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CR Questions May - 19 :

Q1. Several companies have recently switched at least partially from memos written by hand on printer paper to memos written on a computer and sent electronically with no use of paper at all. Therefore, less printer paper will be used as a result of these changes than would have been used if these companies had continued to use handwritten memos.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

A. Many of the companies that have switched to electronic memos have increased the number of memos sent.

B. More printer paper was used to create manuals for the use of electronic memos than was used to write handwritten memos.

C. Companies that used more printer paper were more likely to switch to electronic memos than companies that used less printer paper.

D. Some of the industries that have switched at least partially to electronic memos still primarily use printer paper for other operations.

E. The amount of printer paper needed to explain the electronic memos is less than the amount that would have been used for handwritten memos.


Difficulty - Hard

Q2. The welfare system in this country is in need of drastic change. In the current system, people do nothing but live off of taxpayers’ money without making an honest effort to improve their situation. In the worst cases, people have been able to defraud the welfare department and establish a higher standard of living for themselves than they had before collecting welfare.

An assumption central to the following argument is that

(A) None of the people currently collecting welfare try to improve their situation.

(B) Welfare workers are effectively able to prevent welfare recipients from committing fraudulent acts against the government.

(C) The welfare system is a necessary safety net for people whose lives are struck by tragic circumstances.

(D) Welfare should be eliminated entirely.

(E) Most people view welfare as a temporary benefit to help individuals who are down on their luck get back on their feet.

Welfare workers are effectively able to prevent welfare recipients from committing fraudulent acts against the government

answer is C. Companies have switched to electronic memos in order to save printer paper strengthens the argument.

SC Questions May - 20 :

Q1. Anthropologists have recently discovered DNA evidence that indicates that Europeans may have had contact with ancient China far earlier than has previously been believed and were influencing Chinese artistic traditions.

A. that indicates that Europeans may have had contact with ancient China far earlier than has previously been believed and were influencing

B. that had indicated that Europeans may have had contact with ancient China far earlier than was previously believed and were influencing

C. to indicate that Europeans may have had contact with ancient China far earlier than was previously believed and that they influenced

D. to indicate that Europeans may have had contact with ancient China far earlier than has previously been believed and they influenced

E. indicating that Europeans may have had contact with ancient China far earlier than was previously believed, influencing



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had some concern that the style of the mirror would not suit that of her other furniture, a concern that dissipated once she hung the mirror.


(A) When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had

(B) When Veronica purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had

(C) When Veronica has purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she will have

(D) With the Victorian mirror for her bedroom having been purchased, Veronica has

(E) Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom when she came to have

SC Questions May - 21 :

Q1. In addition to the revised curriculum requested last semester, the students are now demanding that a new grading system be instituted.

(A) In addition to the revised curriculum requested last semester, the students are now demanding that a new grading system be instituted.

(B) In addition to the revised curriculum that had been requested last semester, the students are now demanding that a new grading system be instituted.

(C) The students are now demanding that a new grading system be instituted in addition to the revised curriculum they requested last semester.

(D) Added to the revised curriculum that was requested last semester by the students, they are now demanding the institution of a new grading system.

(E) Added to the new curriculum requested last semester, the students have now demanded the institution of a new grading system.




Difficulty - Hard

Q2. The company’s new marketing campaign aims to increase brand awareness, expand market reach, and to achieve higher sales.

(A) increase brand awareness, expand market reach, and to achieve higher sales.

(B) increase brand awareness, expand market reach, and achieving higher sales.

(C) increasing brand awareness, expanding market reach, and to achieve higher sales.

(D) increasing brand awareness, expanding market reach, and achieving higher sales.

(E) increase brand awareness, market reach expansion, and achieving higher sales.

CR Questions May - 21 :

Q1. Political Commentator: During the previous presidential administration, members of congress approved large tax cuts and yet the economy today stands in shambles. During the current economic crisis, those who espouse large tax cuts as an economic stimulus should consider the failure of tax cuts during the past eight years to prevent the current economic recession as conclusive evidence that tax cuts will not help the country escape from its current economic troubles.

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?

(A) The large tax cuts of the past administration targeted the capital gains on the financial investments of the ultra-rich while proponents of tax cuts today suggest cutting payroll taxes for both employers and employees.

(B) Economists from across the spectrum now agree that tax cuts helped stem the country’s most severe recession in history, which occurred about 70 years ago prior to industrialization in this country.

(C) Economists from across the spectrum predict that if Congress fails to pass the tax-cut legislation, which also includes government spending and much more, it could well be 15 years before the economy escapes the current recession.

(D) Economists from across the spectrum agree that these tax cuts will add less to the fiscal deficit than the tax cuts of the previous administration.

(E) During the most recent political campaign cycle, which featured many deceptive political attacks, the governor of a prosperous state attacked those who opposed tax cuts by citing his own state’s ostensible prosperity.



