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Verbal Reasoning Section ( 10 Questions) -
GMAT Sample Test

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1. The average normal infant born in the United States weighs between 12 and 14 pounds at the age of three months. Therefore, if a three-month old child weighs only 10 pounds, its weight gain has been below the United States average.

Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above?

Weight is only one measure of normal infant development. Some three-month-old children weigh as much as 17 pounds. It is possible for a normal child to weigh 10 pounds at birth. The phrase “below average” does not necessarily mean insufficient. Average weight gain is not the same as average weight.

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2. A year after the start of an experiment to decrease crime in two high-crime subway stations by the installation of closed-circuit televisions, the experiment is being discontinued. City officials say the program has led to an increase in crime, citing the fact that following the installation, both stations showed increases in the number of crimes reported. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the claim of the city officials that “the program has led to an increase in crime”? The two subway stations had been chosen on the basis of high frequency of crime and were not typical subway stations. The rate of increase in crimes reported for the two subway stations was higher than that of other high-crime subway stations not equipped with closed-circuit television. The percentage of all crimes committed at the two subway stations that were reported rose as a result of increased instances of observations of crime on the closed-circuit televisions. The year in which the experiment was conducted was a year in which the total number of crimes reported in the city fell. Closed-circuit televisions installed in shops and stores throughout the city have proved to be useful in the prevention of shoplifting and burglaries.

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3.Roland: The alarming fact is that 90 percent of the people in this country now report that they know someone who is unemployed. Sharon: But a normal, moderate level of unemployment is 5 percent, with one out of 20 workers unemployed. So at any given time if a person knows approximately 50 workers, one or more will very likely be unemployed.

Sharon’s argument relies on the assumption that

normal levels of unemployment are rarely exceeded unemployment is not normally concentrated in geographically isolated segments of the population the number of people who each know someone who is unemployed is always higher than 90 percent of the population Roland is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents knowledge that a personal acquaintance is unemployed generates more fear of losing one’s job than does knowledge of unemployment statistics

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4. Oil companies are converting more and more of the full-service stations they own into gas-only stations, eliminating all maintenance and repair work. Since a gas-only station usually sells much more gas than does a full-service station, such conversion should increase the profit of the gas station operators who lease stations from the oil companies. Which of the following statements, if true, would most weaken the conclusion drawn above? Most of the profit made by a full service station operator came from the maintenance and repair work. The amount of gas sold by individual gas stations varies considerably, depending on the location of the station. The cost of leasing a full-service station is usually higher than the cost of leasing a gas-only station. Many gas stations that are independently owned have also recently been converted into gas-only stations. Many gas only stations supplement their profits from gas sales by operating convenience-store franchises in conjunction with the gas stations.

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5. In Asia, where palm trees are nonnative, the trees' flowers have traditionally been pollinated by hand, which has kept palm fruit productivity unnaturally low. When weevils known to be efficient pollinators of palm flowers were introduced into Asia in 1980, palm fruit productivity increased-by up to 50 percent in some areas-but then decreased sharply in 1984.

Which of the following statements, if true, would best explain the 1984 decrease in productivity?

Prices for palm fruit fell between 1980 and 1984 following the rise in production and a concurrent fall in demand. Imported trees are often more productive than native trees because the imported ones have left behind their pests and diseases in their native lands. Rapid increases in productivity tend to deplete trees of nutrients needed for the development of the fruit-producing female flowers. The weevil population in Asia remained at approximately the same level between 1980 and 1984. Prior to 1980 another species of insect pollinated the Asian palm trees, but not as efficiently as the species of weevil that was introduced in 1980.

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6. Correctly measuring the productivity of service workers is complex. Consider, for example, postal workers: they are often said to be more productive if more letters are delivered per postal worker. But is this really true? What if more letters are lost or delayed per worker at the same time that more are delivered? The objection implied above to the productivity measure described is based on doubts about the truth of which of the following statements? Postal workers are representative of service workers in general. The delivery of letters is the primary activity of the postal service. Productivity should be ascribed to categories of workers, not to individuals. The quality of services rendered can appropriately be ignored in computing productivity. The number of letters delivered is relevant to measuring the productivity of postal workers.

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7. ( Q, 7-9 are based on the below passage)

Ecoefficiency (measures to minimize environmental impact through the reduction or elimination of waste from production processes) has become a goal for companies worldwide, with many realizing significant cost savings from such innovations. Peter Senge and Goran Carstedt see this development as laudable but suggest that simply adopting ecoefficiency innovations could actually worsen environmental stresses in the future. Such innovations reduce production waste-but do not alter the number of products manufactured nor the waste generated from their use and discard; indeed, most companies invest in ecoefficiency improvements in order to increase profits and growth. Moreover, there is no guarantee that increased economic growth from ecoefficiency will come in similarly ecoefficient ways, since in today’s global markets, greater profits may be turned into investment capital that could easily be reinvested in old-style eco-inefficient industries. Even a vastly more ecoefficient industrial system could, were it to grow much larger, generate more total waste and destroy more habitat and species than would a smaller, less ecoefficient economy. Senge and Carstedt argue that to preserve the global environment and sustain “economic growth, businesses must develop a new systemic approach that reduces total material use and total accumulated waste. Focusing exclusively on ecoefficiency, which offers a compelling business case according to established thinking, may distract companies from pursuing radically different products and business models.

