Section I: English Part I Questions on Black Gold. Write brief answers no more than 2 sentences 1.

For what was oil first used? Oil was initially used in burning lamps. 1. What is the purpose of the mud durin the drillin operation? It is used to control the well, lubricate the drill bit, and carry away rock particles. 2. What usuall! happens to the oil once it is brou ht to the surface? It is pumped through pipelines to a refinery. ". #ame three of the en$ironments where we look for oil. The jungle, the desert, and the sea. %. What is Black Gold and wh! is it i$en this name? Black gold is oil. It is given this name because it is a precious commodity. It is a valuable natural resource with limited supply.

Section I: English Part II 1. 2. ". %. -. B ( B B B &. ). *. ,. 1.. ' ( B ( + 11. 12. 1". 1%. 1-. ' B + ' ( 1&. 1). 1*. 1,. 2.. B ( + B B 21. 22. 2". 2%. 2-. B ( ' ( '

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Famil! #ame////////////////////////////// First #ame /////////////////////////////// ANSWER SHEET PAGE 2 of 2 +nswer 0heet for 1athematics2 1echanical2 3lectrical and General sections. 1ark all answers on this sheet. 1athematics 1. B 2. ". %. -. + + ( ( &. ). *. ,. B ' B ( 11. 12. 1". 1%. 1-. ( B ( + ' 1&. 1). 1*. 1,. 2.. B ' B B (

1.. +

1echanical 1. ( 2. ". + (

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1.. 11. 12.

( + (

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3lectrical 1. + 2. ". ( B

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General 1. ( 2. ". ' (

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Field Specialist Aptitude Test

Section I Section II Section III Section I" Section "

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English athe!atics echanical Electrical General

Na!e #ate Technical $ollege Graduation #ate

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%Please &rite all 'our ans&ers on the ans&er sheets pro(ided)

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Famil! #ame////////////////////////////// First #ame /////////////////////////////// ANSWER SHEET PAGE * of 2 Section I: English Part I Questions on Black Gold. Write brief answers no more than 2 sentences 2. For what was oil first used?

-. What is the purpose of the mud durin the drillin operation?

&. What usuall! happens to the oil once it is brou ht to the surface?

). #ame three of the en$ironments where we look for oil.

*. What is Black Gold and wh! is it i$en this name?

Section I: English Part II 1. 2. ". %. -. &. ). *. ,. 1.. 11. 12. 1". 1%. 1-. 1&. 1). 1*. 1,. 2.. 21. 22. 2". 2%. 2-.

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Famil! #ame////////////////////////////// First #ame /////////////////////////////// ANSWER SHEET PAGE 2 of 2 +nswer 0heet for 1athematics2 1echanical2 3lectrical and General sections. 1ark all answers on this sheet. 1athematics 1. 2. ". %. -. &. ). *. ,. 1.. 11. 12. 1". 1%. 1-. 1&. 1). 1*. 1,. 2..

1echanical 1. 2. ".

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). *. ,.

1.. 11. 12.

1". 1%. 1-.

3lectrical 1. 2. ".

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General 1. 2. ".

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Section I: English Part I

7ead the te8t below and then answer the 9uestions that follow: What is +lac, Gold;il is such a precious commodit! that it has been called Black old. We depend upon it for products ran in from fuel to fertili<ers. 'emand is currentl! so hi h and increasin so rapidl! that some e8perts predict oil supplies will dr! up within fort! !ears. =f that happens man will ha$e mana ed in a little more than one hundred and fift! !ears to use up a ift that took nature se$eral million !ears to create. ;il was initiall! used in burnin lamps to pro$ide li ht for homes2 offices and factories. ;nl! after the in$ention of the internal combustion en ine2 as used in cars2 did the modern ;il =ndustr! de$elop as we know it. >he ne$er endin search for Black Gold takes people and e9uipment all o$er the world. >he onl! real wa! of knowin whether oil is likel! to be present in the round is to drill a hole which is often called an e8ploration or test well. >his can sometimes mean drillin more than &... meters beneath the earth?s surface. >he cost of such an e8ercise is hi h and it can run into millions of dollars and sometimes the results can be disappointin . + well in >e8as which went to )2&.. meters cost nearl! ".. million dollars and did not produce a drop of oil. 1ud is an all important component in the drillin process. =t is used to control the well2 lubricate the drill bit and carries awa! rock particles which can be athered at the surface and e8amined. ;nce oil is found then it is usuall! pumped throu h pipelines to a refiner! where it is separated into $arious products. +n!bod! workin for an international oil related compan! ma! find themsel$es in a countr! where lan ua e2 climate2 food2 customs and habits are totall! different to their own. Work locations ma! be e8treme@ the Aun le2 the desert and the sea are often e8plored. 0uch are the man! challen es for a man and his machine in the search for Black Gold.

