VerbalCriticalReasoningPracticeTest1

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Unlikespelling,grammar,vocabularyandcomprehensionquestions,thesequestionsarenot
designedtomeasureyourfacilitywiththeEnglish.Theyaredesignedtotestyourabilitytotakea
seriesoffactsexpressedinwordsandtounderstandandmanipulatetheinformationtosolvea
specificproblem.
Employersusecriticalreasoningquestionstogainaninsightintowhetheryouhavethekey
intellectualskillsthatarethefoundationforsuccessinamanagerialposition.Consequently,these
questionsareusuallyrestrictedtograduateandmanagementleveltests.
Itisnotalwayseasytoassesswhethersomeonehastheabilitytointerpretinformationinan
analyticalwayandtomakesoundjudgementsbasedontheirconclusions.Thisisparticularlytrueif
individualsareapplyingfortheirfirstmanagementjobanddonothaveatrackrecordofsuccessful
decisionmaking.
Criticalreasoningquestionsrequireyoutodemonstrateyourabilitytomakelogicaldecisionsand
eventorecognisethatinsufficientdatahasbeenprovidedforadefinitiveanswertobereached,as
wouldbethecaseinmanyreallifesituations.
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8Questions
Instructions:Answerasmanyquestionsasyoucanin 20minutes.Circletheletteronthe
rightwhich correspondstothecorrectanswer.
1) Pedrogoeseitherhuntingorfishingeveryday.Ifitissnowing&windythenPedro
goeshunting.IfitissunnyandnotwindythenPedrogoesfishing.Sometimesitcan
besnowingandsunny.
Whichofthefollowingstatementsmustbetrue:
A IfitisnotsunnyanditissnowingthenPedrogoeshunting.
B IfitiswindyandPedrodoesnotgohuntingthenitisnotsnowing.
C IfitiswindyandnotsunnythenPedrogoeshunting.
D IfitiswindyandsunnythenPedrogoeshunting.
E IfitissnowingandsunnythenPedrogoeshunting.
ABCDE
2) IfJudycomestothepartythenSallyleavestheparty.IfSallyleavestheneither
ChristineorClaraaskPhiliptodance.IfPhilipisaskedtodancebyeitherChristine
orClaraandSallyleavestheparty,Philipaccepts.IfPhilipisaskedtodanceby
eitherChristineorClaraandSallydoesnotleavetheparty,Philipdoesnotaccept.
IfSallydoesnotleavetheparty,whichofthefollowingstatementscanbelogically
deducedfromtheinformationabove?
A ChristineasksPhiliptodance.
B ClaraasksPhiliptodance.
C Judydoesnotcometotheparty.
D PhilipdanceswitheitherChristineorClara.
E Philipleavestheparty.
ABCDE
3) Thecostof manufacturingtractorsinKoreaistwenty percentlessthanthecostof
manufacturingtractorsin Germany.Evenaftertransportationfeesandimporttaxes
areadded,itisstillcheapertoimporttractorsfrom Korea toGermany thanto
produce tractorsin Germany.
Whichofthefollowingassertionsisbestsupportedbythisinformation?
A LaborcostsinKoreaare twenty percentbelowthosein Germany.
B ImportingtractorsintoGermany willeliminate twenty percentofthemanufacturing
jobsin Germany.
C Thecostsof transportingatractor from Korea toGermanyismorethan twenty
percentofthecostofmanufacturingthetractor in Korea.
D Theimporttaxesona tractor importedfrom KoreatoGermanyislessthan twenty
percentofthecostofmanufacturingthetractor in Germany.
E Ittakes twenty percentlesstimetomakeatractor inKoreathanitdoesin Germany.
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ABC DE
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4) In1695about11,400doctorswhohadtreatedplaguesufferersdiedandabout
23,670doctorswhohadnottreatedplaguesufferersdied.Onthebasisofthese
figures,itcanbeconcludedthatitwasmoredangerousfordoctorsnot toparticipate
in thetreatmentofplaguesufferersthanitwasforthem toparticipateinit.
Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldcastmostdoubtontheconclusionabove?
A Expressingthedifferencebetweenthenumbersofdeathsamongdoctorswhohad
treated plaguesufferersanddoctorswhohadnottreatedplaguesuffersasa
percentageofthetotalnumberofdeaths.
B Examiningthedeathratesfordoctorsintheyearsbeforeandafter1695.
C Separatingdeathsduetonaturalcausesduringthetreatmentof plaguesuffersfrom
deathscausedby othercauses.
D Comparingdeathratesperthousandmembersofeachgroupratherthancomparing
totalnumbersofdeaths.
E Thefiguresquotedmayvarybyplusorminustenpercentfromtheactualfigures.
A BCDE
5) Thereare900bottlestobefilled.Jim andMolly workingindependentlybutatthe
sametimetake30minutestofillthebottles.HowlongshouldittakeMolly working
byherselftofillthebottles?
Statement1 Mollyfillshalf asmanybottlesasJim.
Statement2 Jim wouldtake45minutesbyhimself.
Whichofthestatementsabovemakeitpossibletoanswerthequestion.
A Statement1aloneissufficient,butstatement2aloneisnotsufficient.
B Statement2aloneissufficient,butstatement1aloneisnotsufficient.
C Bothstatementstogether aresufficient,butneither statementaloneissufficient.
D Eachstatementaloneissufficient.
E Statements1and2together arenot sufficient.
ABC DE
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6) Therearetwovalvesatthebottomofawatertankwhichallowthetanktobe
drained.Ifbothvalvesareopened,howlongwillittakebeforethetankisempty?
Statement1 Ifonlyvalve1isopened,thetankwillbeemptyin10minutes.
Statement2 Ifonlyvalve2isopened,thetankwillbeemptyin20minutes.
Whichofthestatementsabovemakeitpossibletoanswerthequestion.
A Statement1aloneissufficient,butstatement2aloneisnotsufficient.
B Statement2aloneissufficient,butstatement1aloneisnotsufficient.
C Bothstatementstogether aresufficient,butneither statementaloneissufficient.
D Eachstatementaloneissufficient.
E Statements1and2together arenot sufficient.
A BCDE
7) Oilfiltersarepackedinindividualboxeswhicharethenpackedintoalargercubic
transportboxes.Howmanytransportboxesofoilfilterswillfitintothecargoarea
ofalorry?
Statement1 Each transportbox measures50cmx50cmx50cm.
Statement2 Thelengthandthebreadthofthecargoareais10mand3m.
Whichofthestatementsabovemakeitpossibletoanswerthequestion.
A Statement1aloneissufficient,butstatement2aloneisnotsufficient.
B Statement2aloneissufficient,butstatement1aloneisnotsufficient.
C Bothstatementstogether aresufficient,butneither statementaloneissufficient.
D Eachstatementaloneissufficient.
E Statements1and2together arenot sufficient.
ABCDE
8) Oftheteamscompetingintheworldarcherychampionships,twentypercentare
fromEurope.HalfasmanyarefromtheUnitedStatesandonetwentietharefrom
Africa.WhatfractionofteamsarefromneitherEurope,theUSorAfrica.
A 13/20
B 15/20
C 13/15
D 17/20
E 13/17
ABCDE
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Answers
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) D
5) D
6) C
7) E
8) A