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Readthefollowingquotes.Matchthequotesontheleftwiththepeopleontheright.Pleasenotetherearetwoextraoptionsyoudonotneedtouse.
_____1.Givemealeverlongenoughandafulcrumonwhich
toplaceit,andIshallmovetheworld.
A.JohnLocke
_____2.Moralityisnotthedoctrineof
howwemaymake
B.Archimedes
ourselveshappy,buthowwemaymakeourselvesworthyof
C.Aristotle
happiness.
D.ImmanuelKant
_____3.Youcan'
tconnectthedotslookingforward;
youcan
onlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.SoyouhavetotrustE.SteveJobsthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.
Questions4(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Toensurethehighstandardsoffacilitiesweneedtobuildnewwards,
laboratoriesandconsultingrooms.Inshort,weneedyourhelpnow.Completethe
coupontodayandrestassuredthatyourdonationisgoingtothebestpossiblecause.
4.Whereisthepieceoftexttakenfrom?
A.anadvertisement
B.aninstructionbooklet
C.astory
D.anewspaper
Questions5(Suggestedcompletiontime:
Fewcornersoftheworldremainuntaintedbyintrepidtourists,andtheirimpactisoftendevastating.Toofrequentlytheytrampleheedlesslyonfragileenvironments,displacingwildlifeandlocalpopulationsintheirinsatiablequestforunexploredlocations.
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?
A.Thefutureoftourism
B.Theroleoftourism
C.Thepriceoftourism
D.Thebenefitsoftourism
Questions6(Suggestedcompletiontime:
Buyingandsellinganythingisyourfortenow.Ifyouvisitajumbleorcar-bootsaleorthelike,aromanticencounterismorethanprobable!
Newslinkedtothefamilyisbrilliant!
6.Whattypeoftextisthis?
A.Apersonaladvertisement.
B.Apersonalhoroscope.
C.Afriend’sletterofadvice.
D.Awrittenwarning.
Questions7(Suggestedcompletiontime:
Withourtravelagency,theholidayyoubookistheholidayyouget.Ifyou
arriveandfindwe’vefailedtoliveuptoourpromises,letusknowwhattheproblemiswithinonedayofyourarrival.Weend24’hoursllspdoingeverythingpossibletosorttheproblemout.Intheunlikelyeventthatwecan’resolvetyourproblemandmakeyouhappywithin24hours,we’llflyyouhomeandgiveyourmoneyback.
7.Thetextcouldbestbedescribedas__________.
A.acommitment
B.anappeal
C.awarning
D.avow
Questions8(Suggestedcompletiontime:
Thenewdigitalcamerasaregreatfunandveryeasytouse.Theyletyoureview
yourpicturesthemomentyoutakethem,soyoucanreshoot-rightawayifyou’renotsatisfied.Butremember,adigitalcameraisjustacomputerXXXX.It’notsareplacementforyourordinarycamera.
8.Whatisthemeaningofthemissingword(XXXX)inthetext?
A.“somethingthatispoorquality
”
B.“anitemthatisnotessential,somethingextra
C.“somethingexpensivebutgoodvalueformoney
D.“afashionwhichalwaysremainspopular
Questions9(Suggestedcompletiontime:
Shehadgonealone,butthechildrenweretogotothestationtomeether.Andlovingthestationastheydid,itwasonlynaturalthattheyshouldbethereagoodhourbeforetherewasanychanceofMother’strainarriving,evenifthetrainwerepunctual,whichwasmostunlikely.
9.Whatcanyousayabouttheirmother’strain?
A.Itwouldprobablybeearly.
B.Itwouldprobablybeontime.
C.Itwouldprobablybelate.
D.Ithadbeencancelled.
Question10(Suggestedcompletiontime:
Thebarchartshowsthenumberandproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregions,from1990?
1992to2014?
2016.Answerthequestionaccordingtotheinformationinthechart.
Source:
TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDG)Report2015
10.ChoosetheINCORRECTdescriptionaboutthechart.
A.Currentestimatessuggestthatnearlyoneinnineindividualsdonothaveenoughtoeatbetween2014and2016.
B.Projectionsindicatethatthe2015MDGtargetisnearlyreached,with12.9percentofundernourishedpopulation.
C.Thesituationnoticeablyimprovedduringtheyears1995-1999,butwentdowninthefirstfiveyearsofthenewmillennium.
