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8.4PracticeQuestions
Eachofthe criticalreasoning questionsisbasedonashortargument,asetofstatements,oraplanofaction.Foreachquestion,selectthebestanswerofthechoicesgiven.
1.Snowmakingmachinesworkbysprayingamistthatfreezesimmediatelyoncontactwithcoldair.Becausethesuddenfreezingkillsbacteria,QuickFreezeisplanningtomarketawastewaterpurificationsystemthatworksonthesameprinciple.Theprocessworksonlywhentemperaturesarecold,however,somunicipalitiesusingitwillstillneedtomaintainaconventionalsystem.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesthestrongestgroundsforapredictionthatmunicipalitieswillbuyQuickFreeze’spurificationsystemdespitetheneedtomaintainaconventionalpurificationsystemaswell?
(A)Bacteriaarenottheonlyimpuritiesthatmustberemovedfromwastewater.
(B)Manymunicipalitieshaveoldwastewaterpurificationsystemsthatneedtobereplaced.
(C)Conventionalwastewaterpurificationsystemshavenotbeenfullysuccessfulinkillingbacteriaatcoldtemperatures.
(D)Duringtimesofwarmweather,whenitisnotinuse,QuickFreeze’spurificationsystemrequiresrelativelylittlemaintenance.
(E)Placeswherethewintersarecoldrarelyhaveaproblemofwatershortage.
2.Homeownersaged40to50aremorelikelytopurchaseicecreamandaremorelikelytopurchaseitinlargeramountsthanaremembersofanyotherdemographicgroup.Thepopularbeliefthatteenagerseatmoreicecreamthanadultsmust,therefore,befalse.
Theargumentisflawedprimarilybecausetheauthor
(A)failstodistinguishbetweenpurchasingandconsuming
(B)doesnotsupplyinformationabouthomeownersinagegroupsotherthan40to50
(C)dependsonpopularbeliefratherthanondocumentedresearchfindings
(D)doesnotspecifythepreciseamountoficecreampurchasedbyanydemographicgroup
(E)discussesicecreamratherthanmorenutritiousandhealthfulfoods
3.Suncorp,anewcorporationwithlimitedfunds,hasbeenclearinglargesectionsofthetropicalAmazonforestforcattleranching.Thispracticecontinueseventhoughgreaterprofitscanbemadefromrubbertapping,whichdoesnotdestroytheforest,thanfromcattleranching,whichdoesdestroytheforest.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoexplainwhySuncorphasbeenpursuingthelessprofitableofthetwoeconomicactivitiesmentionedabove?
(A)ThesoiloftheAmazonforestisveryrichinnutrientsthatareimportantinthedevelopmentofgrazinglands.
(B)Cattle-ranchingoperationsthatarelocatedintropicalclimatesaremoreprofitablethancattle-ranchingoperationsthatarelocatedincold-weatherclimates.
(C)Incertaindistricts,profitsmadefromcattleranchingaremoreheavilytaxedthanprofitsmadefromanyotherindustry.
(D)SomeofthecattlethatareraisedonlandclearedintheAmazonarekilledbywildcats.
(E)Theamountofmoneyrequiredtobeginarubber-tappingoperationistwiceashighastheamountneededtobeginacattleranch.
4.Accordingtoapredictionofthenot-so-distantfuturepublishedin1940,electricitywouldrevolutionizeagriculture.Electrodeswouldbeinsertedintothesoil,andthecurrentbetweenthemwouldkillbugsandweedsandmakecropplantsstronger.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,moststronglyindicatesthatthelogicofthepredictionaboveisflawed?
(A)Inorderforfarmerstoavoidelectricshockwhileworkinginthefields,thecurrentcouldbeturnedoffatsuchtimeswithoutdiminishingtheintendedeffects.
(B)Iftheproposedplanforusingelectricitywereputintopractice,farmerswouldsaveonchemicalsnowbeingaddedtothesoil.
(C)Itcannotbetakenforgrantedthattheuseofelectricityisalwaysbeneficial.
(D)Sinceweedsareplants,electricitywouldaffectweedsinthesamewayasitwouldaffectcropplants.
(E)Becauseaplantingmachinewouldneedtoavoidcomingintocontactwiththeelectrodes,newpartsforplantingmachineswouldneedtobedesigned.
5.Acompanyisconsideringchangingitspolicyconcerningdailyworkinghours.Currently,thiscompanyrequiresallemployeestoarriveatworkat8a.m.Theproposedpolicywouldpermiteachemployeetodecidewhentoarrive—fromasearlyas6a.m.toaslateas11a.m.
Theadoptionofthispolicywouldbemostlikelytodecreaseemployees’productivityiftheemployees’jobfunctionsrequiredthemto
(A)workwithoutinterruptionfromotheremployees
(B)consultatleastonceadaywithemployeesfromothercompanies
(C)submittheirworkforasupervisor’seventualapproval
(D)interactfrequentlywitheachotherthroughouttheentireworkday
(E)undertakeprojectsthattakeseveraldaystocomplete
6.Parland’salligatorpopulationhasbeendeclininginrecentyears,primarilybecauseofhunting.AlligatorspreyheavilyonaspeciesoffreshwaterfishthatishighlyvaluedasfoodbyParlanders,whohadhopedthatthedeclineinthealligatorpopulationwouldleadtoanincreaseinthenumbersofthesefishavailableforhumanconsumption.Yetthepopulationofthisfishspecieshasalsodeclined,eventhoughtheannualnumbercaughtforhumanconsumptionhasnotincreased.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoexplainthedeclineinthepopulationofthefishspecies?
