List of practice Questions

Many small companies expand their client bases not so much by aggressive marketing as by networking and word of mouth.
Some students of literary criticism consider the theories of Blaine to be a huge advance in modern critical thinking and question the need to study the discounted theories of Rauthe and Wilson.
One of the possible results of the further depletion of the ozone in the atmosphere would be a sharp increase in the demand for sunscreens. Many of the ingredients in sunscreens are natural, and the demand for these products will require strict conservation laws. This will represent the victory for those who desire greater protection for the environment. Which one of the following best states the conclusion in the passage above?
The American division of the Acme running shoe company should begin marketing running shoes with double-thick soles. Acme's Swedish division is selling a large number of these items, and is enjoying its most profitable quarter ever. Which of the following is an assumption made by the author of the argument above?
Currently about 70 percent of all urban households recycle some portion of their garbage, 25 percent more than did ten years ago. This increase can be attributed, in part, to the fact that a larger portion of the population is now under the age of 47. Of the following, which can be most properly inferred from the passage above?
State colleges have lower tuitions than do private colleges because many of their operating costs are covered by federal and state funds. Which of the following inferences is best supported by the statement made above?
Many people feel that hard work deserves a reward. However, this is not true. Hard work should be its own reward, because such work intrinsically gives the worker satisfaction when it is performed satisfactorily. The author of the argument draws his or her conclusion by
Of the numerous decisions facing the Supreme Court this term, the question of an individual's right to die is for certain the more perplexing.
In response to losing a significant part of its market share to a competitor, the soft drink company has cut costs by withholding executive bonuses, changed their advertising agency, and have redesigned the company logo.
Now even directors of off- Broadway productions, desperate for actors who are talented, charismatic, and aspiring more to a solid career in the theater than to the lucrative rewards and stardom proffered by movie moguls and studios, are turning to independent casting directors for guidance in assembling their casts.
The Supreme Court can effectively rule on a case in two ways, either by deciding to hear the case and handling down its judgment, or rather to simplify refuse to hear the case at all.
The establishment of land trusts in New England has been praised not because of its restricting overdevelopment but because it allows the inheritance by future generations of the property.
In an effort to increase revenues, Sky Air recently partnered with several airlines to create a joint frequent-flier program. In the new program, miles earned on all partner airlines can be combined for reward tickets valid on any airline in the partnership. Sky Air's CEO cites a recent increase in the number of passengers on all the partner airlines as evidence that the new frequent-flier program is having the desired effect. Industry analysts doubt the CEO's claim. Which of the following, if true, best supports the analysts' positions?
Neither my mother nor my father, both of whom are English professors, agree with my contention that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is overrated.
A number of military personnel who served in Operation Desert Storm has encountered a series of unexplainable symptoms that were attributed to Gulf War syndrome.
Although Smith once championed the charity, he changed his mind after journalist linked its origin to a corrupt individual.
A swarm of desert honeybees, a phenomenon seen by few of the select scientists and entomologists, occur when a portion of the colony leave the current nest to find a new home.
During the State of the Union address every February the president announced the amount of the new programs the administration planned to create and the amounts of money it invested in each one.
For the past five years, US consumption of eggs has decreased. The National Egg Council plans to reverse this trend by launching an advertising campaign extolling the healthful benefits of eggs. Which one of the following, if true, will provide the strongest support for the National Egg Council's plan?
In an effort to reduce the amount of fat and the number of calories that they consume, many citizens of the United States are making significant changes in their diets. For them staying in shape and looking fit now take precedence over eating foods that are filling and that taste good. It is likely that if they maintain these new priorities with consistent regard for other health issues, the length and quality of their lives will increase significantly. Which one of the following is an assumption upon which the argument is based?
Singing in the Rain Umbrella Corp. plans to institute a marketing campaign in which it sells umbrellas at the exits of subway stations during rainy weather. The umbrellas will be sold at a price that is slightly higher than normal. The company thinks the sales of these higher - priced umbrellas will be greater than normal sales of umbrellas, because the purchasers of these umbrellas will be forced to buy them if they do not want to get wet. The author assumes which of the following about the purchasers of the umbrellas in predicting the sales of the umbrellas?
A leading cement manufacture has been having problems processing manufacturing and delivery records since it expanded its operations. To solve this problem it plans to install a new platform on its central computing system which will run its tracking program five times faster than the current system does. Which one of the following castes the most serious doubt on the manufacture's plan?
Critics insist that government regulation of business has made it more difficult for American businesses to operate profitably and has destroyed their ability to compete with foreign producers of consumer goods. This argument is not compelling. Government regulation of business was never as active in this nation as it was between the years 1975 and 1985, and in those years the average net worth of American family increased more than it had in any previous decade. The author's argument would be most seriously weakened if it were true that
A recession is not caused by any economic force other than nation wide loss of confidence. If the economy is perceived as being unstable, banks are conservative in lending money, investors take fewer risks and hence economic growth is slowed. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above.
In 1980, the Netherlands agreed to limit fishing in certain Atlantic Ocean beds, but in 1981, they terminated the agreement.