Section I: English Part II

For !uestions " to "#, select the correct answer$ 1. Be is not onl! reliable2 but also ///////////. +. B. (. '. is intelli ent and creatin intelli ent and creati$e intelli ence and creatin to be intelli ent and creati$e

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2. =f !ou /////2 we wouldn?t ha$e missed the train. +. B. (. '. didn?t come late wouldn?t ha$e been late hadn?t been late were not late

". >he mana er ////// here at % p.m. +. B. (. '. is supposin to arri$e is supposed to arri$e will suppose to arri$e is supposed to be arri$ed

%. 'ue to the de$aluation2 man! people ha$e become rich2 but man! others /////////. +. B. (. '. ruined ha$e been ruined ha$e ruined would ha$e ruined

-. >he man has been hospitali<ed since !esterda! ////////. +. B. (. '. because his serious wound because of his serious wound because of his seriousl! wound because his wound seriousl! estion2 /////// 2 is beneficial to both the compan! and the emplo!ees.

&. Cour su +. B. (. '.

'ifferent than his as well as he as he is like his

). 1an! people ////// for si8 hours without stoppin . +. B. (. '. can?t stand for doin a test can?t stand to be doin a test can?t stand doin a test can?t stand a test to be done

*. = don?t know //////. +. B. (. '. where is !our pen where !our pen is where !our is pen where is the pen of !ours

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,. =f !ou want to see him2 ///////. +. B. (. '. please let me to know let me to know please please let me know let me please to be known

1.. ///////2 the little irl ran out of the !ard. +. B. (. '. Bein afraid of the do >he do she is afraid of >he do has been afraid of Was bein afraid of the do

For !uestions "" to "%, select the correct preposition or adverb$ 11. Be insisted /////// seein the documents. +. B. (. '. b! in of on

12. =t ne$er occurred ///// me to ask him for proof of his identit!. +. B. (. '. for to on with

1". = obAect to bein kept waitin . Wh! can?t !ou be ///// time? +. B. (. '. on in of at

1%. = was ///// the impression that = had paid !ou for the work !ou did for me. +. B. (. '. into o$er with under

1-. Bu!in presents for children is sometimes $er! difficult. ////// the end = bou ht a kite for >om. +. B. (. '. +t ;n =n B!
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For !uestions "&'(#, choose the correct tense for the verbs in brackets$ 1&. = usuall! o b! train2 but this weekend = am oin b! bus. =t 5take6 lon er but it costs less. +. B. (. '. take takes is taken will take

1). = 5not think6 !our brother is enAo!in the part!. Be keeps lookin at his watch. +. B. (. '. doesn?t think didn?t think don?t think am not thinkin

1*. >he hall 5be6 painted at the moment2 so it isn?t lookin its best. +. B. (. '. is bein is is to be will be

1,. +t present =?m ha$in m! t!pewriter 5repair6. +. B. (. '. repairin repaired is repaired bein repaired

2.. = 5interest6 in learnin forei n lan ua es. +. B. (. '. interested am interested am interestin interestin

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For !uestions (" to (%, four words or phrases have been underlined in each sentence. )lease choose the one word or phrase, which is incorrect in standard written *nglish. 21. >o Dohn2 as well as = 2 it is e8tremel! beneficial to make friends with people from A + $ other countries and to ask them about their cultures. # 22. Before makin a plan for the weekend2 most people listen to the weather forecast A + e$en thou h the! know hardl! nothin about the factors that affect the weather. $ # 2". >he circumstances under which the operation took place were unbelie$able in that A + $ the doctor didn?t e$en usin antiseptic. # 2%. 0he was probabl! so disappointed in m! not keepin the appointment and she A + $ didn?t e$en reet me when = came the followin da!. # 2-. Bad he followed the doctor?s ad$ice and taken all the medicine re ularl!2 the A + $ doctor would not ha$e looked an r! at him. #

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Section II:

athe!atics

. a,e sure to ans&er using the correct /NITS0

(on$ersion Enits: F ".1%1& 1ft F "..%* centimeters 1 ft F 12 inches 1k F 2.2 lbs 1 in F 2.-% centimeters 1 al F ".)*- liters " 1 ft F ).%* al 1 bbl F %2 al 1 bbl F -.&1% ft" 1 psi F .1%- k4a wei ht of fresh water *."" pp +rea of a circle F r2 Golume of c!linder F r2h 1. What is the area of a rectan le with dimensions of &ft b! %ft? B. 2% ft2 (. 2 ft2 '. 1.- ft2

+. 1. ft2 2.

