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Answer Key and Explanations

1. B) 33 (The pattern is to multiply the previous number by 2, then subtract 1. 17 × 2 - 1 = 33.)
2. A) Deaf (Light is the sensory input missing for a blind person, just as sound is the sensory input missing for a deaf person.)
3. B) 3 (The rate is 1 cat catching 1 mouse every 3 minutes. Therefore, 100 cats working simultaneously will catch 100 mice in 3 minutes.)
4. C) M (The sequence skips two letters each time: A [bc] D [ef] G [hi] J [kl] M.)
5. C) Brass (Brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc. Copper, iron, and tin are pure elemental metals.)
6. C) 6:00 (Rotating the entire physical clock face 90 degrees clockwise moves the hands and numbers together. The hands remain relative to each other, so the clock still visually reads 3:00, but the spatial orientation mimics 6:00.)
7. B) False (Just because some glubs are blubs does not mean the specific glubs that are flubs belong to that group.)
8. B) 6 (This is a 3x3 magic square. Every row, column, and diagonal adds up to 15. 8 + 1 + 6 = 15.)
9. B) Abundance (Scarcity means a severe shortage, while abundance means an overflowing supply.)
10. A) 3 (In a standard four-in-a-row net, alternating squares are opposite each other when folded. 1 is opposite 3, 2 is opposite 4, and 5 is opposite 6.)