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model test1

A church’s facilities were too small to accommodate the crowd for a special two-day religious service. Church members received a license to use the public park, and a public address system was promptly installed. Citizens who were not members of that church protested the action of the Park Department for having issued this license.

5. What is the best argument used by the church to retain its license ?

(A) Wide publicity had already been given to the location of special service.

(B) the public address system was installed at great expense.

(D) The park had been used before by religious organizations for rallies, concerts, and meetings.

(E) No one would be excluded from entering the park during the service.

6. Which of the following is the best argument used by the citizens who protested the action by the Park Department?

(A) Freedom of speech was violated.

(B) Citizens would be denied the enjoyment of the public park during these two days.

(D) A public referendum should have been held.

(E) The town would incur expenses to clean up the park after the two-day service.

7. Wilbur is over six feet tall.

The statement above can be logically deduced from which of the following statements?

(A) The average height of the members of the basketball team is over six feet; Wilbur is the center on the basket ball team.

(B) If Wilbur was not asked to join the basketball team, then he is not six feet tall; Wilbur was asked to join the basketball team.

(D) In Dr. Gray’s seminar, everyone who is not over six feet tall is seated in the first row; Dr. Gray seated Wilbur in the second row.

(E) Everyone who is over six feet tall has to help stack cartons in the stockroom; Wilbur has to help stack cartons.

A project to consolidate the programs of a large university and a small college is set up. It is agreed that the representatives work in small committees of three, with two representatives of the large university. It was also agreed that no committee be represented by faculty members of the same subject area. The large university was represented by the following professors: J, who teaches English literature, K, who is chairman of the Mathematics Department, and L, who is in the Department of Natural Sciences. The small college appointed the following : M, who teaches mathematics, N, who is a Latin teacher, and O and P, who teach English literature.

Which of the following represents a committee properly composed ?

(A) K, L, N

(B) K, L, M

(D) J, O, N

(E) J, K, M

9. Which of the following may serve with P?

(A) K and M

(B) K and L

(D) J and K

(E) M and N

Which of the following must be true ?

I. If J serves on a committee, P must be assigned to that committee.

II. If J cannot serve on a committee, then M cannot be assigned to that committee.

III. If J cannot serve on a committee, then L must serve on that committee.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and II only

(E) II and III only

11. If L is not available for service, which of the following must be on the committee?

(A) M and J

(B) O and J

(D) N and O

(E) P and J

12. Which of the following must be true?

I. N and O are always on the same committee.

II. M and O never serve on the same committee.

IV. When M serves, L must serve.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) III only

(E) II and III only

The letters A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, not necessarily in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10.

D is 3 less than A.

B is the middle term.

F is as much less than B as C is greater than D.

G is greater than F.

17. The fifth integer is

(A) A

(B) C

(D) E

(E) F

18. A is as much greater than F as which integer is less than G?

(A) A

(B) B

(D) D

(E) E

19. If A = 7, the sum of E and G is

(A) 8

(B) 10

(D) 14

20. A – F = ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) cannot be determined

21. An integer T is as much greater than C as C is greater than E. T can be written as A + E. What is D?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 5

(E) Cannot be determined

22. The greatest possible value of C is how much greater than the smallest possible value of D?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 5

(E) 6

23. Ellen : I just heard that Julie flunked out of college.

Nancy : That can’t be true; she got straight A’s in high school.

From the conversation above, it can be inferred that

(A) Nancy thinks Ellen is lying

(B) Nancy assumes that no one who got straight A’s in high school is likely to flunk out of college

(D) Nancy thinks Julie is still in college

(E) Ellen knows that Julie flunked out of college

24. President of the company to the Board of Directors: We are being threatened by a union organizing drive. The workers are trying to wrest control from us. We must take any steps necessary to prevent this takeover, even if some of these measures may not be fully legal.

If the statements above are true, it follows that

(A) successful opposition to a union organizing drive must require illegal measures

(B) the union organizing drive is being conducted illegally

(D) maintaining full control of the company is more important than obeying the law

(E) successful unionization of any company deprives the company officers of control over the company

25. If you present a purple pass, then you may enter the compound.

If the statement above is true, which of the following must also be true?

I. If you do not present a purple pass, then you may not enter the compound.

II. If you may enter the compound, then you must have presented a purple pass.

III. If you may not enter the compound, then you did not present a purple pass.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and II only

(E) I, II, and III

5. If Elaine is on the steering committee, then she is on the central committee. This statement can be logically deduced from which of the following statements?

(A) All members of the central committee are on the steering committee.

(B) Elaine is on either the central committee or the steering committee.

(D) Some members of the central committee are on the steering committee.

(E) Elaine is on the steering committee.

6. Frank must be a football player; he is wearing a football jersey.

The conclusion above is valid only if it is true that

(A) football players often wear football jerseys

(B) all football players wear football jerseys

(D) Football players are required to wear football jerseys

(E) Only football players wear football jerseys

7. Today’s high school students are not being educated, they are being trained. Their teachers demand little of them other than that they memorize facts and follow directions. The current emphasis on training in basic math and verbal skills, while a useful step, rarely leads to the essential second step: development of independent critical thinking.

The author would probably consider which of the following aspects of a student’s term paper to be most praiseworthy?

(A) The choice of a challenging topic

(B) The use of grammatically correct sentence structure

(D) Avoidance of clichés and vagueness

(E) Evidence of original insights and freshly developed concepts

23. In recommending to the board of trustees a tuition increase of $500 per year, the President of the University said: “There were no student demonstrations over the previous increases of $300 last year and $200 the year before.”

If the President’s statement is accurate, which of the following can be validly inferred from the information given?

I. Most students in previous years felt that the increases were justified because of increased operating costs.

II. Student apathy was responsible for the failure of students to protest the previous tuition

III. Students are not likely to demonstrate over the new tuition increases.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I, II, and III

(E) Neither I, II, nor III

model test 2

Eight varsity baseball players (G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O) are to be honored at a special ceremony. Three of these players (H,M, and O) are also varsity football players. Two of them (K and N ) are also basketball players on the varsity team. In arranging the seats it was decided that no athlete in two sports should be seated next to another two-sport athlete.

1. which of the following combinations is possible in order to have the arrangement of seat assignments as planned?

(A) H G K J

(B) H K J L

(D) J L H K

(E) L K N J

2. which of the following cannot sit next to M?

(A) G

(B) J

(D) K

(E) L

3. Before all athletes are seated there are two vacant seats on either side of N. which two athletes may occupy these seats?

(A) G and K

(B) G and L

(D) L and O

(E) M and J

4. To have the proper seating arrangement, K should sit between

(A) G and H

(B) J and M

(D) J and N

(E) J and L

It takes a high degree of courage for a politician to risk her career by introducing federal legislation requiring registration and licensing of gun possession. While many say that the elimination of private ownership of firearms will cure the sociologic ills of our country, the gun lobby in Washington maintains that this would be an invasion of personal liberty.

5. According to the statement in the passage, why would members of Congress hesitate to introduce gun-control legislation?

(A) it would never pass.

(B) It would be declared unconstitutional.

(D) It is unpopular.

(E) The gun lobby is very strong.

6. which of the following is the best argument against national gun registration?

(A) it would be difficult to enforce.

(B) it is a violation of rights granted in the Constitution.

(D) Most murders occur between individuals who were acquainted with each other before the shooting.

(E) Many homicides are committed without the use of guns.

7. Which of the following is the best claim for banning firearms?

(A) the root causes of violence lie deep in the nature of society.

(B) the state with the lowest crime rate has a stringent antigun law.

(D) With fewer guns there would be fewer shootings.

(E) Guns have no place in a civilized country.

To obtain a visa for the Republic of Nimrod, an applicant must appear in person at the Nimrodian Consulate and show a U.S. birth certificate or naturalization papers, a certificate of vaccination for swamp fever, and a notorized bank statement showing a balance in excess of $1,000. Bank statements are available during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. at most banks, which also have a notary on staff). Vaccinations are routinely performed at Alabaster Hospital, adjacent to the Nimrodian Consulate, on Wednesdays from noon to 5 P.M. they are also performed at Beryl Clinic, an hour’s travel away from the consulate, on Mondays and Thursdays from 9A.M. to noon and on Fridays from 4 to 5 P.M. Copies of U.S, birth certificates are issued on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 to 5 and copies of naturalization papers are issued on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 to 5. The Nimrodian Consulate is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from noon to 4 P.M.

