Test: Verbal Aptitude - 3 - GMAT MCQ

By reading the passage it is clear that the author is discussing about the problem faced by students and professors in selecting the source material for study regarding Asian American studies.

By reading the portion "Today, excellent anthologies and other introductory texts exist, and books on individual Asian American nationality groups and on general issues important for Asian Americans are published almost weekly. Even professors who are experts in the field find it difficult to decide which of these to assign to students" e can easily infer that there are several reading materials available and the professors are in dilemma that which reference material to select.

By making it more necessary for professors to select readings for their courses that are not too challenging for students unfamiliar with Asian American history and culture.
The author mentions that if one-volume reference works on Asian Americans, such as biographical dictionaries or desktop encyclopedias are available then it would be easy for professors to include more challenging Asian American material in their introductory reading lists, since good reference works allow students to acquire on their own the background information necessary to interpret difficult or unfamiliar material. Thus if such helpful materials, if not available, would force professors to use contents for their courses that are not too challenging for students unfamiliar with Asian American history and culture.'

The range of different textbooks that could be assigned for such courses was extremely limited.
In recent years, teachers of introductory courses in Asian American studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades ago, when hardly any texts in that field were available. From the boldfaced piece of last sentence it is clear that a few decades ago only limited sources of information were available about Asian American studies.

The conclusion is :- "since we must reduce our health-insurance costs, we should offer a rigorous fitness program of jogging and weight lifting to all employees, and require employees who are out of shape to participate."

Option A says " The medical expenses incurred by fit people who participate in a program of jogging and weight lifting are less than those incurred by fit people who do not participate in such a program."
Since the medical expenses for fit people who take part in a program of jogging and weight lifting are less than those who do not take part in such programs , and we must reduce the medical expenses and health insurance costs , we should offer a rigorous fitness program to all employees.
Option A is a strengthener and is the answer.

B. MRI's were designed primarily in order to diagnose blockages in the coronary arteries
D. An MRI is just as likely as an angiogram to identify an arterial blockage

Answer should be D, since option B mentions that MRI was designed for Coronary arteries.
What if it is NOT as effective diagnostic method as Angiogram. Not a perfect Strengthener.

However, option D clearly mentions that MRI is as effective as Angiogram + its non-invasive.: Clearly strengthens case for MRI.

Main Point: Energy required to concentrate orange juice > Difference between the energy required to transport the 2 different juices.
We should provide additional support to the above point.

A. Freezer trucks use substantially more energy per mile driven than do any other types of trucks. - Correct. More energy is lost to transport the frozen concentrated orange juice. Hence energy required for concentrated orange juice >> Transportation energy difference.

B. Frozen juice can be stored for several years, while not-from-concentrate juice lasts a much shorter time. - Incorrect. - Out of scope.

C. Oranges grown in Brazil make up an increasing percentage of the fruit used in not-from-concentrate juice production. - Incorrect. Irrelevant.

D. A serving of not-from-concentrate juice takes up to six times more space than a serving of frozen concentrated juice. - Incorrect. Irrelevant.

E. Though frozen concentrated juice must be kept at a lower temperature, not-from-concentrate juice is far more sensitive to small temperature fluctuations. - Incorrect. This statement again doesn't provide any information about the energy required.

A. None of the volunteers in the second half believed that the unusual experiences they reported were supernatural.
Irrelevant, this does not support conclusion as the second half were not expecting the theater to be haunted
B. All of the volunteers in the first half believed that the researchers’ statement that the theater was haunted was a lie.
Possible candidate, assumption is that first group would assume that it was actually haunted
C. Before being told about the theater, the volunteers within each group varied considerably in their prior beliefs about supernatural experiences.
Plausible but not relevant to conclusion
D. Each unusual experience reported by the volunteers had a cause that did not involve the supernatural.
Irrelevant
E. The researchers did not believe that the theater was haunted.
Irrelevant

The author concludes that the number of people who exceed the speed limit in County X must be higher than the number who exceed the speed limit in County Y on the grounds that the number of tickets issued in County X is higher. The author wrongly assumes that every ticket corresponds to a different individual. It is possible, for example, that a handful of people routinely exceed the speed limit and are thus responsible for a disproportionate share of the tickets issued in the county.

(A) Any difference in speed limits is irrelevant to the conclusion.

(B) The conclusion is about actual numbers, not percentages.

(C) CORRECT. This points out the author's unwarranted assumption that every ticket corresponds to a different individual.

(D) Whether the residents of County Y break other laws is irrelevant to this specific issue.

(E) Whether the residents of County X are aware that they are exceeding the speed limit is irrelevant to this specific issue.

