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MT(AAB) Generalist Examination: Practice Questions

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About the MT(AAB) Generalist exam

The MT(AAB) Generalist examination is an exam for people wanting to become medical technologists. Passing the exam gives you a license to practice as a medical technologist.

The exam is set by the AAB (American Association of Bioanalysts).

About these practice questions

These practice questions will help prepare you for the MT(AAB) Generalist exam.

This page contains 600 practice questions divided into the six sections of the exam: 1. Basic Knowledge, 2. Chemistry, 3. Microbiology, 4. Hematology, 5. Immunology, and 6. Immunohematology.

All questions have been carefully designed to mimic the questions on the real exam, to help you prepare and get a passing grade.

Sections

  1. Basic Knowledge
  2. Chemistry
  3. Microbiology
  4. Hematology
  5. Immunology
  6. Immunohematology

Section 1: Basic Knowledge

1.1) A dilution ratio of 1:15 means what part specimen and what part diluent?
  1. 1 part specimen, 15 parts diluent
  2. 1 part specimen, 16 parts diluent
  3. 15 parts specimen, 1 part diluent
  4. 16 parts specimen, 1 part diluent
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.2) What is the dilution factor 1/5 expressed as a dilution ratio?
  1. 1:4
  2. 1:5
  3. 1:6
  4. 5:1
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.3) A lab technician is preparing a serial dilution with eight tubes. The first tube contains a 1/2 dilution. If the dilution factor doubles with each transfer, what would be the dilution in the eighth tube?
  1. 1/128
  2. 1/256
  3. 1/512
  4. 1/1024
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.4) A lab technician adds 0.2 mL of a stock solution to 3.8 mL of diluent. What is the dilution factor?
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 19
  4. 20
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.5) How many grams of sodium chloride are needed to make 300 mL of a 2% m/v solution?
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 20
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.6) Which of the following should be included in an employee's personnel file?
  1. Information about the employee's family members
  2. Most recent vacation destination
  3. Performance reviews
  4. Web addresses of the employee's social media profiles
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.7) What is the negative log of hydrogen ion concentration known as?
  1. SG
  2. pH
  3. pKa
  4. the T/S constant
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.8) Which prefix means 10⁻⁶?
  1. Centi-
  2. Kilo-
  3. Micro-
  4. Nano-
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.9) What is 0.05 mL in microliters?
  1. 0.0005 μL
  2. 0.005 μL
  3. 5 μL
  4. 50 μL
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.10) What is the following graph shape?
  1. Normal distribution
  2. Polynomial function
  3. Quadratic chart
  4. Reciprocal graph
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.11) The following data were calculated on a series of 100 determinations of a control.
Mean 5.8
Median 6.0
Mode 5.7
Range 1.5–20.2
Standard deviation 0.25
If confidence limits are set at ±2 standard deviations, what are the allowable limits for the control?
  1. 5.30–6.30
  2. 5.35–6.25
  3. 5.50–5.90
  4. 5.60–5.90
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.12) A test has a mean of 190.5 and a standard deviation of 2. If all control values must fall within 3 standard deviations of the mean, what is the acceptable range for the control values?
  1. 184.5–196.5
  2. 185.5–195.5
  3. 187.5–193.5
  4. 188.5–192.5
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.13) For data distributed normally, how many values are within two standard deviations from the mean?
  1. 50%
  2. 68%
  3. 83%
  4. 95%
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.14) Automated white blood cell counts are performed on 29 blood samples. The mean value is 8.0 cells/nL, and the standard deviation is 1.2 cells/nL. What is the coefficient of variation?
  1. 15%
  2. 30%
  3. 45%
  4. 60%
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.15) Which of these is a Standard Precaution?
  1. Fire extinguisher
  2. Hand hygiene
  3. Keeping chemical containers closed
  4. Radiation shielding
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.16) On the NFPA hazard diamond below, what do the letters SA mean?
  1. Can shock or cause acid damage
  2. Safety assessed
  3. Simple asphyxiant
  4. Substance abuse
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.17) What is the meaning of a 4 in the yellow quadrant of an NFPA hazard diamond?
  1. The substance is highly radioactive
  2. The substance is extremely contagious
  3. The substance readily burns at normal temperatures
  4. The substance readily explodes
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.18) Which color on the NFPA hazard diamond signals the degree of hazards to health?
  1. Blue
  2. Green
  3. White
  4. Yellow
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.19) Which of these chemical grades has the highest purity?
  1. Commercial
  2. Laboratory
  3. Reagent
  4. Technical
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Section 2: Chemistry

Section 3: Microbiology

Section 4: Hematology

Section 5: Immunology

Section 6: Immunohematology

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