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Verbal Reasoning

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Q1.It is hardly surprising that the two lobbyists’ opinions of the political system reflected their professed world views: the optimist considered government corruption to be, at worst, sporadic, while the cynic thought graft was .

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Q2.The public official, who had been quite during his campaign, became surprisingly contentious and even belligerent after being elected.

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Q3.The (i) amount of evidence connecting mental and physical health makes it all the more (ii) that most American physicians have, thus far, failed to factor this correlation into their instructions to patients. In contrast, practitioners of Eastern medicine have long prescribed treatments for both mind and body.

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Q4.The characteristic (i) of Victorian homes lies in stark contrast to the more modern style of houses designed recently: today’s architects are often utilitarian, discarding any architectural embellishments to the point that their style could almost be described as (ii) .

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Q5.Despite the actor’s profession that (i) was the antithesis of art, his campy performance on the play’s opening night was undoubtedly (ii) .

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Q6.The recent Lowbrow art movement of Los Angeles has inarguable (i) . Original works by artists such as Mark Ryden, once only collected by a select few, have now garnered greater (ii) and often sell for tens of thousands of dollars at auction. The movement’s detractors need not be surprised, then, that more people are clamoring for these works to (iii) more classic pieces at galleries and museums.

Line (1) There is some evidence that where sign language was found among Native
Line (2) American tribes it was largely uniform, simply because many tribes had, at
Line (3) one time, been forced to dwell near together at peace. A collection of signs
Line (4) that was nearly uniform was obtained from a united delegation of the Kaiowa,
Line (5) Comanche, Apache, and Wichita tribes. However, the individuals who gave
Line (6) the signs had actually lived together at or near what was known as Anadarko,
Line (7) Indian Territory, for a considerable time, and the resulting uniformity of their
Line (8) signs might either have been thought of as jargon or as the natural tendency
Line (9) to compromise for mutual understanding—the unification so often observed
Line(10) in oral speech, coming under many circumstances out of former heterogeneity.
Line(11) The rule is that dialects precede languages and that out of many dialects
Line(12) comes one language. It may be found that other individuals of those same
Line(13) tribes who had, from any cause, not lived in the union may have had signs
Line(14) for the same ideas different from those in the above-mentioned collection.
Line(15) This idea gained currency because some signs of other representatives of one
Line(16) of the component bodies—Apache—had actually been reported to differ
Line(17) from those ideas given by the Anadarko group. The uniformity of the signs
Line(18) of those who had been secluded for years at one particular reservation was
Line(19) notable, but some collected signs of other Cheyennes and Sioux differed, not
Line(21) only from those on the reservation, but from each other. Therefore, the signs
Line(22) used in common by the tribes at the reservation seem to have been modified
Line(23) and to a certain extent unified.

Q7.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage regarding the research about Native American sign language? Indicate all that apply.

The researchers studying the Anadarko group had a functional understanding of the signs used by the delegation of tribes Some of the signs used by the members of the Anadarko delegation differed significantly from those used by other delegation members. Native American tribes who were not forced to share living space did not share any common signs.

Q8.In the context in which it appears, “currency” (line 15) most nearly means

funding acceptance value uniqueness contemporaneity

Line (1) An organism’s color can serve an adaptive function in numerous ecological
Line (2) contexts, including crypsis (the ability to avoid detection), communication,
Line (3) and thermoregulation. As such, it is likely that organismal color reflects a
Line (4) balance among numerous and perhaps competing demands; a color best
Line (5) suited for the performance of one function (e.g., avoidance of predators) may
Line (6) reflect a trade-off with that suited for another (e.g., attractiveness to potential
Line (7) mates). This trade-off is further shaped by the wavelengths of light available
Line (8) in the organism’s natural environment; a color pattern that is cryptic in one
Line (9) environment may be conspicuous in another. In other words, the relative
Line(10) strength of the color signal depends on not only the visual system of the
Line(11) receiver but also the medium and surrounding environment in which it is
Line(12) transmitted. In fact, a new explanation of color evolution using this concept
Line(13) has been hailed by researchers as a useful way to tie what were competing
Line(14) theories together.

Q9.In the context in which it appears, “hailed” (line 13) most nearly means

signaled invoked lauded spoken conflated

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Q10.The passage implies which of the following regarding the evolution of an organism’s coloring? Indicate all that apply

An organism with conspicuous markings will be unlikely to survive long enough to pass its genes to later generations. A species with conspicuous markings evolved those markings because they helped its members reproduce. Organisms with cryptic markings exist because previous generations with such markings were able to avoid predators better than those without cryptic markings.

