Foundational Science And Reasoning Assessment Practice Tests

Question 1

If all squares are rectangles and some rectangles are parallelograms, which of the following statements must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some squares are parallelograms.

Answer

All squares are parallelograms.

Answer

All parallelograms are squares.

Answer

No squares are parallelograms.

Question 2

A train leaves City A at 8:00 AM and travels towards City B at a speed of 80 km/h. Another train leaves City B at 9:00 AM and travels towards City A at a speed of 100 km/h. If the distance between the two cities is 500 km, at what time will the two trains meet?

Accepted Answer

11:00 AM

Answer

10:30 AM

Answer

11:30 AM

Answer

12:00 PM

Question 3

A rectangular garden is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. A path of uniform width is built around the garden. If the area of the path is 84 square meters, what is the width of the path?

Accepted Answer

1.5 meters

Answer

1 meter

Answer

2 meters

Answer

2.5 meters

Question 4

Solve the following inequality: $2x + 5 < 3x - 2$

Accepted Answer

$x > 7$

Answer

$x < 7$

Answer

$x < -7$

Answer

$x > -7$

Question 5

A resistor with resistance R1 = 10 $\Omega$ is connected in series with another resistor with resistance R2 = 20 $\Omega$. If a voltage of 9V is applied across the series combination, what is the current flowing through the circuit?

Accepted Answer

0.3 A

Answer

0.1 A

Answer

0.2 A

Answer

0.4 A

Question 6

Given a DNA sequence 5'-ATG-3', what is the corresponding mRNA codon produced during transcription?

Accepted Answer

A. 5'-AUG-3'

Answer

B. 5'-UAC-3'

Answer

C. 5'-TAC-3'

Answer

D. 5'-ATC-3'

Question 7

Calculate the surface area to volume ratio of a cell that is a cube with sides of length 5 $\mu m$. Express your answer as a simplified fraction.

Accepted Answer

$\frac{6}{5}$

Question 8

If the concentration of glucose inside a cell is higher than outside, which transport mechanism will facilitate glucose entry into the cell?

Accepted Answer

C. Facilitated diffusion

Answer

A. Active transport

Answer

B. Osmosis

Answer

D. Simple diffusion

Question 9

During muscle contraction, the length of the A band decreases.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 10

During intense exercise, if oxygen supply is limited, pyruvate is converted to:

Accepted Answer

B. Lactate

Answer

A. Acetyl-CoA

Answer

C. Citrate

Answer

D. Ethanol

Question 11

Which of the following are products of the Krebs cycle for each acetyl-CoA molecule that enters? (Select all that apply)

Answer

NADH

Answer

FADH2

Answer

ATP

Answer

CO2

Answer

Pyruvate

Answer

Lactate

Question 12

If the $\Delta G$ for a reaction is -10 kcal/mol, what does this indicate about the reaction's spontaneity?

Accepted Answer

The reaction is spontaneous.

Question 13

What is the number of moles of $O_2$ required to completely react with 4 moles of $C_2H_6$ according to the balanced equation: $2C_2H_6 + 7O_2 \rightarrow 4CO_2 + 6H_2O$?

Accepted Answer

14 moles

Answer

7 moles

Answer

4 moles

Answer

28 moles

Question 14

Balance the following chemical equation: $Fe + O_2 \rightarrow Fe_2O_3$. What is the coefficient for $Fe$ in the balanced equation?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 15

If 20 grams of $CaCO_3$ reacts with excess $HCl$, what is the theoretical yield of $CO_2$ in grams? (Molar mass of $CaCO_3$ = 100 g/mol, Molar mass of $CO_2$ = 44 g/mol) $CaCO_3 + 2HCl \rightarrow CaCl_2 + H_2O + CO_2$

Accepted Answer

8.8 g

Answer

4.4 g

Answer

11 g

Answer

22 g

Question 16

In the reaction $2A + B \rightarrow C$, if 5 moles of A and 2 moles of B are reacted, which is the limiting reactant?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

Neither

Answer

Both

Question 17

Calculate the pH of a 0.01 M solution of $HCl$.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 18

For the equilibrium reaction $N_2(g) + 3H_2(g) \rightleftharpoons 2NH_3(g)$, $\Delta H < 0$. Which of the following changes will shift the equilibrium to the right?

Accepted Answer

Increasing the pressure

Answer

Increasing the temperature

Answer

Decreasing the pressure

Answer

Adding a catalyst

Question 19

A buffer solution resists changes in pH when small amounts of acid or base are added.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 20

Which of the following functional groups contains a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to an -OH group?

Accepted Answer

Carboxylic acid

Answer

Alcohol

Answer

Ether

Answer

Aldehyde

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