SLUG Aptitude Practice Test

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• What fraction represents the probability of drawing a red ball from a box with 60 red and 40 blue balls?
• What is the only online major offered?
• Are the UCSC Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden accessible to the public at no cost?
• EOP stands for?
• The Center for Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems is best described as focusing on which area?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a themed housing option?
• If the ratio of red to blue marbles is 1:2 and there are 15 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?
• The Pursuit of Truth in the Company of Friends is the theme of which college?
• What term describes the most frequently occurring value in a data set?
• Who is the Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and a UCSC alumnus?
• Which sequence correctly matches UCSC's mascot history across the periods pre-1980, 1980-1985, and 1986?
• A bar chart shows quarterly scores: Q1 78, Q2 82, Q3 79, Q4 85. What is the range of scores across the year?
• What is an effective time-management tactic to avoid rushing at the end of the exam?
• Which is the minimum among 78, 82, 79, 85?
• Which of the following is NOT a service offered to EOP students?
• ACE stands for?
• In reading comprehension, what is a supporting detail?
• Which site is historically associated with the limestone quarry near UCSC?
• Where can guests purchase an all-day permit?
• Which building houses the second floor that STARRS occupies?
• In a two-column data table, if the sum of a row is 100 and the first column value is 40, what is the second column value?
• Which college has the theme Science, Technology, and Society?
• If two independent events A and B have probabilities 0.6 and 0.5, what is P(A and B)?
• Which off-campus site is managed by the Baskin School of Engineering with interdisciplinary research?
• If the ratio of red to blue marbles is 3:5 and there are 24 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?
• Are summer courses at UCSC offered in both in-person and online formats?
• Environment and Society is the theme of which college?
• LSS stands for?
• An item originally costs $200 and is discounted by 25%. What is the sale price?
• How much is the pottery co-op for access for the entire school year?
• Where is the Career Center located?
• SOAR stands for?
• Which facility is mentioned as being free to the public?
• From the quarterly scores 78, 82, 79, and 85, which score is the maximum?
• In probability, if you flip two fair coins, what is the probability of getting at least one head?
• The Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program is intended for which group?
• Crown College Theme corresponds to which theme?
• Which of the following is NOT an off-campus site?
• If 1 inch equals 2.54 cm, how many centimeters are in 7 inches?
• Which of the following is a true statement about the resources in each residential college?
• Which statement about music group eligibility is true?
• The UCSC Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden are free to visit, and public access is allowed.
• Solve twice a number plus 6 equals 26. What is the number?
• What is the price of an all-day permit from TAPS for guests?
• What is f(0) for f(x) = 3x + 2?
• If P(A)=0.4 and P(B)=0.5 and A and B are independent, what is P(A and B)?
• In a data table with total 200 items, if category A accounts for 40%, how many items are in A?
• What body of water lies to the south of UCSC with a diverse marine ecosystem?
• Which lab runs the Exoplanet Summer Program?
• What is the name of the health insurance all students are automatically enrolled in?
• If a college emphasizes 'Self and Society,' which college is it?
• If a category accounts for 25% of 500 items, how many items are in that category?
• Which option lists the Arts Department facilities exactly as described?
• In a 2x2 grid rotated 90 degrees clockwise, which original corner ends up at the new top-right position?
• If a fair six-sided die is rolled, what is the probability of obtaining an even number?
• Which facility is located at Merrill College?
• What is an inexpensive alternative to UC SHIP that gives prepaid access to the Health Center?
• The UC Observatories operate at the shops and campus, and manage which observatory?
• In a distribution with equal counts across three age groups, where is the median located?
• Which of the following statements is accurate according to the material?
• Given population values X=1.2M, Y=0.8M, Z=1.5M, what is City Y's percent share of the total population?
• Which are UCSC's two newest colleges?
• Two projects have the following: Project A costs 40k yields 60k; Project B costs 60k yields 110k. What is the overall ROI percentage (total profit over total cost)?
• Which campus service is associated with distributing clothing items to students each quarter?
