[CliffsTestPrep] American BookWorks Corporation - CliffsTestPrep PCAT_ 5 Practice Tests (2006, Cliffs Notes)

PCAT Practice Test 1
42. Her lively and smiling face mirrored her _____
personality.
A. talkative
B. somber
C. vivacious
D. irate
43. The _____ wind blowing off the lake and the
freezing temperatures made it seem as if winter
would never end.
A. relentless
B. temperate
C. calming
D. relevant
44. Stalactites descend from the _____ of a cave, but
stalagmites grow _____ when water containing
dissolved minerals drips to the cave’s floor.
A. bottom . . . . . horizontally
B. hole . . . . . sideways
C. ceiling . . . . . vertically
D. acme . . . . . inward
48. As people age, the spaces between the bones of
the spinal column begin to _____, causing their
height to decrease by _____.
A. swell . . . . . feet
B. narrow . . . . . inches
C. open . . . . . pounds
D. create . . . . . grams
49. Seemingly appearing on every utility pole in town,
the ______ posters for yard sales contribute to
visual _____.
A. helpful . . . . . integrity
B. unusual . . . . . contraries
C. proximate . . . . . color
D. ubiquitous . . . . . pollution
50. The alleged criminal’s alibi was so peculiar that
jurors thought it was _____.
A. incredulous
B. inedible
C. inordinate
D. incredible
PCAT Practice Test 1
45. On the one-hundredth anniversary of Mapleton’s
founding, the city held a _____ celebration to
______ the occasion.
A. binary . . . . . recreate
B. memorial . . . . . bless
C. centennial . . . . . commemorate
D. consecration . . . . . eulogize
46. The king planned an elaborate wedding for the
princess, but his _____ vision was _____ by a
shortage of funds in the royal treasury.
A. grandiose . . . . . constrained
B. fantastic . . . . . implemented
C. imaginary . . . . . omitted
D. beautiful . . . . . built
47. Lye is a _____ and _____ cleaning agent that can
cause burns on contact with the skin.
A. weak . . . . . acid
B. fearful . . . . . convenient
C. reactionary . . . . . profligate
D. potent . . . . . caustic
51. Many in the audience left after the first act of the
play; their _____ opinion of it was clear.
A. verbal
B. tacit
C. dramatic
D. admiring
52. The saying “look before you leap” implies one
shouldn’t make _____ decisions.
A. itchy
B. lucky
C. wrong
D. rash
53. A _____ plan for improving elementary education
must consider not only the standards pupils should
meet, but also the _____ available to the schools.
A. revolting . . . . . mediocrity
B. willful . . . . . education
C. practical . . . . . resources
D. noble . . . . . playgrounds
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