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Bulma found a new way to send a message to her sister Chichi. Instead of using the normal alphabetical letters, she uses the keyboard keys to write a message. Below is a guide to Bulma’s new messaging system:

For example, if Bulma wants to send Chichi “HELLO”, she would type “JWCCE”

Bulma is planning to send this message to Chichi: “GO HOME NOW”

How will Bulma communicate her message to Chichi?

The following words have been translated from artificial language:

• “dhep hikfrnj” means “good student”
• “lmgrbvub sdcd” means “obedient girl”
• “defgtvhuk der” means “beautiful eyes”

Which word could mean “obedient student”?

A cube is made from 196 cubes (7x7x4) fitted tightly together in the arrangement below. 

The staircase is fully immersed in quick-drying paint. All the exposed faces become covered in paint, but the inner ones remain unpainted.

How many cubes have exactly one side painted?

Popoy has a large number of passwords he needs to remember from the many internet accounts he has. Thinking it will be more secure, he uses an alternative alphabet to create the passwords required to access the different accounts. He uses a version of the Leet alphabet, shown in the table below, to create these passwords. So, for example, GOOD could be translated as 900|>. To access his email account online, he makes the password by translating his hint word FANTASTIC using the Leet alphabet.

If the word “FANTASTIC” is translated, which one of the following passwords is not a possibility?

Odin loves broccoli. Every month, he monitors his broccoli intake and records his data per month as shown below.

Which of the following line graph best represents the data above?

Elsa feeds her dogs according to their weights. The table below shows the weights of her dogs.

Which pie chart represents the allocations for each weight of Elsa’s dogs?

I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. I is opposite to P. J is third to the right of I and M is next to the left of J.  K and O next to each other. K and L are Opposite to each other.

What letter is to the right of N?

William: “Just because these lollipops are marketed as good for teeth and freshen breath, it means they must be successful in my practice and all my patients will love them.”

Which among the options best describes the flaw in William’s statement?

Megan used the binary number coding system to send a message to her friend Lynuelle. 

If the word BREAKFAST is written as

101000  000110  000111  100100  101010  100011  100100  010101  001101  

What is the code for SNACKS?

Research has shown that consuming a cup of coffee per day can decrease the risk of heart disease. In light of this, a coffee shop owner decides to promote a new coffee blend to customers, claiming that drinking this blend every day will significantly reduce their risk of heart disease.

Which of the following statements, if true, best weakens the argument?

The code for an even-positioned letter in the alphabet is 4, and the code for an odd-positioned letter is 1.

What is the code for the word “OBSTRUCTION”?

Liz wants to open a pre-loved dress store online but she doesn’t know how much she should have as capital. So she observed the two existing stores for four months and decided to have their sales as her basis. The table below shows the data she gathered.

How much money should Liz prepare as a capital for the four-month period based on the average of the two stores?

Antonia used the binary number system of coding to send a message to her friend Historia. 

If the message “REGENCY” is written as

01000011 01001111 01000100 01001111 01001101 01010000 01001100

What is the code for ENERGY?

Determine which of the following answer options would match the top portion of the given figure.

Bert wants to buy macarons for his four children. The vendor will give him a discount if he chooses only one from each of the four lists the vendor offers.

Which of the following can he not choose if he already chose red, black, and grey?

Fred: “I can’t imagine going to a game without my beloved horn by my side. I must find a way to fix it so that I can continue bringing the noise to the park for years to come.”

Which among the options best describes the flaw in Fred’s statement?

The code for an even-positioned letter in the alphabet is 6, and the code for an odd-positioned letter is 7.

What is the code for the word “EDUCATION”?

Two letters must be placed in each set of brackets so that they form a word when tacked to the letters on the left and another word when placed in front of the letters on the right. The letters placed in the brackets must produce a six-letter word when read downwards in pairs.

KA (_ _) AD

GI (_ _) IN

LA (_ _) ST

What word can be formed?

Students who took a practice exam before the actual exam scored an average of 10% higher than those who did not take a practice exam. However, some students who took the practice exam still scored lower than those who did not take the practice exam. Additionally, some students who did not take the practice exam scored higher than those who did take the practice exam.

Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the argument?

Mobile phones use the following keys for forming words when sending text messages.

To form the word RED, for instance, requires 7 to be pressed three times, 3 to be pressed twice, then 3 to be pressed once more.

