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Grade 12 Scholastic Aptitude (SAT) national exam, 2012 E.C. (2020 G.C.)

43 questions · 120 minutes. The first 5 answers are shown with explanations; sit the whole paper timed in the app to get your score and the textbook page behind every question.

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1.He has reached across the world, fomenting violence against the west.
- A. subduing
- B. negating
- C. instigating
- D. planning
Answer: C. The key idea is to choose a word with the same meaning as “fomenting.” “Instigating” means encouraging or starting trouble, so it matches “fomenting violence.” “Subduing” means bringing under control. “Negating” means denying or cancelling. “Planning” means deciding what to do, not encouraging violence.
2.Which of the following words cannot go together with the others?
- A. Rain
- B. Snow
- C. Wind
- D. Sky
Answer: D. The key idea is to find the word that does not belong to the same group. Rain, snow, and wind are weather conditions, but “sky” names the space above the ground. Rain is a form of precipitation. Snow is a form of precipitation. Wind is moving air.
3.Read the following three statements which are followed by four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given Statements: crows are black. All black birds are loud. All crows are birds. Therefore 1. All birds are black 2. All crows are black 3. All birds are loud 4. All crows are loud
- A. Only (2) and (4)
- B. Only (3) and (4)
- C. Only (2) and (3)
- D. Only (1) and (4)
Answer: A. The key idea is to follow only what the statements guarantee. Conclusion 2 is stated directly, and conclusion 4 follows because crows are black birds and all black birds are loud. Conclusion 1 is wrong because the statements do not say all birds are black. Conclusion 3 is wrong because they do not say all birds are loud. B includes conclusion 3, C includes conclusion 3, and D includes conclusion 1.
4.Statements: Some questions are answers. Some answers are writers. All the writers are poets. Conclusions: 1. Some writers are answers. 2. Some poets are questions. 3. All the questions are poets. 4. Some poets are answers.
- A. Only (2) and (3)
- B. Only (3) and (4)
- C. Only (1) and (4)
- D. Only (1) and (2)
Answer: C. The key idea is to follow only the links that the statements give. Some answers are writers, and all writers are poets, so some writers are answers and some poets are answers; conclusions 1 and 4 follow. Conclusion 2 is wrong because no link between questions and writers is given. Conclusion 3 is wrong because the statements do not say all questions are poets. A includes conclusions 2 and 3, B includes 3, and D includes 2.
5.Statements: Some envelops are gums. Some gums are seals. Some seals are adhesives. Conclusion 1. Some envelopes are seals. 2. Some gums are adhesives. 3. Some adhesives are seals. 4. Some adhesives are gums
- A. Only4
- B. Only 2
- C. Only 1
- D. Only3
Answer: D. The key idea is that “some” can be reversed: if some seals are adhesives, then some adhesives are seals. So conclusion 3 follows. Conclusion 1 is wrong because the statements do not link envelopes and seals. Conclusion 2 is wrong because the gums that are seals need not be the seals that are adhesives. Conclusion 4 is wrong because no link between adhesives and gums is guaranteed.

healthy lives. Our first step might be to consider ways to increase curriculum time devoted to physical education. In addition, schools need to thoughtfully analyze the design and delivery of school physical education programs to ensure that they are engaging, developmentally appropriate, inclusive and instructionally powerful.

