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Question ID:PT42 S3 Q26 Passage:Neurobiologists once believed that the workings of the brain were guided exclusively by electrical signals; according to this theory, communication between neurons (brain cells) is possible because electrical impulses travel from one neuron to the next by literally leaping across the syn... | PT42 S3 Q26 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q1 Passage:Many newborn babies have a yellowish tinge to their skin because their blood contains a high level of the pigment bilirubin. One group of doctors treats newborns to reduce high levels of bilirubin, since bilirubin, if it enters the brain, might cause the tetanus that sometimes occurs in n... | PT42 S4 Q1 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q2 Passage:Economist: Some sociologists argue that because capitalism intrinsically involves competition, it weakens the ties between the people of a community. Although this may formerly have been true, modern capitalism requires that there be large corporations. Thus, modern capitalism promotes, r... | PT42 S4 Q2 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q3 Passage:Teacher: Participating in organized competitive athletics may increase a child's strength and coordination. As critics point out, however, it also instills in those children who are not already well developed in these respects a feeling of inferiority that never really disappears. Yet, si... | PT42 S4 Q3 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q4 Passage:Columnist: Donating items to charity may be a sign of generosity, but any generosity it may demonstrate is rarely a permanent virtue, since most donors make donations only intermittently. Stem:Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the columnist's argument? Correct... | PT42 S4 Q4 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q5 Passage:Researchers have found that, hours after birth, infants are able to distinguish faces from other images. Infants stare at drawings of faces for longer periods of time than they do at blank ovals or drawings in which facial features are scrambled. Stem:Which one of the following, if true, ... | PT42 S4 Q5 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q6 Passage:Violent crime in this town is becoming a serious problem. Compared to last year, local law enforcement agencies have responded to 17 percent more calls involving violent crimes, showing that the average citizen of this town is more likely than ever to become a victim of a violent crime. S... | PT42 S4 Q6 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q7 Passage:Two different dates have been offered as the approximate end point of the last ice age in North America. The first date was established by testing insect fragments found in samples of sediments to determine when warmth-adapted open-ground beetles replaced cold-adapted arctic beetles. The ... | PT42 S4 Q7 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q8 Passage:When presented with the evidence against him, Ellison freely admitted to engaging in illegal transactions using company facilities. However, the company obtained the evidence by illegally recording Ellison's conversations. Therefore, although the company may demand that he immediately cea... | PT42 S4 Q8 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q9 Passage:In a recent study, each member of two groups of people, Group A (composed of persons sixty-five to seventy-five years old) and Group B (composed of college students), was required to make a telephone call to a certain number at a specified time. The time when each call was initiated was r... | PT42 S4 Q9 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q10 Passage:Prediction, the hallmark of the natural sciences, appears to have been made possible by reducing phenomena to mathematical expressions. Some social scientists also want the power to predict accurately and assume they ought to perform the same reduction. But this would be a mistake; it wo... | PT42 S4 Q10 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q11 Passage:Studies have shown that the more high-stress points a bridge has, the more likely it is to fracture eventually. This might lead one to expect fractures to develop at high-stress points. Surprisingly, however, fractures develop not at high-stress points but elsewhere on the bridge. Stem:W... | PT42 S4 Q11 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q12 Passage:Many people say that the press should not pry into the personal lives of private individuals. But the press has the right to publish any story of interest to the public unless that story is libelous. So, if a story about a private individual is not libelous, the press has an obligation t... | PT42 S4 Q12 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q13 Passage:Consumer advocate: A recent study concluded that top-loading washing machines are superior overall to front-loaders. But front-loaders have the controls and access in front. This is more convenient for wheelchair users, some of whom find it highly inconvenient to remove laundry from top-... | PT42 S4 Q13 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q14 Passage:Over 90 percent of the human brain currently serves