Notre Dame Entrance Exam Sample Questions

1. Charitable most clearly means:

..... a. Worthless

..... b. Enthusiastic

..... c. Indecent

..... d. Benevolent

2. What number is 8 less than 2/3 of 60?

..... a. 37

..... b. 32

..... c. 48

..... d. 12

3. In the sequence: 56, 9, 51, 14, ..., what number should come next?

..... a. 19

..... b. 24

..... c. 41

..... d. 46

4. The greatest common factor of 60 and 144 is:

..... a. 8

..... b. 12

..... c. 6

..... d. 15

5. Find the error in capitalization, puncuation, or usage:

..... a. It tastes better than I expected.

..... b. The coach spoke softly and slowly.

..... c. Of the three Spanish teachers, he is the nicer.

..... d. No mistakes

6. 55% of 40 is what number?

..... a. 20

..... b. 22

..... c. 21.5

..... d. 220