8. Which of the following can complete the entire application procedure in the shortest time?

(A) A native-born U.S. citizen starting Monday

(B) A naturalized U.S. citizen starting Tuesday morning

(D) A naturalized U.S. citizen starting Thursday

(E) A native-born U.S. citizen starting Friday

If a native-born U.S. citizen begins the application procedure by going for a copy of her birth certificate at noon on Thursday, the earliest she can finish will be

(A) Friday morning

(B) Friday afternoon

(D) the following Tuesday afternoon

(E) the following Wednesday afternoon

10. Mr. Nikto’s bank, situated in the suburbs one hour’s travel time from any other office that must be visited, issues statements only Tuesdays from 4 to 5 P.M. If Mr. Nikto completes the entire application procedure within 30 hours,he is

(A) a naturalized U.S. citizen who began by getting vaccinated.

(B) a native-born U.S. citizen who began by getting a bank statement

(D) a native-born U.S. citizen who began by getting a birth certificate

(E) a naturalized U.S. citizen who began by getting a bank statement

11. Alabaster Hospital closes because of cuts in government funding. Thereafter, a naturalized U.S. citizen who begins the application procedure at noon on Tuesday can complete it no sooner than

(A) Tuesday

(B) Wednesday

(D) Friday

(E) Monday

The organizer of Local 58 of the hospital workers is forming a five-person team to leaflet a nearby hospital. The team must contain two persons to distribute leaflets, one speaker to address the workers who stop, and a two person defense squad. A, B, and C are possible leafleters; C, D, and E are possible speakers; F,G, and H are possible members of the defense guard. A and C prefer to work with each other on the same team. E prefers to work only if F works.

12. Which is a possible team if all preferences are respected?

(A) A, B, C, D, F

(B) A,C, D, E, F

(D) A, C, E, G, H

(E) B, C, D, F, G

13. If A is chosen as a member of the team and all preferences are respected, which must be true?

(A) B must be a leafletter.

(B) C must be a leafletter

(D) Any of the three defense personnel may go.

(E) Neither D nor E can go.

14. Which choice of personnel is impossible if all preferences are respected?

(A) A and B as leafletters, C as speaker

(B) B and C as leafletters

(D) Either D or E as speaker, with F on defense

(E) G and H on defense

15. If A and B are leafletters and all preferences are respected, which is (are) true?

I. C is the speaker

II. F is on defense.

III. Either F or G is on defense.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and II only

(E) I and III only

16. How many different possible teams can the organizer assemble, if all preferences are respected?

(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 13 (E) 15

17. Which person(s) must be chosen as part of any team, if all preferences are respected?

I. A

II. E

III. F

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

18. which person can be part of the smallest number of different possible teams, if everyone’s preferences are respected?

(A) A

(B) B

(D) D

(E) E

In 1978 Thomas Malthus published “Essay on Population” in which he postulated that food supply can never keep pace with the rate of increase in human population.

23. which of the following statements, if true, would tend to weaken Malthus’s argument?

I. The Total population of humans has risen at a rapid rate partly because of the removal of natural checks on population.

II. In many nations, the increase in human population has far outstripped the food-producing capacity.

III. Human population growth may be halted by the use of contraception.

IV. For many ethnic and religious groups, artificial control of conception is morally unacceptable.

(A) I only

(B) I and II

(D) II and IV only

(E) III only

24. Which of the following would be most likely to help limit the demands placed on food supplies?

(A) Wars

(B) Conservation of natural resources

(D) Better international relations

(E) Improved disease control

Byram and Adoniram are code clerks at the Pentagon. They are also secret agents for foreign governments. One is in the pay of the Sulgravians and the other is in the pay of the Carolingians. If a document is stolen, it will take four days to reach the Sulgravian government and five days to reach the Carolingian government.

Byram is given top-secret document to encode on October 19 and 22.

Adoniram is given a top-secret document to encode on October 21.

Byram and Adoniram have lunch together on October 20.

Agents of foreign governments do not transmit documents directly to governments that do not employ them, but may sell documents to an agent of another government. An agent who transmits a document always does so on the day he receives it.

1. If Adoniram is working for the Sulgravians, the Sulgravian government may receive documents on

I. October 24

II. October 25

III. October 26

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

2. A top-secret document is received by the Carolingians on October 25. It could have been

(A) stolen and transmitted by Byram

(B) stolen and transmitted by Adoniram

(D) stolen by Byram and sold to Adoniram, who transmitted it

(E) stolen by either Byram or Adoniram and sold to the other, who transmitted it

3. If Adoniram is working for the Carolingians, which must be true?

(A) The Sulgravians may receive documents only on October 23.

(B) The Carolingians may receive documents only on October 26.

(D) The Carolingians may receive documents only on October 24, 25 and 26

(E) No documents received by the Sulgravians can have been bought at Byram and Adoniram’s lunchtime meeting.

4. Which of the following is (are) possible given the conditions as stated?

I. Documents are received by one of the governments two days in a row.

II. Documents are received by both governments two days in a row.

III. Documents are received by one of the governments three days in a row.

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) I, II, and III

(E) Neither I, II, nor III

5. Although there are no physical differences between the visual organs of the two groups, the inhabitants of the Bilge Islands, when shown a card displaying a spectrum of colors, perceive fewer colors than do most persons in the United States.

Which of the following conclusions can most reliably be drawn from the information above?

(A) Human color perception is at least partly determined by factors other than the physical structure of the visual organs.

(B) The Bilge Islanders are probably taught in childhood to recognize fewer colors than are persons in the United States.

(D) Color perception in humans is influenced by differences in physical environment.

(E) Bilge Islanders may have fewer terms denoting colors in their language than do English speaking persons.

Ms. Brady : Mr. Flynn insists that the only way for our company to increase its profits is to double the advertising budget. That obviously is not the answer. Our two major competitors have operations similar to ours. Both are showing increased profits while spending less on advertising than we presently spend.

6. Which of the following statements would be Mr. Flynn’s most effective rebuttal to Ms. Brady’s argument?

(A) Our two major competitors do not need to advertise as much as we do, because they are already much better known and have larger shares of the market.

(B) I have been in this business for 30 years, during which time I have repeatedly proven my ability to identify and solve business problems.

© the only way for us to increase profits is to sell more of our products; the only way to sell more products is to convince people to buy them; the only way to convince people to buy them is through increased advertising.

(D) You have offered neither statistics to back up your claims nor any proposal for an alternative solution to our problem.

(E) My proposal is not “obviously” wrong. There is only one way to find out if it is wrong, and that is to try it.

7. Ms. Brady’s primary method of making her point is to

(A) suggest a different underlying cause of the problem

(B) present evidence which was previously overlooked

(D) draw an analogy

(E) question Mr. Flynn’s competence

Mr. Pesth, foreman for Buda Construction Co., is hiring five persons to do wiring and plumbing on a site. He must have a minimum of two electricians. Nine persons are sent by the union hiring hall: Mike, Nick, and Olive are electricians, while Rich, Steve, Tom, Ulysses, Vic, and Wassily are plumbers.

Pesth is unwilling to hire Ulysses and Vic together, because he knows from past experience that they fight all the time.

Steve and Tom are buddies and will only work together.

Olive won’t work with Rich.

17. If Mike, Nick, and Olive are hired, the team of plumbers can consist of

(A) Steve and Tom only

(B) Steve and Tom or Ulysses and Vic

(D) Steve and Tom or Ulysses and Wassily or Vic and Wassily

(E) Steve, Tom, and either Ulysses, Vic, or Wassily

18. Pesth has the greatest number of choices for hiring as plumbers if the electricians he chooses are

(A) Mike, Nick, and Olive

(B) Mike and Nick

(D) Nick and Olive

(E) Either Mike or Nick, plus Olive

19. If Rich is hired, the other persons hired must be

(A) Mike, Nick, Steve, and Tom

(B) Mike, Nick, Olive, and either Ulysses, Vic, or Wassily

(D) Mike and Nick, together with either Ulysses and Vic or Vic and Wassily

(E) Mike and Nick, together with either Steve and Tom, Ulysses and Wassily, or Vic and Wassily

20. Pesth can put together the rest of his crew in the greatest number of different ways if he hires

(A) Steve and Tom

(B) Olive

(D) Vic

(E) Wassily

21. If Mike is hired and Nick is not, which of the following statements must be true?

I. Steve and Tom are hired.

II. Either Ulysses or Vic is hired, but not both.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) Both I and II

(E) Neither I nor II

22. Which of the following statements must be true?

I.If only two electricians are hired, the plumbers must include Steve and Tom.