• In data interpretation, which option best describes a trend?
• With a half-life of 50% per hour, how many grams remain from 80 g after 2 hours?
• Which off-campus site is home to Ecology and Evolutionary Science research and classes?
• What does SUA stand for?
• Which is true about the newest UCSC colleges and their founding years?
• If a fair six-sided die is rolled, what is the probability of rolling an odd number?
• In a dataset with a high-end outlier, which statistic is least influenced by the outlier?
• Which item is NOT free for students?
• First-year housing guarantee is for two years.
• Which statistic increases the most when a single very large value is added to a dataset?
• Which chart is best to show proportion of a whole across categories?
• In a line of three seats labeled left, middle, and right, if A must be to the left of B and B must be to the left of C, which seat cannot be occupied by A?
• Cultural Identities and Global Consciousness is the theme of which college?
• Communicating Diversity for a Just Society belongs to which college?
• International and Global Perspectives is the theme of which college?
• What was UCSC's mascot from 1980 to 1985?
• What was UCSC's mascot before 1980?
• For a two-column data table, what is an efficient way to compare values across rows?
• In a stacked bar chart, how do you compute the proportion of a category within a bar?
• Huey P. Newton is a co-founding member of which organization?
• Which statement about UCSC's outer areas is true?
• Which statistic is commonly referred to as the arithmetic average?
• What is the average score across Q1 through Q4: 78, 82, 79, 85?
• If a test carries negative marking, what test-taking strategy reduces penalty risk?
• Where can students go for 1-on-1 financial counseling services?
• If you need metalworking, which Arts Department space should you use?
• Porter College Theme is associated with which theme?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a P.E. class example offered by UCSC?
• Which pair of individuals is identified as UCSC Alumni in the material?
• First-year housing is guaranteed for one year.
• TAG qualifications specify that students must be which of the following?
• John R. Lewis College Theme corresponds to which theme?
• If total market is 1,000,000 units and market shares are A 40%, B 25%, C 20%, D 15%. How many units does Brand D sell?
• How many off-campus sites are mentioned?
• Life is short, art endures is the theme of which college?
• Engaging Education's resources include CH.U.C.K. Library and what else?
• Where is the pottery co-op located?
• What app can guests use to pay for parking?
• What kind of insurance are all students required to have?
• In a 2x2 grid rotated 90 degrees clockwise, which original corner ends up at the new top-right position?
• What defines the main idea of a passage?
• How many examples of themed housing are listed?
• Which statement is true about the Arboretum’s plant families count?
• From the statements All dogs bark and Some cats do not bark, which conclusion is valid?
• Which of the following is a resource in each residential college?
• A data table lists two projects: Project X costs 30k and yields 60k; Project Y costs 45k and yields 70k. What is the overall ROI percentage (total profit over total cost)?
• Which section of the SLUG Aptitude Test is designed to measure your ability to interpret trends, comparisons, and data from charts and graphs?
• What is the goal of Creative Technology?
• The UCSC Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden are free to the public.
• In evaluating an argument, which evidence most strengthens a claim about cause and effect?
• A sequence in which consecutive terms differ by a constant is called what?
• Which college has the theme 'Environment and Society'?
• Which type of evidence would most strengthen the claim that carbon pricing reduces emissions?
• What is the purpose of the Arboretum and Botanic Gardens at UCSC?
• Which theme is associated with College 9?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as free for students?
• The public can access the Farm and Chadwick Garden for free.
• What years were College Nine and JRL founded?
• What is 3/4 of 120?
• In verbal reasoning, which skill is most essential when answering inference questions from a text?
• Which state park lies to the west of UCSC and offers free events every Saturday and Sunday?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a resource available in each residential college?
• STARRS stands for?
• As a Hispanic Serving Institution, UCSC enrolls at least what percent of Latiné students?
• In a data table with half-life 50% per hour, how many grams remain from 80 g after 3 hours?
• If f(x) = 3x + 2, what is f(4)?
