Name: ____________________________
Jamaican Sayings from Patois
Class ____________________________
Date: _____________________________
Saturday Class
Ability Test------ Practice Paper 2
6) “sorry fi mawga dawg , mawga
1) 12 members are participating at
a conference. They all shook
hands with each other both
before and after the meeting.
How many handshakes were
there?
2) Deep is to shallow as far is to
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7) “Yuh a swap black dawg fi
3) High is to low as good is to
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4) Full is to empty as cheap is to
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5) The forest is to tree as the tree is
to
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Translate these popular
to Standard Jamaican English
and briefly explain the
meanings.
dawg turn roun’ bite yuh.”
a. Standard English:
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b. Meaning:
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a. monkey.”
b. Standard English:
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c. Meaning:
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8) There is an equal number of red, 15) Lisa is older than Ben. Liam is
blue and yellow towels in your older than Lisa. Ben is older than
aunt’s suitcase. How many Liam. If the first two sentences
towels could be in the suitcase? are true, the third one is
A. 16 A. uncertain
B. 29 B. True
C. 37 C. False
D. 42 D. Both true and false

Fill in the blanks with the missing

16) Thirty eight students
words.
volunteered to colour a mural.
9) When I am hungry I need Each student will receive two
markers. If the markers come in
______________ boxes of 6, how many boxes will
be needed?
10) When I am thirsty I need

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11) When I am tired I need

______________________

12) Form a word that is a 17) The park department wants to

synonym to the word “BRAVE” refill the sandboxes with fresh
ALEESFRS sand. They have $508 to spend.
How many bags can they
________________________________ purchase, if each bag costs $5?

13) Which of the two numbers

below are related in the same
way as 457 and 2?
A. 322 and 7
B. 431and 4
C. 9978 and 8 18) A factory made 2400 tools in
D. 573 and 9 30 days. How many tools did it
make in one day?

14) What is the next number in

the following series. 2, 4, 6, 9,
12, 16? ________
19) For his birthday party Alex
filled 8100 balloons . It took a
crew of 9 people to fill them with
helium. If each person filled the
same number of balloons, how
many did each person fill up
Adults $ 36 .50
22) There are 100 nails packed in
one box and 10 boxes fit in one
case. How many cases would be
used to package 20,000 nails?

20) It takes Sue 20 minutes to

shower and get dressed, 15
minutes to eat breakfast, and 12
minutes to walk to school. What
is the latest she can get up to
arrive at school by 8:30 Am?
23) A baker is putting 18
cupcakes and 24 brownies into
packages. He wants all packages
to be alike and contain as many
cupcakes and brownies as
possible. Which is the greatest
number of packages he can
make?
A. 4 packages
B. 6 packages
C. 12 packages
D. 18 packages

21) Curtis, who is 13 years old ,

his two younger sisters , and 24) Jeremy can buy a pass for
both his parents want to go to $10 that will let him use the
the circus. His other has saves health club swimming pool 15
$200 towards the trip, so far. times. He started this table to
How much more money do they help him see how many times he
need for the circus tickets? could use the pool for $50.
Which numbers complete the
table?
Circus
Admission
Cost $10 $20 $30 $40 $50
Children $ 24. 75 Number 15 30 45
Under the of times
age of 12
 2
25) Chelsea jumped 3 feet.
3
1 Kim exercises each day. She rides
Mark jumped 3 feet, Maria her bike 4 days a week and swims 3
2
1 days a week. The table shows the
jumped 3 feet and Jimmy number of days she has ridden her
4
7 bike or has swum since she started
jumped 3 feet. Who jumped the this exercise plan.
8
farthest? 28) What are the missing
numbers in the table?
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Total days 4 ? 12 ? 20
biking
Total days 3 6 ? 12 ?
Swimming
26) Adam took a survey of 100
people. He asked them to vote for 29) 29. At the circus the ratio of
their favourite sport. Of the 3
adults to children is . How
people surveyed, 22 voted for 5
football, 37 voted for baseball, 30 many adults would there be for
voted for soccer, and the rest forty children?
voted for basketball. What
percentage voted for basketball?

30) A dormitory has 32 three

person rooms, 51 two-person
27) The students in Mr. Brown’s rooms, and 12 one person rooms.
class were working in pairs on a How many rooms are in the
project. Eric and Dave finished dormitory?
their project before Josh and
Jesse, but after Kira and Natalie.
Clarisse and Debbie were the last
to finish. Which pair finished
first?
31) If today is Monday, which in the
day of the week will be after 71 room.___________________________
days?
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35) Danny and I was at the Hope
Zoo
yesterday .______________________
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36) “Please collect you’re papers

32) On a study on football players before you leave”, commanded

revealed that a new gel soothes the teacher.
joint pain. My grandmother has
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joint pain, but she claims that
the gel would not work. Which _________________________________
one of the following arguments _______________________________
would most likely strengthen her
claim?
A. Football players are younger
than her . Therefore the gel will 37) What is the next number in
not work for her.
B. the gel is too expensive the following sequence: 3, 4,
C. The study on football players was 5,7,9, 12,15,______
just an exoeriment
A. 19
D. Football players have joint pain
because of intensive physical B. 18
activity. C. 27
Correct the following sentences. D. 17

