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- Question
Yard is to inch as quart is to
Options- A. gallon
- B. ounce
- C. milk
- D. liquid
- Correct Answer
- ounce
ExplanationA yard is a larger measure than an inch (a yard contains 36 inches). A quart is a larger measure than an ounce (a quart contains 32 ounces). Gallon (choice a) is incorrect because it is larger than a quart. Choices c and d are incorrect because they are not units of measurement. - 1. In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
Options- A. low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.
- B. ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.
- C. ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.
- D. low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.
- E. consumers are fickle and it is impossible to please them Discuss
- 2. Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next?
Options- A. 7
- B. 10
- C. 14
- D. 15 Discuss
- 3. sustenance
Options- A. nourishment
- B. water
- C. grains
- D. menu Discuss
- 4. Tom puts on his socks before he puts on his shoes.
He puts on his shirt before he puts on his jacket.
Tom puts on his shoes before he puts on his shirt.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain Discuss
- 5. The bookstore has a better selection of postcards than the newsstand does.
The selection of postcards at the drugstore is better than at the bookstore.
The drugstore has a better selection of postcards than the bookstore or the newsstand.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain Discuss
- 6. A four-person crew from Classic Colors is painting Mr. Field's house. Michael is painting the front of the house. Ross is in the alley behind the house painting the back. Jed is painting the window frames on the north side, Shawn is on the south. If Michael switches places with Jed, and Jed then switches places with Shawn, where is Shawn?
Options- A. in the alley behind the house
- B. on the north side of the house
- C. in front of the house
- D. on the south side of the house Discuss
- 7. In a four-day period Monday through Thursday each of the following temporary office workers worked only one day, each a different day. Ms. Johnson was scheduled to work on Monday, but she traded with Mr. Carter, who was originally scheduled to work on Wednesday. Ms. Falk traded with Mr. Kirk, who was originally scheduled to work on Thursday. After all the switching was done, who worked on Tuesday?
Options- A. Mr. Carter
- B. Ms. Falk
- C. Ms. Johnson
- D. Mr. Kirk Discuss
- 8. Four friends in the sixth grade were sharing a pizza. They decided that the oldest friend would get the extra piece. Randy is two months older than Greg, who is three months younger than Ned. Kent is one month older than Greg. Who should get the extra piece of pizza?
Options- A. Randy
- B. Greg
- C. Ned
- D. Kent Discuss
- 9. Danielle has been visiting friends in Ridge-wood for the past two weeks. She is leaving tomorrow morning and her flight is very early. Most of her friends live fairly close to the airport. Madison lives ten miles away. Frances lives five miles away, Samantha, seven miles. Alexis is farther away than Frances, but closer than Samantha. Approximately how far away from the airport is Alexis?
Options- A. nine miles
- B. seven miles
- C. eight miles
- D. six miles Discuss
- 10. Nurse Kemp has worked more night shifts in a row than Nurse Rogers, who has worked five. Nurse Miller has worked fifteen night shifts in a row, more than Nurses Kemp and Rogers combined. Nurse Calvin has worked eight night shifts in a row, less than Nurse Kemp. How many night shifts in a row has Nurse Kemp worked?
Options- A. eight
- B. nine
- C. ten
- D. eleven Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.
Explanation:
This choice is supported as the best answer because the paragraph indicates that low-fat ice cream was once an unpopular item, but now, because consumers are more health conscious and because there is a wider array of tasty low-fat foods, low-fat ice cream is a profitable item for ice cream store owners. There is no indication that choices a, b, d,or e are true based on the information given.
Correct Answer: 15
Explanation:
This alternating addition series begins with 3; then 1 is added to give 4; then 3 is added to give 7; then 1 is added, and so on.
Correct Answer: nourishment
Explanation:
Sustenance is something, especially food, that sustains life or health, so nourishment is the essential element.Water and grains (choices b and c) are components of nourishment, but other things can be taken in as well. A menu (choice d) may present a list of foods, but it is not essential to sustenance.
Correct Answer: uncertain
Explanation:
There is not enough information to verify the third statement.
Correct Answer: true
Explanation:
Of the three, the drugstore has the best selection of postcards.
Correct Answer: in front of the house
Explanation:
After all the switches were made, Shawn is in front of the house. Ross is in the alley behind the house,Michael is on the north side, and Jed is on the south.
Correct Answer: Mr. Kirk
Explanation:
After all the switches were made, Mr. Kirk worked on Tuesday. Mr. Carter worked on Monday,Ms. Johnson on Wednesday, and Ms. Falk on Thursday.
Correct Answer: Ned
Explanation:
If Randy is two months older than Greg, then Ned is three months older than Greg and one month older than Randy. Kent is younger than both Randy and Ned. Ned is the oldest.
Correct Answer: six miles
Explanation:
Alexis is farther away than Frances, who is five miles away, and closer than Samantha, who is seven miles away.
Correct Answer: nine
Explanation:
Nurse Kemp has worked more shifts in a row than Nurse Calvin; therefore, Kemp has worked more than eight shifts. The number of Kemp's shifts plus the number of Rogers's shifts (five) cannot equal fifteen or more, the number of Miller's shifts. Therefore, Kemp has worked nine shifts in a row (5 + 9 = 14).
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