MDS MENTAL ABILITY TEST DIRECTIONS: Below are three examples of the type of question you will answer in this test with the correct answers by the side. You will note that an asterisk ( * ) stands for a missing letter or figure. If there are two asterisks ( ** ) there are two missing letters or figures, and so on. In the answer column, the missing letters or figures have been written. Examples: Answer (1) LMNOP*R Q (2) 2468" 10 (3) What word can mean both 12 INCHES and PART OF THE BODY? **** FOOT When you have studied how these examples have been done, try the examples below for practice. Remember that the number of asterisks indicates the number of missing letters or figures. *examples (4.9 7 5 * 1 (5) What word can mean both SOUND OF A DOG and OUTSIDE OF A TREE? **** (6) SUMMER WINTER HOT **** (7) HE HEN TO TOP IN INK ** ASK (8) 1A_2B 3C 4* Do not spend too much on any item, leave it out if you find it too difficult. You will have 15 minutes to complete this test. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TOBLACK WHITE SHORT TALL UP _**** What word means the opposite of both EASY and SOFT? **** BATHERS BATHER BATHE BATH _*** 3.6 9 12 ** SPRINTER_IN_CROONERS ON SPLATTER AT DISASTER ** SOLDIER SAILOR ARMY **** 2.4 8 16 ** HAND_ FINGER FOOT *** WASP _AS WITH IT RATE ** TODAY YESTERDAY _ TUESDAY _****** BULL COW __**** HEN IT MIST AS__LADS ** COIN ARE PARENTS HIS_ THISTLE *** POURING RATS STAR 8475 5748 BUT *** NO NOON IT_INTO AS_ALSO ** SHOT BO CA OT RT BOOT **** PICTURE SEE MUSIC **** MOOR ROOM NOON **** 4.5 7 10 14 ** MNO OPQ QRS *** pe eee Hee eee NO ONTO {T_TINT AS_ PANS ** SOONPAT TAP MOOD DOOM BARD =*** DESTROY WAR RESTORE ***** FINANCE A MONEY _N POUND U YEN * ABC BCA BAC CBA ACB *** The sixth word in this sentence has * letters SURNAME 1234567 NEAR _4753, MUSE **** MONTH WEEK Ae YRQAXMJ__JMXAQRY__ZLNSUD__DUSNLZ__JNUBYL__****** What word can mean both NEAR and SULTRY?__***** ELABORATE 738142867 TABLE _68137__ ROT *** 4x4x4=** 4.3 8 6 12 9 16 ** CART __DBSU HEED FFE PROReHtitt 2413882413 38241 ***** HLE GME FNE*** ON 8E 7S 6S 5 What rhymes with BANK and means the same as CANDID?__***** BEH HKN NOT *** 131__118 106 95 85 ** NINE 4 Two 3 SEVEN 5 EIGHT * GHOST STONE _NEST__**ATI** ONCE CUSTOM _ STOMACH DEALING ****ER EG 57 RB 182 OH 158 FK ***144 1211008164 ** 4994 888 6530356 CIV" * ERE TOT REFER R*TO* What word can mean both STRENGTH and COMPEL?***** RAMBLE ELBOW TRITE ** *OLATE 13 J5 HO FI7_ D33_ *** What rhymes with STEEL and means the same as HIDE? ******* What word can mean both TAR and THROW?_***** DEED LEVEL “E"IV’R 413338146 29 42" What word can mean both SIGNIFY and IGNOBLE?_**** 98 63 37 19 * 3