no purpose, as is evident from the fact that many people with significant brain damage show no discernible adverse effects. So once humans begin to tap into this tremendous source of creativity and innovation, many problems that today s... | PT42 S4 Q14 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q15 Passage:Some scientists have expressed reservations about quantum theory because of its counterintuitive consequences. But despite rigorous attempts to show that quantum theory's predictions were inaccurate, they were shown to be accurate within the generally accepted statistical margin of error... | PT42 S4 Q15 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q16 Passage:Psychologist: The obligation to express gratitude cannot be fulfilled anonymously. However much society may have changed over the centuries, human psychology is still driven primarily by personal interaction. Thus, the important social function of positively reinforcing those behaviors t... | PT42 S4 Q16 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q17 Passage:Curator: Our museum displays only twentieth-century works, which are either on loan from private collectors or in the museum's permanent collection. Prints of all of the latter works are available in the museum store. The museum store also sells prints of some works that are not part of ... | PT42 S4 Q17 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q18 Passage:Nutritionist: Because humans have evolved very little since the development of agriculture, it is clear that humans are still biologically adapted to a diet of wild foods, consisting mainly of raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, lean meat, and seafood. Straying from this diet has ... | PT42 S4 Q18 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q19 Passage:Editorialist: Some people argue that we have an obligation not to cut down trees. However, there can be no obligation to an entity unless that entity has a corresponding right. So if we have an obligation toward trees, then trees have rights. But trees are not the sort of things that can... | PT42 S4 Q19 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q20 Passage:A recent study suggests that consuming three glasses of wine daily substantially decreases the risk of stroke. Critics of the study, defending earlier research recommending one glass of wine daily, claim that binge drinkers (who drink once a week or less, but drink three or more drinks w... | PT42 S4 Q20 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q21 Passage:Scientist: Isaac Newton's Principia, the seventeenth-century work that served as the cornerstone of physics for over two centuries, could at first be understood by only a handful of people, but a basic understanding of Newton's ideas eventually spread throughout the world. This shows tha... | PT42 S4 Q21 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q22 Passage:Only a minority of those who engage in political action do so out of a sense of social justice. Therefore, some people who have a sense of social justice do not engage in political action. Stem:Which one of the following uses flawed reasoning most similar to that used in the argument abo... | PT42 S4 Q22 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q23 Passage:Columnist: Even if the primary purpose of university education is to make students employable, such education should emphasize the liberal arts rather than the more narrow kind of technical training that prepares one for a particular sort of job. This is because the reasoning skills one ... | PT42 S4 Q23 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q24 Passage:Provinces and states with stringent car safety requirements, including required use of seat belts and annual safety inspections, have on average higher rates of accidents per kilometer driven than do provinces and states with less stringent requirements. Nevertheless, most highway safety... | PT42 S4 Q24 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q25 Passage:It is difficult to grow cacti in a humid climate. It is difficult to raise orange trees in a cold climate. In most parts of a certain country, it is either easy to grow cacti or easy to raise orange trees. Stem:If the statements above are true, which one of the following must be false? C... | PT42 S4 Q25 |
Question ID:PT42 S4 Q26 Passage:Essayist: Common sense, which is always progressing, is nothing but a collection of theories that have been tested over time and found useful. When alternative theories that prove even more useful are developed, they gradually take the place of theories already embodied in common sense. ... | PT42 S4 Q26 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q1 Passage:Because the statement "all gray rabbits are rabbits" is true, it follows by analogy that the statement "all suspected criminals are criminals" is also true. Stem:The reasoning above is flawed because it fails to recognize that Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:the relationship between being... | PT41 S1 Q1 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q2 Passage:A study of plaque buildup on teeth used three randomly assigned groups of people who brushed their teeth twice a day for a year. People in Group 1 used the same toothbrush