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- Question
Critical reading is a demanding process. To read critically, you must slow down your reading and, with pencil in hand, perform specific operations on the text. Mark up the text with your reactions, conclusions, and questions. When you read, become an active participant.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
Options- A. critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process
- B. the best critical reading happens at critical times in a person's life.
- C. readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read.
- D. critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention.
- E. critical reading should take place at the same time each day.
- Correct Answer
- critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention.
ExplanationThis answer is implied by the whole paragraph. The author stresses the need to read critically by performing thoughtful and careful operations on the text. Choice a is incorrect because the author never says that reading is dull. Choices b, c, and e are not supported by the paragraph. - 1. Statement: Imprisonment for 27 years made Nelson Mandela, the President.
Assumptions:
- Only who will be imprisoned for 27 years will become the President.
- To become the President, imprisonment is a qualification.
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. Statement: There is no reason to rule out the possibility of life on Mars. Therefore the exploration of that planet has to be undertaken.
Assumptions:
- There is life on Mars.
- The search for life is the sufficient reason for space exploration.
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
- 3. Statements: A man must be wise to be a good wrangler. Good wranglers are talkative and boring.
Conclusions:
- All the wise persons are boring.
- All the wise persons are good wranglers.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 4. Statements: All terrorists are guilty. All terrorists are criminals.
Conclusions:
- Either all criminals are guilty or all guilty are criminals.
- Some guilty persons are criminals.
- Generally criminals are guilty.
- Crime and guilt go together.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only I and III follow
- C. Only II follows
- D. Only II and IV follow Discuss
- 5. Statement: Should all refugees, who make unauthorized entry into a country, be forced to go back to their homeland?
Arguments:
- Yes. They make their colonies and occupy a lot of land.
- No. They leave their homes because of hunger or some terror and on human grounds, should not be forced to go back.
Options- A. Only argument I is strong
- B. Only argument II is strong
- C. Either I or II is strong
- D. Neither I nor II is strong
- E. Both I and II are strong Discuss
- 6. Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.
Conclusions:
- All mangoes are cheap.
- Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 7. Statements: All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile.
Conclusions:
- No crocodile is a fish.
- No fish is a crocodile.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 8. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
Options- A. rye
- B. sourdough
- C. pumpernickel
- D. loaf Discuss
- 9. Statements: Some dedicated souls are angels. All social workers are angels.
Conclusions:
- Some dedicated souls are social workers.
- Some social workers are dedicated souls.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 10. QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC
Options- A. HGF
- B. CAB
- C. JKL
- D. GHI Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation:
The statement implies that it was not 'literally' imprisonment, but Nelson Mandela's dedicated service to the nation and his struggle for freedom despite various hardships that won him the desired public appeal to be elected the President. So, neither I nor II is implicit.
Correct Answer: Both I and II are implicit
Explanation:
According to the statement, the possibility of life on Mars cannot be ruled out. So, I is implicit. Also, the statement mentions that the planet should be explored to probe for any life present. So, II is also implicit.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
According to the statement, good wranglers are wise men. But it doesn't mean that all wise men are good wranglers. So, neither I nor II follows.
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
Since the middle term 'terrorists' is distributed twice in the premises, the conclusion cannot be universal. So, it follows that 'Some guilty persons are criminals'. Thus, II holds.
Correct Answer: Only argument II is strong
Explanation:
Clearly, refugees are people forced out of their homeland by some misery and need shelter desperately. So, argument II holds. Argument I against the statement is vague.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Clearly, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'No mango is cheap'. Since all mangoes are golden in colour, we may substitute 'mangoes' with 'golden-coloured mangoes'. Thus, II follows.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, II follows; I is the converse of II and thus it also holds.
Correct Answer: rye
Explanation:
Loaf, sourdough, and pumpernickel are types of bread. A rye is not a bread type.
Loaf - Bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten.
Pumpernickel - Dark, dense German bread made from coarsely ground whole-grain rye.
Sourdough - Leaven for making bread, consisting of fermenting dough, typically that left over from a previous batch.
Rye - A wheatlike cereal plant that tolerates poor soils and low temperatures.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
The first premise is an I type proposition. So, the middle term 'angels' forming the predicate is not distributed. The second premise is an A type proposition. So, the middle term 'angels' forming the predicate is not distributed. Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.
Correct Answer: HGF
Explanation:
This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order.
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