent's Name *
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Parent's Email Address *
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Confirm Parent's Email Address *
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PLACEMENT TEST INSTRUCTIONS
Here are the following guidelines to administer this test:
1) Make sure the student has a pencil, an eraser and scratch paper
2) Make sure the student has 60 minutes of uninterrupted time
3) The student is not permitted assistance of any kind. No reference material, books,
computers or calculators.
4) Please be present while student takes the test
5) Make sure all pencils are down at the conclusion of the 60 minutes
It is important to follow these guidelines for the fairest placement of the student.
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Read the following sentences. They are incomplete. A word has been left out of each sentence. Select the best word to complete the
sentence.
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1. John _________ Mary are pals
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or
and
by
Jane
Joe
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2. Alice went ______ the store.
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at
over
to
under
Walmart
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3. ______ are built for people to drive.
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Horses
Sofas
Computers
Skates
Cars
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4. Trees are taller ______ bushes.
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than
as
by
for
grass
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5. A _____ is a kind of fruit
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tree
peach
potato
flower
hamburger
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6. Firemen use _____ to put out fires.
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water
movies
nets
books
ice
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7. Mary has ______ hands.
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green
five
fingers
two
three
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8. Clouds _____ high.
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go
are
have
is
got
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9. Paul put his _______ in his shoes.
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walking
basketball
foot
feet
run
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10. We use ice to _____ our soda cold.
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get
cause
want
have
make
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11. Ann ______ a picture with her crayons.
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made
drew
drawed
wrote
painted
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Answer each problem.
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12. 5+2=
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13. 8-4=
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14. 7-3=
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15. 8-2=
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16. 8+22=
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17. 5-4=
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18. 19-3=
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19. 28-7=
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20. 15-7=
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21. 17-6=
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22. 21-8=
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23. 39-15=
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24. 33-15=
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25. 42-41=
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26. 32-28=
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27. 25-17=
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28. 39-13=
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Select the best answer for each question.
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29. What do we use to write on a blackboard?
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pencil
pen
eraser
chalk
teacher
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30. Where do we go to buy milk?
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movies
street
bus
out
store
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31. Where do we go to see a film?
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movies
park
store
outside
dark
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32. What takes a train over a river?
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path
crossing
bridge
speed
road
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33. What part of the body connects the arm to the hand?
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wrist
finger
knee
toes
neck
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34. What do we call the fastener on a belt?
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button
brass
hook
tongue
buckle
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35. What do we call the seed in the center of a peach?
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skin
juice
pit
peel
fruit
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36. What do we call a book that gives the meanings of words?
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Bible
dictionary
encyclopedia
atlas
text
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37. What do we call the end of a horse’s leg?
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sole
ankle
knee
hoof
foot
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38. What do we call jewelry worn on a finger?
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ring
necklace
pin
pendant
glove
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39. Potatoes, string beans, and corn. What do we call them?
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groceries
dinner
vegetables
food
desert
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40. What is the place where street and curb meet?
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avenue
gutter
sidewalk
lawn
road
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41. What is the proper name for your belly button?
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stomach
nostril
navel
chest
canal
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Select the three words that rhyme.
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42.
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Boy
Go
Mow
Moo
So
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43.
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Boy
Joy
Toy
Too
Two
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44.
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June
Jump
Lump
Moon
Dune
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45.
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Lead
Please
Plead
Weed
Weird
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46.
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Crate
Trite
Slight
Height
Freight
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47.
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Stake
Steak
Streak
Stork
Snake
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48.
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Freight
Fright
Straight
Late
Bright
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49.
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Bought
Taut
Eight
Rot
Caught
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Answer these questions about 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
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50. What letter is located midway between H and P? ______
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51. What letter is two after M? ______
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52. What letter is before one before D? _______
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53. What letter comes before the letter that comes before J?
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54. What letter comes after the letter that comes after the letter 0? _______
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55. What letter is the third letter after the letter midway between K and Q? _______
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56. What letter comes next after the sixth letter after E? _______
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57. Make believe that each letter of the alphabet is printed on a card. You are able to move the cards wherever you wish. At the start, all
the cards are in proper alphabetical order.
Make believe you switch the first two cards about so that you have B A
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58. Leave the cards switched. Now make believe you have taken away the sixth, tenth and fifteenth card.
What now will be the letter on the seventh card? ______
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59. Leave the cards switched.
