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Sample Test Questions
1. Suppose that all gem stones were made of roam rubber. Which of the following completions would then
be correct for the analogy below?
WOOD: HARD :: DIAMOND:
a. valuable b. soft c. brittle d. hardest
2. Janet, Barbara, and Elaine are a housewife, lawyer, and physicist, although not necessarily in that
order. Janet lives next door to the housewife. Barbara is the physicist’s best friend. Elaine once
wanted to be a lawyer, but decided against it. Janet has seen Barbara within the last two days, but has
not seen the physicist.
Janet, Barbara, and Elaine are, in that order, the
A. housewife, physicist, lawyer
B. physicist, lawyer, housewife
C. physicist, housewife, lawyer
D. lawyer, housewife, physicist
3. Josh and Sandy were discussing the Read and the Blues, two baseball teams. Sandy asked Josh why
he thought the Reads had a better chance of winning the pennant this year than did the Blues. Josh
replied, “If every man on the Red team is better than every man on the Blue team, then the Reads must
be the better team.”
Josh is assuming that
A. inferences that apply to each part of a whole apply as well to the whole, and this assumption is true
B. inferences that apply to each part of a whole apply as well to the whole, and this assumption is false
C. inferences that apply to a whole apply as well to each part, and this assumption is true
D. inferences that apply to a whole apply as well to each part, and this assumption is false
4. The advertisement for the Sweet Life Savings Bank reads, “We guarantee the highest possible interest
rates on all savings accounts.” Professor Economos looked at the ad and immediately switched his
money from the Drysdale Savings Bank to Sweet Life.
Assuming the Sweet Life Savings bank advertisement was honest, Professor Economos could...