Q11.The author of the passage most likely discusses an organism’s “adaptive function” (line 1) in order to

suggest that organisms use color change as a way to meet various biological needs provide reasoning for the assertion that an organism’s coloring can make its survival more difficult offer an explanation for the phenomenon that some organisms have no natural predators suggest that organisms that have learned to adapt to their surroundings have a greater chance of survival than those that are less adaptable provide support for the theory that less conspicuous organisms are more attractive to potential mates

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Q12.The politician’s tendency to [blank] left even his most ardent supporters unsure of his position on certain issues.

corroborate equivocate disabuse venerate mitigate vacillate

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Q13.In private, the critic insisted that the novel was seriously flawed, citing both its sophomoric premise and lack of structure, but then wrote a review that [blank] the work.

deprecated extolled complicated celebrated assuaged berated

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Q14.It was ironic that the very professor who urged us to write simply and clearly could not do so himself: his directions were often by layers of ambiguity

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Q15.The bursts of gamma-ray radiation generated by the mergers of binary star systems are __________ in nature; scientists have found it difficult to collect meaningful data from such a brief time span.

expedient protracted transient mercurial fleeting celestial

Line (1) Midwinter in the southern hemisphere comes in June and July, and midsummer
Line (2) comes in December. The opening of spring comes in August and September,
Line (3) and autumn approaches in February and March. But while in the
Line (4) northern hemisphere the difference between the heat of midsummer and the
Line (5) cold of midwinter is somewhat lessened by the changing distance of the sun,
Line (6) in the southern hemisphere this effect is intensified, because the earth
Line (7) comes to perihelion in the southern midsummer. However, on account of
Line (8) the swifter motion of the earth from October to March than from April to
Line (9) September, the southern summer is shorter enough to compensate for
Line(10) the sun’s being nearer, so that the southern summer is practically no hotter
Line(11) than the northern

Q16.In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

The first is an assertion made by the argument in support of a position; the second states that position. The first is a claim made by the argument; the second qualifies the claim by presenting another assertion. The first is the summary of the argument’s position; the second provides evidence supporting that position. The first presents an example that is contrary to the argument’s position; the second adds another opposing example. The first is a concession that the position the argument establishes is not absolute; the second provides an exception to the argument’s position.

Line (1) In his New York Times blog in August, 2006, Douglas Coupland lamented
Line (2) the state of Canadian literature as, essentially, a literature in which old biddies
Line (3) talk about their small lives in small towns. Canadian literature is a category,
Line (4) he makes clear, in which he does not fit.
Line (5) Yet if Coupland and his compatriots do not recognize their place in Canadian
Line (6) literature, Coupland does recognize himself as a Canadian writer who is
Line (7) intent on investigating, as well as helping to create, the culture of his country
Line (8) through his art. Dedicating his book Souvenir of Canada to his father, a more
Line (9) Canadian man is hard to imagine, Coupland adds, and to follow in his foot-
Line(10) steps is the deepest of honors. Coupland has created numerous pieces that
Line(11) explicitly give language to the Canadian experience. In the category of nonfiction,
Line(12) Souvenir of Canada and Souvenir of Canada 2 are coffee-table books
Line(13) that use images of daily Canadian life to speak about and to Canadians. City
Line(14) of Glass performs this role for Vancouverites specifically. Terry: Terry Fox and
Line(15) his Marathon of Hope tells a story that is close to the hearts of most Canadians.
Line(16) And finally, Souvenir of Canada, the documentary, draws viewers into the
Line(17) world of Canadiana and that of the author/filmmaker, therefore defining
Line(18) Coupland himself as the quintessential Canadian. In fiction, Coupland takes
Line(19) a slightly different approach.
Line(20) Instead of Canadian literature, Coupland perhaps considers his place among
Line(21) the writers of American literature a more adventurous bunch, presumably.
Line(22) Certainly, American critics have accepted him in their fold. In Hybrid Fictions,
Line(23) one of the few in-depth analyses of Coupland’s work, for example,
Line(24) Daniel Grassian positions Coupland as an American writer of serious American
Line(25) fiction, to be classed among the American writers David Foster Wallace,
Line(26) Richard Powers, Neal Stephenson, William Vollmann, Sherman Alexie,
Line(27) Michele Serros, and Dave Eggers, all of whom, like the American Modernists
Line(28) before them, are not being sufficiently studied in their own time, according
Line(29) to Grassian. Grassian does admit that Coupland is Canadian (Canadian by
Line(30) birth, he adds in parentheses in the first of three such confessions), but he
Line(31) insists that despite this geographical aberration, Coupland’s writing, even
Line(32) when it is based in Canada, appears almost indistinguishable from American
Line(33) fiction.

