An introductory placement practice set covering numbers, reasoning, language and technical concepts. Write down your answers, then open each explanation to check your reasoning.
AISEA-authored practice · Version 1.0 · Published 12 October 2026
Allow about 20 minutes. Choose one answer per question. You can give yourself one point per correct answer with no deduction for a wrong or skipped answer. Revisit the linked topic whenever an explanation reveals a gap.
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Answer B: 84
35% of 240 = 35 / 100 x 240 = 84 students. The percentage is applied to all 240 invited students.
Practise percentagesAnswer C: Rs. 1,320
After the discount: 1,500 x 0.80 = Rs. 1,200. Tax is 1,200 x 0.10 = Rs. 120. The final price is 1,200 + 120 = Rs. 1,320. Tax is applied to the discounted price.
Practise successive percentagesAnswer A: 24
There are 3 + 5 = 8 equal parts. Each part is 64 / 8 = 8 workbooks. The smaller group receives 3 x 8 = 24 workbooks.
Practise ratio and proportionAnswer B: 15 hours
The rate is 180 / 6 = 30 booklets per hour. Producing 450 booklets takes 450 / 30 = 15 hours.
Practise work ratesAnswer B: 159
Apply the stated rule to 79: 79 x 2 + 1 = 159. The same rule gives 9 from 4, 19 from 9, and so on.
Practise number seriesAnswer C: No tutors are visitors.
Every tutor belongs to the mentor group. The mentor and visitor groups do not overlap, so a tutor cannot be a visitor. The statements do not say that every mentor is a tutor.
Practise deductive reasoningAnswer B: 10 metres
The two walks form perpendicular sides of a right triangle. The straight-line distance is the square root of (6 x 6 + 8 x 8) = the square root of 100 = 10 metres. The distance walked, 14 metres, is different.
Practise direction senseAnswer A: Asha
The first condition puts Asha before Ben. The second puts Ben before Cyra. Together, the order is Asha, Ben, Cyra, so Asha is first.
Practise orderingAnswer C: is
The subject is the singular noun 'list', so the verb must be 'is'. The plural noun 'topics' belongs to the phrase 'of workshop topics' and does not determine the verb.
Practise subject and verb agreementAnswer B: The workshop starts one hour later in the same hall.
Moving the start from 2 pm to 3 pm makes it one hour later. 'The venue remains Hall B' confirms that the hall is unchanged. The notice gives no duration.
Practise reading comprehensionAnswer D: Brief
A concise summary expresses the key information briefly and clearly. 'Brief' is the closest option; concise does not mean vague or careless.
Practise synonymsAnswer A: Each of the participants has a workbook.
'Each' takes a singular verb, so 'has' is correct. In the other options, 'have', 'are' and 'were' are plural forms; the corresponding singular forms would be 'has', 'is' and 'was'.
Practise sentence correctionAnswer C: Binary search
Binary search compares the target with the middle element and continues in the relevant half. Linear search checks elements in sequence. Bubble sort and selection sort reorder elements rather than search for a target.
Practise algorithmsAnswer D: 3
COUNT(*) counts rows, including rows that contain NULL values. There are three rows, so it returns 3. COUNT(name) would count only rows with a non-NULL name.
Practise databasesAnswer B: 20
FIFO means first in, first out. The queue becomes [10, 20], then [20] after removing 10. Adding 30 gives [20, 30]. The next item removed is 20.
Practise data structuresChoose one topic you found difficult. Read its explanation, try a focused exercise, and return to the question without looking at the answer.
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