all year. People in Group 2 used the same toothbrush all year but sterilized it each month. People in Group 3 used a ... | PT41 S1 Q2 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q3 Passage:Xavier: Demand by tourists in Nepal for inexpensive thangka paintings has resulted in the proliferation of inferior thangkas containing symbolic inaccuracies‚ a sure sign of a dying art form. Nepal should prohibit sales of thangkas to tourists, for such a prohibition will induce artists... | PT41 S1 Q3 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q4 Passage:Industry experts expect improvements in job safety training to lead to safer work environments. A recent survey indicated, however, that for manufacturers who improved job safety training during the 1980s, the number of on-the-job accidents tended to increase in the months immediately fol... | PT41 S1 Q4 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q5 Passage:Statistician: Two major studies found no causal link between medical procedure X and disorder Y, but these studies are flawed. One study looked at 1,000 people who had undergone procedure X and the other study looked at 1,100 people who had undergone procedure X. But because disorder... | PT41 S1 Q5 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q6 Passage:Patti: Most parents are eager for their preschoolers to learn as much as possible. However, instead of providing general opportunities for their children to learn, parents often direct their children's learning to their own personal concerns. Because children have a natural curiosity and... | PT41 S1 Q6 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q7 Passage:Two things are true of all immoral actions. First, if they are performed in public, they offend public sensibilities. Second, they are accompanied by feelings of guilt. Stem:If all of the statements above are true, then which one of the following must be false? Correct Answer Choice:AChoi... | PT41 S1 Q7 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q8 Passage:Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on whether the danger comes from land or from the air. Stem:Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above? Correct Answer ... | PT41 S1 Q8 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q9 Passage:Technological improvements will enable food production to increase as populations increase. However, increases in food production will be negligible unless societies become more centralized so that all factors contributing to the production of food can be better coordinated. But, historic... | PT41 S1 Q9 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q10 Passage:In an experiment, scientists changed a single gene in cloned flies of a certain species. These cloned flies lacked the eye cells that give flies ultraviolet vision, even though cloned siblings with unaltered, otherwise identical genes had normal vision. Thus, scientists have shown that f... | PT41 S1 Q10 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q11 Passage:In the recent election, a country's voters overwhelmingly chose Adler over Burke. Voters knew that Burke offered more effective strategies for dealing with most of the country's problems. Moreover, Burke has a long public record of successful government service that testifies to competen... | PT41 S1 Q11 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q12 Passage:Poor nutrition is at the root of the violent behavior of many young offenders. Researchers observed that in a certain institution for young offenders, the violent inmates among them consistently chose, from the food available, those items that were low in nutrients. In a subsequent exp... | PT41 S1 Q12 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q13 Passage:Robin: When a region's economy is faltering, many people lose their jobs. As a result, spending on consumer goods declines, leading in turn to more lost jobs and a worsening of the economy. Eventually, the economy becomes so bad that prices collapse; the lower prices encourage people ... | PT41 S1 Q13 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q14 Passage:Laila: Though lying may be unacceptable in most cases, there are exceptions: when lying brings about more good than harm, lying is morally permissible. Stem:Which one of the following judgments conforms most closely to the principle stated by Laila? Correct Answer Choice:DChoice A:It i... | PT41 S1 Q14 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q15 Passage:If all works of art evoke intense feelings, and this sculpture is a work of art, then it follows that this sculpture evokes intense feelings. But this sculpture does not evoke intense feelings at all. So either this sculpture is not a work of art, or not all works of art evoke intense fe... | PT41 S1 Q15 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q16 Passage:With decreased production this year in many rice-growing countries, prices of the grain on world markets have increased. Analysts blame this increase on the fact that only a small percentage of world production is sold commercially, with government growers controlling most of the rest, d... | PT41 S1 Q16 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q17 Passage:Sharon, a noted collector of fine