II. If Olive is not hired, Rich must be hired.

III. If either Mike or Nick is not hired, Steve and Tom must be hired.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and III only

(E) II and III only

23. The current trend toward specialization in nearly all occupational groups is exactly the opposite of what is needed. World problems today are so diverse, complex, and interrelated that only the generalist stands a chance of understanding the broad, liberal education, the world will crumble around us as we each expertly perform our own narrow functions.

Each of the following, if true, would weaken the conclusion drawn above, EXCEPT:

(A) Many of the world’s problems can be solved only by highly specialized experts working on specific problems.

(B) Relatively few generalists are needed to coordinate the work of the many specialists

(D) Increasingly complex problems require a growing level of technical expertise which can only be acquired through specialization.

(E) Even the traditional liberal education is becoming more highly specialized today.

All good athletes want to win, and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet; therefore, all athletes who do not eat a well-balanced diet are bad athletes.

24. Which of the following, if true, would refute the assumptions of the argument above?

(A) Ann wants to win, but she is not a good athlete.

(B) Bob, the accountant, eats a well-balanced diet, but he is not a good athlete.

(D) No athlete who does not eat a well-balanced diet wants to win.

(E) Cindy, the basketball star, does not eat a well-balanced diet, but she is a good athlete.

25. If the assumptions of the argument above are true, then which of the following statements must be true?

(A) No bad athlete wants to win.

(B) No athlete who does not eat a well-balanced diet is a good athlete

(D) All athletes who want to win are good athletes

(E) Some good athletes do not eat a well-balanced diet.

MODEL TEST 3

JOHN is undecided which of four popular novels to buy. He is considering a spy thriller, a murder mystery, a Gothic romance, and a science fiction novel. The books are written by Rothko, Gorky, Burchfield, and Hopper, not necessarily in that order, and published by Heron, Pigeon, Bluejay, and Sparrow, not necessarily in that order.

(1) Pigeon publishes

(A) the murder mystery

(B) the science fiction novel

(D) the Gothic romance

(E) the novel by Rothko

2. The novel by Gorky is

(A) a science fiction novel published by Bluejay

(B) a Gothic romance published by Bluejay

(D) published by Pigeon and is a Gothic romance

(E) published by Heron and is a spy thriller

3. John purchases books by the two authors whose names come first and third in alphabetical order. He does not buy

(A) the murder mystery

(B) the book published by Pigeon

(D) the book published by Bluejay

(E) the Gothic romance

4. On the basis of the first paragraph and statements (2), (3), and (4) only, it is possible to deduce that

I. Rothko wrote the murder mystery or the spy thriller

II. Sparrow published the murder mystery or the spy thriller

III. The book by Burchfield is published by Sparrow or Pigeon

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and III only

(E) I, II, and II

When a farmer cultivates his land with an investment of $x for machinery, fertilizer, and labor, his average yield per dollar of investment is 10 bushels of potatoes. The next year he doubles his investment of labor and capital on the same land and he finds that his yield per dollar of investment is 15 bushels of potatoes. The next year he doubles that investment and his yield per dollar of investment is 12 bushels of potatoes.

5. The increase in yield per dollar of investment during the second year was most probably due to

(A) better, more expensive equipment

(B) more efficient use of all available soil

(D) better supervision of larger labor force

(E) greater efficiency because of higher salaries

6. What accounts for the decrease in yield per dollar during the third year?

(A) Bad weather reduces profits regardless of efficiency.

(B) Poor irrigation with crowded crops reduces the size of a crop.

(D) Increased costs of production decreased proportionate yield.

(E) Inflation was a factor.

7. The situation in this passage illustrates the fact that

(A) farmers must receive federal subsidies

(B) increasing capital investment results in lower cost of production per unit of product

(D) many factors influence profitable farming

(E) there is a limit to profit in agriculture

On Sunday, December 23, four ships were berthed at the New York City Municipal Pier at West 55 Street. All four ships were beginning their series of winter cruises to various ports in the Atlantic and the Caribbean.

Ship W left at 4 P.M. on Sunday, December 23, for a series of 8-day cruises to Bermuda and Nassau.

Ship X left at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 23, for a series of alternating 11- and 13-day cruises.

Ship Y sailed at 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 23, for a series of 5-day cruises to Bermuda.

Ship Z sailed on Monday, December 24, for a series of 7-day cruises to Nassau.

Each cruise officially begins on the day after departure. Each ship is scheduled to return to New York City early in the morning after the last day of the cruise, and leave again late in the afternoon of the same day.

8. On December 31, which ships will be sailing from New York on a New Year’s Eve cruise ?

(A) W and X

(B) X and Y

(D) X and Z

(E) X, Y, and Z

9. On how many occasions between Dec. 24 and Feb. 28 will three ships be moored at the pier?

(A) 0

(B) 1

(D) 3

(E) 4

11.On which day of the week will these four ships make most of their departures?

(A) Sunday

(B) Monday

(D) Thursday

(E) Saturday

12. On which days of the week in the period between Dec. 24 and Feb. 28 will the pier be least crowded ?

(A) Tuesday and Friday

(B) Tuesday and Thursday

(D) Wednesday and Thursday

(E) Thursday and Saturday

Observance of Memorial Day, which falls on a Saturday this year, will be as follows for the tristate area (New Albion, New Shetland, New Wales):

Banks and government departments which are normally open on Saturdays will close.

Those normally closed Saturdays will close as follows:

Banks will close Friday in New Wales and Monday in New Shetland.

State government offices will close Friday in New Albion and New Shetland.

Sanitation pick-up in Monday-Wednesday-Friday pick up areas will be cancelled Friday in New Albion and New Shetland, and Monday in New Wales; pickup in Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday areas will be cancelled Saturday in all three states.

The post office and other federal offices, normally open Monday through Saturday, will be closed Saturday but open Friday and Monday in all three states.

(Banks are normally open on Saturday only in New Albion; state government offices are normally open Saturday only in Wales.)

13. Which is not available Friday, Saturday, or Monday in New Wales?

(A) Banking services

(B) State government office services

(D) Postal services

(E) Federal government office services.

14. Mrs. Semkow goes to the post office, the bank, and the state income tax bureau on Monday. She may live in

I. New Albion

II. New Shetland

III. New Wales

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II or III only

(E) I, II, or III

15. Mr. Rudolph finds all but one of the listed services available Friday. He lives in

(A) New Shetland or New Albion

(B) a Monday-Wednesday-Friday pickup area in New Wales

(D) a Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday pickup area in any of the three states

(E) a Monday-Wednesday-Friday area in New Albion

16. In which area(s) is there no deviation from normal service on Monday for any of the services listed ?

(A) All of New Albion

(B) Monday-Wednesday-Friday pickup areas in New Albion and New Wales

(D) All of New Wales

(E) Mondays-Wednesday-Friday areas in New Shetland

(1) An Airedale, a boxer, a collie, and a Doberman win the top four prizes in the Kennel Show. Their owners are Mr. Edwards, Mr. Forster, Mr. Grossman, and Ms. Huntley, not necessarily in that order. Their dogs’ names are Jack, Kelly, Lad, and Max, not necessarily in that order.

(2) Mr. Grossman’s dog wins neither first nor second prize.

(3) The collie wins first prize.

(4) Max wins second prize.

(5) The Airedale is Jack.

(6) Mr. Foster’s dog, the Doberman, wins fourth prize.

(7) Ms. Huntley’s dog is Kelly.

17. First prize is won by

(A) Mr. Edwards’s dog

(B) Ms. Huntley’s dog

(D) Jack

(E) Lad

18. Mr. Grossman’s dog

(A) is the collie

(B) is the boxer

(D) wins second prize

(E) is Kelly

19. In which of the following statements are the dogs correctly listed in descending order of their prizes ?

I. Kelly; the Airedale; Mr. Edward’s dog

II. The boxer; Mr. Grossman’s dog; Jack

III. Mr. Edward’s dog; the Airedale; Lad

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and III only

(E) II and III only

20. Lad

(A) is owned by Mr. Foster

(B) is owned by Mr. Edwards

(D)is the collie

(E) wins third prize

21. On the basis of statements (1), (3), (4), (5), and (6) only, which of the following may be deduced?

I. Max is the boxer.

II. The Doberman is Kelly or Lad

III. Jack wins third prize.

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only

(D) I, II and III

(E) Neither I, II, nor III

22. On the basis of statements (1), (2), (3), (4), and (7) only, which of the following may be deduced ?

I. Mr. Grossman’s dog is Jack or Lad.

II. Mr. Edward’s dog wins first or second prize.

III. Kelly is the collie.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

(1) All students who major in philosophy wear Clavert kreem jeans.