What is the area of a ri htHan le trian le with dimensions of "ft b! "ft? B. , ft2 (. 1 ft2 '. 1* ft2

+. %.- ft2 ".

Gi$en the diameter of a circle is 1. centimeters2 what is the surface area in cm2? B. 2.- cm2 (. &2.* cm2 '. 1.. cm2

+. )*.- cm2 %.

What is the total capacit! in allons of a rectan ular tank - meters in hei ht knowin that it will hold 2.. liters per foot? B. 1... al (. *&) al '. *&). al

+. "2*1 al -.

What is the $olume in cubic meters of a c!linder with a hei ht of 2 meters and a diameter of 1.- meters? B. %.- m" (. ".- m" '. 1*.* m"

+. 1%.1 m" &.

Bow much time in minutes will it take to fill a tank that can hold &&. allons if we are fillin it at "" allons per hour? (. 2. minutes '. .." minutes

+. 21)*. minutes B. 12.. minutes

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).

What is the force in pounds e8erted upwards on a piston with a diameter of % inches if a au e indicates the internal pressure in the c!linder is 1... psi? B. 2-. lbs (. -.22&& lbs '. 122-&& lbs

+. %... lbs *.

What is the wei ht in kilo rams of a strin of pipe that is 112-.. ft lon and wei hs ."" pounds per inch? B. 2.2).. k (. %-2-%. k '. "),- k

+. 12)2- k ,.

Bow much time in minutes will it take a car dri$in at ,. kmIhr to tra$el 2) kilometers? B. 2%". minutes (. 1* minutes '. .." minutes

+. "." minutes

Questions 1. H 1- refer to the followin : + tank is a $ertical c!linder with inside diameter of &ft and a hei ht of 1-ft: 1.. What is the $olume of li9uid in cubic feet if we fill the tank to one foot hi h? +. 2*.2) ft" B. 1*.* ft" (. 11".1 ft" '. %2%.1 ft"

11. What is the total $olume of the tank in cubic feet? +. 1&*&.- ft" B. %%2.- ft" (. %2%.1 ft" '. *%).- ft"

12. What is the $olume of water in cubic ft in the tank if a measure stick indicates the water surface is & feet below the top of the tank? +. 1)..2 ft" B. 2-%.% ft" (. 1.1)., ft" '. &)*.& ft"

1". What is the wei ht in pounds of the tank2 as in the abo$e case2 if the tank itself wei hs 2. lbs per ft of hei ht? +. &"2%2% lbs B. %222%1 lbs (. 1&21-1 lbs '. 1.2&.- lbs

1%. Bow much water in allons would ha$e to be remo$ed to reduce the total wei ht of the tank plus water2 as in the abo$e case2 b! 2.J? +. "** als B. "22". als (. 22121 als '. &2& als

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1-. What would be the new le$el of the water2 as measured from the top of the tank2 if the water in the abo$e case 5e9ui$alent of 2.J of total wei ht6 is remo$ed? +. 1..% ft B. 12.) ft (. ).1 ft '. ).* ft

1&. =f 8 K 1% F "22 then 8 F ? +. %& B. 1* (. 2." '. .