glass, found a rare glass vase in a secondhand store in a small town she was visiting. The vase was priced at $10, but Sharon knew that it was worth at least $1,000. Saying nothing to the storekeeper about the value of the vase, Sharon bought the vase ... | PT41 S1 Q17 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q18 Passage:Health officials now recommend that people reduce their intake of foods that are high in cholesterol, such as red meat. The recent decline in the total consumption of beef indicates that many people are following this recommendation. But restaurants specializing in steak are flourishin... | PT41 S1 Q18 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q19 Passage:Film critic: There has been a recent spate of so-called "documentary" films purporting to give the "true story" of one historical event or another. But most of these films have been inaccurate and filled with wild speculations, usually about conspiracies. The filmmakers defend their wor... | PT41 S1 Q19 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q20 Passage:The people most likely to watch a televised debate between political candidates are the most committed members of the electorate and thus the most likely to have already made up their minds about whom to support. Furthermore, following a debate, uncommitted viewers are generally undecide... | PT41 S1 Q20 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q21 Passage:Many successful graphic designers began their careers after years of formal training, although a significant number learned their trade more informally on the job. But no designer ever became successful who ignored the wishes of a client. Stem:If all of the statements above are true, whi... | PT41 S1 Q21 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q22 Passage:If violations of any of a society's explicit rules routinely go unpunished, then that society's people will be left without moral guidance. Because people who lack moral guidance will act in many different ways, chaos results. Thus, a society ought never to allow any of its explicit rule... | PT41 S1 Q22 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q23 Passage:Perception cannot be a relationship between a conscious being and a material object that causes that being to have beliefs about that object. For there are many imperceptible material objects about which we have beliefs. Stem:Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its fla... | PT41 S1 Q23 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q24 Passage:Ethicist: In general it is wrong to use medical treatments and procedures of an experimental nature without the patient's consent, because the patient has a right to reject or accept a treatment on the basis of full information about all the available options. But knowledge of the best ... | PT41 S1 Q24 |
Question ID:PT41 S1 Q25 Passage:Gas station owner: Increased fuel efficiency reduces air pollution and dependence on imported oil, which has led some people to suggest that automobile manufacturers should make cars smaller to increase their fuel efficiency. But smaller cars are more likely to be seriously damaged in c... | PT41 S1 Q25 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q1 Passage:A closet contains exactly six hangers‚ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6‚ hanging, in that order, from left to right. It also contains exactly six dresses‚ one gauze, one linen, one polyester, one rayon, one silk, and one wool‚ a different dress on each of the hangers, in an order satisfying the follo... | PT41 S2 Q1 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q2 Passage:A closet contains exactly six hangers‚ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6‚ hanging, in that order, from left to right. It also contains exactly six dresses‚ one gauze, one linen, one polyester, one rayon, one silk, and one wool‚ a different dress on each of the hangers, in an order satisfying the follo... | PT41 S2 Q2 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q3 Passage:A closet contains exactly six hangers‚ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6‚ hanging, in that order, from left to right. It also contains exactly six dresses‚ one gauze, one linen, one polyester, one rayon, one silk, and one wool‚ a different dress on each of the hangers, in an order satisfying the follo... | PT41 S2 Q3 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q4 Passage:A closet contains exactly six hangers‚ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6‚ hanging, in that order, from left to right. It also contains exactly six dresses‚ one gauze, one linen, one polyester, one rayon, one silk, and one wool‚ a different dress on each of the hangers, in an order satisfying the follo... | PT41 S2 Q4 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q5 Passage:A closet contains exactly six hangers‚ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6‚ hanging, in that order, from left to right. It also contains exactly six dresses‚ one gauze, one linen, one polyester, one rayon, one silk, and one wool‚ a different dress on each of the hangers, in an order satisfying the follo... | PT41 S2 Q5 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q6 Passage:A closet contains exactly six