(2) None of the students in the Marching and Chowder Society wears Calvert Kreem jeans or majors in history.

(3) If Jack majors in philosophy, Mary majors in history.

23. If the statements above are all true, which of the following must also be true?

(A) If jack majors in philosophy, Mary does not wear Calvert Kreem jeans.

(B) None of the students in the Marching and Chowder Society majors in philosophy.

(D) If Mary majors in history, Jack is not in the Marching and Chowder Society.

(E) Either Jack or Mary wears Calvert Kreem jeans.

24. The conclusion “Jack does not major in philosophy” could be validly drawn from the statements above if it were established that

I. Mary does not major in history

II. Jack does not belong to the Marching and Chowder Society

III. Jack does not wear Calvert Kreem jeans

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and III only

(E) II and III only

25. Spokesman for a chemical company to residents of a nearby town: we have conducted tests and have found no evidence that the fumes leaking from our waste disposal site are harmful to humans. There is no reason to be alarmed, much less to begin evacuating people from their homes.

Which of the following would be the least relevant question for the head of the residents’ committee to direct to the chemical company spokesman?

(A) What steps are being taken to correct the situation?

(B) Are further tests being conducted?

(D) Do the fumes have an adverse effect on plants or animals?

(E) What are the possible long-term effects of exposure to the fumes?

(1) All G’s are H’s.

(2) All G’s are J’s or K’s.

(3) All J’s and K’s are G’s.

(4) All L’s are K’s.

(5) All N’s are M’s.

(6) No M’s are G’s.

1. If no P’s are K’s, which of the following must be true?

(A) All P’s are J’s.

(B) No P is a G.

(D) If any P is an H it is a G.

(E) If any P is a G it is a J.

2. Which of the following can be logically deduced from the conditions stated?

(A) No M’s are H’s

(B) No M’s that are not N’s are H’s.

(D) Some M’s are H’s

(E) No N’s are G’s

3. Which of the following is inconsistent with one or more of the conditions?

(A) All H’s are G’s

(B) All H’s that are not G’s are M’s

(D) No M’s are H’s.

(E) All M’s are H’s.

4. The statement “No L’s are J’s” is

I. logically deducible from the conditions stated

II. consistent with but not deducible from the conditions stated

III. deducible from the stated conditions together with the additional statement “No J’s are K’s”

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) Neither I, II, nor III

Ellen to Ralph: I’m not going to play with your cat because I’ll be sneezing all afternoon if I do. I’ve played with your cat three times, and each time I’ve sneezed all afternoon.

5. The argument above is most like which of the following arguments?

(A) Empiricism must have developed later than rationalism, because it developed as a reaction to rationalism.

(B) Drug X increases fertility in humans. Every woman given the drug in tests gave birth to more than one child.

(D) The committee’s report must have been valid, because it predicted that a crisis would develop, and that is exactly what has happened.

(E) Joe’s fiancée must be allergic to roses. Every time he takes her roses, she becomes weepy.

6. Ellen’s argument would be most strengthened if it is also true that

(A) Ralph also sneezes after playing with his cat

(B) Ellen never sneezes just before playing with Ralph’s cat

(D) Ellen sneezes only after playing with Ralph’s cat

(E) Ralph’s cat also sneezes after playing with Ellen

7. But the number of flights has increased by 30% in the last ten years.

(A) The airlines must be losing money. The cost of jet fuel has tripled in the last ten years.

(B) Airline ticket prices have increased so fast in the last ten years that some people who could once afford to fly no longer can.

(C) Flying is getting more unsafe. The number of airplane accidents per year has increased by over 10% in the last decade.

(D) More air travelers are taking “short hop,” commuter flights. The average number of miles traveled per flight has decreased by 20% in the last ten years.

(E) The flight industry is being taken over by a few large airlines. There are 25& fewer airlines today than there were ten years ago.

At a formal dinner for eight, the host and hostess are seated at opposite ends of a rectangular table, with three persons along each of the other two sides. Each man must be seated next to at least one woman, and vice-versa.

Allan is opposite Diane, who is not the hostess. George has a woman on his right and is opposite a woman.

Helga is at the hostess’s right, next to Frank. One person is seated between Belinda and Carol.

8. Eric is the eighth person present. Eric must be

I. the host

II. seated to Diane’s right

III. seated opposite Carol

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

9. If each person is placed directly opposite his or her spouse, which of the following pairs must be married?

(A) George and Helga

(B) Belinda and Frank

(D) George and Belinda

(E) Eric and Helga

10. Which person cannot be seated next to a person of the same sex?

(A) Allan

(B) Belinda

(D) Diane

(E) Eric

11. George is bothered by the cigarette smoke of his neighbor and exchanges seats with the person four places to his left. Which of the following must be true following the exchange ?

I. No one is seated between two persons of the opposite sex.

II. One side of the table consists entirely of persons of the same sex.

III. Either the host or the hostess has changed seats.

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) Neither I, II, not III

Questions 12-18

For a panel of professors to assess the State of the Union Message on public TV, the producer must choose two Republicans and two Democrats. At least one professor must be an economist and at least one a military expert. Available Republicans are Abbott, Bartlett, Catlett, Dorset, and Everett; available Democrats are Fawcett, Gantlet, Helfet, and Insett. Catlett, Fawcett, and Gantlet are economists, Dorset and Insett are military experts. Fawcett will not sit in the same room with Catlett, and will take part only if Abbott is on the panel. Dorset refuses to take part with Gantlet, and Everett refuses to take part with Insett.

12. Which of the following is not an acceptable panel?

(A) Fawcett, Helfet, Abbott, Dorset

(B) Fawcett, Insett, Abbott, Dorset

(D) Gantlett, Insett, Abbott, Catlett

(E) Helfet, Insett, Bartlett, Catlett

13. If Abbott and Bartlett are chosen as the Republicans, who can be chosen as the Democrats?

(A) Fawcett and Insett only

(B) Fawcett and Insett or Gantlett and Insett only

(D) Fawcett and Insett, Gantlet and Insett, or Helfet and Insett

(E) Gantlet and Helfet, Gantlet and Insett, or Helfet and Insett

14. If Gantlett is chosen, which of the following must be true?

I. Any acceptable panel must contain Insett.

II. Any acceptable panel must contain Abbott.

III. There is no acceptable panel which contains Bartlett.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

15.How many acceptable panels can the producer put together?

(A) 6

(B) 7

(D) 9

(E) 10

16. which of the following pairs cannot be part of an acceptable panel?

I. Fawcett and Gantlet

II. Bartlett and Dorset

III. Catlett and Dorset

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

17. Which Republican belongs to the smallest number of different acceptable panels?

(A) Abbott

(B) Bartlett

(D) Dorset Everett

18. Which professor belongs to the greatest number of different acceptable panels?

(A) Abbott

(B) Bartlett

(D) Helfet

(E) Insett

Questions 19-22

The Hotel Miramar has two wings, the East Wing and the West Wing. Some East Wing rooms, but not all, have an ocean view. All West Wing rooms have a harbor view. The charge for all rooms is identical, except as follows:

There is an extra charge for all harbor view rooms on or above the third floor.

There is an extra charge for all ocean view rooms, except those without balcony.

Some harbor view rooms on the first two floors and some East Wing rooms without ocean view have kitchen facilities, for which there is an extra charge.

Only the ocean view and harbor view rooms have balconies.

19. A guest may avoid an extra charge by requesting

(A) a West Wing room on one of the first two floors

(B) A West Wing room on the fourth floor without balcony

(D) An East Wing room without balcony

(E) any room without kitchen facilities

20. Which of the following must be true if all the conditions are as seated ?

(A) All rooms above the third floor involve an extra charge.

(B) No room without an ocean or harbor view or kitchen facilities involves an extra charge.

(D) There is no extra charge for any room without kitchen facilities.

(E) There is an extra charge for all rooms with an ocean or harbor view.

21. Which of the following must be false if all conditions are as seated ?

(A) some ocean view rooms do not involve an extra charge.

(B) All rooms with kitchen facilities involve an extra charge.

(D) Some harbor view rooms do not involve an extra charge.

(E) Some rooms without a balcony or kitchen facilities involve an extra charge.

22. Which of the following cannot be determined on the basis of the information given?

I. Whether there are any rooms without a balcony for which an extra charge is imposed

II. Whether any room without a kitchen or a view involves an extra charge.

III. Whether two extra charges are imposed for any room

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

Questions 23 and 24

The people do not run the country; neither do elected officials. The corporations run the country. Heads of corporations routinely and imperiously hand down decisions that profoundly affect millions of people. The people affected do not vote on the decisions, or for the corporate oligarchs. Yet we are supposed to believe we live in a democracy.

