CAEC Practice Test 10

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1. Which branch of government do Canada's courts belong to?

   1. Municipal branch that runs local services
   2. Legislative branch made up of Parliament
   3. Executive branch of the federal government
   4. Judicial

2. What is the area of a rectangular floor 12 m long and 8 m wide?

   1. 192 m²
   2. 20 m²
   3. 96 m²
   4. 40 m²

3. What does section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 protect?

   1. The right to own a firearm without a licence
   2. Aboriginal and treaty rights
   3. The right to free university tuition
   4. The right of every province to leave Canada

4. What SI unit is used to measure mass?

   1. Metre
   2. Newton
   3. Litre
   4. Kilogram

5. Daily sales were 12, 15, 9, 15 and 14 items. What is the mean?

   1. 13
   2. 12
   3. 14
   4. 15

6. Convert the fraction three-eighths (3/8) to a decimal.

   1. 0.83
   2. 0.375
   3. 0.38
   4. 3.8

7. The night before her first day at the warehouse, Rosa laid out her clothes the way she used to lay out her children's school clothes: jeans, a grey sweatshirt, the steel-toed boots that still smelled of the store. She was forty-six. She had not had a paycheque of her own in nineteen years. At six-thirty the next morning, the supervisor, a tall man named Okafor, handed her a scanner the size of a brick. "Every box has a story," he said. "This tells you where it's going." Rosa nodded as if she understood. The scanner beeped at her like an impatient bird. By ten o'clock her feet ached and she had sent two boxes to the wrong bay. A young worker named Dylan, who could not have been older than her son, showed her how to tilt the scanner so the red line caught the label. "Took me a week," he said. She doubted that, but she was grateful he said it. At lunch she sat alone in her car and ate the sandwich she had made at five. Through the windshield she watched the trucks back up to the loading doors, one after another, patient as cattle. She thought about driving home. Instead, she went back inside. In the afternoon the scanner stopped sounding like a bird and started sounding like a yes. When the whistle blew at three, Okafor checked her numbers and raised his eyebrows. "Not bad for day one," he said. Rosa drove home with the window down, even though it was October.

   In the warehouse story, what does the change from the scanner sounding "like an impatient bird" to "like a yes" show?

   1. The warehouse became quieter in the afternoon
   2. The scanner was repaired during lunch
   3. Rosa has grown more confident in her work
   4. Rosa has stopped paying attention to sounds

8. A recipe needs 2 1/4 cups of flour. How much flour is needed for 4 batches?

   1. 6 1/4 cups
   2. 8 cups
   3. 8 1/4 cups
   4. 9 cups

9. A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is its area?

   1. 24 cm²
   2. 70 cm²
   3. 17 cm²
   4. 35 cm²

10. Shoe sizes sold today: 8, 9, 9, 10, 9, 11, 8. Which size is the mode?

    1. 9.1
    2. 9
    3. 8
    4. 10

11. A student tests whether the temperature of water affects how fast sugar dissolves. She uses three beakers with 200 mL of water at 10 °C, 25 °C and 50 °C. In each, she stirs in 10 g of sugar at the same speed and times how long it takes to dissolve. Results: 10 °C: 95 s; 25 °C: 60 s; 50 °C: 28 s.

    What conclusion do the results of the sugar experiment support?

    1. Sugar dissolves faster in warmer water
    2. Temperature has no effect on dissolving
    3. Stirring speed matters more than temperature
    4. Sugar dissolves faster in colder water

12. Let Our Libraries Lend More Than Books When the Riverside branch library began lending tools last spring, some councillors called it a gimmick. They were wrong. In its first six months, the library lent out drills, ladders and sewing machines more than 1,400 times, according to the library's own report. Think about what that means. A family that needs a ladder twice a year no longer has to buy one for $150 and store it in a crowded apartment. A student fixing a bike can borrow a wrench set instead of paying for a repair. Every tool lent is money that stays in a household budget. Critics say the city should not be in the hardware business. But libraries have always lent things people need and cannot easily afford. A century ago that meant books. Today it can also mean a stud finder. The program costs about $12,000 a year, less than one per cent of the library's budget. Council will vote on its future next month. I believe it should not only keep the program but expand it to every branch in the city. A library that lends a ladder is still doing what libraries do best: sharing.

    In the tool-lending editorial, why does the writer mention that a ladder costs $150?