hangers‚ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6‚ hanging, in that order, from left to right. It also contains exactly six dresses‚ one gauze, one linen, one polyester, one rayon, one silk, and one wool‚ a different dress on each of the hangers, in an order satisfying the follo... | PT41 S2 Q6 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q7 Passage:A closet contains exactly six hangers‚ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6‚ hanging, in that order, from left to right. It also contains exactly six dresses‚ one gauze, one linen, one polyester, one rayon, one silk, and one wool‚ a different dress on each of the hangers, in an order satisfying the follo... | PT41 S2 Q7 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q8 Passage:At a children's festival, exactly four songs are performed, each exactly once: "Night's All Right," "Question Man," "Rhino Rock," and "Sammy." The songs are performed consecutively, each on a different one of exactly four instruments: flute, guitar, harmonica, or keyboard. The songs are... | PT41 S2 Q8 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q9 Passage:At a children's festival, exactly four songs are performed, each exactly once: "Night's All Right," "Question Man," "Rhino Rock," and "Sammy." The songs are performed consecutively, each on a different one of exactly four instruments: flute, guitar, harmonica, or keyboard. The songs are... | PT41 S2 Q9 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q10 Passage:At a children's festival, exactly four songs are performed, each exactly once: "Night's All Right," "Question Man," "Rhino Rock," and "Sammy." The songs are performed consecutively, each on a different one of exactly four instruments: flute, guitar, harmonica, or keyboard. The songs ar... | PT41 S2 Q10 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q11 Passage:At a children's festival, exactly four songs are performed, each exactly once: "Night's All Right," "Question Man," "Rhino Rock," and "Sammy." The songs are performed consecutively, each on a different one of exactly four instruments: flute, guitar, harmonica, or keyboard. The songs ar... | PT41 S2 Q11 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q12 Passage:At a children's festival, exactly four songs are performed, each exactly once: "Night's All Right," "Question Man," "Rhino Rock," and "Sammy." The songs are performed consecutively, each on a different one of exactly four instruments: flute, guitar, harmonica, or keyboard. The songs ar... | PT41 S2 Q12 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q13 Passage:Each of the seven members of the board of directors‚ Guzman, Hawking, Lepp, Miyauchi, Upchurch, Wharton, and Zhu‚ serves on exactly one of two committees‚ the finance committee or the incentives committee. Only board members serve on these committees. Committee membership is consistent w... | PT41 S2 Q13 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q14 Passage:Each of the seven members of the board of directors‚ Guzman, Hawking, Lepp, Miyauchi, Upchurch, Wharton, and Zhu‚ serves on exactly one of two committees‚ the finance committee or the incentives committee. Only board members serve on these committees. Committee membership is consistent w... | PT41 S2 Q14 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q15 Passage:Each of the seven members of the board of directors‚ Guzman, Hawking, Lepp, Miyauchi, Upchurch, Wharton, and Zhu‚ serves on exactly one of two committees‚ the finance committee or the incentives committee. Only board members serve on these committees. Committee membership is consistent w... | PT41 S2 Q15 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q16 Passage:Each of the seven members of the board of directors‚ Guzman, Hawking, Lepp, Miyauchi, Upchurch, Wharton, and Zhu‚ serves on exactly one of two committees‚ the finance committee or the incentives committee. Only board members serve on these committees. Committee membership is consistent w... | PT41 S2 Q16 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q17 Passage:Each of the seven members of the board of directors‚ Guzman, Hawking, Lepp, Miyauchi, Upchurch, Wharton, and Zhu‚ serves on exactly one of two committees‚ the finance committee or the incentives committee. Only board members serve on these committees. Committee membership is consistent w... | PT41 S2 Q17 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q18 Passage:Eight people‚ Fiona, George, Harriet, Ingrid, Karl, Manuel, Olivia, and Peter‚ are sitting, evenly spaced, around a circular picnic table. Any two of them are said to be sitting directly across from one another if and only if there are exactly three other people sitting between them, cou... | PT41 S2 Q18 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q19 Passage:Eight people‚ Fiona, George, Harriet, Ingrid, Karl, Manuel, Olivia, and Peter‚ are sitting, evenly spaced, around a circular picnic table. Any two of them are said to be sitting directly across from one another if and only if there are exactly three other people sitting between them, cou... | PT41 S2 Q19 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q20 Passage:Eight people‚ Fiona, George, Harriet, Ingrid, Karl, Manuel, Olivia, and Peter‚ are sitting, evenly