33) I received a reciept from HiLo

supermarket yesterday.
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34) The sisters- in- law of the
groom’s brothers made there way
38) Maria is older than Tommy.
Johnny is older than Maria. 2. Annually Regularly

Tommy is older than Johnny. Weekly Monthly Fortnightly

If the first two sentences are
3. Button Nail Needle
true, then the third one is ?
A. TRUE Thimble Thread
B. FALSE
4. Jupiter Saturn Moon
C. UNCERTAIN Mars Uranus
D. BOTH TRUE AND FALSE

39) Six cats catch six mice in

41) There are three sentences in
six minutes. How many cats each of the following questions.
are needed in order to catch 60 Read them carefully and choose
which should come first, second
mice in 60 minutes?
and then third.
A. 10
B. 40 1. The boys were stung by the bees
2. The boys went honey-hunting
3. Their friends laughed at them
C. 6 A. 1, 2, 3 B. 1, 3, 2
C. 2, 1, 3 D. 2, 3, 1
D. 8 E. 3, 2, 1
42.
40) Each of the following
questions consists of five words. 1. The building was rebuilt
Four of them have at least 2. The building got burnt
something in common while one 3. The gas cylinder exploded
is odd. Circle the one that does a.1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 2
not belong to the group. c. 2, 1, 3 d. 2, 3, 1
e. 3, 2, 1
A. Keyboard Antenna Mouse 43.

Speaker Mouse 1. The meeting will start at 8pm

2. I will be there
1. Cheek Lip Palate 3. The venue is Sheraton Hotel
a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 2
Tongue Tooth c. 2, 1, 3 d. 2, 3, 1
e. 3, 2, 1
44.
54. Berry is to coffee as nut is to
1. The computer game is very
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interesting
2. I like computer games
55. Commotion is to calm as
3. I bought a new computer
activity is to
game
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a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 2
c. 2, 1, 3 d. 2, 3, 1
e. 3, 2, 1
56. Kilometre is to length as
45. fortnight is to
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1. I hope you have yours
57. Dull is to bright as sluggish is
2. I bought it yesterday
to ________________________
3. This is my textbook
a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 2
58. Umpire is to cricket as referee
c. 2, 1, 3 d. 2, 3, 1
is to _____________________
e. 3, 2, 1
59. Gram is to weight as hour is
47. Dairy is to milk as apiary is to
to ___________________________
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60. Square is to four as hexagon
48. Mango is to fruit as rose is to
is to

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49. Pure is to clean as polluted is
to
61. 15 is to 30 as 25 is to

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50. Radio is to television as
hearing is to
62. p is to p² as 5 is to
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51. Small is to size as rude is to
63. Blacksmith is to iron as
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glazier is to
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64. Confectioner is to sweets as
52. Ship is to water as aeroplane
milliner is to
is to ________________________
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53. Abuse is to admire as evil is to
65. Donkey is to bray as cow is to
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fondnesscourage
66. Goose is to gosling as whale is
to _____________________ 75. Funny clear
plain
67. Pig is to sty as rabbit s to
visible distinct
________________________ 76. Weather writer
painter poet artist

77. Smart circle bright

Choose the ONE that is different

quick skillful
in each group.
68. Wood saw plane
Write the correct word in each
blank space.
chisel pliers
78. To find a place on a map look
69. Building house in an ___________________
nest
79. To find a record of attendance,
people hut look in a ____________________

70. Chick calf kid

80. To find a list of priced articles,
lamb horse look in a ___________________

71. Feat clothing dinner

Only John and Mary went to the
beach. Only Mary and Tom can
banquet lunch
swim. Only John and Tom can dive.
72. Cook boil 81. Who went to the beach and
fry can swim? ___________________

wash bake 82. Who can dive and went to the

beach? ________________
73. Description noise
83. Who didn’t go to the beach
muddle chaos confusion and can swim and dive?
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74. Devotion love affection
84. Is there anybody who cannot
dive and went to the beach? If so,
90. Tom is 20 years old. In 4
who?
years’ time Peter will be half
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what Tom’s age will be. How old
is Peter now?
85. Who cannot swim but can
dive?

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86. John is 10 years old. In 5

years’ time Mary will be twice as
old as John will be. How old is
Mary now?
87. Bob is 14 years old and Tom
is 20. In how many years will
their ages added together make
44?
Five pupils sat in the front row of
the class. Tom, Bob, Mary, John
and Peter. John sat at one end of
the row and Peter at the other.
Bob sat next to John and Mary
was beside Bob.
91. Who sat next to Peter?
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92. Who sat in the middle of the
row? _____________________

93. Who sat between John and

Mary? _____________________
88. Jack is 8 years old. In 6 years’
94. How many people sat between
time Ann will be three times as
Mary and Peter?
old as Jack will be. How old is
_____________________________
Ann now?

95. How many children were in

the entire class?
89. Mary is 8 years old; Peter is ________________________________
10. In 4 years’ time John will be
Only George and Ann have
as old as Mary and Peter together
grandmothers. Only Ann and Tom
will be. How old is John now?
have grandfathers. Only Tom and
George have brothers.
96. Who has grandmother but no
brothers? ____________________
97. Who has a brother as well as
a grandfather? ________________

98. Who has all three relations?

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99. Who has only two of the

relations mentioned?
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100. Who has a grandmother and a

grandfather? ________________