Logi

cal
reasoni
ng
Ver
balr
easoni
ng

1.Vi
ncenthasapaperr oute.Eachmor
ning,hedel
iv
ers37newspaper stocustomersin
hi
snei ghborhood.I
ttakesVincent50minut
estodeliv
eral
lthepapers.I
fVincenti
ssick
orhasot herplans,
hisfr
iendThomas,wholivesonthesamestreet
,will
somet i
mes
del
iverthepaper sf
orhim.

A.Vi
ncentandThomasl
i
vei
nthesamenei
ghbor
hood.

B.I
ttakesThomasmor
ethan50mi
nut
est
odel
i
vert
hepaper
s.

C.I
tisdar
kout
sidewhenVi
ncentbegi
nshi
sdel
i
ver
ies.

D.Thomaswoul
dli
ket
ohav
ehi
sownpaperr
out
e.

Answer
:Opt
ionA

Thef
actt
hatVincentandThomasli
veonthesamestreeti
ndicat
est hatt
heyl
i
vei
nthe
samenei
ghbor
hood.Thereisnosuppor
tforanyoft
heotherchoices.

2.ThePaci
ficyewisanev er
greentreethatgrowsinthePacif
icNorthwest
.ThePaci
fi
c
yewhasafleshy,
poi sonousfrui
t.Recentl
y,taxol
,asubst
ancef oundint
hebarkoft
he
Paci
fi
cyew,wasdi scoveredtobeapr omi si
ngnewant i
cancerdrug.

A.Taxol
ispoi
sonouswhent
akenbyheal
thypeopl
e.

B.Taxol
hascur
edpeopl
efr
om v
ari
ousdi
seases.

C.Peopl
eshoul
dnoteatt
hef
rui
toft
hePaci
fi
cyew.

D.ThePaci
fi
cyewwasconsi
der
edwor
thl
essunt
ilt
axol
wasdi
scov
ered.

Answer
:Opt
ionC

Giventhei nfor
mationpr
esented,
theonlystat
ementthatcoul
dbeconsideredtr
ueis
thatthefruitshoul
dnotbeeatenbecauseitispoi
sonous.Thereisnosuppor
tthatt
axol
i
spoi sonousort hatt
axolhascuredany
one( choi
cesaandb) .Ther
eisnosupportf
or
choiced.

3.Er
ini
stwelveyear
sold.Fort
hreeyear
s,shehasbeenaskingherparent
sforadog.
Herpar
entshavetol
dherthatt
heybeli
eveadogwoul dnotbehappyinanapart
ment,
butt
heyhavegivenherper
missi
ontohaveabird.Er
inhasnotyetdeci
dedwhatkindof
bi
rdshewouldli
ketohave.
A.Er
in'
spar
ent
sli
kebi
rdsbet
tert
hant
heyl
i
kedogs.

B.Er
indoesnotl
i
kebi
rds.

C.Er
inandherpar
ent
sli
vei
nanapar
tment
.

D.Er
inandherpar
ent
swoul
dli
ket
omov
e.

Answer
:Opt
ionC

SinceErin'
spar
entst
hinkadogwoul dnotbehappyi
nanapartment,wecanreasonabl
y
concludethatt
hefamil
yli
vesinanapartment.WedonotknowifEr
in'
sparentsdi
sli
ke
dogs( choi
cea)ori
fEri
ndisl
ikesbi
rds(choi
ceb).
Ther
eisnosupportforchoi
ced.

4.Tim'scommutenev erbother
edhim becausether
ewer ealwaysseatsav ai
labl
eonthe
trai
nandhewasabl etospendhi s40minutescomfort
ablyreadingthenewspaperor
catchinguponpaperwork.Eversi
ncethetrai
nschedul
echanged, thetrainhasbeen
extremelycr
owded,andbyt heti
methedoor sopenathisstati
on,ther
ei sn'
taseatt
obe
found.

A.Ti
m woul
dbebet
terof
ftaki
ngt
hebust
owor
k.

B.Ti
m'scommut
eisl
esscomf
ort
abl
esi
ncet
het
rai
nschedul
echanged.

C.Manycommut
erswi
l
lcompl
ainaboutt
henewt
rai
nschedul
e.

D.Ti
m wi
l
lli
kel
ylookf
oranewj
obcl
osert
ohome.

Answer
:Opt
ionB

Thepassaget el
lsust hatTim'scommutedidn'
tbotherhim becausehewasal way sabl
e
tositdownandcomf ortabl
yreadordopaperwork.Theref
ore, i
tisreasonableto
assumet hatTim'scommut ehasbecomelesscomf or
tabl
esi ncetheschedul echange,
becauseitisverycrowdedandhecannol ongerfindaseat.Ther eisnoi nf
ormation
giv
ent hatsupport
schoi cesa,c,andd.

5.Whent heyhear
dnewsoft hehur r
icane,MayaandJuli
andeci dedtochangethei
r
vacati
onplans.I
nsteadoftr
av el
ingtotheisl
andbeachresort
,theybookedar oom ata
fancynewspai nthemountains.Theirpl
answereabitmor eexpensive,butt
hey'
dheard
wonderfulthi
ngsaboutthespaandt heywererel
ievedt
of i
ndav ail
abi
lit
yonsuchshort
noti
ce.

A.May
aandJul
i
ant
akebeachv
acat
ionsev
eryy
ear
.

B.Thespai
sov
erpr
iced.
C.I
tisusual
l
ynecessar
ytobookatl
eastsi
xmont
hsi
nadv
anceatt
hespa.

