Free and Printable FSOT (Foreign Service officer test) Sample Questions Part III (1-100)

Free and new FSOT test Sample Questions for 2013-14

This is 3rd part of blog on Free FSOT test Sample Questions for 2013. In this part you will see questions related to Communication. These questions can be practice for other English related Practice Exams too.

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Free FSOT test Sample Questions- FSOT Communication Practice Questions 31-41

 

Q 31

 Your organization develops a marketing strategy to reach its target audience by using the science or process of drawing likely conclusions about populations by analyzing samples from that population, known as:

A. descriptive statistics

B. standard deviations

C. inferential statistics

D. central tendency

Q 32

 Ten candidates for employment earn the following scores on a general aptitude test: 67, 98, 78, 89, 86, 92, 56, 87, 90, 98. If the scores are based on a 100 point scale, what is the range?

A. 2

B. 10

C. 42

D. 84

 

Q 33

 If your organization is conducting research to investigate the role that gender plays in obesity related heath problems, out the possible variables considered, which of the following would be considered independent?

A. gender

B. blood pressure

C. weight

D. number of annual trips to the doctor

Q 34

 You are developing official forms for a target population. In conducting research, you gather data about your target population from a random sample. This data includes race, gender, and family status. This type of variable is known as:

A. ordinal

B. interval

C. ratio

D. nominal

Q 35

 A computer program that runs an alarm system which automatically notifies the police if a door or window is opened, and 15 seconds pass without the disarm code being entered, is designed using:

A. heuristics

B. algorithms

C. fixed ratios

D. standard deviations

Q 36

Tom works 40 hours in a week, at $15.00 per hour, and produces 150 widgets. Amy works 32 hours in a week, at $18.50 per hour, and produces 128 widgets. Dave works 36 hours in a week, at $17.75 per hour, and produces 141 widgets. Which employee is the most cost effective for the company in terms of widgets produced per dollar of payroll spent?

A. John

B. Amy

C. Dave

D. Dave and Amy are equally effective

Q 37

 Which of the following formulas would accurately calculate the probability of an event occurring?

A. Probability = Total number of ways event can occur / Total number of possible outcomes

B. Probability = Total number of possible outcomes / Total number of ways event can occur

C. Probability = (Total number of ways event can occur – Total number of possible outcomes) / Total number of possible outcomes

D. Probability = (Total number of ways event can occur + Total number of possible outcomes) / Total number of ways event can occur

Q 38

 You are purchasing some rope for a project. The directions indicate that you will need 23.5 meters. If you convert this to a commonly used unit of measurement in the United States, you will need to buy:

A. approximately 75.5 feet

B. exactly 141 feet

C. approximately 35.25 yards

D. exactly 23.5 yards

Q 39

 If you are traveling 100 miles in a vehicle that gets 30 mpg, how many liters of gas would you need if the conversion ratio for a gallon to a liter is 1 = 3.785?

A. 1.136

B. 12.617

C. 113.550

D. 348.500

Q 40

 Which of the following would not be considered a digit?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 9

D. 99

Answer Key-Free FSOT test Sample Questions- FSOT Communication Practice Questions 31-41

 

31. C. definition

32. C. Range is the difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a set. In this case, the 100 point scale is irrelevant.

33. A. Independent variables are those that are manipulated in research or those variables used to assign subjects to experimental groups. Dependent variables are those that are simply measured or recorded.

34. D. Nominal variables are qualitative in nature and cannot be quantified. Interval, ratio, and ordinal variables are all quantifiable in nature.

35. B. Algorithms are a precise set of operations or steps that produce a specific result. Example: 1. Door opens 2. 5 seconds pass 3. No code entered = Police notified

36. A. Total hours worked X hourly rate / widgets produced = widget per payroll dollar. John was $4/widget making him the most cost effective. Amy was $4.625/widget and Dave was $4.453/widget.

37. A. This is the basic formula for determining probability of an event occurring.

38. A. This is the best choice. The approximate conversion commonly used is 1 meter = about 1 yard. Exact is 1 = 1.0936... The approximate conversion commonly used is 1 meter = about 3 feet. Exact is 1 = 3.281.

39. B. Divide 100 by 30 to determine gallons needed = 3.33333. Multiply times 3.785 = 12.617.

40. D. Digits are only 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.