(A) "collection and dissemination of statistics"
necessary for devising means to exercise control over the community members with the final aim to exercise control over the members

(B) "meticulous records"
records of members necessary for effective interpretation to assist in exercising control over them

(C) "elaborate attempts"
necessary..in order to gain requisite data pertaining to the members , in order to exercise control

(D) "concerned about"
not likely, as it will not assist in any manner to gain control over the members; hence disagree with this partcular phrase ie, the CORRECT answer

(E) "the conditions under which they live"
present living conditions will throw the opportunities to be exploited towards gaining control over the members

To retain teachers, school has started tuition credit program
Tuition credit programs --> helps teachers to earn masters degree at substantial savings
If the teacher leaves the district early then payment has to be done fully

A. A legally binding agreement will morally oblige most teachers to fulfill their side of the bargain. - Incorrect. Out of context.
B. The deterrent of having to reimburse the district fully will encourage teachers to remain in the employ of the district for at least five years. - Correct. The main objective of the program is to ensure that teachers stay in the public school system. The deterrent of paying the full money will ensure that the objective is realized.
C. The financial burden taken on by most teachers who finance postgraduate education themselves is less onerous than the negative effect of a five-year teaching commitment. - Incorrect. Opposite.
D. Most teachers who take part in the program will have to be persuaded to remain in the employ of the district through financial and other means. - Incorrect. Out of scope
E. The program will discourage teachers from pursuing advanced degrees. - Incorrect. Out of scope.

A. Whether the population of Cenopolis is expected to grow in the next several years. - Irrelevant
B. Whether demand for office space in Cenopolis is projected to increase in the near future.  - Correct
C. Whether the increased demand for hotel rooms, if met, is likely to lead to an increase in the demand for other travel-related services. - Out of scope
D. Whether demand for hotel rooms has also increased in other cities where Centennial owns office buildings. - Irrelevant
E. Whether, on average, hotels that have been created by converting office buildings have fewer guest rooms than do hotels that were built as hotels. - Out of scope

(A) The wages earned by Alaskans fell during the period in question at a rate faster than the rate at which the wages of other Americans fell.
This may or may not be the case. What if the wages remained constant, but the number of people kept on increasing.
(B) After inflation adjustments, no state among the nation’s top four in per capita income, other than Alaska, experienced an income decline during the period in question.
This is an additional fact, which has no support in the information provided to us
(C) The standard of living for Alaskans fell dramatically and consistently during the period in question.
The word dramatically and consistently pose a problem here. This option is too extreme
(D) The economic opportunity that drew many to Alaska during the period in question evaporated with that decade’s rampant inflation.
This comes close but just stops right before the finish line. Yes, a number of people came Alaska in search of economic opportunities. But nothing is said about what happened to them. The additional people might all have gone back.
(E) The increase in Alaska’s population during the period in question may have been largely due to the addition of non-income earning or below-average income earning members to the population.
This tells us that the number of earning members have decreased and the population has increased. This argument is supported by the information provided.

This question asks us to explain a counterintuitive result – why is it the case that the arrival of a new restaurant, Bob’s Bistro, somehow increased the number of meals served per day at the only other restaurant in town, Andrew’s Eatery? If the number of meals served in the town of Montrose were to stay constant, then the business at Andrew’s Eatery would certainly be reduced by the opening of Bob’s Bistro. In order to provide an explanation for the surprising increase, we must find a reason that either more people are coming to Montrose to eat than was the case last year or that the people in Montrose are eating out more frequently.
(A) The fact that Andrew’s Eatery is less expensive than Bob’s Bistro would not explain an increase in the number of meals served; it would only explain that perhaps some price-sensitive consumers in Montrose would continue to eat at Andrew’s Eatery.
(B) That Bob’s Bistro is closed on Sundays does not explain an increase in the number of meals served at Andrew’s Eatery on an everyday basis.
(C) Higher profit margins at Bob’s Bistro do not explain an increase in business at Andrew’s Eatery; they simply suggest that Andrew’s Eatery may provide a slightly better value for certain price-sensitive consumers.
(D) CORRECT. This statement explains that the number of diners in the town of Montrose as a whole has increased due to the opening of Bob’s Bistro, and also explains why the patronage at Andrew’s Eatery has increased. Bob’s Bistro has apparently brought in many out-of-towners to eat at Montrose, and many of these first-time diners, when turned away from Bob’s Bistro, arrive at Andrew’s Eatery as the only alternative in town.
(E) The fact that Andrew’s Eatery serves more meals on weekends than on weekdays relative to Bob’s Bistro does not explain the increase in business.

The first boldface portion cites a piece of evidence, a factual piece of information, used to support the author's conclusion that "those looking to reduce their contribution to carbon emissions should defer to local retail shopping," and the second is that author's conclusion. As the first is evidence and the second is conclusion, the two boldface portions align with one another, and they align with what the author has to say, answer choice (B) is the only viable answer choice by process of elimination, and accurately depicts the function of each role in boldface. Answer choice (A) can be eliminated on the basis that the first cannot be considered a "concession" - and actually aligns with the argument, and the second certainly isn't evidence. (E) also misidentifies fact vs. opinion, and cites the first boldface portion as a "claim." (C) and (D) both incorrectly cite the first boldface portion as "in conflict" with the author's perspective, (C) going so far as to state conflicting language between the first and second boldface portions that doesn't exist in the argument, and (D) implying that the second boldface conflicts with the authors perspective, despite the fact that the boldface portion is the author's conclusion. Thus, (B) is our only fitting answer choice.