100 Easiest Critical Reasoning Questions (Apr 1st, 2022 - May 1st, 2022)

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	Doctors, in seeking a cure for aphroditis melancholias,are guided by t	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other - Please specify
2	A young man eager to become a master swordsman journeyed to the home	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: 1000 Series
3	Ronald scored 600 on the GMAT while Derek scored 338 on the GRE. There	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: Aristotle
4	Jane drinks 4 cups of coffee every day. Thus, Jane must have trouble	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
5	For the past several years, a certain technology has been widely used	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: GMAT Prep
6	Over the past six years, most of the students in Tupac city have	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Aristotle
7	Scientists propose placing seismic stations on the floor of the Pacifi	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 12
8	When three Everett-owned Lightning-built airplanes crashes in the same	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: GMAC Paper Tests, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9
9	Homeowners aged 40 to 50 are more likely to purchase ice cream and are	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2016, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11
10	It is difficult to keep deep wounds free of bacteria. Even strong anti	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
11	Shelby Industries manufactures and sells the same gauges as Jones Indu	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
12	When ducklings are exposed to music	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: GMAT Prep
13	Rural households have more purchasing power than do urban or suburban	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inference, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide [Pre-2000], Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9, Source: OG 1992
14	Low-fat milk contains 50% fewer calories than does whole milk. Thus	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
15	Almost all of the residents of Lonelitown drink cheap bottled mineral	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
16	Experienced pilots often have more trouble than novice pilots in learn	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Conclusion, Inference, Must be True, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
17	Beginning in 1966 all new cars sold in Morodia were required to have s	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020, Source: OG 2019, Source: OG 2018
18	A certain pharmaceutical firm claims that its dietary supplement, Diet	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: Manhattan GMAT
19	Suncorp, a new corporation with limited funds, has been	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
20	After receiving numerous complaints from residents about loud, highly	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Weaken, Source: Official Guide, Source: Verbal Review 2022, Source: Verbal Review 2021, Source: Verbal Review 2020
21	Many of the members of the Richville County Fair	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Kaplan
22	The local university recently hired a new soccer coach. Although she	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Manhattan GMAT
23	According to experts on shopping behavior, more shoppers	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: GMAT Prep
24	Of all of the surgeons practicing at the city hospital, the chief surg	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
25	The average life expectancy for the United States population as a whol	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
26	Switching to “low-yield” cigarettes, those that yield less nicotine	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
27	Airline: Newly developed collision-avoidance systems, although not ful	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9
28	An advertising agency must leave its office building. To save overhead	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: GMAT Prep
29	Working professionals aged between 35 and 45 are more likely to	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: CrackVerbal
30	Start-up companies financed by venture capitalist have a much lower	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: GMAC 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
31	In comparison to the standard typewriter keyboard, the EFCO	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10
32	The federal government expects hospitals to perform 10,000 organ trans	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
33	Scientists are discussing ways to remove excess carbon dioxide from	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: GMAT Prep
34	Country Casa's lakes have been experiencing a constant deterioration	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
35	Manufacturers are now required to make all cigarette lighters child-re	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
36	Secret passwords are often used to control access to computers. When	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: GMAT Prep
37	A series of experiments was conducted in which rats of various ages we	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Kaplan
38	A company determines its yearly profits by deducting its operating exp	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Conclusion, Source: Manhattan GMAT
39	A fashion designer’s fall line for women utilizing new soft fabrics br	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Princeton Review
40	For over fifty years, the ocean-freight industry worked to make ocean	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: 1000 Series
41	Alcohol-control advocates argue that television advertising plays a la	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other - Please specify
42	Engineer: I've noticed that the builders are mixing 10% more than the	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: Other - Please specify
43	Company A and Company B both produce gold watches. Company A's watches	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: Other - Please specify
44	The amount of violence in films has increased significantly over the p	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
45	Time management techniques have regularly been used to improve	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: e-GMAT
46	John is married to Jane. Therefore, John loves Jane. The argument abo	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
47	The Smithtown Theatre, which stages old plays, has announced an expans	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Manhattan GMAT
48	Student: To improve business you should put up a sign offering a speci	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Other - Please specify
49	Countries A and B are in competition to draw tourists to their countri	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: Kaplan
50	Politician: Tourists don't visit our city because of its reputation of	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Princeton Review
51	People's television-viewing habits could be monitored by having	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: Official Guide, Source: Verbal OG, Source: Verbal Review 2016, Source: Verbal Review 2ND
52	Many breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamin supplements. Some of	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: 1000 Series, Source: EA, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10, Source: OG 9