spaced, around a circular picnic table. Any two of them are said to be sitting directly across from one another if and only if there are exactly three other people sitting between them, cou... | PT41 S2 Q20 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q21 Passage:Eight people‚ Fiona, George, Harriet, Ingrid, Karl, Manuel, Olivia, and Peter‚ are sitting, evenly spaced, around a circular picnic table. Any two of them are said to be sitting directly across from one another if and only if there are exactly three other people sitting between them, cou... | PT41 S2 Q21 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q22 Passage:Eight people‚ Fiona, George, Harriet, Ingrid, Karl, Manuel, Olivia, and Peter‚ are sitting, evenly spaced, around a circular picnic table. Any two of them are said to be sitting directly across from one another if and only if there are exactly three other people sitting between them, cou... | PT41 S2 Q22 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q23 Passage:Eight people‚ Fiona, George, Harriet, Ingrid, Karl, Manuel, Olivia, and Peter‚ are sitting, evenly spaced, around a circular picnic table. Any two of them are said to be sitting directly across from one another if and only if there are exactly three other people sitting between them, cou... | PT41 S2 Q23 |
Question ID:PT41 S2 Q24 Passage:Eight people‚ Fiona, George, Harriet, Ingrid, Karl, Manuel, Olivia, and Peter‚ are sitting, evenly spaced, around a circular picnic table. Any two of them are said to be sitting directly across from one another if and only if there are exactly three other people sitting between them, cou... | PT41 S2 Q24 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q1 Passage:The water of Lake Laberge, in Canada, currently contains high levels of the pesticide toxaphene. Authorities are puzzled because toxaphene was banned in North America in the early 1980s and now is used only in a few other parts of the world. Stem:Which one of the following, if true, does ... | PT41 S3 Q1 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q2 Passage:Although Samantha likes both oolong and green tea, none of her friends likes both. However, all of her friends like black tea. Stem:If the statements above are true, each of the following could be true EXCEPT: Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:Samantha likes black tea. Choice B:None of Sama... | PT41 S3 Q2 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q3 Passage:Because it permits a slower and more natural rhythm of life, living in the country is supposed to be more healthy and relaxed than living in the city. But surveys show that people living in the country become ill as often and as seriously as people living in the city, and that they experi... | PT41 S3 Q3 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q4 Passage:Industrialist: Environmentalists contend that emissions from our factory pose a health risk to those living downwind. The only testimony presented in support of this contention comes from residents of the communities surrounding the factory. But only a trained scientist can determine whe... | PT41 S3 Q4 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q5 Passage:In the city of Glasgow, Scotland, trade doubled between 1750, when the first bank opened there, and 1765, when government regulations on banking were first implemented in Scotland. Stem:Each of the following, if true, could contribute to an explanation of the doubling described above EXCE... | PT41 S3 Q5 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q6 Passage:Some argue that laws are instituted at least in part to help establish a particular moral fabric in society. But the primary function of law is surely to help order society so that its institutions, organizations, and citizenry can work together harmoniously, regardless of any further mor... | PT41 S3 Q6 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q7 Passage:In Western economies, more energy is used to operate buildings than to operate transportation. Much of the decline in energy consumption since the oil crisis of 1973 is due to more efficient use of energy in homes and offices. New building technologies, which make lighting, heating, and v... | PT41 S3 Q7 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q8 Passage:Travel writer: A vacationer should choose an airline that has had an accident in the past 5 years. Though this may seem counterintuitive, studies show that the average airline has 1 accident every 5 years. So if an airline has had no accident during the past 5 years, the chances that the... | PT41 S3 Q8 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q9 Passage:Phoebe: There have been many reported sightings of strange glowing lights, but a number of these sightings have a straightforward, natural explanation. They occurred clustered in time and location around the epicenters of three earthquakes, and so were almost certainly earthquake lights,... | PT41 S3 Q9 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q10 Passage:Those who have the ability to fully concentrate are always of above-average intelligence. Also, being successfully trained in speed-reading will usually be accompanied by an increased ability to concentrate. Stem:If the statements above are