    1. To argue that ladders are too expensive to make
    2. To compare prices at different hardware stores
    3. To show how borrowing saves families money
    4. To prove that the program loses money

13. A restaurant bill is $64.00. You leave a 15% tip. How much is the tip?

    1. $6.40
    2. $73.60
    3. $15.00
    4. $9.60

14. Which equation describes: "Four less than twice a number is 18"?

    1. 2n + 4 = 18
    2. 4 − 2n = 18
    3. 2n − 4 = 18
    4. 2(n − 4) = 18

15. A scatterplot shows that as outdoor temperature rises, ice cream sales rise. How is this relationship described?

    1. A positive correlation
    2. A perfect circle
    3. A negative correlation
    4. No correlation

16. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    1. The clinic opens at 8 a.m.; however, appointments start at 9.
    2. The clinic opens at 8 a.m., however, appointments start at 9.
    3. The clinic opens at 8 a.m. however; appointments start at 9.
    4. The clinic opens at 8 a.m.; however appointments, start at 9.

17. Evaluate 4a − 2b when a = 3 and b = −5.

    1. -22
    2. 2
    3. 1
    4. 22

18. Simplify the expression with a power: 2 × 3².

    1. 36
    2. 12
    3. 18
    4. 11

19. Bay Road Bridge to Close for Repairs The Bay Road bridge over Mill Creek will close to all traffic from May 5 to August 29 while crews replace its deck, the county announced Tuesday. The bridge, built in 1964, carries about 6,000 vehicles a day. A county inspection last fall found that salt and freeze-thaw cycles had cracked the concrete deck. "The bridge is safe today, but it will not stay safe without this work," said county engineer Hana Sato. During the closure, drivers will be detoured along Route 9 and Pine Street, adding about seven minutes to a typical trip. A temporary footbridge will let pedestrians and cyclists continue to cross. Some business owners on Bay Road are worried. "Summer is our busiest season," said Luis Ortega, who runs a bakery near the bridge. "If people can't drive past, they won't stop." The county says it chose the summer because concrete cures best in warm weather. The $3.2-million project is funded jointly by the county and the province.

    Why does the Bay Road bridge article include Luis Ortega's comments?

    1. To prove that the county chose the wrong season
    2. To show a concern of people affected by the closure
    3. To explain how concrete cures in warm weather
    4. To give the official cost of the project

20. To: All warehouse staff From: Priya Nandakumar, Operations Manager Subject: New shift schedule starting March 3 Starting Monday, March 3, we are moving from two shifts to three so that orders can ship within 24 hours. Day shift: 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Evening shift: 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Night shift: 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The 30-minute overlap between shifts is for handover. Outgoing team leads will brief incoming leads on unfinished orders and any equipment problems. Night-shift staff will receive a premium of $2.00 per hour on top of their regular wage. Shift choices will be offered by seniority. Please submit your first and second choices on the form in the break room by Friday, February 21. If you have child-care or transportation needs that affect your availability, please speak with Human Resources before February 21 so we can take them into account. Thank you for helping us serve our customers faster.

    In the shift-schedule memo, what is the 30-minute overlap between shifts used for?

    1. A paid lunch break for all workers
    2. Training new night-shift staff
    3. Cleaning the warehouse floor
    4. Passing information to the next team

21. MARCUS: (holding up a letter) They accepted me. The welding program at the college. Starts in January. DENISE: (not looking up from the stove) January. That's the month the shop needs you most. MARCUS: Mr. Pereira said he'd keep my Saturdays. DENISE: Saturdays. And what do we do about rent with Saturdays? MARCUS: There's a grant, Mom. I applied. It covers tuition, and there's a little extra. DENISE: (turns off the burner, finally faces him) A little extra. You've been planning this. MARCUS: Since March. DENISE: Since March. (A pause.) Your father wanted to be a welder. Did you know that? MARCUS: (quietly) No. DENISE: He used to watch them build the bridge over the river. Said it was like watching people sew with fire. (She takes the letter, reads it slowly.) January. MARCUS: January. DENISE: (folding the letter carefully and putting it on the fridge under a magnet) Then you'll need proper boots.

    In the scene about Marcus's acceptance letter, what is Denise's first concern?

    1. How the family will manage financially
    2. Whether Marcus is old enough to go to college
    3. How far the college is from their home
    4. Whether Marcus will miss his friends

22. A $50 item is 20% off, then 13% HST is added to the sale price. What is the final cost?

    1. $43.00
    2. $45.20
    3. $40.00
    4. $46.50

23. In Ontario, HST is 13%. What is the total cost of a $240.00 chair including HST?

    1. $243.12
    2. $271.20
    3. $31.20
    4. $253.00

24. In a test of a new fertilizer, one group of plants gets no fertilizer. What is this group called?

    1. The hypothesis group
    2. The variable group
    3. The control group
    4. The dependent group

25. A photo 4.5 cm wide is enlarged by a scale factor of 3. How wide is the enlargement?

    1. 7.5 cm
    2. 1.5 cm
    3. 13.5 cm
    4. 12 cm