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PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. 



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EXAMINATION Q 



Test 7 Practical Judgment 



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B 



Form C 



1 If you ore in danger of sunstroke what should 

 )nu do? 



I drink whtakey 



_J lake off jour Bhoca 



|x| get in the shade oi- wet your hc;id 



~\ mid U) the hospital 



■J Why should food be chewed before swallowing? 

 DcrauH 



[x] it is Letter for the health ■ 



□ it is bud manners to swalluw without 

 cliwing 

 I you may choke If you don't chew 

 I liquids are not so nourishing 



3 Why is winter colder than summer? Because 



| I Christ mas conies in winter 



\~Xj the sun bhincs slanting upon ua 



I January is a cold luonih 



I there in much snow in winter 



4 If yon inr lost hi u forest in the daytime, whflt is 

 Ihc thing to do? 



I £0 straight ubcad to a big tree 



| liurry to the nearest house you know of 



| look -for something to est 



[X| "*<-* t'ie sun or n compass fur a guide 



6" Win is .- ' more suitable thno iron for nuking 



money? lU-rnuse 



| | paid is pretty 

 I Iron Hints ensily 



HpM i» 'lunch Fcnrcer and thewforc i 

 TnliuiWo 



I (B»M Imi greater strength 

 Go to No, above 



C Why is wheat better for food than corn? 



| it is more expensive 



[X| it is more nutritious 



| it is a smaller grain 



| it cun be ground flnu 



7 Why are electric lights better thao gas lights? 

 Because electricity 



\\\ is safer und more convenient 



I is cheaper 



[ makes a brighter light 



j is the same as lightning 



H Why iB New York lurger than Boston? DctauBB 



| it is on an island 



| it has more millionaires 



""") it was founded tiy the Dutch 



[XJ it isU-tter located 



!1 Why me electrical engineers highly paid? 

 Itecanse 



~J tlicy are ihc most Intelligent. men 



\x] tliey do things which create wealth 



they have a union 



| they work long hours 



10 Why does it pny to get a good education? 

 Because 



| X ] it makes .i man more useful and happy 



| ir niiikf-s work for teachers 



□ it makes demand for buildings for -schools 

 .iiid routes 

 it ftftnfllfltni the printing business 



1 Cats art* csefcj pr.^.^a, because 



{X| they catch mice 

 ~J they hare soft costs 

 n they are gentle 

 ~j they are afraid of dogs 



2 If while on the march yon get bitten by a rattle- 

 snake, yon ahoold 



n kill the snake 



\X\ euck the poison from the wound 



| go in swimming 



I run back to camp and get Borne whiskey 



3 Woolen la better than cotton tor winter clothing, 

 because 



~J it iB thicker 



~J It grows on sheep 



[Xj it is warmer 



| | it is more expensive 



#• If a man knew ha would die In two weeks, be 

 should 



| blow in all his money 



I yl make his will nnd straighten out his 



j — accounts 



I 1 go dig his grave 



^J start out on a sightseeing trip 



S It is wiser to put some money aside and not spend 

 it all, so that you may 



[_] collect all the different kinds of money 

 _] gamble when yoo wish 

 J have more than yonr neighbor 



\K\ prepare for old age or sickness 

 Go to No. 6 above 



6 ■ A machine gun is better than a rifle, because it 



[ X j flres more rapidly 

 ~~\ is heavier 



™"| was invented more recently 

 ~ | can be used with lees training 



7 If a drunken man Is quarrelsome and wants to 

 fight you, yoo should 



~j knock him down 



□ bare bun arrested and Bent to prison for a 

 year 

 _| take him home and put him to bed 

 |X| leave him alone 



-8 A country should have many railroads, because. 

 "J they keep wages of many men high 

 ~J they decrease the prices of food materials' 

 [3£] they make it easy to travel and carry goods 

 | ] they are good for the steel business. 



9 Everyone should be vaccinated against typhoid 

 fever, because 



~J many men have typhoid 



[XJ we can thus prevent the disease 



""] typhoid affects the digestion 



""] typhoid produces a high temperature 



10 If the wind blows your bat off while riding 



n turn the auto around and go back for it 



□ wait (ill someone comes along to get it for 

 yon 



I I drive to the next town and boy another 



fx] nm back for it before the wind blows? h far 



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1 If it rains when yon are starting to go for the 

 doctor, what should yoo do? 