• Engaging Education (E^2) provides two resources. Which option lists exactly those two resources?
• Which statement best describes Westside Research Park?
• In a box containing 60 red balls and 40 blue balls, what is the probability of drawing a red ball on one draw?
• Which mascot did UCSC students vote for in 1986?
• Which app can guests use to pay for parking?
• In the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, what is the next term?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a source region for UCSC Arboretum plants?
• How many music groups are on campus?
• For how many hours can guests park in the lot?
• Which statement best describes UCSC Silicon Valley Campus?
• If you want a low-cost prepaid option for Health Center access, which should you choose?
• What is the primary goal of critical reading in aptitude tests?
• In a standard deck of 52 cards, what is the probability of drawing an Ace or a King on a single draw?
• Which off-campus site in Santa Clara brings together experts, researchers, and students to collaborate and innovate?
• Which of the following is best for comparing several categories at a single point in time?
• If the populations are 1.2 million, 0.8 million, and 1.5 million, what is the total population?
• What is the primary benefit of completing SLUG Aptitude flash cards before the real exam?
• Which statement correctly matches the resource to its description?
• A line graph shows depreciation values for 5 years: 100, 80, 64, 51.2, 40.96. What is the value after 5 years?
• How much is UC SHIP every month?
• Reading comprehension often tests your ability to identify the passage's main idea. What best defines the main idea?
• What lab located in Science Hill researches planets inside and outside the solar system, and runs the Exoplanet Summer Program?
• The closest airport to UCSC is located in which city?
• What is term 6 of the sequence that starts at 1 and follows the pattern add5, multiply by2, add3, multiply by2?
• What does CASFS stand for?
• Which airport code corresponds to the closest airport to UCSC?
• Solve the algebra word problem: If twice a number plus 6 equals 26, what is the number?
• A rectangle has length 8 and area 48. What is the width?
• How many items of clothing can students get from the Career Center each quarter?
• What does TAG stand for?
• Who qualifies for TAG?
• How many plant families does the Arboretum host?
• The closest airport to UCSC is San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC).
• Using the same pattern, what is term 4 of the sequence that starts with 1 and follows add5, multiply by2, add3, multiply by2?
• A class average increases from 72 to 78 after adding four students with scores 88, 90, 82, and 76. What was the original class average?
• What is the main idea of a short passage about renewable energy?
• When checking a data table, what is a quick method to verify totals?
• Which state park to the north of UCSC is known for its Redwood grove?
• Who is a SNL cast member, comedian, and UCSC alumnus?
• Which type of chart is best to show market shares among brands A, B, C, and D?
• A sequencing problem starting with 1 follows the pattern add5, multiply by2, add3, multiply by2. What is term 5?
• Which college theme is 'Self and Society'?
• In the dataset 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, which value is the mode?
• Where can guests purchase an all-day permit?
• Which option is NOT listed as a facility in the Arts Department?
• If the relationship between temperature and ice-cream sales is linear with a slope of 7 units per degree, what is the change in sales when the temperature increases by 3 degrees?
• What is the mean of the numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10?
• Which statement best describes UCSC summer course formats?
• In the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, what is the common ratio?
• Which resource would you contact for personal financial counseling on campus?
• Where is STARRS located?
• UCSC offers both in-person and online summer courses.
• If an item initially costs $120 and is discounted by 25%, what is the sale price?
• Which statement best describes College Nine and JRL in relation to UCSC?
• A train travels 60 miles per hour. How long to cover 150 miles at the same speed?
• Where in Santa Cruz can people find merch outside the campus bookstore?
• Which college has the theme 'Power and Representation'?
• If temperature falls by 2 degrees and the slope is 7 units per degree, what is the change in ice-cream sales?
• How many UC campuses are an HSI?
• In which parking lot are guests supposed to park?
• What is the open natural space to the east of UCSC managed by the city?
• In a sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, what is the next number and what rule produces it?
• What is the official name of the Porter 'Squiggle'?
• Which company operated the limestone quarry where UCSC is today?