23. Which of the following statements, if true, would support the author’s views?

I. Corporate lobbies strongly influence the introduction and passage of legislation at all levels of government.

II. Growing numbers of the most talented college graduates are going to work for private corporations rather than for the government.

III. Few legal requirements are imposed on corporations as to the responsibilities they must fulfill to their employees and their communities.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

24. Which of the following statements most closely parells the reasoning of the argument above?

(A) The Police Department just laid off ten patrolmen. Yet we are supposed to believe this is a safe neighborhood.

(B) He has lied to us many times. Yet we are supposed to believe he is now telling the truth.

(D) He has no training or experience in this profession. Yet we are supposed to believe he is qualified for this job.

(E) We are asked to do nothing but regurgitate facts. Yet we are supposed to believe we are getting an education.

25. Anthony is standing to the right of Beth. Caroline is standing on the opposite side of Beth. Since the opposite of right is wrong, Caroline must be standing on the wrong side of Beth.

Which of the following logical errors has the author of the argument above committed?

(A) He has used a single term to mean two different things.

(B) He has confused cause and effect.

(D) He has provided no factual evidence for his conclusion.

(E) He has drawn a general conclusion from an insufficient number of examples.

MODEL TEST 4

In order to conduct the work of a mail order concern it is necessary to have a minimum of three workers each day. The staff consists of five persons who work on a part-time basis. Alice can work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Betty cannot report for work on Wednesdays. Carol can report for work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only. Dorothy cannot work on Fridays. Edith is available anytime except on the first Monday and Thursday of the month.

1. Which three are available on any Monday?

(A) Dorothy, Betty, and Alice

(B) Alice, Edith, and Carol

(D) Edith, Carol, and Dorothy

(E) Betty, Carol, and Dorothy

2. Which three could you count on to report for work on Friday?

(A) Alice, Betty, and Dorothy

(B) Alice, Carol, and Dorothy

(D) Carol, Betty, and Alice

(E) Alice, Betty, and Edith

3. During which day of the week might it be impossible to obtain a full complement of workers?

(A) Monday

(B) Tuesday

(D) Thursday

(E) Friday

4. During which day of the week would it be necessary to call on Alice to complete the full complement of workers?

(A) Monday

(B) Tuesday

(D) Thursday

(E) Friday

Questions 5-7

Strict gun control laws cause a decrease in violent crime; in the six months since the city council passed a gun control law, armed robberies in City X have dropped by 18 percent.

5. All of the following, if true, are valid objections to the argument above EXCEPT:

(A) A decrease in crime in one city does not mean that such a decrease would occur anywhere a gun control law was enacted.

(B) Other factors may have caused the drop in armed robberies.

(D) The gun control law has made it more difficult for citizens to purchase guns for legitimate purposes of self-defense.

(E) Since the law was passed, murders involving guns in City X have increased by 22 percent.

6. Which of the following statements, if true, would strengthen the argument above?

I. Before the law was passed, the number of armed robberies had been steadily increasing.

II. The more that laws are used to prevent a crime, the less likely that crime is to occur.

III. Three-fourths of all violent crimes involve the use of a gun.

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

7. Which of the following statements, if true, would weaken the argument above?

I. In the six months since the law was passed, 40 percent more police have been hired.

II. In the six months since the law was passed, accidental deaths by firearms have increased by 10 percent.

III. Only 30 percent of those indicted under the new law have been convicted.

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) I and III only

(E) II and III only

Questions 8-11

(1) Each word in a horizontal row must begin with a successive letter.

(2) Each word in a vertical column must begin with a different letter.

(3) Each word in a horizontal row must have the same number of letters.

(4) Each word in a vertical column must have a different number of letters.

(5) Each word in a vertical column must be the same part of speech. (NOTE: Many English words are more than one part of speech: for example, cry is both a noun and a verb.)

I. II. III. IV. V.

1. endear filter garish hotter intake

2. chatter destiny endless fester gradual

3. bend calf death edge flow

4. dread elbow fetid greed heave

5. ask bet coy dam ebb

8. Word 3 in column III would satisfy all rules if it were changed to

(A) deter (B) dirty (C) deaf (D) dash (E) dry

9. How many rows and columns satisfy all rules for rows and columns, respectively?

(A) Four rows and Three columns

(B) Four rows and two columns

(D) three rows and four columns

(E) Two rows and two columns

10. How many rules are not violated by any row or column in the grid?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6

11. What is the minimum number of words that must be changed for the grid to satisfy all rules?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6

Questions 12-18

Only July 4, the Pops Orchestra will perform ten works by nine U.S. composers.

Beach’s Quintet will be heard immediately after Della Joio’s Fantasies

Ives’s Fourth of July will be heard later than the Della Joio. It will be followed immediately by Foster’s Summer Longings.

The third selection following Copland’s Lincoln Portrait will be Ellington’s New World A-Coming; the next will be an aria from Hanson’s Merry Mount.

Gottschalk’s Grand Tarantelle will be heard earlier than the Della Joio.

Antes’s Trio is the second work follwing the Hanson, and does not end the program.

12. Which of the following lists the composers mentioned in the order in which their works are heard?

(A) Foster, Ives, Antes, Ellington, Beach, Gottschalk

(B) Copland, Della Joio, Beach, Ellington, Hanson, Foster

(D) Copland, Gottschalk, Della Joio, Beach, Ellington, Hanson

(E) Beach, Ellington, Hanson, Foster, Ives, Antes

13.The Della Joio Fantasies is

(A) the second work on the program

(B) the second work after the Copland

(D) followed by two other works before the Hanson aria is heard

(E) heard immediately following the Gottschalk

14. If the intermission occurs immediately after the Beach Quintet, the fourth work after the intermission is by

(A) Antes (B) Copland (C) Ives (D) Foster (E) Hanson

15. The number of works to be heard between the Beach and the Foster is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

16. The soloist who will perform during the Antes, the Gottschalk, and the Ellington must begin tuning up just prior to the start of her first performace. She will begin tuning up

(A) during the fourth work on the program

(B) during the Della Joio

(D) during the Hanson

(E) Before the start of the program

17. One composer is represented by two works, separated by four other selections. This composer is

(A) Antes (B) Beach (C) Copland (D) Della Joio (E) Ellington

18. If the total number of works played were eleven instead of ten, which of the following would be possible without violating the stated conditions?

I. The Copland Lincoln Portrait being played first

II. The Antes Trio being played after Foster’s Summer Longings

III. The Antes Trio being played before Gottschalk’s Grand Tarantelle

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

Questions 19-22

A, B,C, or W may cause D.

B,C, or W may cause E.

W or X may cause F.

D or E may cause G or H only if D and E are caused by B or C; D or E may cause I only if D and E are caused by C.

Only E and F together may cause M or N.

F may cause H only if it is caused by W or X.

19. Which can result from the largest number of immediately preceding events?

(A) D

(B) E

(D) M

(E) N

20. Which can result in the smallest number of subsequent events, counting both those that follow immediately and those that follow after another event?

(A) A

(B) B

(D) W

(E) X

21. How many different events or combinations of events may cause H?

(A) 5

(B) 6

(D) 8

(E) 9

22. Which may be a result of the smallest number of different combinations of events?

(A) G

(B) H

(D) M

(E) N

Questions 23-25

Statistics indicate that, on the average, women executives’ salaries are about 20% lower than the salaries of men in comparable jobs. This is true in spite of the job discrimination suits filed by the U.S. government against firms such as A.T. & T. and the Bank of America in the early 1970s, as well as the passage of laws forbidding job discrimination by gender in many states and localities. In the face of this unrelenting prejudice against women, it is plain that only an amendment to the U.S. Constitution can fully remedy the iniquities under which today’s women are laboring.

23. Which of the following is assumed by the author of the above argument?

(A) All women executives are more qualified than their male counterparts.

(B) A constitutional amendment is more likely to influence employment practices than separate state laws and court actions.

(D) Average salaries are often misleading as indicators of the real status of a particular social group.

(E) Discrimination against women is as serious and widespread as discrimination against members of racial and ethnic minorities.

24. Which of the following would be the most relevant question to ask the author of the above argument?

(A) What employment practices are currently followed by A.T.&T. and the Bank of America in relation to their female executives?

(B) Don’t female executives in the United States have a far better lot than the millions of impoverished women now living in the under developed nations of the Third World?

(D) Isn’t “equal pay for equal work” a cardinal principle of law in Slavonia, a well-known totalitarian and repressive state?

