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PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. 



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EXAMINATION ALPHA 



Test 3. Practical Juc^menT. 



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l^f If plants are dying for lack of rain, you should 

 ' g) water them 



□ ask a florist's advice 



Q put fertilizer around them 



2 A house is better than a tent, because 

 O it costs more 



|g it is more comfortable 

 n 't is made of wood 



3 Why does it pay to get a good education" 

 Because 



g] it makes a man more useful and happy 



□ it makes work for teachers 



G it makes demand for buildings for schools 

 and colleges 



4 If the grocer should give you too much money 

 in makingchange,what is the right thing to do? 



□ buy some candy of him with it 



G give it to the first poor man you meet 

 g tell him of his mistake 



5 Why should food be chewed before swallowing? 

 63 it is better for the health 



□ it is bad manners to swallow without 

 chewing 



□ chewing keeps the teeth in condition 



6 If you saw a train approaching a broken track 

 you should 



Q telephone for an ambulance 



63 signal the engineer to stop the train 



□ look for a piece of rail to fit in 



7 If you are lost in a forest in the daytime, what 

 is the thing to do?, 



□ hurry to the nearest house you know of 



□ look for something to eat 



'jC use the sun or a compass for a guide 



8 . It is better to fight than to run, because 



Q cowards are shot 

 K it is more honorable 



□ if you run you may get shot in tho back 



JZ?* Go to Mo. 9 above 



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y Whv are warship* painted gray ' Because gray" 

 paint 



□ is cheaper than other colors 



□ is more durable than other colors 

 Q3 makes the sbjps harder to see 



10 Why should all parents be made to send their, 

 children to school? Because ' 



Qj it prepares them for adult life 



□ it keeps them out of mischief 

 G they are too young to work ; 



11 The reason that many birds sing in the spring 

 is 



G to let us know spring is here 

 Qj to attract their mates 

 G to exercise their voices 



12 Gold is more suitable than iron for making 1 

 money because 



G gold is pretty 



Q iron rusts easily 



H gold is scarcer and more valuable 



13 . The cause of echoes is 



CS the reflection of sound waves 



Q the presence of electricity in the air 



G the presence of moisture in the air 



14 We see no stars at noon because 



G they have moved around to the other side? 



of the earth 

 X they are so much fainter than the sun 



□ they are hidden behind the sky 



15 Some men lose their breath on high mountains 

 because 



D the wind blows their breath away 

 H the air is too rare 

 G it is always cold there 



16 Why do some men who could afford to own a> 

 house live in a rented one? Because 



G they don't have to pay taxes 

 Q they don't have to buy a rented house 

 IS they can make more by investing the* 

 money the house would cost 



1*5 Why are chairs made of wood? Because 

 g) wood is cheap and light 



□ wood burns 



□ wood is easily broken 



2 If a person asks you for something you do not 

 have 



Q tell him to mind his business 

 E say you don't have it 

 G walk away 



3 If it rains when you are starting to go for the 

 doctor, what should you do? 



□ stay at home 



u-; take an umbrella 



G wait until it stops raining 



4 , If you are in danger of sunstroke what should 



you do' 



O take off your shoes 



G run to the hospital 



3 get in the shade or wet your head 



6 If you find a man who has hanged himself, you 

 should 



G send a notice to the paper 

 Q take him home 

 g call a doctor or the police 



6 Why is tennis good exercise? Because 

 g£ it ca^is for vigorous movement 

 O it demands clear eyes 

 Q it is very exciting 



7^ilf wh^le on the march you get bitten by a rat- 

 tlesnake, you should 

 G kill tho snake 



6^ suck the poison from the wound 

 G run back to camp and get some whiskey 



8 f, If you are hurrying in an auto to catch a train 



and come to a broken bridge, what should you 



do? 



g) go around and try another road 



Q take off your clothes and swim across 



Q hire a horse and ride across 



TjjP* Go to No. 9 above 



9 Why do some people think that short men 

 should be admitted to the army? Because 

 Q3 usefulness does not depend on height 

 □ they want to enlist 

 G .they are more intelligent than tall men 



10 If you find a lost 2-year-old baby on a city 

 street, what should you do? 



G ask him where he lives and take him there 

 G if he is a nice child take him home and 



keep him 

 J3 ask the police to help you or leave him 



with them 



11 Electric lights are better than gas lights. be- 

 cause electricity 



Q makes a white light 



H is safer and more convenient 



Q i3 cheaper 



12 Why is a check better than real money? 

 Because 



D checks are cleaner than bills 



Q you can have all the money you need by 



writing checks 

 t2 checks are safer and more convenient 



13 Five P.M. is the rush hour on' street cars be- 

 cause 



H work people are going home at that hour 

 G so many people live in the suburbs 

 Q street cars are the best cheap means of 

 transportation 



14 Why should people not waste food in time of 

 war? 