6.Adapted from Test Prep Review: A resource from Mometrix According to this passage, regular physical activity is needed to
- A. improve ones' physical as well as mental health.
- B. improve ones' cognitive skills.
- C. lose weight.
- D. control one's blood pressure.
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7.Which continuation is right? I don't trust social medias. ___________
- A. Never can I and never I will
- B. Never I have and never I will
- C. I have never and I will never
- D. I never have and I never will
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8.If I were in your position, I ___________________
- A. Would have done such silly things.
- B. would never do such silly things.
- C. Will never have done such silly things.
- D. Would never have done such silly things.
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9.She contracted COVID 19 easily because she was obese and had other preexisting diseases. The doctor said that if she ___________________ obese, her chances of getting the disease would have been slim.
- A. were not
- B. were
- C. Had been
- D. had not been
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10.I: Haven't you seen this film? ___________________
- A. Yes, have I
- B. Yes, I haven't
- C. No, I have
- D. Yes, I have
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11.EAGLE is to BIRD as ROSE is to ___________________
- A. FLOWER
- B. ANIMAL
- C. BEAUTIFUL
- D. GENTLEMAN
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12.CAR is to TRANSPORTATION as GAME is to ___________________
- A. FOOTBALL
- B. MANIPULATION
- C. INFORMATION
- D. ENTERTAINMENT
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13.SPEED is to FAST as TEMPERATURE is to ___________________
- A. CLIMATE
- B. WARM
- C. ICE
- D. THERMOMETER
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14.FAST is to RUNNING as SLOW is to ___________________
- A. WALKING
- B. SPEED
- C. LAZY
- D. PACE
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15.CANDLE: WAX
- A. PAPER: PULP
- B. BAMBOO: FURNITURE
- C. TREE: LEAVES
- D. BRANCH: WOOD
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16.CHEF: FOOD
- A. BRICK: CARPENTER
- B. SCULPTOR: STONE
- C. BRUSH: WALL
- D. PAINT: PAINTER
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17.BOARD: TRAIN
- A. MOUNT: HORSE
- B. BICYCLE: DRIVE
- C. WALK: SHOE
- D. CHAIR: SIT
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18.The man vehemently denied all the charges of killing that were brought against him.
- A. devoutly
- B. carelessly
- C. hysterically
- D. forcefully
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19.Which word means the same as “counterfeit?”
- A. copy
- B. match
- C. robbery
- D. fake
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20.He inherited a large amount of fortune from his parents. So, he lives a very lavish lifestyle.
- A. spartan
- B. humble
- C. stingy
- D. extravagant
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21.For Questions 36-40 Use The Following Information. The following table gives the expenditure (in millions of Birr) of a certain company per year over five years. Year Salary Fuel & Transport Bonuses Interest on Loans Taxes 2008 288 98 3.1 23.4 83 2009 342 112 2.52 32.5 108 2010 324 101 3.84 41.2 74 2011 336 133 3.68 36.4 88 2012 422 142 3.96 49.4 98 What is the average amount of interest on loans per year that the company has to pay during the five year period?
- A. 36.58
- B. 34.18
- C. 33.72
- D. 33.43
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23.4 83 2009 342 112 2.52 32.5 108 2010 324 101 3.84 41.2 74 2011 336 133 3.68 36.4 88 2012 422 142 3.96 49.4 98 What percent of the total amount of salary was paid as bonus by the company during the given period?
- A. 1.25%
- B. 1.0%
- C. 0.5%
- D. 0.1%
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24.For Questions 36-40 Use The Following Information. The following table gives the expenditure (in millions of Birr) of a certain company per year over five years. Year | Salary | Fuel & Transport | Bonuses | Interest on Loans | Taxes 2008 | 288 | 98 | 3.1 | 23.4 | 83 2009 | 342 | 112 | 2.52 | 32.5 | 108 2010 | 324 | 101 | 3.84 | 41.2 | 74 2011 | 336 | 133 | 3.68 | 36.4 | 88 2012 | 422 | 142 | 3.96 | 49.4 | 98 What is the total expenditure of the company in the year 2012?
- A. 456.36
- B. 586
- C. 715.36
- D. 1710 ≈
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25.For Questions 36-40 Use The Following Information. The following table gives the expenditure (in millions of Birr) of a certain company per year over five years. Year Salary Fuel & Transport Bonuses Interest on Loans Taxes 2008 288 98 3.1 23.4 83 2009 342 112 2.52 32.5 108 2010 324 101 3.84 41.2 74 2011 336 133 3.68 36.4 88 2012 422 142 3.96 49.4 98 For what item or purpose was the company's expenditure the least during the given period?
- A. Taxes
- B. Transport and Fuel
- C. Bonus
- D. Salary
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26.If x = 50% of 30 and y = 30% of 15, then which of the following is true?
- A. The product between x and y cannot be determined.
- B. y is less than x.
- C. x and y are equal.
- D. x is less than y.
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27.Student X and student Y have 2000 Birr. If of X's share is equal to of Y's share, how much Amount does Y have?
- A. 1200 Birr
- B. 1100 Birr
- C. 800 Birr
- D. 1500 Birr
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28.What is the simplified form of ?
- A. 72
- B. 68
- C. 16
- D. 32
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29.If the square of a number increased by two times the number is equal to six times number increased by twelve, which one of the following is the possible value of the number?
- A. -4
- B. -6
- C. 4
- D. 6
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30.The monthly telephone bill of Getachew was Birr 400 and it increases by 10% after 12 months, and another 20% increase is applied six months later. What is the price of getachew's telephone bill after 18 months?
- A. 489 Birr
- B. 430 Birr
- C. 520 Birr
- D. 528 Birr
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31.The sum of the ages of the father and his son is equal to sixty years. Six years ago the age of the father was five times the age of the son. What will be the age of the son six years from now?
- A. 22 years
- B. 20 years
- C. 19 years
- D. 23 years
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32.What is the sum of the following infinite series $S = 2 - \frac{1}{3} + 1 - \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{27} + \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{81} + \cdots$?
- A. $\frac{41}{9}$
- B. $\frac{9}{2}$
- C. $\frac{7}{2}$
- D. $\frac{32}{9}$
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33.The Triangular Number sequence $T_n$ can be defined recursively as $T_1 = 1$, $T_n = T_{n-1} + n$ for $n > 1$. What is the eleventh term of the sequence?
- A. 78
- B. 55
- C. 66
- D. 45
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34.The next term of the sequence 162,54,18,6,....equal to
- A. 1/3
- B. 3
- C. 2
- D. 1
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35.The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are 39,33,27 and 21. What is the tenth term of the sequence ?
- A. -33
- B. -27
- C. -21
- D. -15
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36.The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression whose first term is , then what is the tenth term of the sequence?
- A. 38
- B. 41
- C. 39
- D. 40
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37.What is the probability of getting exactly two tails when three coins are tossed at the same time?
- A. $\frac{3}{4}$
- B. $3/8$
- C. $1/4$
- D. $1/8$
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38.What is the probability that a number selected at random from the first 50 natural numbers is prime and odd number?
- A. 8/25
- B. 3/5
- C. 3/10
- D. 7/25
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39.If and , then what is the value of ?
- A. 25
- B. 20
- C. 10
- D. 15
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Which of the following system of linear inequalities is represented by the graph given below? [Figure: A Cartesian coordinate plane showing three solid boundary lines and a shaded triangular region between them: 1. A line passing through (-1, 0) and (0, 1), corresponding to y = x + 1. 2. A line passing through (1, 0) and (0, 1), corresponding to y = -x + 1. 3. A horizontal line passing through (0, -1), corresponding to y = -1.

