ACT WorkKeys

1. Question 1 · Workplace Documents

   A warehouse associate loads 18 cartons per hour. How many cartons will the associate load during a 7.5-hour shift?
   • A.126
   • B.135
   • C.144
   • D.153
   • E.162
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   Answer: B. 135

   Multiply the rate by the time: 18 × 7.5 = 135 cartons. 126 uses 7 hours and 144 uses 8 hours, which come from rounding the shift length.

2. Question 2 · Workplace Documents

   An employee clocks in at 6:45 a.m. and clocks out at 3:15 p.m., with a 30-minute unpaid meal break. How many paid hours did the employee work?
   • A.7.5 hours
   • B.8 hours
   • C.8.25 hours
   • D.8.5 hours
   • E.9 hours
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   Answer: B. 8 hours

   From 6:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. is 8 hours 30 minutes. Subtract the 30-minute unpaid break: 8 hours. 8.5 hours forgets the break.

3. Question 3 · Graphic Literacy

   Restaurant Supply Spending, $18,000 per Month

   Food — 55%

   Beverages — 20%

   Paper goods — 15%

   Cleaning supplies — 10%

   How much does the restaurant spend on paper goods each month?
   • A.$1,800
   • B.$2,250
   • C.$2,700
   • D.$3,600
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   Answer: C. $2,700

   Paper goods are 15% of $18,000, and 0.15 x $18,000 = $2,700. The $1,800 choice uses the 10% cleaning-supplies slice, and $3,600 uses the 20% beverages slice.

4. Question 4 · Workplace Documents

   Process Water Distribution

   A pump feeds three lines. Flow meters show the flow in Lines A and B; Line C has no reading.

   Line C is filling Tank C, which is empty and holds 1,200 gallons. How long will it take to fill Tank C at the current flow?
   • A.30 minutes
   • B.10 minutes
   • C.about 34 minutes
   • D.about 27 minutes
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   Answer: A. 30 minutes

   All 120 gpm splits among the three lines, so Line C carries 120 - 45 - 35 = 40 gpm, and 1,200 / 40 = 30 minutes. The 10-minute choice uses the full pump output, and about 34 minutes uses Line B's 35 gpm.

5. Question 5 · Workplace Documents

   EMAIL From: Facilities Manager | To: All Third-Floor Staff | Subject: Carpet replacement this weekend. Carpet on the third floor will be replaced on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th. By 5:00 p.m. on Friday the 13th, please clear everything from the floor under and around your desk, including power strips, bags, and boxes. Items left on the floor will be moved to the storage room on the second floor and may be picked up on Monday after 10:00 a.m. Desktop computers can stay on desks but must be shut down, not left in sleep mode. Staff who need to work this weekend should reserve a space in the fourth-floor hoteling area through the room-booking system.

   In the email, the fourth-floor hoteling area is most likely
   • A.a lounge for guests who are visiting the building
   • B.a storage room for items moved from the third floor
   • C.a set of private offices assigned to managers
   • D.shared workspace that staff reserve for temporary use
   • E.a meeting room used by the carpet installers
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   Answer: D. shared workspace that staff reserve for temporary use

   The email tells staff who must work during the carpet job to reserve a space in the hoteling area through the room-booking system, so it is shared workspace booked for short-term use. Storage for moved items is on the second floor, not the fourth.

6. Question 6 · Workplace Documents

   A packing station uses 3 strips of tape per box. A roll of tape seals 42 boxes. How many rolls are needed to seal 1,000 boxes?
   • A.23
   • B.24
   • C.25
   • D.71
   • E.126
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   Answer: B. 24

   Each roll seals 42 boxes: 1,000 ÷ 42 ≈ 23.8, so 24 rolls. The strips per box are already built into the 42 boxes per roll, so 3 is not used again; 71 divides 3,000 strips by 42.

7. Question 7 · Workplace Documents

   A security officer works 10:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. five nights a week with an unpaid 30-minute break each night. How many paid hours does the officer work per week?
   • A.37.5 hours
   • B.40 hours
   • C.42.5 hours
   • D.45 hours
   • E.52.5 hours
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   Answer: B. 40 hours

   Each shift runs from 10:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., which is 8 hours 30 minutes. Minus the 30-minute break: 8 paid hours. Five nights: 5 × 8 = 40 hours. 42.5 hours forgets the breaks.

8. Question 8 · Graphic Literacy

   Curing Oven Temperature

   Oven temperature recorded every 10 minutes during a curing cycle. Dashed lines mark the specification limits of 350°F and 370°F.

   Between which two consecutive readings did the oven temperature first move from inside the specification limits to outside them?
   • A.Between 0 and 10 minutes
   • B.Between 20 and 30 minutes
   • C.Between 50 and 60 minutes
   • D.Between 30 and 40 minutes
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   Answer: B. Between 20 and 30 minutes

   The reading at 20 minutes (362°F) is inside the limits, and the reading at 30 minutes (371°F) is above 370°F, so that is the first move from inside to outside. From 0 to 10 minutes the oven moved the other way, from outside (340) to inside (355); the drop from 358 to 349 at 50 to 60 minutes also leaves the limits, but it happens later.

9. Question 9 · Workplace Documents

   Compressed Air System

   Compressed air piping with an air dryer, a bypass line, and two supply branches.

   Maintenance must remove the air dryer for service. Air must still reach Assembly, but the paint booth must be shut off. Which valve settings will do this?
   • A.Open V1, V2, and V5; close V3 and V4
   • B.Open V3, V4, and V5; close V1 and V2
   • C.Open V2, V3, and V5; close V1 and V4
   • D.Open V3 and V5; close V1, V2, and V4
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   Answer: D. Open V3 and V5; close V1, V2, and V4

   Closing V1 and V2 isolates the dryer on both sides, opening V3 sends air around it through the bypass, opening V5 feeds Assembly, and closing V4 shuts off the paint booth. Leaving V2 open would let air flow back into the dryer while it is being serviced, and opening V4 would keep supplying the paint booth.

10. Question 10 · Workplace Documents

    MEMO To: All Nursing Assistants, 3 West | From: Unit Manager | Re: Bed alarm procedure. Starting Monday, every patient with a fall-risk score of 45 or higher must have the bed alarm turned on whenever the patient is in bed. Check that the alarm is on at the start of each shift and after every repositioning. Document each check in the flowsheet under 'Safety.' Direct questions to the charge nurse.

    According to the memo, when must a nursing assistant check that a bed alarm is on?
    • A.At the start of each shift and after every repositioning
    • B.At the start of each shift and before every meal tray
    • C.Every 2 hours and after every repositioning
    • D.Only when the charge nurse requests a check
    • E.At the end of each shift when charting is done
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    Answer: A. At the start of each shift and after every repositioning

    The memo says to check that the alarm is on at the start of each shift and after every repositioning. The other choices add times that do not appear in the memo.

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