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  • Question
  • Dr. Miller has a busy pediatric dentistry practice and she needs a skilled, reliable hygienist to keep things running smoothly. The last two people she hired were recommended by top dentists in the area, but they each lasted less than one month. She is now in desperate need of a hygienist who can competently handle the specific challenges of her practice. Which one of the following candidates should Dr. Miller consider most seriously?


  • Options
  • A. Marilyn has been a hygienist for fifteen years, and her current employer, who is about to retire, says she is the best in the business. The clientele she has worked with consists of some of the wealthiest and most powerful citizens in the county.
  • B. Lindy recently graduated at the top of her class from one of the best dental hygiene programs in the state. Prior to becoming a dental hygienist, Lindy spent two years working in a day care center.
  • C. James has worked as a dental hygienist for three years in a public health clinic. He is very interested in securing a position in a private dental office.
  • D. Kathy is an experienced and highly recommended dental hygienist who is also finishing up a degree in early childhood education, which she hopes will get her a job as a preschool teacher. She is eager to find a job in a pediatric practice, since she has always wanted to work with children.

  • Correct Answer
  • Lindy recently graduated at the top of her class from one of the best dental hygiene programs in the state. Prior to becoming a dental hygienist, Lindy spent two years working in a day care center. 

    Explanation
    The situation described indicates that Dr. Miller's practice presents some specific challenges, namely that it is a busy environment with a child clientele. There is also some indication that even highly recommended, experienced hygienists might not be cut out for Dr. Miller's office. There is nothing to suggest that Marilyn (choice a) or James (choice c) would be a good fit for Dr.Miller's practice. Kathy (choice d) has experience and she is also interested in working with children. However, the fact that she hopes to become a preschool teacher in the not-too-distant future indicates that she might not be the kind of committed, long-term employee that Dr. Miller needs. Lindy (choice b), with her hands-on experience working with children as well as a degree from a prestigious dental hygiene program, is the most attractive candidate for the position based on the situation described

  • More questions

    • 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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