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Question 1
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A certain mayor has proposed a fee of five dollars per day on private vehicles entering the city, claiming that the
fee will alleviate the city’s traffic congestion. The mayor reasons that, since the fee will exceed the cost of
round-trip bus fare from many nearby points, many people will switch from using their cars to using the bus.
Which of the following statements, if true, provides the best evidence that the mayor’s reasoning is flawed?
Answer: B
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A certain mayor has proposed a fee of five dollars per day on private vehicles entering the city, claiming that the
fee will alleviate the city’s traffic congestion. The mayor reasons that, since the fee will exceed the cost of
round-trip bus fare from many nearby points, many people will switch from using their cars to using the bus.
Which of the following statements, if true, provides the best evidence that the mayor’s reasoning is flawed?
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Question 2
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It is widely assumed that a museum is helped financially when a generous patron donates a potential exhibit. In
truth, however, donated objects require storage space, which is not free, and routine conservation, which is
rather expensive. Therefore, such gifts exacerbate rather than lighten the demands made on a museum’s
financial resources.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
Answer: A
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It is widely assumed that a museum is helped financially when a generous patron donates a potential exhibit. In
truth, however, donated objects require storage space, which is not free, and routine conservation, which is
rather expensive. Therefore, such gifts exacerbate rather than lighten the demands made on a museum’s
financial resources.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
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Question 3
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People can debate the aesthetic merits of these overwrought, disquieting, sometimes gruesome works of art,
but no one can dispute their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.
Answer: B
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People can debate the aesthetic merits of these overwrought, disquieting, sometimes gruesome works of art,
but no one can dispute their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.
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Question 4
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Today, children whose parents are deemed incapable of caring for them are put into foster care. These children
are moved into strangers’ homes, where they are cared for until their own parents can regain custody, which
may not happen for years, if it happens at all. Although it means well, the current foster care program is so
poorly funded, staffed, and managed that it cannot ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children in the
system. The laudable idea behind foster care is that children will fare best if placed in a family setting until they
can be reunited with their parents, even if it is a family of strangers. However, while in foster care, children
typically get shuffled between many different foster homes, preventing them from developing long-term,
supportive relationships with their foster families. Foster care placements can also force siblings to be
separated, further isolating these vulnerable children. When a child is moved to a new foster home, he or she
may also have to enroll in a new school, a disruptive process that has a negative impact on the child’s
education. The bureaucracy that oversees this system is overwhelmed to the point that social workers are
unable to adequately screen potential foster parents and keep accurate track of the children placed in foster
care. There must be a better means of caring for these children. Perhaps it is time to consider creating special
group homes as a means of providing these children with stable and safe environments.
A child could live in one group home for the duration of his or her time in foster care and be supervised by a
team of social workers and other lay people. Children would receive proper meals and healthcare, attend the
same school, and develop relationships with others experiencing the trauma of being separated from their
parents. In addition, social workers and staff would have daily access to these children, enabling them to better
determine if a child has a special physical or psychological need and arrange for the necessary services. Would
this approach be perfect? No, but it would solve many of the problems that plague the current system. For
some, the idea of a government agency housing, clothing, and feeding needy children may sound extreme, but
it only suggests that we provide these children with the same basic necessities that we give to prison inmates. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?
Answer: B
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Today, children whose parents are deemed incapable of caring for them are put into foster care. These children
are moved into strangers’ homes, where they are cared for until their own parents can regain custody, which
may not happen for years, if it happens at all. Although it means well, the current foster care program is so
poorly funded, staffed, and managed that it cannot ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children in the
system. The laudable idea behind foster care is that children will fare best if placed in a family setting until they
can be reunited with their parents, even if it is a family of strangers. However, while in foster care, children
typically get shuffled between many different foster homes, preventing them from developing long-term,
supportive relationships with their foster families. Foster care placements can also force siblings to be
separated, further isolating these vulnerable children. When a child is moved to a new foster home, he or she
may also have to enroll in a new school, a disruptive process that has a negative impact on the child’s
education. The bureaucracy that oversees this system is overwhelmed to the point that social workers are
unable to adequately screen potential foster parents and keep accurate track of the children placed in foster
care. There must be a better means of caring for these children. Perhaps it is time to consider creating special
group homes as a means of providing these children with stable and safe environments.
A child could live in one group home for the duration of his or her time in foster care and be supervised by a
team of social workers and other lay people. Children would receive proper meals and healthcare, attend the
same school, and develop relationships with others experiencing the trauma of being separated from their
parents. In addition, social workers and staff would have daily access to these children, enabling them to better
determine if a child has a special physical or psychological need and arrange for the necessary services. Would
this approach be perfect? No, but it would solve many of the problems that plague the current system. For
some, the idea of a government agency housing, clothing, and feeding needy children may sound extreme, but
it only suggests that we provide these children with the same basic necessities that we give to prison inmates.
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Question 5
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Holiday receipts – the total sales recorded in the fourth quarter of the year – determine the economic successor failure of many retail businesses. Camco, a retailer selling just one camera model, is an excellent example.Camco’s holiday receipts, on average, account for a third of its yearly total receipts and about half of its yearlyprofits.If the statements above are true, which of the following must also be true about Camco on the basis of them?
Answer: D
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