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Part 1 of 6 - 0.0 Points

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Part 2 of 6 - critical reasoning 5.0 Points

Question 1 of 25 1.0 Points

After the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour was imposed in 1974, the

number of deaths per mile driven on a highway fell abruptly as a result. ince then,

however, the average speed of vehicles on highways has risen, but the number of

deaths per mile driven on a highway has continued to fall. !hich of the following

conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above"

A. !e s"ee# limit alone is "ro$a$l% not res"onsi$le for t!e continue#

re#uction in !ig!&a% #eat!s in t!e %ears after 1'().

*. Peo"le !a+e $een #ri+ing less since 1'().

,. ri+er-e#ucation courses !a+e $een more effecti+e since 1'() in teac!ing

#ri+ers to #ri+e safel%.. n recent %ears !ig!&a% "atrols !a+e $een less effecti+e in catc!ing #ri+ers

&!o s"ee#.

E. !e c!ange in t!e s"ee# limit cannot $e res"onsi$le for t!e a$ru"t #ecline in!ig!&a% #eat!s in 1'().

Answer #ey$ A


%hroughout the 195&'s, there were increases in the numbers of dead birds found

in agricultural areas after pesticide sprayings. (esticide manufacturers claimed that

the publicity given to bird deaths stimulated volunteers to loo) for dead birds, and

that the increase in numbers reported was attributable to the increase in the number

of people loo)ing. !hich of the following statements, if true, would help to refute the

claim of the pesticide manufacturers"

A. !e "u$licit% gi+en to $ir# #eat!s &as largel% regional an# ne+er reac!e#

national "ro"ortions.

*. Pestici#e s"ra%ings &ere time# to coinci#e &it! +arious "!ases of t!e life

c%cles of t!e insects t!e% #estro%e#.,. No "ro+ision &as ma#e to ensure t!at a #ea# $ir# &oul# not $e re"orte# $%

more t!an one o$ser+er.

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. nitial increases in $ir# #eat!s !a# $een notice# $% agricultural &or/ers long

$efore an% "u$licit% !a# $een gi+en to t!e matter.

E. ea# $ir#s of t!e same s"ecies as t!ose foun# in agricultural areas !a# $eenfoun# along coastal areas &!ere no farming too/ "lace.

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Question of 25 1.0 Points

+r. (rimm$ f hospitals were private enterprises, dependent on profits for their

survival, there would be no teaching hospitals, because of the intrinsically high cost

of running such hospitals. +s. a)ai$ disagree. %he medical challenges provided

by teaching hospitals attract the very best physicians. %his, in turn, enables those

hospitals to concentrate on nonroutine cases. !hich of the following, if true, would

most strengthen +s. a)ai's attempt to refute +r. (rimm's claim"

A. octors at teac!ing !os"itals comman# !ig! salaries.

*. o"!isticate# nonroutine me#ical care comman#s a !ig! "rice.

,. Existing teac!ing !os"itals #eri+e some re+enue from "u$lic su$si#ies.

. !e "atient mortalit% rate at teac!ing !os"itals is !ig!.

E. !e mo#ern tren# among "!%sicians is to $ecome !ig!l% s"eciali3e#.

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Question ) of 25 1.0 Points/ar) +anufacturing 0ompany initiated a voluntary uality 0ircles program for

machine operators. ndependent surveys of employee attitudes indicated that the

machine operators participating in the program were less satisfied with their wor)

situations after two years of the program's e2istence than they were at the program's

start. 3bviously, any wor)ers who participate in a uality 0ircles program will, as a

result, become less satisfied with their obs. ach of the following, if true, would

wea)en the conclusion drawn above 60(%$

A. !e secon# sur+e% occurre# #uring a "erio# of recession &!en rumors of

cut$ac/s an# la%offs at Lar/ 4anufacturing &ere "lentiful .

*. !e sur+e%s also s!o&e# t!at t!ose Lar/ mac!ine o"erators &!o neit!er "artici"ate# in Qualit% ,ircles nor /ne& an%one &!o #i# so re"orte# t!e same

#egree of lessene# satisfaction &it! t!eir &or/ situations as #i# t!e Lar/

mac!ine o"erators &!o "artici"ate# in Qualit% ,ircles.,. !ile "artici"ating in Qualit% ,ircles at Lar/ 4anufacturing mac!ine

o"erators ex!i$ite# t&o of t!e "rimar% in#icators of im"ro+e# o$ satisfaction7

increase# "ro#ucti+it% an# #ecrease# a$senteeism.



. e+eral &or/ers at Lar/ 4anufacturing &!o !a# "artici"ate# in Qualit%

,ircles &!ile em"lo%e# at ot!er com"anies re"orte# t!at &!ile "artici"ating in

Qualit% ,ircles in t!eir "re+ious com"anies t!eir &or/ satisfaction !a#increase#.

E. !e mac!ine o"erators &!o "artici"ate# in Qualit% ,ircles re"orte# t!at

&!en t!e "rogram starte# t!e% felt t!at "artici"ation mig!t im"ro+e t!eir &or/situations.

