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  • Question
  • Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.


  • Options
  • A. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.
  • B. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
  • C. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
  • D. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

  • Correct Answer
  • Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood. 

    Explanation
    The fact that Vincent and Thomas live on the same street indicates that they live in the same neighborhood. There is no support for any of the other choices.

  • Verbal Reasoning problems


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    • 1. Establishing a Power of Attorney occurs when a legal document is created that gives one individual the authority to act for another. Which situation below is the best example of Establishing a Power of Attorney?

    • Options
    • A. Louise is selling her house and she hires a lawyer to review the contract.
    • B. Simone's mother can no longer get to the bank to cash her checks and make deposits, so she has taken legal steps to enable Simone to do these things for her.
    • C. Jack's father is elderly and Jack thinks he is no longer able to make decisions for himself.
    • D. At her daughter's urging, Mrs.Lenox opens up a retirement account with the local bank.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Embellishing the Truth occurs when a person adds fictitious details or exaggerates facts or true stories. Which situation below is the best example of Embellishing the Truth?

    • Options
    • A. Isabel goes to the theater, and the next day, she tells her coworkers she thought the play was excellent.
    • B. The realtor describes the house, which is eleven blocks away from the ocean, as prime waterfront property.
    • C. During the job interview, Fred, who has been teaching elementary school for ten years, describes himself as a very experienced teacher.
    • D. The basketball coach says it is likely that only the most talented players will get a college scholarship.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Reentry occurs when a person leaves his or her social system for a period of time and then returns. Which situation below best describes Reentry?

    • Options
    • A. When he is offered a better paying position, Jacob leaves the restaurant he manages to manage a new restaurant on the other side of town.
    • B. Catherine is spending her junior year of college studying abroad in France.
    • C. Malcolm is readjusting to civilian life after two years of overseas military service.
    • D. After several miserable months, Sharon decides that she can no longer share an apartment with her roommate Hilary.
    • Discuss
    • 4. It is appropriate to compensate someone if you have damaged his or her property in some way. This is called Restitution. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?

    • Options
    • A. Jake borrows Leslie's camera and the lens shatters when it falls on the ground because he fails to zipper the case.When Jake returns the camera, he tells Leslie that he will pay for the repair.
    • B. Rebecca borrows her neighbor's car, and when she returns it, the gas tank is practically empty. She apologizes profusely and tells her neighbor she will be more considerate the next time.
    • C. Aaron asks Tom to check in on his apartment while he is out of town. When Tom arrives, he discovers that a pipe has burst and there is a considerable amount of water damage. He calls a plumber to repair the pipe.
    • D. Lisa suspects that the pothole in her company's parking lot caused her flat tire. She tells her boss that she thinks the company should pay for the repair.
    • Discuss
    • 5. In the Maple Hill school district, a Five-Day Suspension occurs when a student is not permitted to attend school for five days for (1) physically assaulting another student, a teacher, or a school employee or (2) willfully destructing or defacing school property. Which situation below is the best example of a Five-Day Suspension?

    • Options
    • A. Lillian gets caught cheating on a math test for the second time and is suspended from school.
    • B. Marc is asked to leave the classroom due to his constant disruptions.
    • C. Franny uses spray paint to write derogatory comments on the locker room wall and she is given a suspension.
    • D. Ms. Farmer tells her class that students who fail the midterm exam will be expected to stay after school for tutoring help.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew has a fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.

    • Options
    • A. Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.
    • B. Taxol has cured people from various diseases.
    • C. People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.
    • D. The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Erin is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have.

    • Options
    • A. Erin's parents like birds better than they like dogs.
    • B. Erin does not like birds.
    • C. Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
    • D. Erin and her parents would like to move.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Tim's commute never bothered him because there were always seats available on the train and he was able to spend his 40 minutes comfortably reading the newspaper or catching up on paperwork. Ever since the train schedule changed, the train has been extremely crowded, and by the time the doors open at his station, there isn't a seat to be found.

    • Options
    • A. Tim would be better off taking the bus to work.
    • B. Tim's commute is less comfortable since the train schedule changed.
    • C. Many commuters will complain about the new train schedule.
    • D. Tim will likely look for a new job closer to home.
    • Discuss
    • 9. When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice.

    • Options
    • A. Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.
    • B. The spa is overpriced.
    • C. It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.
    • D. Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.

    • Options
    • A. Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air.
    • B. Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.
    • C. At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.
    • D. Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.
    • Discuss


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