Army Alpha (answers given at bottom of
page)
- A company advanced 6 miles and retreated 2 miles.
How far was it then from its first position?
- A dealer bought some mules for $1,200. He sold them
for $1,500, making $50 on each mule. How many mules
were there?
- Thermometers are useful because
- They regulate temperature
- They tell us how warm it is
- They contain mercury
- A machine gun is more deadly than a rifle, because
it
- Was invented more recently
- Fires more rapidly
- Can be used with less training
For these next two items, examinees first had to unscramble
the words to form a sentence, and then indicate if the
sentence was true or false.
- happy is man sick always a
- day it snow does every not
The next two items required examinees to determine
the next two numbers in each sequence.
- 3 4 5 6 7 8
- 18 14 17 13 16 12
A portion of the Army Alpha required examinees to solve
analogies.
- shoe — foot. hat — kitten,
head, knife, penny
- eye — head. window — key, floor, room,
door
In these next two examples, examinees were required
to complete the sentence by selecting one of the four
possible answers.
- The apple grows on a shrub, vine, bush,
tree
- Denim is a dance, food, fabric, drink
Other portions of the test required examinees to follow
instructions in performing paper-and-pencil tasks.
Answers:
1) 4 miles; 2) 6 mules; 3) B; 4) B; 5) False (A sick
man is always happy); 6) True (It does not snow every
day); 7) 9, 10; 8) 15, 11; 9) Head; 10) Room; 11) Tree;
12) Fabric
Army Beta (answers given at bottom of page)
In the items below, examinees were asked to identify
what was missing from each picture.

Answers:
1) Mouth; 2) Eye; 3) Nose; 4) Hand; 5) Chimney; 6) Ear;
7) Filament; 8) Return address; 9) Strings; 10) Corkscrew
11) Trigger; 12) Tail; 13) Claw; 14) Shadow; 15) Ball;
16) Net; 17) Arm; 18) Speaker; 19) Arm in mirror; 20)
Diamond
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