100 Hardest and easiest questions for CR as of October 2023

100 Easiest Critical Reasoning Questions (Oct 1st, 2023 - Nov 1st, 2023)

Are you familiar with the GMAT Club's timer?We have pulled timer results from our database and analyzed every question in the forum. Based on those results, we have compiled a list of the easiest questions in each of the question forums we have. Below I am presenting to you the top 100 questions from CR forum.

Critical Reasoning (CR)
Rank	Title	Topics
1	A young man eager to become a master swordsman journeyed to the home	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: 1000 Series
2	Doctors, in seeking a cure for aphroditis melancholias,are guided by t	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other
3	For the past several years, a certain technology has been widely used	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: GMAT Prep
4	Over the past six years, most of the students in Tupac city have	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Aristotle
5	Scientists propose placing seismic stations on the floor of the Pacifi	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 12
6	When three Everett-owned Lightning-built airplanes crashes in the same	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: GMAT Paper Tests, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9
7	Shelby Industries manufactures and sells the same gauges as Jones Indu	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2016, Source: Verbal Review 2ND, Source: Verbal Review 1ST
8	It is difficult to keep deep wounds free of bacteria. Even strong anti	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
9	When ducklings are exposed to music	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: GMAT Prep
10	Homeowners aged 40 to 50 are more likely to purchase ice cream and are	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2016, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11
11	Rural households have more purchasing power than do urban or suburban	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Inference, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide (Pre-2000), Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9, Source: OG 1992
12	The federal government expects hospitals to perform 10,000 organ trans	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
13	Group 14 Question 70: According to researchers, students exposed to...	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: EMPOWERgmat
14	Beginning in 1966 all new cars sold in Morodia were required to have s	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020, Source: OG 2019, Source: OG 2018
15	Country Casa's lakes have been experiencing a constant deterioration	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
16	Working professionals aged between 35 and 45 are more likely to	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: CrackVerbal
17	A series of experiments was conducted in which rats of various ages we	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Kaplan
18	Experienced pilots often have more trouble than novice pilots in learn	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Inference, Must be True, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
19	The local university recently hired a new soccer coach. Although she	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Manhattan GMAT
20	According to experts on shopping behavior, more shoppers	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: GMAT Prep
21	A certain pharmaceutical firm claims that its dietary supplement, Diet	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: Manhattan GMAT
22	Suncorp, a new corporation with limited funds, has been	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Cause and Effect, Resolve Paradox, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020, Source: OG 2019, Source: OG 2018, Source: OG 2017, Source: OG 2016, Source: OG 2015/OG13
23	The average life expectancy for the United States population as a whol	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: Official Guide (Pre-2000), Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9, Source: OG 1992
24	Of all of the surgeons practicing at the city hospital, the chief surg	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
25	Ms. Edmonds does not like to see children gossiping about each other	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other
26	The amount of violence in films has increased significantly over the p	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
27	Secret passwords are often used to control access to computers. When	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: GMAT Prep
28	Almost all of the residents of Lonelitown drink cheap bottled mineral	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
29	Scientists are discussing ways to remove excess carbon dioxide from	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: GMAT Prep
30	John is married to Jane. Therefore, John loves Jane. The argument abo	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
31	After receiving numerous complaints from residents about loud, highly	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Weaken, Source: Official Guide, Source: Verbal Review 2022, Source: Verbal Review 2021, Source: Verbal Review 2020
32	Switching to “low-yield” cigarettes, those that yield less nicotine	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
33	Airline: Newly developed collision-avoidance systems, although not ful	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9
34	Carl is clearly an incompetent detective. He has solved a smaller perc	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: LSAT (Official)
35	Earlier this year, the government raised the minimum wage for teenager	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Other
36	Using oil-based paints to paint walls or furniture requires the use of	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Other
37	Production manager: The building materials that we produce meet indust	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Method of Reasoning, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
38	Manufacturers are now required to make all cigarette lighters child-re	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: Official Guide, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2022, Source: Verbal Review 2021, Source: Verbal Review 2020, Source: Verbal Review 2019, Source: Verbal Review 2018, Source: Verbal Review 2017, Source: Verbal Review 2016, Source: Verbal Review 2ND
39	Start-up companies financed by venture capitalist have a much lower	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: GMAT Paper Tests, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2017, Source: Verbal Review 2016, Source: Verbal Review 2ND, Source: Verbal Review 1ST
40	Lauren is clearly going to make an awful professor. Nearly half of her	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Other
41	An advertising agency must leave its office building. To save overhead	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: GMAT Prep
42	A company determines its yearly profits by deducting its operating exp	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Source: Manhattan GMAT
43	For over fifty years, the ocean-freight industry worked to make ocean	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: 1000 Series
44	In comparison to the standard typewriter keyboard, the EFCO	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10
45	Jane drinks 4 cups of coffee every day. Thus, Jane must have trouble	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
46	Many breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamin supplements. Some of	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: 1000 Series, Source: EA, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9
47	Factory workers in Beltania are guaranteed lifetime jobs, bonuses paid	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: LSAT (Official)
48	Since Java coffee shop began advertising on the local radio station 3	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Other
