a row of numbers (8, 4, 2, 1, .5, .25, ?) (Canada Revenue Agency, 2004, p. 1). Another question gives a list of ten names in two rows of five names each and asks which pairs of names are exact duplicates. Yet another asks whether two words ('present' and 'preserve') have similar, contradictory or unrelated meanings (Canada Revenue Agency, 2004, p. 1). Other questions ask the test-taker to compare and identify shapes or perform mathematical computations. For example, one question asks if a train travels 20 feet in .2 seconds, how many feet would it travel in 3 seconds, and another asks if rope sells for $.10 a foot, how many feet could the candidate b
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