D.May
aandJul
i
andeci
dedt
ochanget
hei
rvacat
ionpl
ansbecauseoft
hehur
ri
cane.

Answer
:Opt
ionD

Thefir
stsentencemakest hi
sstatementt rue.Ther ei
snosuppor tforchoi
cea.The
passagetell
sust hatthespav acati
onismor eexpensivethantheislandbeachr esort
vacati
on,butthatdoesn'tnecessari
lymeant hatthespaisoverpri
ced; t
herefor
e,choice
bcannotbesuppor ted.Andev enthought hepar agraphsaysthatthecoupl ewas
rel
iev
edtof i
ndar oom onshor tnoti
ce,therei snoi nf
ormati
ontosuppor tchoicec,
whichsaysthatitisusuall
ynecessar yt
obookatt hespaatleastsixmont hsinadv ance.

6.Tennewtelevi
sionshowsappeareddur i
ngthemont
hofSeptember
.Fiveoft
he
showsweresitcoms,thr
eewer ehour-
longdramas,
andtwowerenews-magazi
ne
shows.ByJanuary,onl
ysevenofthesenewshowswer est
il
lontheai
r.Fi
veofthe
showsthatr
emai nedweresit
coms.

A.Onl
yoneoft
henews-
magazi
neshowsr
emai
nedont
heai
r.

B.Onl
yoneoft
hehour
-l
ongdr
amasr
emai
nedont
heai
r.

C.Atl
eastoneoft
heshowst
hatwascancel
l
edwasanhour
-l
ongdr
ama.

D.Tel
evi
sionv
iewer
spr
efersi
tcomsov
erhour
-l
ongdr
amas.

Answer
:Opt
ionC

Ift
hereweresevenshowsl eftandf i
veweresitcoms,
thismeansthatonlyt
wooft he
showscouldpossibl
ybedr amas.Choi cesaandbmaybet r
ue,butther
eisnoevidence
toindi
catet
hisasfact.Thefactthatallofthesit
comsremaineddoesnotnecessari
ly
meant hatv
iewersprefersi
tcoms( choiced).

7.Onweekends, Mr.Sanchezspendsmanyhoursworki
nginhisveget
abl
eandfl
ower
gardens.Mrs.Sanchezspendsherf r
eeti
mereadi
ngandli
steni
ngtocl
assi
cal
music.
BothMr .SanchezandMr s.Sanchezli
ket
ocook.

A.Mr
.Sanchezenj
oyspl
ant
ingandgr
owi
ngv
eget
abl
es.

B.Mr
.Sanchezdoesnotl
i
kecl
assi
cal
musi
c.

C.Mr
s.Sanchezcookst
hev
eget
abl
est
hatMr
.Sanchezgr
ows.

D.Mr
s.Sanchezenj
oysr
eadi
ngni
net
eent
hcent
urynov
els.

Answer
:Opt
ionA
BecauseMr .Sanchezspendsmanyhour sduringtheweekendwor kingi nhisvegetabl
e
garden,i
tisr easonabletosuggestt hatheenjoyst hi
swork.Thereisnoi nformationto
suggestthathedoesnotl i
keclassicalmusi
c.AlthoughMr s.Sanchezlikestocook,
thereisnothingthatindicatesshecooksv egetables(choi
cec).Mr s.Sanchezlikesto
read,butthereisnoi nformationregardi
ngthet y
pesofbookssher eads( choi
ced) .

8.Geor
giaisol
derthanhercousinMarsha.Marsha'
sbrot
herBartisol
dert
hanGeor
gia.
WhenMar shaandBartar
ev i
sit
ingwi
thGeorgia,al
lthr
eel
iketoplayagameof
Monopoly.Marshawinsmoreoftent
hanGeorgiadoes.

A.Whenhepl
aysMonopol
ywi
thMar
shaandGeor
gia,
Bar
tof
tenl
oses.

B.Oft
het
hree,
Geor
giai
stheol
dest
.

C.Geor
giahat
est
oloseatMonopol
y.

D.Oft
het
hree,
Mar
shai
sthey
oungest
.

Answer
:Opt
ionD

I
fGeor gi
aisoldert
hanMar shaandBartisolderthanGeor
gia,
thenMarshahastobe
theyoungestofthethr
ee.Choicebisclearl
ywrongbecauseBartist
heoldest
.Ther
eis
noinformati
onintheparagraphtosupportei
therchoi
ceaorchoicec.

9.Saral
iv
esinalar
geci
tyontheEastCoast
.Hery oungercousi
nMarleeli
vesi
ntheMid
-westi
nasmallt
ownwithfewert
han1,000resi
dents.Marleehasvi
sit
edSarasever
al
ti
mesduringt
hepastf
iveyear
s.I
nthesameper i
odoft i
me, Sar
ahasvisi
tedMarl
eeonl
y
once.

A.Mar
leel
i
kesSar
abet
tert
hanSar
ali
kesMar
lee.

B.Sar
athi
nkssmal
ltownsar
ebor
ing.

C.Sar
aisol
dert
hanMar
lee.

D.Mar
leewant
stomov
etot
heEastCoast
.

Answer
:Opt
ionC

Si
ncetheparagr
aphst
atest
hatMar
leei
stheyoungercousi
n,Sar
amustbeol
dert
han
Marl
ee.Ther
eisnoinf
ormat
iont
osuppor
ttheotherchoi
ces.
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