40.The region inside the triangle bounded above by the two intersecting lines meeting at (0, 1) and bounded below by the line y = -1 is shaded.] ⎩ ⎨ ⎧y ≤x + 1 ⎩ ⎨ ⎧y ≤x + 1
- B. y ≤x −1 y ≥−1 y ≤−x + 1 y ≥−1 ⎩ ⎨ ⎧y ≤x + 1 ⎩ ⎨ ⎧y ≤x + 1
- D. y ≤x −1 y ≤−1 y ≤−x + 1 y ≤−1
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41.The square of the term of an arithmetic progression with positive common difference is equal to the product 3rd 17th of the and terms, then what is the ratio of the first term to common difference?
- A. 4:3
- B. 3:2
- C. 3:4
- D. 2:3
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42.If , then what is the value of in terms of a?
- A. a+4
- B. a+2
- C. 4a
- D. 2a
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43.Consider the figure given below. It is given that PQ = RQ. Compare the following two quantities X and Y whose information are given below. Quantity X Quantity Y PS SR
- A. The relation cannot be determined with the information provided.
- B. The two quantities are equal.
- C. Quantity Y is greater than quantity X.
- D. Quantity X is greater than quantity Y.
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44.If $y>2$. Compare the following two quantities X and Y whose information are given below. A table with two columns and two rows: 'Quantity X' | 'Quantity Y' '$\frac{3y-2}{5}$' | 'y'
- A. The relation cannot be determined with the information provided.
- B. The two quantities are equal.
- C. Quantity Y is greater than quantity X.
- D. Quantity X is greater than quantity Y.
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