(A)Thedeclineinthealligatorpopulationhasmeantthatfisherscanworkinsomepartsoflakesandriversthatwereformerlytoodangerous.
(B)Overthelastfewyears,Parland’scommercialfishingenterpriseshaveincreasedthenumberoffishingboatstheyuse.
(C)Themainpredatorofthesefishisanotherspeciesoffishonwhichalligatorsalsoprey.
(D)ManyParlanderswhohuntalligatorsdosobecauseofthehighmarketpriceofalligatorskins,notbecauseofthethreatalligatorsposetothefishpopulation.
(E)InseveralneighboringcountriesthroughwhichParland’sriversalsoflow,alligatorsareatriskofextinctionasaresultofextensivehunting.
7.Theamountoftimeittakesformostofaworker’soccupationalknowledgeandskillstobecomeobsoletehasbeendecliningbecauseoftheintroductionofadvancedmanufacturingtechnology(AMT).GiventherateatwhichAMTiscurrentlybeingintroducedinmanufacturing,theaverageworker’soldskillsbecomeobsoleteandnewskillsarerequiredwithinaslittleasfiveyears.
Whichofthefollowingplans,iffeasible,wouldallowacompanytopreparemosteffectivelyfortherapidobsolescenceofskillsdescribedabove?
(A)Thecompanywilldevelopaprogramtoofferselectedemployeestheopportunitytoreceivetrainingsixyearsaftertheywereoriginallyhired.
(B)ThecompanywillincreaseitsinvestmentinAMTeveryyearforaperiodofatleastfiveyears.
(C)ThecompanywillperiodicallysurveyitsemployeestodeterminehowtheintroductionofAMThasaffectedthem.
(D)BeforetheintroductionofAMT,thecompanywillinstituteaneducationalprogramtoinformitsemployeesoftheprobableconsequencesoftheintroductionofAMT.
(E)Thecompanywillensurethatitcanofferitsemployeesanytrainingnecessaryformeetingtheirjobrequirements.
8.Invirtuallyanyindustry,technologicalimprovementsincreaselaborproductivity,whichistheoutputofgoodsandservicesperperson-hourworked.InParland’sindustries,laborproductivityissignificantlyhigherthanitisinVergia’sindustries.Clearly,therefore,Parland’sindustriesmust,onthewhole,befurtheradvancedtechnologicallythanVergia’sare.
Theargumentismostvulnerabletowhichofthefollowingcriticisms?
(A)Itoffersaconclusionthatisnomorethanaparaphraseofoneofthepiecesofinformationprovidedinitssupport.
(B)Itpresentsasevidenceinsupportofaclaiminformationthatisinconsistentwithotherevidencepresentedinsupportofthesameclaim.
(C)Ittakesonepossiblecauseofaconditiontobetheactualcauseofthatconditionwithoutconsideringanyotherpossiblecauses.
(D)Ittakesaconditiontobetheeffectofsomethingthathappenedonlyaftertheconditionalreadyexisted.
(E)Itmakesadistinctionthatpresupposesthetruthoftheconclusionthatistobeestablished.
9.Whilemanypeoplethinkofgeneticmanipulationoffoodcropsasbeingaimedatdevelopinglargerandlargerplantvarieties,someplantbreedershaveinfactconcentratedondiscoveringorproducingdwarfvarieties,whichareroughlyhalfastallasnormalvarieties.
Whichofthefollowingwould,iftrue,mosthelptoexplainthestrategyoftheplantbreedersreferredtoabove?
(A)Plantvarietiesusedasfoodbysomeareusedasornamentalsbyothers.
(B)Thewholesalepricesofagivencropdecreaseasthesupplyofitincreases.
(C)Cropsonceproducedexclusivelyforhumanconsumptionareoftennowusedforanimalfeed.
(D)Shortplantsarelessvulnerabletostrongwindandheavyrains.
(E)Nationswithlargeindustrialsectorstendtoconsumemoreprocessedgrains.
10.Traverton’scitycouncilwantstominimizethecity’saverageyearlyexpendituresonitstrafficsignallightsandsoisconsideringreplacingtheincandescentbulbscurrentlyinusewitharraysoflight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)astheincandescentbulbsburnout.Comparedtoincandescentbulbs,LEDarraysconsumesignificantlylessenergyandcostnomoretopurchase.Moreover,thecostsassociatedwiththeconversionofexistingfixturessoastoacceptLEDarrayswouldbeminimal.
WhichofthefollowingwoulditbemostusefultoknowindeterminingwhetherswitchingtoLEDarrayswouldbelikelytohelpminimizeTraverton’syearlymainten
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