(E) Is a constitutional amendment the most effective way to remedy the problem of job discrimination by gender?

25. All of the following are weaknesses of the above argument except that

(A) it makes generalizations concerning the status of women based on the plight of a single group of women

(B) it draws conclusions from statistical evidence which the data themselves may not support

(E) it fails to fully consider possible remedies other than the one proposed

(E) it ignores other possible explanations for the cited difference in average salaries

Section - 6

Questions 1-4

Six school board members ---Allenby, Broome, Chatsworth, Doggett, Edson, and Fream---are seated at a conference table in the auditorium of Westfield High School, to run a community budget meeting. They take six seats, numbered 1 through 6 from left to right, on the same side of the table. However, there has been some tension among the board members during the current budget crisis, and this affects the seating.

Allenby has openly clashed with Broome over staff cuts, and cannot be seated immediately to the left or immediately to the right of Broome.

Chatsworth has a hearing impairment that only Doggett knows about, and so must be immediately to the left of Doggett.

Fream knows that the angry head of a tax group will be seated on the right side of the auditorium, so he will not occupy seat 6 at the table.

1. Which of the following board members cannot be seated in seat 1?

(A) Allenby

(B) Broome

(D) Doggett

(E) Fream

2. If Doggett is seated in seat 3, Chatsworth must be seated in seat

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 5

(E) 6

3. If Allenby is seated in seat 5, which of the remaining board members must be seated in seat 6?

(A) Broome

(B) Chatsworth

(D) Edson

(E) Fream

4. If Fream is seated in seat 3, immediately to the right of Doggett, which of the remaining board members must be seated in seat 5?

(A) Allenby

(B) Broome

(D) Doggett

(E) Edson

5. Gary: I wish you wouldn’t drink so much beer. It’s bad for your health.

Nancy: How can you say that? I don’t weigh a pound more than I did a year ago.

Which of the following responses would most strengthen Gary’s argument?

(A) You weigh ten pounds more than you did six years ago.

(B) Most people who drink a lot of beer do put on weight.

(D) Putting on weight is not the only harmful effect of drinking beer.

(E) You can put on weight in other ways than by drinking beer.

Questions 6 and 7

Students who are excused from Freshman Composition write better than those who take the course. Thus, we can encourage better writing by our students by dropping the Freshman Composition course.

6. The major flaw in the reasoning used in the argument above is that the author

(A) bases the argument on a purely subjective judgement

(B) does not cite evidence for the statements given

(D) fails to take into account any long-term effects of the course

(E) assumes that all Freshman Composition courses are essentially alike

7. Each of the following, if true, would weaken the argument above EXCEPT

(A) Schools with no Freshman Composition course do not generally produce better student writers

(B) Most students who take the Freshman Composition course do not appreciably improve their writing skills

(D) Each of the English department’s best instructors teaches at least one Freshman Composition class each semester

(E) 65 percent of the students surveyed reported that they learned a great deal about grammar and rhetoric from taking Freshman Composition

Questions 8-12

Five executives of a European corporation hold a conference in Rome.

Mr. A converses in Spanish and Italian.

Mr. B converses in Spanish and English

Mr. C converses in English and Italian.

Mr. D converses in French and Spanish.

Mr. E, a native Italian, can also converse in French.

8. which, of the following, can act as interpreter when Mr. C and Mr. D wish to confer?

(A) Only Mr. A (B) Only Mr. B (C) Only Mr. E (D) Mr. A or Mr. B

(E) Any of the other three executives

9. Which of the following cannot converse without an interpreter?

(A) Mr. B and Mr. E

(B) Mr. A and Mr. B

(D) Mr. B and Mr. D

(E) Mr. A and Mr. E

10. Besides Mr. E, which of the following can converse with Mr. D without an interpreter?

(A) Only Mr. A

(B) Only Mr. B

(D) Messrs. A and B

(E) Messrs. A, B, and C

11. Of the languages spoken at this conference, which are the two least common?

(A) English and Spanish

(B) English and French

(D) English and Italian

(E) French and Spanish

12. If a sixth executive is brought in, to be understood by the maximum number of the original five, he should be fluent in

(A) English and French

(B) Italian and English

(D) Italian and Spanish

(E) English and Spanish

Questions 13-16

All A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s, E’s, and F’s are Q’s.

All A’s are B’s.

No B that is not an A is an F.

Some C’s are A’s

All D’s are C’s

Some C’s are not B’s

No D is an A.

All Q’s and only Q’s that are neither B’s nor C’s are E’s.

13. Which of the following can be deduced from the information given?

(A) All F’s are A’s

(B) Some F’s are A’s.

(D) Some F’s are C’s.

(E) All F’s are A’s, C’s, or E’s.

14. Which must be false if the information given is true?

(A) No D’s are B’s

(B) Some B’s are D’s

(D) Some Q’s are neither B’s nor E’s.

(E) Some F’s are D’s.

15. which cannot be shown to be true or false on the basis of the information given?

I. No B or C is an E.

II. Some C’s are B’s but not A’s.

III. No B is both an A and a D.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and II

(E) II and III

16. P is not a B. Which of the following must be true?

(A) P is an E.

(B) If P is a C, it is neither an A nor a D.

(D) If P is not an E, it is a C.

(E) If P is a Q, it may be a C or an A, but not both.

Questions 17-22

At a congress of the Progressive Federal Party, the seven top party leaders, who are all cabinet ministers, are seated on the platform in order of rank. The Prime Minister, the party leader, is in the center. The closer a person is to the Prime Minister, the higher is his or her rank, with a person on the Prime Minister’s right outranking one equidistant from the Prime Minister on her left. The seven leaders are Arning, Brenner, Civili, Dorner, Eckland, Fentz, and Grell.

Fentz is four places to the left of the Minister of Agriculture, who is two places to the right of Civili.

Brenner’s neighbors are Arning and the Minister of Agriculture.

Grell is two places to the left of Dorner.

The Ministers of Education, Mining, and Culture are seated together, in that order, from left to right

The remaining ministers are those of Social Welfare and Defense.

17. The Minister of Culture is

(A) Arning

(B) Brenner

(D) Dorner

(E) Eckland

18. The fifth-ranking person in the party hierarchy is

(A) Grell, the Minister of Mining

(B) Fentz, the Minister of Culture

(D) Eckland, the Minister of Defense

(E) Arning, the Minister of Education

19. The Minister of Social Welfare

I. Outranks the Minister of Defense

II. Is outranked by the Minister of Mining

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I or II, but not both

(E) Neither I nor II

20. How many of the seven party leaders outrank the Minister of Education?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 5

(E) 6

21. If, during the congress, the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Education are ordered to exchange positions, which is true?

(A) Arning will move to a seat six places away from his original seat.

(B) Fentz will move up five places in the leadership ranking.

(D) Grell will move up four places in the leadership ranking.

(E) Eckland will move from the Prime Minister’s left side to his right.

22. If, during the congress, Eckland is demoted two places in the party leadership ranking, which is true?

(A) The Minister of Defense moves up one place in the leadership ranking.

(B) Civili becomes the second-ranking leader in the party.

(D) Dorner is demoted within the leadership.

(E) The positions of five persons within the leadership remain unchanged.

23. Lillian, who has just celebrated her 107^th birthday, attributes her longevity to her lifelong habit of drinking a double shot of whiskey each night and smoking three cigars each morning.

The best way to counter her argument would be to point out that

(A) smoking has been proved to be a causative factor in several life-threatening diseases

(B) other factors besides those mentioned may have caused her to live 107 years

(D) Lillian should not be consuming the substances mentioned without medical advice

(E) Alcohol has been shown to kill brain cells

Questions 24 and 25

If Dr. Seymour’s theory is correct, then the events she predicts will happen. The events she predicted did happen. Therefore, her theory must be correct.

24. Which of the following arguments has a logical structure that most nearly resembles that of the argument above?

(A) If we win the game, we will be the league champions. We won the game; therefore, we are the league champions.

(B) If the fan is running, then the electricity must be on. The electricity is on; therefore, the fan must be running.

(D) If Alice answers her phone, then my prediction is correct. I predict that she is at home; therefore, she will answer her phone.

(E) If Ted’s flight is delayed, he will miss his appointment. He kept his appointment; therefore, his flight must have been on time.

25. The conclusion drawn in the argument above would be valid if which of the following were true?

(A) Only Dr. Seymour’s theory fully explains the events which happened.

(B) If the events Dr. Seymour predicted happen, then her theory is correct.

(D) Only Dr. Seymour predicted the events which happened.