Q17.The primary purpose of the passage is to

compare Coupland’s writing to that of other Canadian authors investigate whether it is accurate to classify Coupland’s fiction as American literature argue that Coupland, unlike his Canadian contemporaries, deserves to be studied like his American peers provide evidence supporting the opinion that Coupland’s work can be classified as Canadian

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Q18.The passage implies that which of the following statements is true? Indicate all that apply.

Canadian literature, despite its unique character, is inferior to American literature. An artist’s dismissal of his nationality is not sufficient reason to omit mention of it from criticism of his work. Coupland’s writing, due to its artistic merit, deserves further study.

Q19.Which of the following statements about Douglas Coupland is supported by the passage? Indicate all that apply.

Had Coupland been born in the United States, his work would have received more critical acclaim. Coupland’s work has not received the scholarly analyses that its breadth and value indicate Coupland’s claim that his work should not be classified as Canadian is belied by the content of his work.

Quantitative Reasoning

Note: Directions: For Questions 1 to 5, compare Quantity A and Quantity B, using the additional information given, if any, and select one of the following four answer choices: Quantity A is greater. Quantity B is greater. The two quantities are equal. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Q20.s and t are positive integers greater than 1. Quantity A $Équation$ Quantity B $Équation$

Q21. $Équation$ Quantity A $Équation$ Quantity B $Équation$

Q22. $Équation$ , and $Équation$ Quantity a Quantity b

Q23.A circle is inscribed in a square of perimeter 36. Quantity A The circumference of the circle Quantity B 27

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Q24.In a triangle with perimeter equal to 24, the side lengths are three consecutive even integers. What is the triangle’s area?

Q25.In a mixture of nuts, the ratio of almonds to cashews to peanuts by weight is 5:8:11. When 156 pounds of the mixture are made, how many pounds of peanuts are used?

Q26.$400 is placed in an account earning an annual interest rate of 6%. If the account is compounded annually, how much more interest is earned in the second year than in the first?

$1.22 $1.33 $1.43 $1.44 1.54

Q27.Ann’s tree is 76 inches tall and is growing at a rate of 3.6 inches per year. Bob’s tree is 58 inches tall and is growing at a rate of 4.8 inches per year. In how many years will Bob’s tree reach Ann’s tree in height?

12 14 15 20 25

Q28.Sam’s bowling scores for seven games were, in order played, 54, 35, 89, 76, 48, x, and y. Sam’s mode score for the seven games was 76, and his median score was 54. If x < y, which of the following could be the value of x?

50 55 70 76 80

Q29.A sheet of rectangular paper measures 12 cm by 20 cm. At the edge of the paper, a margin exactly 1-cm wide is painted all the way around. What percentage of the area of the original rectangle remains unpainted?

95% 90% 85% 80% 75%

This Questions are based on the following data, which show the employment breakdown of the 80 million person workforce in Country X in the year 2011 and the projected employment breakdown of the 120 million person workforce predicted for the country in the year 2050.

Q30.How many more people are projected to be employed in the technology sector in 2050 than in 2011?

4 million 8 million 12 million 16 million 20 million

Note: For Question 13, enter your answer in the grid below the question. Equivalent forms of the correct answer, such as 2.5 and 2.50, are all correct. Fractions do not need to be reduced to lowest terms.

Q31.In 2011, for every five people who worked in the health sector, n people worked in the service sector. What is the value of n?

Q32.For how many of the six employment categories shown will the total number of employees increase from 2011 to 2050?

two three four five six

Q33.The total number of people employed in education and manufacturing in the year 2050 will exceed by how many the total number of people employed in education and other in 2011?

4 million 5 million 6 million 7 million 8 million

Q34.“A number squared is equal to at least twice the number.” Which of the following numbers satisfy this statement? Indicate all such numbers

$Équation$ 0.9 1 2 3 $Équation$

Q35.

In the rectangular solid above, points A, B, C, and D are vertices, AB = 8, and all edges meet at
right angles. Which of the following statements, considered individually, is sufficient to
determine the volume of the solid?
Indicate all that apply.

The solid is a cube The area of one face of the solid is 64. BC = CD = AB. $Équation$ and triangle BCD is isosceles. AC = BD.

Q36.. If g is the function defined by $Équation$ then g(x) is undefined for which of the following values of x? Indicate all that apply.

$Équation$ 1 -1 -2 3 -4

Q37.

In the figure above, what is the value of x? If $Équation$ then what is the value of x?

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