true, then each of the following could be true... | PT41 S3 Q10 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q11 Passage:In order to maintain a high standard of living, a nation must maintain a functioning infrastructure. Major investment in the improvement of its infrastructure will, over time, reward a nation with a corresponding rise in its standard of living. Hence a nation whose standard of living is ... | PT41 S3 Q11 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q12 Passage:Yang: Yeast has long been known to be a leaven, that is, a substance used in baking to make breads rise. Since biblical evidence ties the use of leavens to events dating back to 1200 B.C., we can infer that yeast was already known to be a leaven at that time.Campisi: I find your infere... | PT41 S3 Q12 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q13 Passage:Researcher: People with certain personality disorders have more theta brain waves than those without such disorders. But my data show that the amount of one's theta brain waves increases while watching TV. So watching too much TV increases one's risk of developing personality disorders.... | PT41 S3 Q13 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q14 Passage:The authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey has long been debated. Some traditional evidence suggests that Homer created both works, or at least large portions of them, but there is equally forceful evidence that he had nothing to do with either. Since there is no overwhelming evidence f... | PT41 S3 Q14 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q15 Passage:Midlevel managers at large corporations are unlikely to suggest reductions in staff in their own departments even when these departments are obviously overstaffed. Stem:Each of the following, if true, supports the claim above EXCEPT: Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:The compensation paid ... | PT41 S3 Q15 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q16 Passage:Editorialist: Some people propose that, to raise revenues and encourage conservation, our country's taxes on oil, gasoline, and coal should be increased. Such a tax increase, however, would do more harm than good. By raising energy costs, the tax increase would decrease our competitiven... | PT41 S3 Q16 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q17 Passage:Reporter: A team of scientists has recently devised a new test that for the first time accurately diagnoses autism in children as young as 18 months old. When used to evaluate 16,000 children at their 18-month checkup, the test correctly diagnosed all 10 children later confirmed to be a... | PT41 S3 Q17 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q18 Passage:Tallulah: The columnist attributes the decline of interest in novels to consumerism, technology, and the laziness of people who prefer watching television to reading a novel. However, in reaching this conclusion, the columnist has overlooked important evidence. It is surely relevant tha... | PT41 S3 Q18 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q19 Passage:Renting cars from dealerships is less expensive than renting cars from national rental firms. But to take advantage of dealership rates, tourists must determine which local dealerships offer rentals, and then pay for long taxi rides between the airport and those dealerships. So renting f... | PT41 S3 Q19 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q20 Passage:On some hot days the smog in Hillview reaches unsafe levels, and on some hot days the wind blows into Hillview from the east. Therefore, on some days when the wind blows into Hillview from the east, the smog in Hillview reaches unsafe levels. Stem:The reasoning in the argument is flawed ... | PT41 S3 Q20 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q21 Passage:Labor representative: Social historians have shown conclusively that if workers strike when the working conditions at their jobs are poor, those conditions usually significantly improve after five years. Although workers in this industry are familiar with this fact, they nonetheless ref... | PT41 S3 Q21 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q22 Passage:Paleontologists recently discovered teeth from several woolly mammoths on an isolated Arctic island where no mammoth fossils had previously been found. The teeth were 25 percent smaller on average than adult mammoth teeth that have been found elsewhere, but they are clearly adult mammot... | PT41 S3 Q22 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q23 Passage:Diplomat: Every major war in the last 200 years has been preceded by a short, sharp increase in the acquisition of weapons by the nations that subsequently became participants in those conflicts. Clearly, therefore, arms control agreements will preserve peace. Stem:Of the following, whi... | PT41 S3 Q23 |
Question ID:PT41 S3 Q24 Passage:Newscaster: In order for the public to participate in a meaningful way in the current public policy debate, one requirement is that the issues be stated in terms the public can understand. The mayor's speech has just stated these issues in such terms, so now the public at least might b... | PT41 S3 Q24 |
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