49	When food is boiled it loses much of its original nutritional value.	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other
50	Owners of deeply indebted and chronically unprofitable small businesse	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
51	Time management techniques have regularly been used to improve	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Competition Questions, Source: e-GMAT
52	This museum does not grant people the right to use images of items in	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
53	A fashion designers fall line for women utilizing new soft fabrics	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Princeton Review
54	People's television-viewing habits could be monitored by having	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: Official Guide, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2016, Source: Verbal Review 2ND
55	Politician: Tourists don't visit our city because of its reputation of	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Princeton Review
56	Many airlines have been pushing the federal government for assurances	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: Manhattan GMAT
57	Astronomer: Most stars are born in groups of thousands, each	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020, Source: OG 2019, Source: OG 2018, Source: OG 2017, Source: OG 2016
58	In order to increase profits during a prolonged slowdown in sales, the	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 11
59	President of the United States: I have received over 2,000 letters on	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Other
60	During ancient times, the floknee was a common animal in the Wekerlee	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Additional Evidence, Evaluate Argument, Source: Other
61	TOMMY: That telephone always rings when I am in the shower and can’t h	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Other
62	The Smithtown Theatre, which stages old plays, has announced an expans	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Manhattan GMAT
63	In the United States profits from sales of Grainco’s biggest selling p	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: GMAT Paper Tests
64	With employer-paid training, workers have the	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020, Source: OG 2019, Source: OG 2018
65	According to a study, after a week of high-altitude living, twenty men	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020
66	A large pharmaceutical company has recently developed	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Kaplan
67	When a caterpillar emerges from the egg on a tree branch, it immediate	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: GMAT Prep
68	In an experiment, two different types of recorded music were played	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: 1000 Series
69	More and more computer programs that provide solutions to mathematical	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Veritas Prep
70	Although Ackerburg’s subway system is currently operating at a deficit	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2022, Source: Verbal Review 2021, Source: Verbal Review 2020, Source: Verbal Review 2019, Source: Verbal Review 2018, Source: Verbal Review 2017, Source: Verbal Review 2016
71	On its own, neither high grades nor employment experience can entirely	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other
72	The Elk City garbage dumps are so full that Elk City has been forced t	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: Other
73	Alcohol-control advocates argue that television advertising plays a la	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other
74	Whether one is buying men’s or women’s clothing, it pays to consider	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Must be True, Source: LSAT (Official)
75	Health officials claim that because the foods and beverages mentioned	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
76	The sport of tennis develops muscular strength, sharpens coordination	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: Other
77	Exhaust released from a combustion engine is harmful when	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: Princeton Review
78	Toughened hiring standards have not been the primary cause of the pres	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide (Pre-2000), Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2ND, Source: Verbal Review 1ST
79	John's salary is lower than is the average salary for men. Jane's sala	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Inference, Source: Other
80	It is crucially important to farmers that the herbicides they use to	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: GMAT Prep
81	Many of the members of the Richville County Fair Committee wanted to	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Kaplan
82	Civic Leader: The high cancer rate among our citizens is the result of	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series
83	Paleontologists hypothesize that modern birds evolved from the family	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Other
84	Many car purchasers choose to buy cheap, used vehicles in order to...	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Must be True, Source: Other
85	Although it is commonly believed that a healthy diet consists largely	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: Other
86	Disposable diapers, while a convenience, are an environmental disaster	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Manhattan GMAT
87	In the first half of this year, from January to June, about three mill	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: GMAT Paper Tests
88	A city plans to attract new citizens with new housing and new faciliti	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: GMAT Prep
89	Health professionals have argued that too much butter in a person's di	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Conclusion, Source: Princeton Review
90	The increased concentration of salt in the bay, which is the result of	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series
91	An airplane engine manufacturer developed a new engine model with safe	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Weaken, Source: EA, Source: GMAT Paper Tests, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10
92	In order to reduce the number of items damaged while in transit to	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: OG 2018, Source: OG 2017, Source: OG 2016, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12
93	A weapons-smuggling incident recently took place in country Y. We all	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide (Pre-2000), Source: OG 1990
94	A major health insurance company in Lagolia pays for special procedure	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: Official Guide, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2022, Source: Verbal Review 2021, Source: Verbal Review 2020, Source: Verbal Review 2019, Source: Verbal Review 2018, Source: Verbal Review 2017, Source: Verbal Review 2016, Source: Verbal Review 2ND
95	A milepost on the towpath read "21" on the side facing the hiker as	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2017, Source: Verbal Review 2016, Source: Verbal Review 2ND, Source: Verbal Review 1ST
96	A candidate for governor has suggested lifting the state law requiring	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: Manhattan GMAT
97	Because no employee wants to be associated with bad news in the eyes	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Assumption, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10
98	In many corporations, employees are being replaced by automated	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9
99	Business Analyst: National Motors began selling the Luxora—its new mo	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: GMAT Prep
100	A television company wishes to make one of its primetime shows more pr	Difficulty: Sub 500 Level, Strengthen, Source: Princeton Review