1). =f 5282 H 26 2 F 122 then 8 F ? +. H2 B. K2 (. % '. + and B

1*. =f 8 F ! L ,2 and ! L % F 1.2 8 F ? +. HB. K(. 1 '. + and B

1,. 4erform the followin operation: 5a K b6 5a K b6 HHHHHHHH 8 HHHHHHHH F 5a L b6 5a K b6 +. a 2 K b2 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH a2 L b2 B. a2 K 2ab K b2 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH a2 L b2 (. a2 K 2ab K b2 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH a 2 K b2 '. a2 L 2ab L b2 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH a2 K b2

2.. Find the e9uation of a strai ht line passin throu h the point + 5"226 and ha$in a radient of mF-. +. ! F "8 L 2 B. ! F -8 K (. ! F -8 H1" '. ! F 28 K "

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Section III:

echanical
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1. For the tank shown abo$e what is the pressure in psi measured at au e M2 if: the pressure at au e M1 is ".. psi 521 k Icm26 and the le$el of the water 5B6 is ). ft 521.% m6. +. "1- psi B. 2" k Icm2 (. "". psi '. ".. psi

2. =ndicate the resultant force2 ma nitude2 and direction:

->
+. )>

12>
B. ) > (. 1) > '. 1) >

". =ndicate the resultant force2 ma nitude and direction:

"> ">
+. %.2% > B. ,> (. %.2% > '. ,>

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%. =ndicate the resultant force2 ma nitude and direction:

"> 1"> %> 2> ->

+. 2) > B. 11.1* > (. 1".2* > '. &.22 >

-. For the s!stem shown below2 what should the distance N be for the s!stem to be in e9uilibrium?

& lbs "ft

+. 2.)- ft

& lbs "ft

B. ".. ft

) lbs 2ft
(. ".2- ft

* lbs Nft
'. 2.- ft

&. For the s!stem shown below2 what force should be applied at N for the s!stem to be in e9uilibrium?

1- lbs -ft
+. * lbs

) lbs "ft
B. , lbs

N lbs 2ft ,ft

(. 1. lbs

11 lbs

'. 11 lbs

). For an! i$en le$er2 the shorter the le$er2 the reater the liftin power. +. >rue B. False

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*. + bod! is floatin in seawater with 2I" of its $olume abo$e the surface. >he wei ht of the displaced water is? +. B. (. '. Oess than the wei ht of the bod! 39ual to the wei ht of the bod! 1ore than the wei ht of the bod! #ot enou h information pro$ided

,. (onsider the crane liftin the load shown. =f the ma8imum crane loadin on member + is %.2... lbs 51*21%. k 6 as a bendin limit2 calculate the hea$iest load that can be lifted.

1.P

cos %- F .).) sin %- F .).) B

%-P

cos 1. F .,*sin 1. F .1)%

+. "%2112 lbs

B. )-2.%& lbs

(. %,21%. lbs

'. 2*22*. lbs

1.. What is the $alue of F if the tor9ue is -. lbsIft ? +. 1.. lbs B. ".. lbs (. *."" lbs '. 2- lbs

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11. For the s!stem to be in e9uilibrium2 what is the mass of 4 in pounds? >he mass at the other end of the beam is - k .

1m

2m

+. -.- lb

B. 2.* k

(. 1. k

'. none of these

12. =f the motor 1 rotates in the direction shown b! the arrow2 what is oin on ? +. B. (. '. 1 and 2 are oin down 1 oes up and 2 oes down 1 and 2 are oin up 1 oes down and 2 oes up

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1". >hese " wells ha$e been drilled with a mud of specific ra$it! of 1.2- rIcm". =n which well +2 B or (2 will the hi hest h!drostatic bottom hole pressure be recorded ? a. b. c. '. Well + Well B Well ( +ll three will ha$e e9ual bottom hole pressure

1%. =f the densit! of + is reater than the densit! of B. What is oin to happen ? +. =f 4 floats in li9uid +2 it will also float in B. B. =f 4 floats in li9uid B2 it ma! or ma! not float in +2 dependin on the densit! of 4. (. =f 4 sinks in B2 it will sink in + also. '. #one of the abo$e answers are correct.

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1-.

>he be$el ear + has ). teeth2 be$el ear B 1%.2 ( 11%2 and ' %-&. >he diameter of the pulle! 3 F Q diameter of pulle! F. +t what speed in 741 must rotate the motor 1 to allow the hammer to knock an$il N twice per second2 takin into consideration the ear bo8 7 whose ratio inletI outlet is -I1? +. B. (. '. 2%.. 1,2. )2.. ,&..

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Section I": Electrical

1. What is the e9uation for ;hm?s law? B. G F =I7 (. 7 F G= 7 F % (alculate G '. 2% G '. = F G7

+. G F =7 2.

=n direct current = F "+ B. & G

+. 1."" G ".

