PiCAT Word Knowledge Practice Test 2024 [PDF]

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Directions: This test has 35 questions about the meanings of words. Each question has an underlined word. You are to decide which one of the four words in the choices most nearly means the same as the underlined word.

PiCAT Word Knowledge Practice Test 2024

Q1. Double most nearly means

  • A. almost.
  • B. half.
  • C. twice.
  • D. more than.
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 Answer Key:  C 

Q2. Purchase most nearly means

  • A charge.
  • B supply.
  • C order.
  • D buy.
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 Answer Key: D  

Q3. Hollow most nearly means

  • A. empty.
  • B. brittle.
  • C. rough.
  • D. smooth.
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 Answer Key:  A 

Q4. The packages were kept in a secure place.

  • A. Distant
  • B. Safe
  • C. Convenient
  • D. Secret
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 Answer Key: B  

Q5. Customary most nearly means

  • A. curious.
  • B. necessary.
  • C. difficult.
  • D. common.
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 Answer Key:  D 

Q6. The clerk was criticized for his slipshod work.

  • A. Slow
  • B. Careful
  • C. Careless
  • D. Original
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 Answer Key: C  

Q7. The captive was treated kindly.

  • A. Savage
  • B. Jailer
  • C. Spy
  • D. Prisoner
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 Answer Key:  D 

Q8. Vegetation most nearly means

  • A. food.
  • B. plant life.
  • C. moisture.
  • D. bird life.
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 Answer Key: B  

Q9. Fictitious most nearly means

  • A. imaginary.
  • B. well known.
  • C. odd.
  • D. easy to remember.
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 Answer Key: A  

Q10. The policeman consoled the weeping child.

  • A. Found
  • B. Scolded
  • C. Carried home
  • D. Comforted
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 Answer Key:  D 

Q11. The preface of the book was interesting.

  • A. Title page
  • B. Introduction
  • C. Table of contents
  • D. Appendix
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 Answer Key: B  

Q12. To penetrate most nearly means to

  • A. enter into.
  • B. bounce off.
  • C. dent.
  • D. weaken.
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 Answer Key: A  

Q13. Villainous most nearly means

  • A. untidy.
  • B. dignified.
  • C. homely.
  • D. wicked.
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 Answer Key: D  

Q14. It is my conviction that you are wrong.

  • A. Guilt
  • B. Imagination
  • C. Firm belief
  • D. Fault
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 Answer Key: C  

Q15. Punctual most nearly means

  • A. polite.
  • B. thoughtful.
  • C. proper.
  • D. prompt.
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 Answer Key:  D 

Q16. Juvenile most nearly means

  • A. delinquent.
  • B. lovesick.
  • C. youthful.
  • D. humorous.
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 Answer Key:  C