Hi,

as a golfer lacks a fundamental skill to performing a certain movement, is a waste of time that he/she practices one million of times; he/she will still get wrong the movement.

You should work to your basic, asking to yourself: why I am picking the wrong one over time ?? is a question of logic ?? I do not fully understand the stimulus what it means ?? I lack a proper English comprehension at a certain level ??

It is true that practice makes perfect unless your fundamentals are strong. I.E you do have a plateau from which you starting practice to the highest level. Otherwise, you turn in a limbo

See this https://gmatclub.com/forum/cr-verbal-qu ... l#p1509480

Hope this helps
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Please refer to the post below:

nasas-methodical-approach-to-the-exploration-of-mars-has-not-119300-20.html#p1746555

I would be happy to discuss specific questions if you wish - send me the link by PM after positing your concerns under the respective question threads.

Do we have all these 150qs in pdf format, With answers.

Many thanks for your contribution!
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Great collection, will start practicing right away!

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I am able to narrow the answer choices to two options every time while solving 90% of these question but I am always choosing the wrong one every damn time.
carcass what to do?
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carcass sayantanc2k

Can we filter only OG Qs from above list if we are short of time?
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Hi folks,

I am new in this and still not sure whether I am posting in the right place. I was wondering if any of you had these "150 hardest questions" selection for the different parts of the GMAT (SC, CR, PS, DS, and RC) in PDF FORMAT.


An answer will be appreciated!

You can go to questions and add these to your workbook. You can click on "Add question to PDF question list".
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this link is too overwhelming ...can you suggest a simpler approach ?

Around how much time people generally per question for these hardest questions?

Thanks a lot for all good collection.

Hey sayantanc2k thanks for posting these--they were super helpful!

#45 is an LSAT-type question, though apparently it most likely isn't even an actual LSAT question. Probably won't do much good for people studying for the GMAT. You may want to swap that one out. Thanks again!

This is very helpful. Can't wait to try them out.

This is very helpful. Can't wait to try them out.

It is 100% dependent on where you are as a student. For someone with advanced skills, these questions shouldn't take more than 2:30 (and this would be high). For someone who is still struggling with medium or low-700 level questions, then these could take 5:00 minutes. But I guess that speaks to the fact that you should do these once you are proficient with most questions and are looking for a harder challenge. Just my opinion, and I have been wrong before, haha.
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Thank you for taking the time and coming up with this analysis.

Thanks for the collection. Especially the hard CR questions will help me the most.