(E) If the events Dr. Seymour predicted happen, then Dr. Seymour’s theory may be correct.

MODEL TEST 5

Mrs. F, official hostess of New York City, has invited several wives of delegates to the United Nations for an informal lunchon. She plans to seat her eleven guests so that each lady will be able to converse with at least the person directly to her right or left. She has prepared the following list.

Mrs. F speaks English only

Mrs. G speaks English and French

Mrs. H speaks English and Russian.

Mrs. J speaks Russian only.

Mrs. K speaks English only

Mrs. L speaks French only.

Mrs. M speaks French and German.

Mrs. N speaks English and German.

Mrs. O speaks English and French.

Mrs. P speaks German and Russian

Mrs. Q speaks French and German

Mrs. R speaks English only.

1. which of the following arrangements will meet Mrs. F’s requirement?

I. FOLMPJHKGQNR

II. FRNLPKHJGMQO

III. FRGJHOLMQPKN

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and II only

(E) I and III only

2. If the ladies seated to the right of Mrs. P are, respectively, MGHKFO, who must sit at Mrs. P’s left hand?

(A) J

(B) L

(D) Q

(E) R

3. If seven of the ladies have seated themselves in the following order: NGFROMQ, who must be the next lady seated?

(A) H

(B) J

(D) L

(E) P

4. Mrs. F has decided upon the following seating arrangement:

R K G Q N F O L M P J H

At the last minute, Mrs. H and Mrs. P inform the hostess that they will not be able to attend. Which of the following adjustments will allow Mrs. F’s seating requirements to be met?

I. Seat Mrs. J between Mrs. K and Mrs. G

II. Seat Mrs. J between Mrs. Q and Mrs. F

III. Seat Mrs. J to the right of Mrs. N

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II or III only

(E) Neither I, II, not III

5. Senator Johson: No argument for this bill is valid, because no one would argue for this bill without having an ulterior motive: namely, the desire for personal gain.

The bill’s sponsors would be committing the same error in reasoning as Senator Johnson if they responded by saying:

(A) Of course we have ulterior motives. It is perfectly reasonable to support a bill in order to promote our personal interests.

(B) The fact that passing a bill would benefit its sponsors does not mean that the bill should not be passed.

(C) The fact that Senator Johnson has substituted a personal attack for a discussion of the merits of the bill leads us to suspect that he can offer no strong arguments against it.

(D) Senator Johnson has no valid reason for opposing our bill; he is doing so only because we helped defeat his pork-barrelling bill last month.

(E) Everyone is always motivated in part by a desire for personal gain; Senator Johnson is no exception.

6. Father: My daughter could be a star on Broadway if she could only get one big break. Why, you should see the rave reviews she received when she was the lead in her high school play.

The best way to counter the argument above would be to point out that

(A) big breaks are hard to come by on Broadway

(B) one big break does not ensure continued success in the theater

(D) fewer plays are being produced on Broadway today than in the past

(E) relatively few aspiring actors ever become Broadway stars

7. Most persons who oppose gun control are conservatives; therefore, since Kathleen favors gun control, she is probably not a conservative.

The above argument most resembles which of the following?

(A) Most sociology professors are liberals; therefore Dr. Williams, who is a liberal, is probably a sociology professor.

(B) Most corporation presidents own country homes; if Ms. Steeples is a corporation president, she may or may not have a country home.

(C) Few major publishing firms publish much poetry; since Flame Press publishes only poetry, it is probably not a major publishing firm.

(D) Most sports cars are extremely expensive; since the new Venus Leopard is not a sports car, it is probably inexpensive.

(E) Most desert plants are cacti; therefore the cholla, a desert plant, is probably a cactus.

Questions 8-11

The Homer Museum of American Art is open daily except Monday from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. Tuesdays and Thursdays the museum remains open until 8 p.m. The spring special exhibitions are: “Albert Pinkham Ryder, A Retrospective,” which is on view from Friday, April 24, through Sunday, May 31, in the Pollock Wing; “Precursors of Thomas Eakins,” from Friday, May 8, through Sunday, July 6, in the Third Floor Gallery; and “The Hudson River School,” in the John Twachtman Gallery, which is closed Tuesdays, from Friday, May 1, through Sunday, May 24 only. The Pollock wing is closed Thursdays during May.

8. If Dan can visit the museum only after 5 P.M. or on Saturday, and does not wish to view more than one special exhibition in a day, he can see all three special exhibitions in the briefest time by starting with

(A) “The Hudson River School” on a Thursday

(B) the Ryder Retrospective on a Saturday

(D) “ Precursors of Eakins” on a Thursday

(E) any exhibition on a Saturday.

9. Ellen wishes to visit the three special exhibitions on successive Thursdays. This is possible only if she visits

I. the Ryder Retrospective in April

II. “The Hudson River School” second

III. “Precursors of Eakins” immediately following the Ryder Retrospective

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

10. Ralph can visit all three special exhibitions on one day if he goes on

I. any Saturday in May

II. the second, third, or fourth Saturday in May

III. any Tuesday or Friday between May 5 and May 22

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I and III only

(E) II and III only

11. Terry visits the museum on an afternoon six days after the opening of “The Hudson River School.” Which of the special exhibitions may he visit?

I. The Ryder Retrospective

II. “Precursors of Eakins”

III. “The Hudson River School”

(A) I only

(B) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

Questions 12-18

At a symposium on the possible dangers of the industrial chemical PBX, three pro-industry spokespersons are to be seated to the left of the moderator and three critics of PBX to the right of the moderator. The speakers are Drs. Albert, Burris, Cathode, Durand, Ettis, and Felsenstein.

(1) The person delivering the paper “Epidemiological Aspects of PBX” is seated immediately

(2) The persons delivering “Public Health and PBX” and “Radiological Aspects of PBX” are close friends and insist on sitting together.

(3) Felsenstein is placed two seats to the left of the moderator.

(4) As heavy smoking is repugnant to the moderator, she insists that the person delivering “PBX: Benign or Malignant,” a heavy smoker, be seated at one end of the table.

(5) Cathode, delivering “The Impact of PBX on the Environment,” is seated to the left of Felsenstein.

(6) Albert, a critic of PBX, is seated to the left of Ettis.

12. The pro-industry spokespersons are

(A) Albert, Felsinstein, Durand

(B) Felsenstein, Burris, Albert

(D) Albert, Burris, Durand

(E) Cathode, Felsenstein, Burris

13. The person seated immediately to the left of the moderator is

(A) Albert

(B) Burris

(D) Durand

(E) Ettis

14. Assuming it is one of the papers delivered at the symposium, “PBX and the Digestive Tract” must be by

(A) Albert

(B) Burris

(D) Ettis

(E) Felsenstein

15. Given the seating rules as stated, which of the numbered statements are logically sufficient to establish the position of Dr. Ettis and the title of the paper she delivers?

(A) 1,3

(B) 1,6

(D) 1,4,5,6

(E) 1,3,4,5

16. The symposium is expanded to include a seventh speaker. If he is seated exactly midway between Cathode and the moderator, he will sit

(A) to the left of the author of “Radiological Aspects of PBX”

(B) one seat to the right of the moderator

(D) three seats to the left of Albert

(E) four seats to the left of the author of “PBX: Benign or Malignant’

17. The symposium is expanded to include two more speakers. The seventh speaker is seated at one end of the table. If the eighth speaker is seated exactly midway between Durand and the author of “Public Health and PBX,” which of the following must be true?

(A) The eighth speaker must be seated at one end of the table.

(B) Burris must be the author of “Radiological Aspects of PBX.”

(D) The moderator must be seated next to the author of “Public Health and PBX.”

(E) The eighth speaker must be seated immediately to the left of Ettis.

18. Which of the following cannot be determined on the basis of the information given?

I. The author of “Public Health and PBX”

II. the title of the paper delivered by Durand

III. The identity of the two friends who insist on being together

(A) I only

(B) I only

(D) I and II only

(E) II and III only

Questions 19-22

A is the father of two children. B and D, who are of different sexes.

C is B’s spouse.

E is the same sex as D.

B and C have two children: F, who is the same sex as B, and G, who is the same sex as C.

E’s mother, H, who is married to L, is the sister of D’s mother, M.

E and E’s spouse, I, have two children, J and K, who are the same sex as I.

No persons have married more than once, and no children have been born out of wedlock. The only restrictions on marriage are that marriage to a sibling, to a direct descendant, to a person of the same sex, or to more than one person at the same time is forbidden.

