CAEC Practice Test 6

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1. Choose the correct pronoun: "The supervisor thanked Lena and ___ for staying late."

   1. me
   2. mine
   3. myself
   4. I

2. Canada sells wheat to other countries and buys bananas from them. What is this economic activity called?

   1. International trade
   2. A subsistence economy with no surplus
   3. A local barter system between neighbours
   4. A command economy run by the government

3. In a federal election, who becomes the Member of Parliament for an electoral district?

   1. The candidate who receives the most votes there
   2. The leader of the party with the most seats in the province
   3. The candidate chosen by the Prime Minister after the vote
   4. The candidate who wins more than half of all votes nationally

4. An Ontario candidate passed GED Math before the CAEC replaced the GED. What does TVO say about that subject?

   1. It counts only if all GED tests were passed
   2. It can count for CAEC Math until May 2027
   3. It must be rewritten within one month
   4. It expired when the CAEC began

5. Which question can be investigated through scientific inquiry?

   1. Which painting in the city's art gallery is the best one?
   2. Is a sunset in the summer more beautiful than a sunrise?
   3. Should people be allowed to keep snakes as household pets?
   4. Does the amount of fertilizer change how tall bean plants grow?

6. 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.

   According to the Bay Road bridge article, how will pedestrians cross Mill Creek during the closure?

   1. By a free shuttle bus
   2. On a temporary footbridge
   3. By the Route 9 detour
   4. They will not be able to cross

7. Square a negative number, then add: 10 + (−2)².

   1. 6
   2. 8
   3. 16
   4. 14

8. New France was founded mainly by settlers from which country?

   1. France
   2. Spain and Portugal together
   3. The Netherlands
   4. Britain and Ireland

9. How often may a candidate write the same CAEC subject test?

   1. Twice per month, up to 6 times a year
   2. Once per week, with no yearly limit
   3. Once per calendar month, up to 3 times a year
   4. Once per year, with no exceptions

10. Use F = 9/5 C + 32 to convert 25 °C to degrees Fahrenheit.

    1. 59 °F
    2. 45 °F
    3. -3.9 °F
    4. 77 °F

11. Which type of graph best shows how one store's sales changed month by month over a year?

    1. A line graph
    2. A circle graph
    3. A histogram of ages
    4. A table of names

12. A monthly phone plan rises from $45 to $54. What is the percent increase?

    1. 9%
    2. 20%
    3. 17%
    4. 83%

13. Before a study is published in a journal, other experts check its methods and conclusions. What is this process called?

    1. Replication
    2. Blinding
    3. Peer review
    4. Random sampling

14. Using π ≈ 3.14, what is the circumference of a wheel with a diameter of 28 cm?

    1. 43.96 cm
    2. 175.84 cm
    3. 615.44 cm
    4. 87.92 cm

15. Using the order of operations, simplify 3 + 4 × 5.

    1. 35
    2. 23
    3. 27
    4. 60

16. How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

    1. 13 provinces and no territories
    2. 10 provinces and 3 territories
    3. 9 provinces and 4 territories
    4. 12 provinces and 1 territory

17. Interest rates rise. What usually happens to borrowing for homes and cars?

    1. It tends to decrease
    2. It tends to increase sharply because loans cost less
    3. It stops completely because banks close
    4. It stays the same because rates do not affect loans

18. Prompt: "Should cities ban cars from downtown on weekends?" Which thesis is strongest?

    1. This essay will talk about the topic of cars and the streets in the downtown core.
    2. There are good points and bad points about allowing cars into the downtown area.
    3. Cities should ban cars downtown on weekends to make streets safer and help local shops.
    4. Cars are one of the most common ways for people to travel around Canadian cities.

19. What is the next number in the pattern 7, 11, 15, 19, …?

    1. 23
    2. 27
    3. 24
    4. 21

20. 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.

    How could the sugar experiment be made more reliable?

    1. Stop the timer whenever the student starts to feel tired
    2. Test only one water temperature many times in a row instead
    3. Use a different amount of sugar in each of the three beakers
    4. Repeat each temperature several times and average the times

21. The chance of rain is 30% on Saturday and 30% on Sunday, independently. What is the chance it rains on both days?

    1. 15%
    2. 60%
    3. 30%
    4. 9%

22. Ice Road Each February my grandfather drove the ice road across the lake to the far shore, the truck groaning, the whole white world holding its breath beneath the tires. He said the ice talks if you listen: a long crack like a door far off, a hum that settles in your teeth. Most people hear danger. He heard a map. I rode beside him once, nine years old, my mittens pressed against the dashboard, counting the orange flags that marked the safe path until the far trees grew from a pencil line into pines with snow on their shoulders. Now the winters come late and leave early. The road opens for weeks, not months. I still listen to ice. It says less every year.

    How does the poem "Ice Road" shift in its last stanza?

    1. From the present to a story about the future
    2. From a sad tone to a joke about the grandfather
    3. From describing a lake to describing a city
    4. From a childhood memory to a worry about shorter winters

23. A printer prints 450 pages in 1.5 minutes. How many pages does it print per minute?

    1. 300
    2. 675
    3. 225
    4. 150

24. What is the last step before a bill passed by Parliament becomes law?

    1. A national vote by all citizens
    2. Royal assent
    3. A second reading in the Senate chamber
    4. Approval by the Supreme Court of Canada

25. What is the surface area of a cube with edges of 4 cm?

    1. 64 cm²
    2. 96 cm²
    3. 48 cm²
    4. 16 cm²