G we could eat less and not starve 

 S food is scarce in wartime 

 G food costs money 



15 You should not give money to beggars on the 

 street because 



Q it makes it hard for the beggars to get work 

 Q it takes away the work of organized chari- 



' ties 

 ji it encourages living off others 



16 A country should have many railroads, because 

 G they decrease the price of food materials 

 8 they make it easy to travel and carry goods 

 Q they are good for the steel business 



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1 It is wiser to put some money aside and not 

 spend it all, so that you may 



prepare for old age or sickness 



Q collect all the different kinds of money 



G gamble when you wish 



2 Shoes are made of leather, because 

 Q it is tanned 



H it is tough, pliable and warn 

 G it can be blackened 



3 Why do soldiers wear wrist watches rather 

 than pocket watches? Because ' 



D they keep better time 

 D they are harder to break 

 Si they are handier 

 A j The main reason why stono is used for building 

 "purposes is because 

 D it makes a good appearance 

 62 it is strong and lasting 

 .,, Q it is heavy 



5 Why ia beef better food than cabbage? 

 " Because 



C it tastes better 



S it is more nourishing 



Q it is harder to obtain 



6 If some one does you a favor, what should you 

 "\do? 



G try to forget it 



O steal for him if he asks you to 



B return the favor 



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

 know was written, it may be because 



S it was lost in the mails 



Q you forgot to tell your people to write 



□ the postal service has been discontinued 



8 The main thing the farmers do is to 

 Q supply luxuries 



□ make work for the unemployed 

 El feed the nation 



X?* Go to No. 9 above 



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If a man who can't swim should fall into & 

 river, he should 



O yell for help and try to scramble out 

 O dive to the bottom and crawl out 

 Q lie on his back and float 

 Glass insulators are used to fasten telegraph 

 wires, because 



G the glass keeps the pole from being burned 

 g] the glass keeps the current from escaping 

 G the glass is cheap and attractive 

 If your load of coal gets stuck in the mud, 

 what should you do? 

 G leave it there 



g] get more horses or men to pull it out 

 G throw off the load 

 Why are criminals locked up? 

 IS to protect society 

 O to get even with them 

 Q to make them work 



Why should a married man have his life In- 

 sured? Because 

 Q death may come at any time 

 G insurance companies are usually honest 

 K his family will not then suffer if he dies 

 In Leap Year February has 29 days because" 

 D February is a short month 

 G some people are born on February 29th 

 S3 otherwise tho calendar would not come 



out right 

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

 ' you should 

 6§ apply to the police for help 

 G ask the first man you meet for money to 



get home 

 Q borrow some money at a bank 

 Why should we have Congressmen? Because 

 D the people must be ruled 

 Q it insures truly representative government 

 is, the people arc too many to meet and make. 



their laws 



IT Cotton fibre is much used for making cloth 

 K because 

 □ it grows all over the South 

 KI it can be spun and woven 

 Q it is a vegetable product 



,2 Thermometers are useful, because 

 Q they regulate the temperature 

 H they teU us how warm it is 

 G they contain mercury 



3 Why are doctors useful? Because they 

 G understand human nature 



G always have pleasant dispositions 

 B know more about diseases than others 



4 Why ought a. grocer to own an automobile? 

 Because 



B it is useful in his business 

 Q it uses rubber tires 

 Q it saves railroad fare 



6 A machine gun is more deadly than a rifle, be- 

 cause it 



G was invented more recently 

 Kl fires more rapidly 

 G can be used with less training 



6 Why is the telephone more useful than the 

 telegraph? Because 



53 it gets a quicker answer 

 G it uses more miles of wire 

 Q it is a more recent invention 



7 Why is wool better than ootton for making 

 sweaters? Because 



G wool is cheaper 

 @ it is warmer 

 G it wears longer 



8 Why is New York larger than Boston? Because 

 Q it has more railroads 



G it has more millionaires 

 g] it is better located 



J^ 5 * Go to No. 9 above 



Every soldier should be Inoculated against 



typhoid fever, because 



Q many men have typhoid 



G the doctors insist on it 



El it prevents epidemics 



Theatres are useful institutions because 

 G they employ actors 

 (S they afford a method of relaxation 

 Q they give the rich a chance to cpend their 

 money 



A train is harder to stop than an automobile 



because 



Q it is longer 



S it is heavier 



G the brakes are not so good 



Why is winter colder than summer? Because 

 H the sun shines obliquely upon us in winter 

 G January is a cold month 

 G there is much snow in winter 



Many schools are closed in summer, so that 



□ the teachers may have a vacation ; ■ , 

 gj the children shall not be indoors in hoi 



-weather 



□ the schoolhouses may be repaired 



If a drunken man ia quarrelsome and insists on 

 fighting you, it is usually better to 

 G knock him down 

 B call the police 

 G leave him alone 



Why are electrical engineers highly paid? 



Because 



S their ability is much in demand 



G they have a college education 



Q they work long hours 



' Aeroplanes failed for many years because 

 G they were too heavy 

 G the materials cost too much 

 S the motor was not perfected 



Fig. 27.— Group Examination Alpha, Four Forms, Test 3, Practical Judgment 