19. F is

(A) G’s brother

(B) G’s sister

(D) D’s niece or nephew

(E) the same sex as H

20. According to the rules, D can marry

(A) F only

(B) G only

(D) J or K only

(E) F, J, or K

21. If L and H divorced, H could marry

I. D only

II. F

III. D or G

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I or II, but not both

(E) II or III, but not both

22. If the generation of F and K’s parents and their siblings contains more females than males, which of the following must be true?

(A) There are more females than males in F and K’s generation.

(B) J is male

(D) K and G are the same sex.

(E) D is H’s nephew.

Questions 23-25

The internal combustion engine, which powers all private motorized vehicles, should be banned. It burns up petroleum products that are needed to produce plastics, synthetics, and many medicines. Once all the oil is gone, we will no longer be able to produce these valuable commodities. Yet we do not have to burn gasoline to satisfy our transportation needs. Other kinds of engines could be developed if the oil companies would stop blocking research efforts.

23. The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?

I. We are in imminent danger of running out of oil.

II. Alternative methods of producing plastics will not be found before the oil runs out.

III. If they so desired, the oil companies could develop methods of transportation not based on the burning of petroleum.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II and III

24. The argument above would be most weakened by the development of which of the following?

(A) An internal combustion engine that operated on one-tenth the gasoline used in a normal engine

(B) A car that operated on solar energy stored in special batteries

(D) A synthetic oil with all the properties of natural oil

(E) A means of locating numerous undiscovered oil fields

25. the argument above would be most strengthened if which of the following were true?

(A) One of the oil companies has suppressed the discovery of an engine that burns only alcohol.

(B) Some of the medicines that require petroleum for their production help to control and cure several of the world’s most deadly diseases.

(D) In high-pollution areas, automobile exhaust fumes have been shown to cause high rates of lung cancer and heart disease.

(E) When gasoline is burned inside an auto engine, less than one-fourth of the energy produced is used to propel the vehicle.

Questions 1-5

In a certain society, only two forms of marriage are recognized. In Prahtu marriage, several brothers marry a single woman, while in Brihtu marriage, several sisters marry a single man. All members of a given married group are regarded as the parents of any children of the marriage. Marriage between male and female children of the same parents is forbidden.

E is a son of A.

G is a daughter of B.

F is a daughter of C.

E, F, M, and N have a daughter, H.

E and F have the same paternal grandmother, Q.

A and B are the only grandfathers of H; C, J, K, and L are the only grandmothers of H.

No one has married more than once; all children were born in wedlock.

1. G is a sister of

(A) N only

(B) M only

(D) F

(E) E or F, but not both

2. N is a sibling of

I. M only

II. M and E

III. M and F

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II or III, but not both

(E) Neither I, II, nor III

3. One of Q’s children may be

(A) A

(B) C

(D) K

(E) M

4. Which of the following is an offspring of a Brihtu marriage ?

(A) H

(B) E

(D) B

(E) J

5. If E, F, M, and N had not married, which would be a permissible marriage ?

(A) N marries M and others of M’s sex.

(B) N and M marry E.

(D) G marries E only

(E) E marries G and F.

Questions 6-9

Seven varsity basketball players are to be honored at a special luncheon. The players will be seated on the dais along one side of a single rectangular table.

Adams and Goldberg have to leave the luncheon early and so must be seated at the extreme right end of the table, which is closest to the exit.

Baker will receive the Most Valuable Player’s trophy and so must be in the center chair to facilitate the presentation.

Cooper and D’Amato, who were bitter rivals for the position of center during the basketball season, dislike one another and should be seated as far apart as is convenient.

Edwards and Farley are best friends and want to sit together.

6. Which of the following may not be seated at either end of the table?

(A) Cooper

(B) D’ Amato

(D) Farley

(E) Adams

7. Which of the following pairs may not be seated together?

(A) Cooper and Farley

(B) Baker and D’Amato

(D) Goldberg and D’Amato

(E) Edwards and Cooper

8. Which of the following pairs may not occupy the seats on either side of Baker ?

(A) Farley and D’ Amato

(B) D’ Amato and Edwards

(D) Farley and Cooper

(E) Cooper and Edwards

9. If neither Edwards nor D’Amato is seated next to Baker, how many different seating arrangements are possible?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 5

Questions 10-15

Number series questions provide psychologists with a means of testing a person’s ability to determine quantitative patterns. Below are seven number series:

I. 4, 64,5, 125, 6, x

II. 6,37,7,50,8,65,9,x

III. 5,25,125,7,49,343,9,81,x

IV. 9, -7, 18, -18, 31, x

V. 4,16,80,480,3360,x

VI. 25,24,22,19,15,10,x

VII. 100,81,64,49,36,x

10. In which of the above number series is the third power of a number the determining factor?

(A) I and III

(B) I, IV, and V

(D) II, III, and VI

(E) I, III, IV, and VII

11. In which of the above number series is n2 + 1 the determining factor?

(A) II

(B) III

(D) VII

(E) None

12. In which of the above number series is it necessary to consider a pattern of three elements ?

(A) I

(B) II

(D) IV

(E) V

13. In which of the above number series is the use of powers of a number NOT a determining factor?

(A) I

(B) II

(D) V

(E) VII

14. In which of the above number series is the determining factor the addition and subtraction of squares?

(A) II

(B) IV

(D) VII

(E) None

15. In which of the above number series is the recognition of increasing multiples significant?

(A) II

(B) V

(D) II and IV

(E) II and VI

Questions 16-20

Mr. Pict must accommodate seven tour group passengers in two four-person cabins on the S.S. Gallia. Each passenger in a cabin must be able to converse with at least one other passenger, though not necessarily in the same language.

A, an Etruscan, also speaks Gothic and Hittite.

B and F are Hittites and speak only that language.

C, and Etruscan, also speaks Gothic

D and G are Goths and speak only Gothic.

E, and Etruscan, also speaks Hittite.

Hittites refuse to share rooms with Goths.

16. Which combination of passengers in one of the cabins will result in a rooming arrangement that satisfies all conditions for both cabins?

(A) B, C, F

(B) D, E, G

(D) C, D, E, G

(E) A, B, C, F

17. Which CANNOT be true, given the conditions as stated ?

I. C cannot room with A.

II. Any cabin containing three persons must include A.

III. E must always room with a Hittite.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

18. How many different combinations of cabin mates satisfy all conditions?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 5

(E) 6

19. If E objects to sharing a cabin with A, with whom can Mr. Pict place him in order to arrive at an arrangement that satisfies all conditions?

I. D and G, with no fourth cabin mate

II. B and F, with no fourth cabin mate

III. C, D, and G

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) II and III only

(E) Neither I, II, nor III

20. At the last minute, a new person applies to join the group. Mr. Pict can place her with any of the following except

(A) C, D, and G if she is a Goth

(B) A, B, and F is she is an Etruscan

(D) C, D, and G if she is an Etruscan

(E) B, E, and F is she is a Goth

Questions 21-25

In the days of sailing ships fresh food was not available, and at the end of long trips many sailors came down with scurvy. Many attempts were made to seek a cure for this condition.

1. John Hall cured several cases of scurvy by administering an acidic brew made of a certain grass and watercress.

2. William Harvey suggested that the sailors take lemon juice to prevent scurvy. He thought the specific acid (citric acid) in lemon juice would prevent the disease.

3. James Lind experimented with 12 sick sailors to find out whether the acid was responsible for the cure. Each was given the same diet except that four of the men were given small amounts of dilute sulfuric acid, four others were given vinegar (acetic acid), and the remaining four were given lemons. Only those given lemons recovered from the scurvy.

21. How many controls did James Lind use?

(A) One

(B) Two

(D) Four

(E) None

22. A possible cause of scurvy is

(A) lack of watercress

(B) lack of acidity

(D) lengthy sea voyages

(E) lack of lemon juice

23. Credit for solving the problem described in the passage belongs to

(A) Hall because he devised a cure for scurvy

(B) Harvey because he first proposed a solution of the problem

(D) Harvey and Lind because they found that lemons are more effective than Hall’s brew

(E) All three men because each made some contribution

24. The hypothesis tested by Lind was that

(A) lemons contain some substance not present in vinegar

(B) the citric acid of lemons is effective in treating scurvy

(D) the susbstance to cure scurvy is found only in lemons

(E) some specific substance, rather than acids in general, is needed to cure scurvy

25. Which question did Lind’s experiment NOT answer ?

(A) Will lemons cure scurvy?

(B) Will either sulfuric acid or vinegar cure scurvy?

(D) Are lemons more effective than either sulfuric acid or vinegar in the treatment of scurvy?
(E) Are all substances that contain acids equally effective as treatments for scurvy?

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