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  • Originating in the 1920s, the Pyramid scheme is one of the oldest con games going. Honest people are often pulled in, thinking the scheme is a legitimate investment enterprise. The first customer to "fall for" the Pyramid scheme will actually make big money and will therefore persuade friends and relatives to join also. The chain then continues with the con artist who originated the scheme pocketing, rather than investing, the money. Finally, the pyramid collapses, but by that time, the scam artist will usually have moved out of town, leaving no forwarding address.
    This paragraph best supports the statement that


  • Options
  • A. it is fairly easy to spot a Pyramid scheme in the making.
  • B. he first customer of a Pyramid scheme is the most gullible.
  • C. the people who set up Pyramid schemes are able to fool honest people.
  • D. the Pyramid scheme had its heyday in the 1920s, but it's making a comeback.
  • E. the Pyramid scheme got its name from its structure.

  • Correct Answer
  • the people who set up Pyramid schemes are able to fool honest people. 

    Explanation
    The fact that the Pyramid scheme is set up by a con artist suggests that the honest people who invest have been fooled. Choices a and b are contradicted in the passage. The paragraph says that the Pyramid scheme originated in the 1920s, but does not say it had its heyday then; thus, choice d is incorrect. Choice e is a fact, but it is not mentioned in the passage.

    • 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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