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  • Question
  • On weekends, Mr. Sanchez spends many hours working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs. Sanchez spends her free time reading and listening to classical music. Both Mr. Sanchez and Mrs. Sanchez like to cook.


  • Options
  • A. Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables.
  • B. Mr. Sanchez does not like classical music.
  • C. Mrs. Sanchez cooks the vegetables that Mr. Sanchez grows.
  • D. Mrs. Sanchez enjoys reading nineteenth century novels.

  • Correct Answer
  • Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables. 

    Explanation
    Because Mr. Sanchez spends many hours during the weekend working in his vegetable garden, it is reasonable to suggest that he enjoys this work. There is no information to suggest that he does not like classical music. Although Mrs. Sanchez likes to cook, there is nothing that indicates she cooks vegetables (choice c). Mrs. Sanchez likes to read, but there is no information regarding the types of books she reads (choice d).

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    • 1. Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers nowadays.

      Assumptions:

      1. The children consider teachers as their models.
      2. A large amount of children's time is spent in school.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 2. Most Reality TV centers on two common motivators: fame and money. The shows transform waitresses, hairdressers, investment bankers, counselors, and teachers, to name a few, from obscure figures to house-hold names. A lucky few successfully parlay their fifteen minutes of fame into celebrity. The luckiest stars of Reality TV also reap huge financial rewards for acts including eating large insects, marrying someone they barely know, and revealing their innermost thoughts to millions of people.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that

    • Options
    • A. the stars of Reality TV are interested in being rich and famous.
    • B. Reality TV is the best thing that has happened to network television in a long time.
    • C. for Reality TV stars, fame will last only as long as their particular television show.
    • D. traditional dramas and sitcoms are being replaced by Reality TV programming at an alarming rate.
    • E. Reality TV shows represent a new wave of sensationalistic, low quality programming.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    • Options
    • A. book
    • B. index
    • C. glossary
    • D. chapter
    • Discuss
    • 4. 42 40 38 35 33 31 28

    • Options
    • A. 25 22
    • B. 26 23
    • C. 26 24
    • D. 25 23
    • E. 26 22
    • Discuss
    • 5. Look at this series: 1.5, 2.3, 3.1, 3.9, ... What number should come next?

    • Options
    • A. 4.2
    • B. 4.4
    • C. 4.7
    • D. 5.1
    • Discuss
    • 6. Choose the picture that would go in the empty box so that the two bottom pictures are related in the same way as the top two:

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    • Options
    • A. couch
    • B. rug
    • C. table
    • D. chair
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    • Options
    • A. eel
    • B. lobster
    • C. crab
    • D. shrimp
    • Discuss
    • 9. 14 14 26 26 38 38 50

    • Options
    • A. 60 72
    • B. 50 62
    • C. 50 72
    • D. 62 62
    • E. 62 80
    • Discuss
    • 10. All guilty politicians were arrested. Kishan and Chander were among those arrested.

    • Options
    • A. All politicians are guilty.
    • B. All arrested people are politicians.
    • C. Kishan and Chander were not politicians.
    • D. Kishan and Chander were guilty.
    • Discuss


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