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- Question
Forest fires feed on decades-long accumulations of debris and leap from the tops of young trees into the branches of mature trees. Fires that jump from treetop to treetop can be devastating. In old-growth forests, however, the shade of mature trees keeps thickets of small trees from sprouting, and the lower branches of mature trees are too high to catch the flames.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
Options- A. forest fire damage is reduced in old-growth forests.
- B. small trees should be cut down to prevent forest fires.
- C. mature trees should be thinned out to prevent forest fires
- D. forest fires do the most damage in old-growth forests.
- E. old-growth forests have a larger accumulation of forest debris.
- Correct Answer
- forest fire damage is reduced in old-growth forests.
ExplanationThe last sentence provides direct support for choice a. The author never suggests that any trees should be cut down or thinned out, which eliminates choices b and c. Choice d contradicts the author's opinion. The author suggests that old growth forests have less debris, which rules out choice e. - 1. 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. Discuss
- 2. 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
- 3. Statement: Items in big showrooms in main markets are costlier than similar items in small shops.
Assumptions:
- Items in small shops are never reliable.
- Persons managing big showrooms are cheats.
- Maintenance of big showrooms is an expensive affair in itself; hence the prices are a little higher.
Options- A. None is implicit
- B. Only I is implicit
- C. Only II is implicit
- D. Only III is implicit
- E. Either II or III is implicit Discuss
- 4. Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next?
Options- A. 9
- B. 29
- C. 32
- D. 34 Discuss
- 5. purchase
Options- A. trade
- B. money
- C. bank
- D. acquisition Discuss
- 6. Close-up images of Mars by the Mariner 9 probe indicated networks of valleys that looked like the stream beds on Earth. These images also implied that Mars once had an atmosphere that was thick enough to trap the sun's heat. If this were true, something happened to Mars billions of years ago that stripped away the planet's atmosphere.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
Options- A. Mars now has little or no atmosphere.
- B. Mars once had a thicker atmosphere than Earth does.
- C. the Mariner 9 probe took the first pictures of Mars.
- D. Mars is closer to the sun than Earth is.
- E. Mars is more mountainous than Earth is. Discuss
- 7. The image of a knitter as an older woman sitting in a comfortable, old-fashioned living room with a basket of yarn at her feet and a bun in her hair is one of the past. As knitting continues to become more popular and increasingly trendy, it is much more difficult to describe the average knitter. Knitters today might be 18, 28, 40, or 65. They might live in a big urban center and take classes in a knit- ting shop that doubles as a café or they may gather in suburban coffee shops to support one another in knitting and other aspects of life. They could be college roommates knitting in their dorm room or two senior citizens knitting in a church hall. Even men are getting in the act. It would be incredibly difficult to come up with an accurate profile of a contemporary knitter to replace that image of the old woman with the basket of yarn!
This paragraph best supports the statement that
Options- A. people are returning to knitting in an attempt to reconnect with simpler times.
- B. knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby.
- C. creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common.
- D. today's knitters are much less accomplished than knitters of the past.
- E. young people are turning to knitting in record numbers. Discuss
- 8. Statements: Some taxis have horns. Some taxis have lights.
Conclusions:
- Every taxi has either horn or light.
- Some taxis have neither light nor horn.
- Some taxis have horns as well as lights.
- No taxi has horn as well as light.
Options- A. Only I and II follow
- B. Only II and III follow
- C. Only II and IV follow
- D. Either III or IV follows
- E. All follow Discuss
- 9. For too long, school cafeterias, in an effort to provide food they thought would be appetizing to young people, mimicked fast-food restaurants, serving items such as burgers and fries, pizza, hot dogs, and fried chicken. School districts nationwide are now addressing this trend by incorporating some simple and inexpensive options that will make cafeteria lunches healthier while still appealing to students.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
Options- A. school cafeterias have always emphasized nutritional guidelines over any other considerations.
- B. young people would rather eat in a school cafeteria than a local fast-food restaurant.
- C. school lunch menus are becoming healthier due to major new initiatives on the part of school districts.
- D. it is possible to make school lunches both healthier and appealing without spending a great deal of money and undertaking a radical transformation.
- E. vegetarian lunch options would greatly improve the nutritional value of the school lunch program. Discuss
- 10. Statements: Video libraries are flourishing very much these days.
Conclusions:
- People in general have got a video craze.
- It is much cheaper to see as many movies as one likes on videos rather than going to the cinema hall.
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
More questions
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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Explanation:
Simone's mother has taken legal steps to allow another person to act on her behalf. Therefore, this is the only choice that indicates that a power of attorney has been established.
Correct Answer: Only III is implicit
Explanation:
Clearly, only III defines the correct essence of the statement and hence is implicit.
Correct Answer: 34
Explanation:
This is a simple addition series with a random number, 8, interpolated as every other number. In the series, 6 is added to each number except 8, to arrive at the next number.
Correct Answer: acquisition
Explanation:
A purchase is an acquisition of something. A purchase may be made by trade (choice a) or with money (choice b), so those are not essential elements. A bank (choice c) may or may not be involved in a purchase.
Correct Answer: Mars now has little or no atmosphere.
Explanation:
The paragraph states that Mars once had a thick atmosphere, but that it was stripped away. The other choices, true or not, cannot be found in the passage.
Correct Answer: creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common.
Explanation:
The statement that it is difficult to create an accurate profile of a contemporary knitter comes immediately after a discussion about how different today's knitters are from one another and from knitters of the past. Choices a and d are not supported by the paragraph. Although the paragraph does discuss knitting done in group settings, it does not specifically say that more of today's knitting is done in groups; therefore, choice b is incorrect. Young people may be turning to knitting in record numbers, but again, that statement is not verified by the information provided in the paragraph, so choice e must be ruled out as well.
Correct Answer: Either III or IV follows
Explanation:
Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows. However, III and IV form a complementary pair. Thus, either III or IV follows.
Correct Answer: it is possible to make school lunches both healthier and appealing without spending a great deal of money and undertaking a radical transformation.
Explanation:
The final sentence of the paragraph supports choice d. The other choices are not supported by the passage. Choice c may seem correct at first, but the paragraph states that the new initiatives are simple and inexpensive, not major. Choice e might seem to represent a truth, but vegetarian options are not discussed in this paragraph.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Since both I and II provide suitable explanations to the given statement, so both follow.
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