What now will be the letter on the twelfth card? ______
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Select the numbers that complete the series.
Example:
2 4 8 10 14 16 ? ?
3 7 20 18 25 22 = 20, 22
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60. 1 5 2 6 3 7 ?
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4
6
8
9
5
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61. 64 32 16 8 4 ? ?
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1
2
3
8
7
9
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62. 2 6 4 12 8 24 ? ?
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9
14
16
42
48
52
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63. 4 5 8 10 16 20 ? ?
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24
32
36
40
46
54
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64. 5 7 8 10 11 13 ? ?
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14
15
16
17
18
19
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65. 256 128 64 32 ? ?
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26
16
18
8
4
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66. 24 .5 12 .25 6 ? ?
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3
2
.18
.150
.125
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67. 3 5 6 8 9 ? ?
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10
11
12
13
14
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68. 32 16 8 4 2 ? ?
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1
.6
1/2
1/4
3/4
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69. 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 ? ?
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1
2
3
4
5
6
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Select the two words that mean the same thing and then select the word that means the opposite.
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70.
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Run
Leap
Jump
Race
Walk
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Run
Leap
Jump
Race
Walk
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71.
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Happy
Pain
Glad
Sad
Cheer
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Happy
Pain
Glad
Sad
Cheer
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72.
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Stoop
Squat
Stand
Erect
Prone
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Stoop
Squat
Stand
Erect
Prone
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73.
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Over
Beneath
Under
Aside
Near
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Over
Beneath
Under
Aside
Near
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74.
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Walk
Come
Go
Entrance
Leave
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Walk
Come
Go
Entrance
Leave
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75.
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Decrease
Include
Grow
Shrink
Borrow
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Decrease
Include
Grow
Shrink
Borrow
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76.
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Simple
Single
Twenty
One
Multiple
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Simple
Single
Twenty
One
Multiple
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77.
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Moist
Rain
Damp
Arid
Snow
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Moist
Rain
Damp
Arid
Snow
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78.
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Polite
Loud
Gregarious
Courteous
Rude
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Polite
Loud
Gregarious
Courteous
Rude
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79.
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Hungry
Sated
Satisfied
Complete
Eaten
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Hungry
Sated
Satisfied
Complete
Eaten
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80.
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Debate
Agree
Wonder
Amaze
Argue
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Debate
Agree
Wonder
Amaze
Argue
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In these word associations, select the two words that best match the similar relationship of the two words in parenthesis.
Example:
Cow Milk
(Chicken Horse Meat Egg)
Chicken, Egg
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81. Hair Comb
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Clothes
Teeth
Shoes
Brush
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82. Class Lessons
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Recess
Games
Lunch
Homework
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83. Mile Distance
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Pound
Measure
Weight
Heavy
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84. See Observe
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Feel
Smell
Hear
Touch
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85. River Fish
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Sky
Mountain
Bird
Worm
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86. Quartet Soprano
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Student
Classroom
Book
Song
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Answer the questions based on the situations below.
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The only money you have is a nickel, a dime, and two quarters. The store is selling big candy bars for 35 cents each, and small candy bars for
15 cents each. You want to buy as many candy bars as you can without getting any change.
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87. How many candy bars can you buy using all of your money?
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88. How many candy bars can you buy for 50 cents?
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89. What two coins will buy two small candy bars?
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90. What coins will buy four small candy bars?
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91. What is the maximum number of candy bars you can buy using three coins?
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Today is Jack’s birthday and Jill’s birthday. Jack is five and Jill is nine.
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92. How many years ago was Jill twice as old as Jack?
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93. When Jack is three quarters as old as Jill, how old will Jill be?
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94. When Jill was three times as old as Jack, how old was Jack?
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95. When Jill is four times as old as Jack is today, how old will Jack be?
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An empty box with top, bottom and four sides, is a two and a half-foot cube. It is completely filled with smaller boxes that each measure ten
inches on each side.
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96. How many small boxes will be on the top layer in the big box?
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97. How many small boxes will be touching the four sides of the big box?
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98. How many small boxes are not against the top, bottom, or any side of the big box?
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99. How many small boxes are on the bottom and also touching the sides of the big box?
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100. How many small boxes are on the top and also touching two sides of the big box?
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You have reached the end of this test. If time remains, go back and check your
answers. You should try and get as many correct answers as possible.
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