(. 12 G

What becomes G if we use 2 resistors of % in parallel? B. & G (. 12 G '. 2% G

+. 2.&& G

%. =f the resistor below is 1.. ohms and the $olta e drop is 22. $olts2 what is the current =?

7 G
+. .22 + B. 22 +

(. 2.2 +

'. 2.. +

-. =f 71F2k ohms2 72F1k ohms2 7"F2k ohms and 7%F2k ohms2 what is the e9ui$alent resistance of the circuit?

71 72

7"

7%

+. 22-. ohms

B. 1-.. ohms

(. 2-.. ohms

'. 2... ohms

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&. =f (1F&F2 (2F1F2 ("F1F and (%F1F2 what is the e9ui$alent capacitance of the circuit shown below?

(1 (2 (" (%

+. 2F ). +. B. (. '.

B. 1.)- F

(. 2.2- F

'. 2.12- F

>o re$erse the direction of rotation in a "hp2 +( motor we must: (han e round all three wires c!clicall!. (han e round an! two wires (annot chan e direction of rotation. (han e switch position2 ie on deHen er i<ed and off ener i<ed to et the re$ersed direction.

*. For the circuit shown below2 if GF"*.G+( and the bulb is rated at 1).G+(2 -W2 what is the resistance 7 that should be connected in series to the bulb?
7

Bulb

+. &-.. ohms ,. will?

B. )... ohms

(. )1%- ohms

'. -)*. ohms

=f we increase the $olta e across a '( motor2 then the motor speed B. increase (. sta! same '. stop

+. decrease 1.. series? +. 12 G

What will be the output $olta e of two 12G batteries connected in B. & G (. 2% G '. no $olta e

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11. What will be the output $olta e of two 12G batteries connected in parallel? +. 12 G B. & G (. 2% G '. no $olta e

12. =n the circuit shown below what is the current if the batteries are 12G each2 71F2. ohms2 72F1. ohms2 7"F2. ohms2 and 7%F2. ohms?
71 72 K H

=
K H

7"

7%

+. 1... m+

B. &&. m+

(. ,&. m+

'. 12.. m+

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Section ": General

Find the ri ht choice in the followin : 1. Which block has to be remo$ed to be able to pull the bolt to the left and open the door?

'

B + (

+. Block + 2.
is to

B. Block B

(. Block (

'. Block '

as

is to

+
+. (hoice + ". B. (hoice B (. (hoice (

(
'. (hoice '

'

is to

as

is to

+
+. (hoice + B. (hoice B (. (hoice (

(
'. (hoice '

'

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%.

=nto which container will the water not flow if we open all the taps?

'

+. (hoice + -.

B. (hoice B

(. (hoice (

'. (hoice '

Which arran ement of tiles would stop rain from penetratin ?

(
B. (hoice B

'
(. (hoice ( '. (hoice '

+. (hoice + &.

Which ear will make the most turns in one minute?

B (

'
+. (hoice + B. (hoice B (. (hoice ( '. (hoice '

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).

+ 9uadrant contains an inscribed rectan le +B(' as shown. Gi$en the distances marked2 what is the len th of +'?

(
+. " m *.

"m

'

)m
B. ) m (. 1. m '. 1" m

Which container will fill first?

'
+. (hoice +

(
B. (hoice B (. (hoice ( '. (hoice '

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,.

>he fi$e co s are turnin in the same direction and at the same speed. Which two will clash at a i$en moment?

+
+. + and B

B
B. B and (

(
(. ( and '

'

3
'. ' and 3

1.. =n computer Aar on2 what do !ou understand b! 7+1? +. B. (. '. 7ead +ccess 1emor! 7andom +ccess 1emor! 7eal +ccess 1emor! 7andom +c9uired 1emor!

11. =n computer Aar on2 what do !ou understand b! 7;1? +. B. (. '. 7ead ;nl! 1emor! 7andom ;nl! 1emor! 7eal ;utput 1emor! 7ead ;utput 1emor!

12. =n computer Aar on2 what do !ou understand b! (4E? +. B. (. '. (omputer 4rocessin Enit (omputer 4rocedure Etilit! (entral 4rocessin Enit (entral 4ower Enit

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1". >here are % balls of the same si<e in a container filled with water. Which ball is the most dense?

+. (hoice +

B. (hoice B

(. (hoice (

'. (hoice '

1%. What are two safet! precautions that should be taken before dri$in !our car? 5+nswer in !our own words on the +nswer 0heet6

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