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Current scholarship on Romantic literature neglects the vital contributions of female writers. For this reason, important texts that contain first-hand knowledge of early 19th century life written by females of the period are oxidizing in moldy libraries and are slowly disappearing. This is a tragedy which should be addressed immediately by the establishment of annual conferences and professional organizations that focus on the achievements of women writers of the Romantic period.

With which of the following statements about women writers of the Romantic period would the author most likely agree?

A. They are growing in importance and should be addressed by the establishment of more professional organizations.

B. More professional organizations devoted to protecting their work from oxidization are necessary.

C. Their achievements have not been fully appreciated by modern scholars.

D. Current scholarship on Romantic literature focuses on only their most vital contributions to literature.

E. Annual conferences and professional organizations should be established to advocate greater interest in writing among women.



Difficulty - Hard

SC Questions May - 22 :

Q1. In the 1970’s an elite preschool in New York City had approximately 150 applications per year, and by the 1990’s, this number rose to 3,000.

A. this number rose

B. the number had risen

C. the amount had risen

D. this number was raised

E. the number of applications had risen



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Despite gloomy predictions, the reactions of participants in the Senate hearing represent an intensifying expectation that government regulators will avert the crisis onlookers had predicted previously and may perhaps bring about a period of sustained growth, succeeded by a safe and stable economic revival.

A. that government regulators will avert the crisis onlookers had predicted previously and may perhaps bring

B. for government regulators to avert the crisis, what onlookers had predicted previously, perhaps to bring

C. for government regulators to avert the crisis, something previously onlookers had predicted, and instead to bring

D. for government regulators to avert the crisis many were predicting previously, and rather to bring

E. that government regulators will avert the crisis that was predicted previously by onlookers, with it perhaps bringing



Difficulty - Hard

CR Questions May - 22 :

Q1. “Physicalists” expect that ultimately all mental functions will be explainable in neurobiological terms. Achieving this goal requires knowledge of neurons and their basic functions, a knowledge of how neurons interact, and a delineation of the psychological faculties to be explained. At present, there is a substantial amount of fundamental knowledge about the basic functions of neurons, and the scope and character of such psychological capacities as visual perception and memory are well understood. Thus, as the physicalists claim, mental functions are bound to receive explanations in neurobiological terms in the near future.

Which one of the following indicates an error in the reasoning in the passage?

(A) The conclusion contradicts the claim of the physicalists.

(B) The passage fails to describe exactly what is currently known about the basic functions of neurons.

(C) The word “neurobiological” is used as though it had the same meaning as the word “mental.”

(D) The argument does not indicate whether it would be useful to explain mental functions in neurobiological terms.

(E) The passage does not indicate that any knowledge has been achieved about how neurons interact.



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Occupational safety advocate: Logging is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. A company has developed a chainsaw that will instantly shut off if there is kickback of the chain, which studies have shown to be the most common cause of chainsaw injuries. The logging industry should adopt this new chainsaw as standard equipment in order to prevent most of the logging-related deaths that occur each year.

Which of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the occupational safety advocate’s argument?


(A) Loggers are sometimes killed by problems with chainsaws other than the kickback of the chain.

(B) Injuries from falling trees cause the vast majority of deaths in the logging industry.

(C) The new chainsaw is inexpensive and easy to learn how to use.

(D) There are other, equally safe chainsaws available, but the logging industry has not adopted them.

(E) The chainsaw manufacturer’s claims about its product are supported by a study conducted by a government agency.

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SC Questions May - 23 :

Q1. First sold May 1, 1924, iodized salt that made its way in regular diet to reduce the incidence of goiter has also been found to play a crucial role in brain development, especially during gestation.

A)First sold May 1, 1924, iodized salt that made its way in regular diet to reduce the incidence of goiter has also been found to play

B) Iodized salt, which was first sold May 1, 1924, making its way for reducing the incidence of goiter, has also been found to play

C) Iodized salt first sold May 1, 1924, which made its way in regular diet for reducing the incidence of goiter, and has been found to

D) First sold May 1, 1924, making its way in regular diet to reduce the incidence of goiter, iodized salt has also been found to play

E) First sold May 1, 1924, iodized salt has made its way in regular diet to reduce the incidence of goiter, also playing



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. A survey by the Labor Regulations Committee showed that in 1996 there were 25,812 female senators, almost 12 percent of the parliament, twice as much as 1989.

(A) twice as much as 1989.

(B) twice as many as 1989.

(C) double what it was in 1989.

(D) double the figure for 1989.

(E) a number double that of 1989’s.


Difficulty - Hard

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SC Questions May - 24 :

Q1. After bounty hunters turn over their captives to the authorities, they often are denied due process of law.

(A) After bounty hunters turn over their captives to the authorities, they often are denied due process of law.

(B) After turning over bounty hunters’ captives to the authorities, the authorities often deny them due process of law.