How many times does the key ‘6’ is pressed when the word ‘MOON’ is typed?

Three friends -Sonia, Bella, and Selena, were suspected of picking a fight with students from another school. When the principal told them they would face suspension, they made the following statements:

Sonia: Bella is not guilty. 

Bella: Selena is guilty. 

Selena: I am not guilty.

 However, two are guilty, and two are lying.

Which of the following statements must be true?

Andrew wants to order all of the pasta dishes in an Italian restaurant. Shown on the table are the prices for each pasta dish and the amount paid with the restaurant’s promo.

The total amount he paid was $205.

How many percent off was the Rigatoni Pasta?

Celine: “I think the conflict will finally be resolved since I feel confident about the testimony I gave.”

Which among the options best describes the flaw in Celine’s statement?

Joshua is standing facing north. Turning to his right, he walks 25 metres. He then turns to his left and walks 30 metres. He further walks 25 metres to his right. He then walks to his right again and walks 55 metres. Finally, he turns to his left and walks 40 metres.

 In which direction is he now from his starting point?

Mobile phones use the following keys for forming words when sending text messages.

To form the word RED, for instance, requires 7 to be pressed three times, 3 to be pressed twice, then 3 to be pressed once more.

How many times does the key ‘2’ is pressed when the word ‘BACK’ is typed?

If the information in the box is true, whose reasoning is correct?

Dale: “If it is grown in Brazil, it must be a coffee bean.”

John: “If it contains caffeine, then it must be a coffee bean.”

Three friends – Ymir, Christa, and Annie, were suspected of eating the remaining meat for their camp night. When their senior told them they would not be allowed to join next time, they made the following statements:

Ymir: Christa is not guilty. 

Christa: I am guilty. 

Annie: Ymir is guilty.

 However, two are guilty, and one is lying.

Which of the following statements must be true?

Which comes next in the sequence?

Alea uses similar passwords for her five email accounts. All of her passwords consist of 8 characters. She knows that the password for her Email #5 account has exactly one different character from the passwords of her other accounts. Her passwords are shown below:

• Email 1: prtd!Lcv
• Email 2: pRtd!lcv
• Email 3: pRtd!LcV
• Email 4: pRtD!Lcv

What is Mia’s Email #5 password?

A recent study found that people who take a daily multivitamin tend to have better overall health. However, it’s important to note that there are many other factors that can contribute to good health, such as regular exercise, healthy diet, and adequate sleep.

Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the argument?

Fatima: “The banana seeds from Target are the best. I’ve read about it on a plant blog.”

Which among the options best describes the flaw in Fatima’s statement?

Audrey  conducted a survey about her friends’ most favourite pokemon characters. The surveyees rated the pokemon characters from 1-10, with ten being the highest. The survey results are shown in the table below:

Which pokemon character is the most popular among her friends if scores 1-4 are considered 0?

Listening to music while studying can improve academic performance. To support this claim, the study compares the grades of a group of students who listened to music while studying to that of a control group who studied in silence. The study found that the group who listened to music had higher overall grades than the control group.

Which of the following statements, if true, best strengthens the above argument?

Pauline released five new TikTok videos on her account. The videos and the number of views for the first two days of release are listed below.

Which bar should not be included in the graph below?

Note that the graph represents the average views per video.

A new study found that children who regularly eat breakfast have better academic performance. A school district wants to improve academic performance and is considering implementing a breakfast program. 

Which of the following statements, if true, best strengthens the above argument?

To ensure that no one else can read their notes, brothers Patrick and Ronnie use a grid code when writing messages. The grid looks like this:

For example, the word BYE could be coded as B3D2D3.

If Patrick wants to send Ronnie “BE RIGHT BACK”, how should he encode it?

Joana is planning to take up a new video challenge but doesn’t know what she will choose. Therefore, she asked her friends to rate the latest video challenges  on her list on a scale of 1 to 100.

Whose bar chart is being represented?

A new study found that people who listen to classical music before taking a test perform better than those who do not. A school is considering implementing a program that plays classical music in the classroom before exams. 

Which of the following statements, if true, best weakens the above argument?

Valerie : “I’m still having second thoughts about this article. Nobody will ever believe us”

Anton: “No one has ever proven that this magic does not exist, so this magical ornament must be real.”

Which among the options best describes the flaw in Anton’s statement?