Special Tertiary Admissions Test

Example of Skills - Multiple Choice

(STAT Multiple Choice and STAT F)

Question 1

Attached to Runalong Fire Station there are seven firefighters (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). It is necessary to have three firefighters at the station each night in case of emergency, and the Firefighters' Union requires that each firefighter works the same number of nights. Schedules I - IV were prepared for consideration.

  I II III IV
Sunday {1,2,4} {1,2,4} {1,2,4} {1,2,4}
Monday {2,3,5} {2,3,5} {2,3,5} {2,3,5}
Tuesday {3,4,6} {3,4,6} {3,4,6} {3,4,6}
Wednesday {4,5,7} {4,5,7} {1,2,4} {4,5,7}
Thursday {1,2,4} {5,6,1} {5,6,1} {5,6,1}
Friday {2,3,5} {6,7,2} {6,7,2} {7,1,2}
Saturday {3,4,6} {7,1,3} {7,1,3} {6,1,3}

Which of the schedules meets the requirements of the Firefighters' Union?

A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV

Question 2

The trees in Entland are small but very orderly. The main trunk splits into two major segments, each of which has three major branches on it. Each major branch has four minor branches. Each minor branch has three twigs, and each twig produces two leaves.

How many leaves does an Entland tree have?

A. 64
B. 72
C. 108
D. 144

 

Question 3

Grass
Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo
Shovel them under and let me work -
I am the grass; I cover all.
And pile them high at Gettysburgh
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor.
What place is this?
Where are we now?
I am the grass.
Let me work.

Carl Sandburg

Note: The place names mentioned in the poem were sites of battles involving a great loss of life.

The tone of the poem encompasses a range of responses.
Which one of the following best suggests this tone?

A. sympathetic, with a tone of indignation
B. bitter, with a note of derision
C. contemptuous, yet humble
D. compassionate, yet irritated

 

Question 4

Question 4
'Children with heated pools are no better than you are.'

This cartoon is a joke about
A. children not understanding adults.
B. parents not understanding children.
C. a lack of social distinctions.
D. absurd social distinctions.

 

Answer to Question 1: B
Answer to Question 2: D (2 x 3 x 4 x 3 x 2 = 144)
Answer to Question 3: B
Answer to Question 4: D