(C) The authorities often deny captives due process of law after bounty hunters turn the captives over to the authorities.

(D) Bounty hunters turn over their captives to the authorities, often being denied due process of law.

(E) A captive, when turned over by bounty hunters to the authorities, is often denied due process of law.



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Forty two passengers of the Tonna were rescued, just before midnight that same night by a Greek freighter to which had relayed the Tonna’s distress call.

(A) by a Greek freighter to which had relayed the Tonna’s distress call.

(B) by a Greek freighter which had been relaying Tonna’s distress call.

(C) by a Greek freighter to which Tonna’s distress call had been relayed.

(D) by a Greek freighter to which Tonna’s distress call was relayed.

(E) by a Greak freighter which relayed Tonna’s distress cal.



Difficulty - Hard

C;
A- misplaced Pronoun
B - misplaced Pronoun & use of objective form
D-Referring to BH in place of captives
E - Passive

C;
A-passive and unclear
B-changes meaning
D-"rescue" is in past, needs past perfect another past before the rescue
E-changes meaning

CR Questions May - 24 :

Q1. Mainstream economic theory holds that manufacturers, in deciding what kinds of products to manufacture and what form those products should have, simply respond to the needs and desires of consumers. However, most major manufacturers manipulate and even create consumer demand, as anyone who watches television knows. Since even mainstream economic theorists watch television, their motive in advancing this theory must be something other than disinterested concern for scientific truth.

The claim that manufactures manipulate and create consumer demand plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

(A) It is one of the claims on which the conclusion is based

(B) It is the conclusion of the argument

(C) It states the position argued against

(D) It states a possible objection to the argument’s conclusion

(E) It provides supplementary background information




Difficulty - Hard

Q2. The welfare system in this country is in need of drastic change. In the current system, people do nothing but live off of taxpayers’ money without making an honest effort to improve their situation. In the worst cases, people have been able to defraud the welfare department and establish a higher standard of living for themselves than they had before collecting welfare.

An assumption central to the following argument is that

(A) None of the people currently collecting welfare try to improve their situation.

(B) Welfare workers are effectively able to prevent welfare recipients from committing fraudulent acts against the government.

(C) The welfare system is a necessary safety net for people whose lives are struck by tragic circumstances.

(D) Welfare should be eliminated entirely.

(E) Most people view welfare as a temporary benefit to help individuals who are down on their luck get back on their feet.

SC Questions May - 25 :

Q1. Despite his admiration of the great jazz musicians that preceded him, Blakey opposed them trivializing the popular genre.

(A) them trivializing the popular genre

(B) their trivializing of the popular genre

(C) them when trivializing the popular genre

(D) the popular genre being trivialized by them

(E) their trivializing the popular genre



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. The self-portraits of Frida Kahlo can be considered both introspective explorations of a psyche that ranged free, unbounded by historical notions of cultural identity and feminine, as well as subverting traditional European portraiture.


A. feminine, as well as subverting

B. being feminine, and subverted

C. that was feminine, and subversions of

D. the femininity, as well as subverted

E. femininity, and subversions of

CR Questions May - 25 :

Q1. The strength of a suspension bridge rests in part on how deep the towers are anchored into the ground. During the first wave of suspension bridge construction, consistent with best-practices at the time, regulations required engineers to drill holes for the towers such that the portion of the tower below ground accounted for at least half of the height of the tower. After conducting an inspection into the depth of the holes drilled for the towers of the Watergate Bridge, constructed over 50 years ago during the first wave of suspension bridge construction, regulators noted that updated architectural norms and theory advised that the bridge’s towers should be reinforced to meet anticipated increases in usage.

Which of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

A) In light of current architectural theory, the Watergate Bridge should be closed until reinforcements can be added.

B) The original regulations for the depth of the suspension tower failed to anticipate future changes in demand or architectural theory.

C) Even with the implementation of the reinforcements advocated by the new architectural norms, the bridge will still not be safe.

D) In light of the regulators’ findings, every suspension bridge built during the first wave of construction must be updated to provide additional strength and carrying capacity.

E) The action advocated by current architectural theory should not be undertaken since there is no evidence to guarantee that the reinforcements will be adequate or advisable in light of future architectural research.



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Several companies have recently switched at least partially from memos written by hand on printer paper to memos written on a computer and sent electronically with no use of paper at all. Therefore, less printer paper will be used as a result of these changes than would have been used if these companies had continued to use handwritten memos.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

A. Many of the companies that have switched to electronic memos have increased the number of memos sent.

B. More printer paper was used to create manuals for the use of electronic memos than was used to write handwritten memos.

C. Companies that used more printer paper were more likely to switch to electronic memos than companies that used less printer paper.

D. Some of the industries that have switched at least partially to electronic memos still primarily use printer paper for other operations.

E. The amount of printer paper needed to explain the electronic memos is less than the amount that would have been used for handwritten memos.


Difficulty - Hard