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eviewing historical data, medical researchers in 0alifornia found that counties

with the largest number of television sets per capita have had the lowest incidence of

a serious brain disease, mos8uito-borne encephalitis. %he researchers have

concluded that people in these counties stay indoors more and thus avoid e2posure

to the disease. %he researchers' conclusion would be most strengthened if which ofthe following were true"

A. Programs #esigne# to control t!e si3e of #isease-$earing mos8uito

"o"ulations !a+e not affecte# t!e inci#ence of mos8uito- $orne ence"!alitis.

*. !e occu"ations of count% resi#ents affect t!eir ris/ of ex"osure tomos8uito-$orne ence"!alitis more t!an #oes tele+ision-&atc!ing.

,. !e inci#ence of mos8uito-$orne ence"!alitis in counties &it! t!e largest

num$er of tele+ision sets "er ca"ita is li/el% to #ecrease e+en furt!er.. !e more time "eo"le in a count% s"en# out#oors t!e greater t!eir

a&areness of t!e #angers of mos8uito-$orne ence"!alitis.

E. !e more tele+ision sets t!ere are "er ca"ita in a count% t!e more time t!ea+erage count% resi#ent s"en#s &atc!ing tele+ision.

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Part of 6 - s%llogisms 5.0 Points


#evin 3verland is a smooth s)ater. ome smooth s)aters slip and slide.

A. 9e+in O+erlan# is sli" an# sli#e.

*. li" an# sli#e is 9e+in O+erlan#

,. ome 9e+in O+erlan# is sli" an# sli#e.

. NO ,ON,L:ON



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Question ( of 25 1.0 Points

o 3lympic flags are purple and gold. ome s)ating costumes are purple and

gold.

A. ome s/ating costumes are not Ol%m"ic flags.

*. ome s/ating costumes are Ol%m"ic flags.

,. All s/ating costumes are not Ol%m"ic flags.

. NO ,ON,L:ON

Answer #ey$ A

Question ; of 25 1.0 Points

ome umo wrestlers shout , "where"s the beef"" o umo wrestlers should weartutus.

A. ome &!o s!out <&!ere<s t!e $eef< s!oul# &ear tutus.

*. ome &!o s!out <&!ere<s t!e $eef< s!oul# not &ear tutus s!out <&!ere<s

t!e $eef<<

,. ome umo &restlers &!o &ear tutus s!oul# not

. NO ,ON,L:ON

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Question ' of 25 1.0 Points

o waves are silent. ome evenings are silent.

A. ome e+enings are &a+es.

*. ome e+enings are not &a+es.

,. No e+enings are &a+es.

. NO ,ON,L:ON

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ome watermelons are uicy. o watermelons are purple.



A. ome uic% t!ings are "ur"le.

*. ome uic% t!ings are not "ur"le.

,. All uic% t!ings are not "ur"le.

. NO ,ON,L:ON

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Part ) of 6 - logical or#ering of sentences .0 Points


a: will show you the roomy wor)shop of +r. ;ohn er)ley, carpenter and

builder in the village of <ayslope b: the afternoon sun was warm on the five

wor)men there busy upon door and window frames c: it appeared on the 1=thof

;une 1799 d: with a single drop of in) for a mirror, the gyptian sorcerer

underta)es to reveal to any chance comer far-reaching visions of the past e: this iswhat underta)e to do for you the reader with this drop of in) at the end of my pen

A. $cae#

*. #ea$c

,. #eac$

. none of t!ese

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p: colleges and universities 8: the students of our r: is designed for s: the

present wor)

A. 8rs"

*. "sr8

,. sr8"

. "8rs

Answer #ey$ 0


e: but to represent him as a man of stainless virtue is to ma)e him ridiculous

f:our feeling towards <astings is not e2actly that of the <ouse of 0ommons g:



which impeached him in 17=7 h: he had great 8ualities, and he rendered great

services to the tate

A. gfe!

*. fg!e

,. !efg

. fe!g

E. gef!

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Part 5 of 6 - s"otting errors ).0 Points

Question 1) of 25 1.0 Points

everal of her friends a: rang up eha b: to congratulate her for her success c:in the 0ivil ervice 2amination d:. o error e:.

A. a

*. $

,. c

. #

E. e

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%he heinous incidents that a: happened today in #ashmir b: barely a )ilometer

away from an army camp c: has shoc)ed the conscience of the world d:. o error

e:.

A. a

*. $

,. c

. #

E. e



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%he young man got out of his car a:, wal)ed into a restaurant b:, sat in a corner

c: and ordered for two cups of coffee d:. o error e:.

A. a

*. $

,. c

. #

E. e

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Question 1( of 25 1.0 Points%he eminent scientist a: who presided at the function b: narrated the harrowing

e2periences he had c: at the beginning of his career d:. o error e:.