~J stay at home 

 [a] take an umbrella 

 ["") *ait nam it BtopB raining 



"j build a fire to dry your clothes 



2 If a gun carriage gets stuck In the mud, want 

 should you do? 



_J sit down end wait for the road to dry 



"j leave it and go on 



[XJ Eet IEOr e boraea or autos and pull it out 



~"j blast it out With dynamite 

 9 Why is a check better than real money? Because 



\X\ checks are safer and more convenient 



~J checks are cleaner than bills 



[~~| checks are lighter than coins 



□ yoo can have all the money you need by 

 writing checks 

 4 If you were asked what you thought of a person 

 whom you did not know, what should you say? 



I) I will go and get acquainted 



[~i I think he is all right 



_J I know somebody who knows film 



\%\ I do not know him and cannot say 



fi If your clfJies are stolen while you are bathing in 

 e river, what should you do? 



_| get some money to buy a suit 



^1 make a fire and wait till somebody comes 



Ewait till night and go to a farm bouse to 

 get clothing 



a get some fish to eat while you have to stay 

 there 



Oo to No. 6 above 



6 - If the grocer should give you too much money In 



making change, what is the thing to do? 



| take the money and hurry out 



[x] tell him of his mistake 



~~J buy some candy with it 



"j give it to the next poor man you meet 



7 If you are on sentry duty and see an enemy force 

 approaching in the distance, what should you do? 



_J hide and wait for them 



| X| hurry back and report 



| | yell the countersign 



I surrender to them 



8 Why do some people think that short men should 

 be admitted Into the army? Because 



Hu usefulness does not depend on height 



~J they want to enllBt 



\ they are more intelligent than tall men 



~] they have better eyesight 



9 If you do not get a letter from home which you 

 know was written, what is the reason? Because 



~J it was written in pencil 



\ X| It was lost or the address was incomplete 



"1 you forgot to tell yonr people to write 



| ' I the postal service 13 discontinued 



10 Why should yon not give money to beggars on 

 . the Btreet? Because 



~J it breaks up families 

 I it makes it hard for tb< 



□ it takes away the wor! 

 charities 

 |X| it encourages living off of others 



I it makes it hard for the beggar to get worJT 



□ it takes away "the work of organized 

 charities 



1 If a can gets tired of bis work, he should 



I throw it up 

 [ft] keep at It till the wotk Is done 



j run away and loaf 

 I I make someone else do it 



2 If you find a man who has banged himself, what 

 is the thing to do?. 



J run away 



I send a notice to tne paper 



J take him home 



Mm call a doctor or the police 



3 If a person asks you for information which you 

 do not have, you ebould 



J tell him something 



J walk away" 



"j pretend yoa do not understand his language 



[X] say you do not know 



4 If a man who can't swim should fall into a river, 

 hf> should 



j)C| yell for help and try to scramble out 



j collect wood and make a raft 



J dive to the bottom and crawl out 



H lie on bis back and float 



5 If your gun explodes during a battle, what snould 

 you do? 



| J(| throw it awny and get another 



~\ keep it to use as a club 



j H take it apart and save the undamaged parts 



[""I try to fix it 



Oo to No- 6.abovt 



If someone does yen a favor, what should you So * 



3 try to forget it 



J steal for him ff be asks you to 

 |X| return the favor as soon as7po can 



"1 marry his sister if ehe wants you to 



If you are hurrying in an auto to catch a tnin and 

 come to a swollen stream, what should yo* do? 



J wait till the water goes down 



JX| go around and try another road 



j take off your clothes and swim acrow 



J hire a horse and. ride across 



Why are high mountains covered wiu enow ? 

 Because 



J they are near.the clouds' 



J the sun seldom shines on them 



J they shed the rain 



jxj the air at great helgb.ts Is always cold 



Why is leather used for shoes? Because 



J it Is cheap and produced in all countries 



J it wears out easily 



[x] it wears well and is easy to ehape to tne foot 



j it is made of felt 



If you are held up and robbed in a strange city, 

 you Bhould 



□ ask the next man you meet for money to 

 get home 

 |_XJ telegraph home for money or get a job 



J borrow some money at a bank 



~j sell your clothes 



Fig. 14.— Group Examinations a and 6, Four Forms, Test 7» Practical Judgment. 



