Welcome to your Imarisha SACCO psychometric test for Accounts Assistants Name Email Reference Number Use the following table to answer the questions that follow: Type of University Graduates in 2010 Drop-outs in 2010 Graduates in 2017 Drop-outs in 2017 Private 2,200 770 3,500 700 Public 5,500 440 5,600 650 a)How many more graduates were there in 2017 than in 2010? 1,100 70 16,800 1,400 b) What percentage of the students dropped out in 2010? 63.6% 15.7% 35% 13.6% c)What was the difference between the highest and lowest drop-out rates amongst the students? 25.9% 8% 5.9% 11.6% 17.9% 2.Four people, all working at the same rate can mow a lawn in 1.2 hours. How many more people, working at the same rate as the first four, must be added to mow three (3) lawn in 1.8 hours? 4 5 6 7 8 3. Choose the correct answer? 0.18, 0.36, 0.72, ?, 2.88 A. 0.9 B. 1.26 C. 1.44 D. 1.62 4. Choose the correct answer? 0.18, 0.36, 0.72, ?, 2.88 A. 0.9 B. 1.26 C. 1.44 D. 1.62 5.The pie chart below shows the percentage of vegetables sold in a vegetable shopIf the total number of vegetables sold is 600,000kilogrammes, and 1kilogramme of beetroot contains 6 beetroots, how many beetroots were sold? 150,000 900,000 6,240,000 60,000 VERBAL CRITICAL REASONING TEST This test consists of passages and questions. Each text is followed by several statements, Read the passage and determine the correct answer: Choose true if the statement has to be true according to the passage. Choose false if statement has to be false according to the passage. Choose Cannot Tell if you cannot determine whether the statement is true or false without further information. REMEMBER: you have to base your answers only on the information given in the text. Instituted in 1979 as a temporary measure to limit population growth, China’s one child policy remains in force today and is likely to continue for another decade. China’s population control policy has attracted criticism because of the manner in which it is enforced, and also because of its social repercussions. Supporters of the Chinese government’s policy consider it a necessary measure to curb extreme overpopulation, which has resulted in a reduction of an estimated 300 million people in its first twenty years. Not only is a reduced population environmentally beneficial, it also increases China’s per capita gross domestic product. The one-child policy has led to a disparate ratio of males to females – with abortion, abandonment and infanticide of female infants resulting from a cultural preference for sons. Furthermore, Draconian measures such as forced sterilization are strongly opposed by critics as a violation of human reproduction rights. The one-child policy is enforced strictly in urban areas, whereas in provincial regions fines are imposed on families with more than one child. There are also exceptions to the rules – for example, ethnic minorities. A rule also allows couples without siblings to have two children – a provision that applies to millions of sibling-free adults now of childbearing age. Q1: China’s one-child policy increases the country’s wealth. True False Cannot Tell Q2: The passage suggests that two-child families will dramatically increase, as sibling-free adults reach child-bearing age. True False Cannot Tell Q3: Frozen and processed foods contain no more salt than contained in a typical diet. True False Cannot Tell Q4: Families with more than one child are more common in China’s rural areas. True False Cannot Tell Q5: The human body needs salt to maintain constant levels of body fluids. True False Cannot Tell 2.Sodium chloride, or salt, is essential for human life. Typically derived from the evaporation of sea water or the mining of rock salt deposits, salt has been used by humans for thousands of years as a food seasoning and preservative. The mineral sodium is an electrolyte – an electrically-charged ion – that enables cells to carry electrical impulses to other cells, for example muscle contractions. Electrolytes also regulate the body’s fluid levels. A diet deficient in salt can cause muscle cramps, neurological problems and even death. Conversely, a diet high in salt leads to an increased risk of conditions such as hypertension, heart disease and stroke. In spite of high-profile campaigns to raise awareness, salt consumption has increased by 50% in the past four decades, with the average adult ingesting more than double the amount of salt their body requires. Much of this increase can be attributed to the advent of frozen and processed foods in the mid-twentieth century. In the United States it is estimated that excessive salt consumption claims 150,000 lives and results in $24 billion of health care costs annually. For individuals wishing to reduce their sodium intake, the answer is not simply rejecting the salt shaker; 75% of the average person’s salt consumption comes from food, such as bread, cereals, and cheese.Q1: Humans primarily use salt for food flavoring and preservation. True False Cannot Tell Q2: Most adults consume 50% more salt than their body requires True False Cannot Tell Q3: Frozen and processed foods contain no more salt than contained in a typical diet. True False Cannot Tell Q4: Over three-quarters of the average person’s salt consumption comes from frozen foods. True False Cannot Tell Q5: The human body needs salt to maintain constant levels of body fluids. True False Cannot Tell Everyone in your department has received a new computer system except for you. What would you do? Please choose the most effective and the least effective responses: A - Assume this is a mistake and speak to your manager. B - Confront your manager regarding why you are being treated unfairly. C - Take a new computer from one of your colleagues. D - Complain to the Human Resources department. E - Quit. 2. You are aware that large amounts of company property have been going missing over the past couple of weeks. You have noticed one of your colleagues putting stationery and other equipment from the office into her bag on a number of occasions and suspect that she is responsible. What is your response to the situation? Rank the following options in number order from the least effective to most effective response, with (5) being the least effective and (1) being the most effective. A - Gather more evidence and catch her red-handed. B - Confront your colleague and ask her about what you have noticed. C - Inform your manager that you suspect your colleague is stealing. D - Don't do anything. If guilty your colleague will be caught. E - Privately ask some of your colleagues if they have noticed anything suspicious recently. 3. At the end of a busy day at work, you accidentally send an e-mail containing an attachment with some confidential client information to the wrong person. Which of the following would be the best thing to do? A -Decide to leave the office and deal with any problems tomorrow. B - Decide to overlook your error, send the e-mail to the correct person and leave things like that. C - Inform your manager that you suspect your colleague is stealing. D - Immediately send a follow up email to the "wrong" person, or if possible telephone them explaining your mistake. Then send the email to the correct person. E - Find your manager, explain what has happened to them and let them deal with any problems. Time is Up! Time's up