PPC - Sub-test 5: Following Directions

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Instructions

Each question relates to a 12-month Calendar and an Information List. For each question, select the correct answer from among the five alternatives provided, considering the information given in the Calendar and the Calendar Information List. Read the Instructions and Sample Questions before you take the practice test. Keep the instructions and sample questions page open in a separate tab and consult it as needed while you take the practice test.

Calendar

Information List

• Holidays are boxed and shaded.
• Saturdays and Sundays are weekend days.
• All days except holidays and weekends are working days.
• Canada Day is July 1.

Question 41

What is the fourteenth working day immediately before the fourth holiday that falls a Monday?

1. 16th
2. 13th
3. 12th
4. 11th
5. 17th

Question 42

How many non-working days are there between the first day of the eleventh month and the last day of the last month?

1. 18
2. 59
3. 16
4. 3
5. 20

Question 43

Between the first Sunday of March and the last Sunday of May, what is the total number of working Mondays and Thursdays that do not contain the digit 2?

1. 12
2. 23
3. 17
4. 15
5. 16

Question 44

In the third month which has exactly 20 working days, what is the Saturday immediately before the first holiday?

1. 22nd
2. 10th
3. 3rd
4. 9th
5. 1st

Question 45

What is the last Friday in the first month without a holiday?

1. 7th
2. 13th
3. 24th
4. 22nd
5. 28th

Question 46

What is the eighth working day of the second month in which the 18th is a Tuesday?

1. 13th
2. 12th
3. 18th
4. 21st
5. 11th

Question 47

What is the 10th working day immediately before Canada Day?

1. 20th
2. 19th
3. 24th
4. 26th
5. 16th

Question 48

What is the eighth working day immediately before the 25th of December?

1. 13th
2. 14th
3. 15th
4. 16th
5. 17th

Question 49

What is the 13th day immediately after the first holiday of the 3rd month?

1. 2nd
2. 3rd
3. 4th
4. 5th
5. 6th

Question 50

How many working days are there between holidays in the 3rd month?

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4

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