53	In an experiment, two different types of recorded music were played	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Evaluate Argument, Source: 1000 Series
54	With employer-paid training, workers have the	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020, Source: OG 2019, Source: OG 2018
55	Astronomer: Most stars are born in groups of thousands, each	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
56	A person reading a new book for pleasure is like a tourist traveling	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: LSAT (Official)
57	Ms. Edmonds does not like to see children gossiping about each other	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other - Please specify
58	A large pharmaceutical company has recently developed	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Kaplan
59	Exhaust released from a combustion engine is harmful when	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: Princeton Review
60	More and more computer programs that provide solutions to mathematical	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Veritas Prep
61	Although Ackerburg’s subway system is currently operating at a deficit	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
62	In the United States profits from sales of Grainco’s biggest selling p	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: GMAC Paper Tests
63	According to a study, after a week of high-altitude living, twenty men	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2022, Source: OG 2021, Source: OG 2020
64	This museum does not grant people the right to use images of items in	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
65	Many airlines have been pushing the federal government for assurances	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: Manhattan GMAT
66	According to a consumer research group survey, the majority of kitchen	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: Princeton Review
67	In response to a recent survey conducted by a newspaper in Quantos cit	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Aristotle
68	The increased concentration of salt in the bay, which is the result of	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Experts' Global
69	The Elk City garbage dumps are so full that Elk City has been forced t	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Other - Please specify
70	It is crucially important to farmers that the herbicides they use to	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken
71	Factory workers in Beltania are guaranteed lifetime jobs, bonuses paid	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: LSAT (Official)
72	TOMMY: That telephone always rings when I am in the shower and can’t h	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
73	When a caterpillar emerges from the egg on a tree branch, it immediate	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: GMAT Prep
74	The sport of tennis develops muscular strength, sharpens coordination	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Strengthen, Source: Other - Please specify
75	Using oil-based paints to paint walls or furniture requires the use of	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Other - Please specify
76	Economist A: Banks offer only small interest rates for money being sto	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Other - Please specify
77	The citizens of Country 777 pay very high prices for Internet connecti	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Other - Please specify
78	A city plans to attract new citizens with new housing and new faciliti	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: GMAT Prep
79	In order to increase profits during a prolonged slowdown in sales, the	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 11
80	Since Java coffee shop began advertising on the local radio station 3	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: Other - Please specify
81	Toughened hiring standards have not been the primary cause of the pres	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
82	Civic Leader: The high cancer rate among our citizens is the result of	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series
83	President of the United States: I have received over 2,000 letters on	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken
84	Physician: The hormone melatonin has shown promise as a	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Logical Flaw, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2018, Source: OG 2017, Source: OG 2016, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12
85	Paleontologists hypothesize that modern birds evolved from the family	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: Other - Please specify
86	Whether one is buying men’s or women’s clothing, it pays to consider	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Must be True, Source: LSAT (Official)
87	An airplane engine manufacturer developed a new engine model with safe	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: EA, Source: GMAC Paper Tests, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 10
88	When food is boiled it loses much of its original nutritional value.	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Conclusion, Source: Other - Please specify
89	In order to reduce the number of items damaged while in	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Resolve Paradox, Source: OG 2018, Source: OG 2017, Source: OG 2016, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12
90	A company is considering changing its policy concerning daily working	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Additional Evidence, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2017, Source: OG 2016, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11
91	Production manager: The building materials that we produce meet indust	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Method of Reasoning, Source: 1000 Series, Source: LSAT (Official)
92	A major health insurance company in Lagolia	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
93	Two experimental garden plots were each planted with the same number o	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: GMAC Paper Tests
94	A milepost on the towpath read "21" on the side facing the hiker as	Difficulty: Sub-600 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
95	In the first half of this year, from January to June, about three mill	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: GMAC Paper Tests
96	Because no employee wants to be associated with bad news in the eyes	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: OG 2015/OG13, Source: OG 12, Source: OG 11, Source: OG 10
97	A proposed ordinance requires the installation in new homes of sprinkl	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Weaken, Source: 1000 Series, Source: Official Guide, Source: Official Guide [Pre-2000], 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
98	The interview is an essential part of a successful hiring program beca	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Assumption, Source: 1000 Series, Source: OG 10, 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, Source: Verbal Review 1ST
99	When interest rates are high, insurance companies reduce the	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Complete the Passage, Source: GMAT Prep
100	To evaluate a plan to save money on office space expenditures by havin	Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Additional Evidence, Source: OG 10, 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, Source: Verbal Review 1ST

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.