D.Theproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregionshasfallen
byalmosthalfsince1990.
PartIIReadandReason
InPartII,youwillreadshorttextsondifferentsubjects.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonlogicalinferenceandreasoning.(Timeallowed:
38minutes)
Question11-12(Suggestedcompletiontime:
10minutes)
Readthedefinitionsoftwotypesoflogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothedefinitions.
PoisoningtheWell
Poisoningthewellisarhetoricaltechniqueandlogicalfallacywhereadverseinformationaboutatargetispreemptivelypresentedtoanaudience,withtheintentionofdiscreditingorridiculingeverythingthatthetargetpersonisabouttosay.Itusestheassociationofnegativeemotionstodistractasubjectfromactualevidenceinanargument.
11.Whichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofpoisoningthewell?
A.That’smystanceonfundingtheucationedsystem,andanyonewhodisagreeswithmehateschildren.
B.Youaresoweird.Thatmeans—weareprettymuchsure—thatyourwholefamilyisweird,too.
C.GodexistsbecausetheBiblesaysso.TheBibleisinspired.Therefore,weknowthatGodexists.
D.Idon’tcarewhatyousay.Wedon’tneedanymorebookshelves.Aslongasthe
carpetisclean,wearefine.
FalseDilemma
Afalsedilemmaariseswhenweallowourselvestobeconvincedthatwehavetochoosebetweentwoandonlytwomutuallyexclusiveoptions,whenthatisuntrue.Generally,whenthisrhetoricalstrategyisused,oneoftheoptionsisunacceptableandrepulsive,whiletheotheristheonethemanipulatorwantsustochoose.Whoeversuccumbstothistraphasthus
madeachoicethatisforced,andassuch,oflittlevalue.
12.Whichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofafalsedilemma?
A.Smokingisharmfultohealth,soyouaresupposedtoquitsmoking.
B.Ifthegovernmentdoesn’treducepublicspending,oureconomylapsewill.col
C.Youmayaswellavoidovereating,orelseyoumightbeobeseinnotime.
D.Youaretheworstoftheclassmates;
therefore,whatyousayisincredible.
Questions13(Suggestedcompletiontime:
4minutes)
Readthepassageaboutsyllogism.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofsyllogism.
Syllogismisakindoflogicalargumentthatappliesdeductivereasoningtoarriveataconclusionbasedontwoormorepropositionsthatareassertedorassumedtobetrue.
Itisperhapstoday’smostcommonlyacceptedformoflogicalreasoninginaptitudetests.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofsyllogismsiselucidatedinafrequentlyusedexample:
Premise1:
Allmenaremortal.
Premise2:
Socratesisaman.
Conclusion:
Socratesismortal.
NowpracticesyllogismsforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedon
logicalreasoninganddoesn’tnecessarilyrepresentthe.“truth”
always
13.Valid();
Invalid()
Allhumanactionisconditionedbycircumstances.
Allhumanactioninvolvesmorality.
Allthatinvolvesmoralityisconditionedbycircumstances.
Questions14(Suggestedcompletiontime:
Readthepassageaboutcontraposition.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofcontraposition.
Inlogic,contrapositionisalawthatsaysthataconditionalstatementislogicallyequivalenttoitscontrapositive.Thecontrapositiveofthestatementhasitsantecedentandconsequentinvertedandflipped.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofcontrapositioniselucidatedinthefollowingexample:
Ifitisraining,thentherearecloudsinthesky.
Therearenocloudsinthesky.
Itisnotraining.
NowpracticecontrapositionforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedon
logicalreasoninganddoesn’tnecessarilyrepresentthe“truth”always.
14.Valid();
IfheisnotanAmerican,heisnotfromTexas.
HeisfromTexas.
HeisanAmerican.
Questions15-17(Suggestedcompletiontime:
6minutes)
Readthetextaboutasciencediscovery.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothetext.
ManipulatingMemory
Memoryisnotoriouslymalleable.Ourrecollectionsfadeandtakeonnewmeanings;
sometimeswerememberthingsthatneverevenhappened.But15.
Recently,however,scientistshavestartedtograspandtinkerwithmemory
basis.Lastyear,inworkevocativeoffilmssuchasEternalSunshineoftheSpotless
MindandInception,researchersdiscoveredways