Free General Aptitude Test (GAT) Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the General Aptitude Test (GAT) practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A barometer measures atmospheric pressure; a hygrometer measures humidity. Which pair preserves the relationship in BAROMETER : PRESSURE?

   1. A.humidity : hygrometer
   2. B.hygrometer : humidityCorrect answer: B
   3. C.pressure : humidity
   4. D.barometer : hygrometer

   Explanation: The glossary states: "BAROMETER An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure." The glossary states: "HYGROMETER - an instrument used to measure humidity." The relationship is instrument to measured property. The first option reverses it, the third pairs properties, and the fourth pairs instruments.

   Reference: National Weather Service Full Weather Glossary — Glossary, BAROMETER entry

2. 2Complete the sentence with the word that makes the reasoning consistent: Although the first design was cheaper to build, its frequent repairs made it ______ over its full working life.

   1. A.economical
   2. B.durable
   3. C.costlyCorrect answer: C
   4. D.obsolete

   Explanation: The guide defines sentence completion: "‫•إكمال الجمل‪ ،‬ويهتم بفهم صيغ النصوص القصيرة الناقصة‪ ،‬واستنباط ما تحتاج إليه من تتمات‬ ‫جمال مفيدة‪.‬‬ ‫لتكون‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ً‬" Applied to the supplied sentence, The concession contrasts a low initial price with repeated later costs. Costly fits that contrast. Economical preserves the cheapness rather than contrasting it; durable conflicts with frequent repairs; obsolete concerns age or replacement rather than the stated costs.

   Reference: ETEC General Aptitude Test Candidate Guide — p. 4, sentence completion

3. 3The committee's final decision explicitly endorsed the proposal without reservations. Which bold word conflicts with that decision in this account? Members **praised** its clear **objectives** and workable **schedule**, describing it as entirely **unacceptable**.

   1. A.praised
   2. B.objectives
   3. C.schedule
   4. D.unacceptableCorrect answer: D

   Explanation: The guide's contextual-error instruction says: "‫التي ال يتفق معناها مع المعنى العام للجملة‪ ،‬ثم تظليل دائرة الحرف المقابل لها في ورقة‬" Unreserved endorsement rules out a judgment of entirely unacceptable. Praised, objectives and schedule fit the favorable account; unacceptable contradicts the explicit decision.

   Reference: ETEC General Aptitude Test Candidate Guide — p. 10, contextual-error instructions

4. 4A town library extended its evening hours for six weeks. Attendance rose on weekdays, but Saturday visits stayed almost unchanged. The director concluded that the new hours helped people whose jobs prevented daytime visits, rather than increasing demand equally across the week. Which statement best captures the director's interpretation?

   1. A.Longer hours changed access for a particular group.Correct answer: A
   2. B.The library needed additional hours every Saturday.
   3. C.More visits proved that all residents read more.
   4. D.Weekday visitors had previously preferred Saturdays.

   Explanation: The guide directs candidates to "قراءة النص بعناية". Applying that instruction to this original passage: The passage links the weekday rise specifically to people unavailable during working hours. Saturday expansion, increased reading by all residents and a previous Saturday preference are not established.

   Reference: ETEC General Aptitude Test Candidate Guide — p. 10, reading-comprehension instructions

5. 5In the number 46,782, what value is contributed by the digit 6?

   1. A.6
   2. B.60
   3. C.600
   4. D.6,000Correct answer: D

   Explanation: The guidance states: "each column value is a power of ten" The 6 occupies the thousands place, so its value is 6×1,000=6,000. The other values treat it as a units, tens or hundreds digit.

   Reference: Department for Education: Mathematics Guidance, Key Stage 3 — Place value, progression through key ideas

6. 6A rectangular garden has perimeter 50 m and width 9 m. What is its length?

   1. A.16 mCorrect answer: A
   2. B.32 m
   3. C.41 m
   4. D.450 m

   Explanation: The guidance states: "P = 2(l + w)" l + w = 50/2 = 25 m, so l = 25 − 9 = 16 m. The value 32 subtracts the two widths but leaves both lengths together; 41 subtracts just one width from the full perimeter; 450 multiplies perimeter by width rather than finding a side.

   Reference: Department for Education: Mathematics Guidance, Key Stage 3 — Perimeter and area, perimeter of rectangles

7. 7Which expression is equivalent to 7x + 3y − 2x + 5y?

   1. A.5x + 8yCorrect answer: A
   2. B.13xy
   3. C.9x + 8y
   4. D.5x − 2y

   Explanation: The guidance states: "Simplify expressions by collecting like terms" Collect x terms:7x−2x=5x. Collect y terms:3y+5y=8y.13xy combines unlike terms;9x adds rather than subtracts2x;−2y subtracts5y incorrectly.

   Reference: Department for Education: Mathematics Guidance, Key Stage 3 — Expressions and equations, like terms

8. 8A table records books borrowed: fiction 42, history 27, science 35 and poetry 18. Which category has the second-highest number of loans?

   1. A.Fiction
   2. B.ScienceCorrect answer: B
   3. C.History
   4. D.Poetry

   Explanation: The guidance states: "Complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables" Ranking the counts gives42,35,27,18;science is second with35. Fiction is first,history third andpoetry fourth.

   Reference: Department for Education: Mathematics Guidance, Key Stage 3 — Statistical analysis, prior learning

9. 9Condensation changes gas to liquid, while evaporation changes liquid to gas. In the analogy CONDENSATION : GAS TO LIQUID, which pair has the same process-to-change relationship?

   1. A.evaporation : gas to liquid
   2. B.condensation : liquid to gas
   3. C.evaporation : liquid to gasCorrect answer: C
   4. D.liquid : condensation to gas

   Explanation: The glossary states: "CONDENSATION - The process of gas changing to liquid. The process by which water vapor changes into water droplets and clouds." The glossary states: "EVAPORATION - the process of a liquid changing into a vapor or gas." Evaporation has the reverse change of state, but the pair still names a process followed by its own change. The other options mismatch the process and direction or reverse the category order.

   Reference: National Weather Service Full Weather Glossary — Glossary, CONDENSATION - entry

10. 10Choose the completion that respects the strength of the evidence: The survey included only residents of one village, so its findings cannot by themselves justify a ______ claim about the entire country.

    1. A.nationwideCorrect answer: A
    2. B.local
    3. C.tentative
    4. D.personal

    Explanation: The guide defines sentence completion: "‫•إكمال الجمل‪ ،‬ويهتم بفهم صيغ النصوص القصيرة الناقصة‪ ،‬واستنباط ما تحتاج إليه من تتمات‬ ‫جمال مفيدة‪.‬‬ ‫لتكون‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ً‬" Applied to the supplied sentence, The sentence limits geographic generalization: one village alone cannot justify a nationwide claim. Local describes the sample's scope; tentative describes caution, not geographic reach; personal concerns individual experience.

    Reference: ETEC General Aptitude Test Candidate Guide — p. 4, sentence completion