CAEC Practice Test 9

All 25 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

1. Which of these is a federal responsibility in Canada?

   1. Education in elementary and high schools
   2. Highways that are inside a single province
   3. Snow removal on local residential streets
   4. National defence

2. How much wrapping paper covers a box 8 cm × 5 cm × 3 cm exactly, with no overlap?

   1. 79 cm²
   2. 158 cm²
   3. 240 cm²
   4. 120 cm²

3. Choose the correct revision: "Every applicant must bring THEIR OWN resumes to the interview."

   1. their own resume
   2. their owns resumes
   3. they're own resume
   4. there own resumes

4. Add these decimals without a calculator: 4.75 + 12.6 + 0.08.

   1. 5.69
   2. 16.43
   3. 17.51
   4. 17.43

5. Northgate Community Centre — Winter Programs Registration opens Monday, January 6, at 9 a.m. online or at the front desk. Residents of Northgate register first; non-residents may register starting January 13. Learn to Skate (ages 4–8) Saturdays, 10:00–10:45 a.m., 8 weeks. $64. Helmets are required; CSA-approved hockey helmets are accepted. Adult Conversational French Tuesdays, 7:00–8:30 p.m., 10 weeks. $90. Beginner level; no textbook needed. Seniors' Chair Yoga (ages 60+) Mondays and Thursdays, 1:00–2:00 p.m., 8 weeks. $48 for both days or $28 for one day per week. Fee assistance: Households with low incomes may apply for a 50% reduction on program fees. Apply at the front desk with proof of income before registering. Cancellations: Full refunds are given up to seven days before a program starts. After that, refunds are given only with a medical note.

   According to the Northgate brochure, which statement about Learn to Skate is true?

   1. A CSA-approved hockey helmet may be worn
   2. No helmet is needed for beginners
   3. It runs on Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks
   4. It is open to children aged 4 to 12

6. Which is the best use of the last ten minutes of the 75-minute CAEC Writing test?

   1. Proofread for spelling, punctuation and sentence errors
   2. Start writing a brand-new essay on a different topic
   3. Copy the full prompt into the essay one more time
   4. Add a second thesis that argues the opposite side

7. Find the missing term in the doubling pattern 3, 6, 12, 24, ___.

   1. 27
   2. 36
   3. 30
   4. 48

8. If 1 US dollar is worth 1.36 Canadian dollars, how many Canadian dollars do you need to buy 150 US dollars?

   1. $110.29
   2. $136.00
   3. $186.00
   4. $204.00

9. 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, what does the word "gimmick" most likely mean?

   1. A small tool used for repairing old furniture
   2. A new rule passed by a vote of city council
   3. A trick to get attention with little real value
   4. A carefully planned and well-funded public service

10. What are the three parts of Canada's Parliament?

    1. The Governor General, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court of Canada
    2. The Sovereign, the Senate and the House of Commons
    3. The Prime Minister, the Cabinet and the provincial premiers together
    4. The Supreme Court, the Senate and the municipal councils of each city

11. 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, why does Denise mention Marcus's father?

    1. To explain why the family cannot pay the rent
    2. To ask Marcus to work on the bridge instead
    3. To remind Marcus that his father disliked welding
    4. To connect Marcus's choice to a dream his father once had

12. A salesperson earns 4% commission on sales. Last month she sold $18,500 of furniture. What was her commission?

    1. $4,625
    2. $7,400
    3. $462.50
    4. $740

13. What should the introduction of a CAEC persuasive essay do?

    1. Present the issue and state a clear position
    2. Avoid saying which side the writer takes
    3. List every argument in full detail
    4. Tell a joke unrelated to the topic

14. 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.

    What does the last line of the warehouse story, driving "with the window down, even though it was October," suggest?

    1. Rosa's car heater is broken
    2. Rosa feels free and proud after the day
    3. Rosa wants to hear the trucks again
    4. Rosa is worried about the cold weather

15. Which sentence is a complete sentence?

    1. Although the store was busy all afternoon.
    2. The cashier, who stayed calm although busy.
    3. Staying calm while the store was very busy.
    4. Although the store was busy, the cashier stayed calm.

16. One card is drawn from cards numbered 1 to 10. What is the probability it is a 2 or a 7?

    1. 1/5
    2. 1/10
    3. 2/9
    4. 1/100

17. Choose the correct revision: "Yesterday the manager CALLS a meeting and explained the new schedule."

    1. called
    2. will call
    3. calls
    4. is calling

18. Two numbers add to 48. One is 6 more than the other. What is the smaller number?

    1. 42
    2. 21
    3. 27
    4. 24

19. 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 do Denise's repeated words ("January," "Saturdays," "Since March") mainly show?

    1. She is taking in surprising news and thinking it over
    2. She does not understand what Marcus is saying
    3. She is hard of hearing and asks him to repeat
    4. She is making fun of her son's plans

20. A 13 m ladder leans against a wall with its foot 5 m from the wall. How high up the wall does it reach?

    1. 8 m
    2. 18 m
    3. 12 m
    4. 13.9 m

21. Five houses on a street sold for 32, 35, 30, 34 and 99 (in $10,000s). Which measure best describes a typical price?

    1. The mean, 46
    2. The mode, none
    3. The median, 34
    4. The range, 69

22. Northgate Community Centre — Winter Programs Registration opens Monday, January 6, at 9 a.m. online or at the front desk. Residents of Northgate register first; non-residents may register starting January 13. Learn to Skate (ages 4–8) Saturdays, 10:00–10:45 a.m., 8 weeks. $64. Helmets are required; CSA-approved hockey helmets are accepted. Adult Conversational French Tuesdays, 7:00–8:30 p.m., 10 weeks. $90. Beginner level; no textbook needed. Seniors' Chair Yoga (ages 60+) Mondays and Thursdays, 1:00–2:00 p.m., 8 weeks. $48 for both days or $28 for one day per week. Fee assistance: Households with low incomes may apply for a 50% reduction on program fees. Apply at the front desk with proof of income before registering. Cancellations: Full refunds are given up to seven days before a program starts. After that, refunds are given only with a medical note.

    A senior wants Chair Yoga only on Thursdays. According to the Northgate brochure, what is the fee?

    1. $28
    2. $14
    3. $48
    4. $56

23. 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.

    Why does the student use 200 mL of water and 10 g of sugar in every beaker of the sugar experiment?

    1. To make the sugar take longer to dissolve completely
    2. To keep these variables controlled so the test is fair
    3. To change the independent variable between the beakers
    4. To be able to drink the sugar water results afterward

24. Two negative integers are multiplied: (−6) × (−4). What is the result?

    1. 10
    2. −24
    3. 24
    4. −10

25. A gardener notices slugs eat her lettuce more on rainy nights. Which question could she test?

    1. Are slugs the ugliest of all the animals in a garden?
    2. Why do most people dislike rainy weather in the spring?
    3. Do slugs eat more lettuce when the soil is wet?
    4. Should gardeners learn to like slugs in their gardens?