The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies’ realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency?

The companies may be able to sell a greater number of products by lowering prices. The companies may be better able to attract investment capital in the global market. The profits may be reinvested to increase economic growth through ecoefficiency. The profits may be used as investment capital for industries that are not ecoefficient. The profits may encourage companies to make further innovations in reducing production waste.

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8. According to earlier passage, answer the following:

The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies’ realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency?

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9. According to earlier passage, answer the following:

The passage implies that which of the following is a possible consequence of a company’s adoption of innovations that increase its ecoefficiency?

Company profits resulting from such innovations may be reinvested in that company with no guarantee that the company will continue to make further improvements in ecoefficiency. Company growth fostered by cost savings from such innovations may allow that company to manufacture a greater number of products that will be used and discarded, thus worsening environmental stress. A company that fails to realize significant cost savings from such innovations may have little incentive to continue to minimize the environmental impact of its production processes. A company that comes to depend on such innovations to increase its profits and growth may be vulnerable in the global market to competition from old-style ecoinefficient industries. A company that meets its ecoefficiency goals is unlikely to invest its increased profits in the development of new and innovative ecoefficiency measures.

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10. The technological conservatism of bicycle manufacturers is a reflection of the kinds of demand they are trying to meet. The only cyclists seriously interested in innovation and willing to pay for it are bicycle racers. Therefore, innovation in bicycle technology is limited by what authorities will accept as standard for purposes of competition in bicycle races.

Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?

The market for cheap, traditional bicycles cannot expand unless the market for high performance competition bicycles expands. High-performance bicycles are likely to be improved more as a result of technological innovations developed in small workshops than as a result of technological innovations developed in major manufacturing concerns. Bicycle racers do not generate a strong demand for innovations that fall outside what is officially recognized as standard for purposes of competition. The technological conservatism of bicycle manufacturers results primarily from their desire to manufacture a product that can be sold without being altered to suit different national markets The authorities who set standards for high performance bicycle racing do not keep informed about innovative bicycle design

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Quantitative Reasoning Section (10 questions) -
GMAT Sample Test

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1. A class contains boys and girls. What is the probability of selecting a boy from the class?

(1) there are 35 students in the class

(2) the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4

Statement 1 ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 2 alone is NOT sufficient. Statement 2 ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 1 alone is NOT sufficient. BOTH statements 1 and 2 TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. Each statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question. Statement 1 and 2 TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question.

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2. The Townville museum was open for 7 consecutive days. If the number of visitors each day was 3 greater than the previous day, how many visitors were there on the first day?

(1) There were a total of 126 visitors for the 7 days.

(2) The number of visitors on the seventh day was three times the number of visitors on the first day.

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3. The interior angles of a n-sided polygon, in degree measure, are consecutive multiples of 4. If the measure of the smallest angle is 128°, what is the value of n ? 9 11 12 13 15

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4. At ABC Hardware the total cost of 1 paintbrush and 2 rolls of tape is $6.25. What is the price of one roll of tape?

(1) The price of one paintbrush is three times the price of one roll of tape.

(2) The total cost of 6 rolls of tape and 3 paintbrushes is $18.75.

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5. If y = x⁄5, then what is the ratio of 2x to 3y? 2⁄15 3⁄10 3⁄2 10⁄3 5⁄2

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6. For the first 5 hours of a trip, a plane averaged 120 kilometers per hour. For the remainder of the trip, the plane travelled an average speed of 180 kilometers per hour. If the average speed for the entire trip was 170 kilometers per hour, how many hours long was the entire trip? 15 20 25 30 35

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7. Q = x3 − x

Given that x is a positive integer such that x ≥ 75, which of the following is the remainder when Q is divided by 6?

0 1 3 5 Cannot be determined by the information provided.

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8. In a cafeteria, the manager observed that 30 percent of the customers ordered a burger along with a lemonade. However, 40 percent of the customers who ordered burger did not order lemonade. What percent of the customers did not order burger? 20% 25% 30% 50% 60%

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9. Is a positive?

(1) a6 > a

(2) a5 > a

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10. Is x > 0?

(1) (x + y)2 < (x - y)2 (2) x + y < x - y

Verbal Reasoning Section ( 10 Questions) - GMAT Sample Test

Quantitative Reasoning Section (10 questions) - GMAT Sample Test

Verbal Reasoning Section ( 10 Questions) -
GMAT Sample Test

Quantitative Reasoning Section (10 questions) -
GMAT Sample Test