A. a

*. $

,. c

. #

E. e

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Part 6 of 6 - rea#ing com"re!ension ;.0 Points

Question 1; of 25 1.0 Points

ernard ailyn has recently reinterpreted the early history of the >nited tates

by applying new social research findings on the e2periences of uropean migrants.

n his reinterpretation, migration becomes the 5: organi?ing principle for rewriting

the history of preindustrial orth America. <is approach rests on four separate

propositions. %he first of these asserts that residents of early modern nglandmoved regularly about their coun1&: tryside@ migrating to the ew !orld was

simply a natural spillover. Although at first the colonies held little positive

attraction for the nglish---they would rather have stayed home-by the eighteenth

century people increasingly migrated to America because they 15: regarded it as

the land of opportunity. econdly, ailyn holds that, contrary to the notion that used

to flourish in America history te2tboo)s, there was never a typical ew !orld

community. Bor e2ample, the economic and demographic character of early ew



ngland towns C&: varied considerably. ailyn's third proposition suggests two

general patterns prevailing among the many thousands of migrants$ one group came

as indentured servants, another came to ac8uire land. urprisingly, ailyn C5:

suggests that those who recruited indentured servants were the driving forces of

transatlantic migration. %hese colonial entrepreneurs helped determine the social

character of people who came to preindustrial orth America. At first, thousandsof uns)illed laborers were recruited@ D&: by the 17D&'s, however, American

employers demanded s)illed artisans. Binally, ailyn argues that the colonies were a

half-civili?ed hinterland of the uropean culture system. <e is undoubtedly correct

to insist that the colonies were D5: part of an Anglo-American empire. ut to divide

the empire into nglish core and colonial periphery, as ailyn does, devalues the

achievements of colonial culture. t is true, as ailyn claims, that high culture in the

colonies never matched that in ngland. ut what 4&: of seventeenth-century ew

ngland, where the settlers created effective laws, built a distinguished university,

and published boo)s" ailyn might respond that ew ngland was e2ceptional.

<owever, the ideas and institutions developed by ew ngland (uritans had power-

45: ful effects on orth American culture. Although ailyn goes on to apply hisapproach to some thousands of indentured servants who migrated ust prior to the

revolution, he fails to lin) their e2perience with the political development of the

>nited tates. 5&: vidence presented in his wor) suggests how we might ma)e

such a connection. %hese indentured servants were treated as slaves for the period

during which they had sold their time to American employers. t is not surprising

that as soon as they served their time they passed up 55: good wages in the cities

and headed west to ensure their personal independence by ac8uiring land. %hus, it is

in the west that a peculiarly American political culture began, among colonists who

were suspicious of authority and intensely antiaristocratic. t can be inferred from

the passage that American history te2tboo)s used to assert that

A. man% migrants to colonial Nort! America &ere not successful financiall%

*. more migrants came to America out of religious or "olitical con+iction t!at

came in t!e !o"e of ac8uiring lan#

,. Ne& Englan# communities &ere muc! ali/e in terms of t!eir economics an##emogra"!ics

. man% migrants to colonial Nort! America faile# to maintain ties &it! t!eir

Euro"ean relations

E. t!e le+el of literac% in Ne& Englan# communities &as +er% !ig!

Answer #ey$ 0

Question 1' of 25 1.0 Points







propositions. %he first of these asserts that residents of early modern ngland

moved regularly about their coun1&: tryside@ migrating to the ew !orld was



century people increasingly migrated to America because they 15: regarded it as the

land of opportunity. econdly, ailyn holds that, contrary to the notion that used toflourish in America history te2tboo)s, there was never a typical ew !orld







character of people who came to preindustrial orth America. At first, thousands

of uns)illed laborers were recruited@ D&: by the 17D&'s, however, American


half-civili?ed hinterland of the uropean culture system. <e is undoubtedly correctto insist that the colonies were D5: part of an Anglo-American empire. ut to divide







45: ful effects on orth American culture. Although ailyn goes on to apply his

approach to some thousands of indentured servants who migrated ust prior to the








were suspicious of authority and intensely antiaristocratic. !hich of the following

best summari?es the author's evaluation of ailyn's fourth proposition"

A. t is totall% im"lausi$le.

*. t is "artiall% correct.

,. t is !ig!l% a#mira$le.

. t is contro+ersial t!oug! "ersuasi+e.

E. t is intriguing t!oug! unsu$stantiate#.



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the history of preindustrial orth America. <is approach rests on four separatepropositions. %he first of these asserts that residents of early modern ngland





land of opportunity. econdly, ailyn holds that, contrary to the notion that used to

flourish in America history te2tboo)s, there was never a typical ew !orld




as indentured servants, another came to ac8uire land. urprisingly, ailyn C5:suggests that those who recruited indentured servants were the driving forces of










ngland, where the settlers created effective laws, built a distinguished university,and published boo)s" ailyn might respond that ew ngland was e2ceptional.










in the west that a peculiarly American political culture began, among colonists whowere suspicious of authority and intensely antiaristocratic. According to the passage,

which of the following is true of nglish migrants to the colonies during the

eighteenth century"

A. 4ost of t!em &ere farmers rat!er t!an tra#es "eo"le or artisans.

*. 4ost of t!em came $ecause t!e% &ere una$le to fin# &or/ in Englan#.



,. !e% #iffere# from ot!er Englis! "eo"le in t!at t!e% &ere &illing to tra+el.

. !e% ex"ecte# t!at t!e colonies &oul# offer t!em increase# o""ortunit%.

E. !e% &ere generall% not as e#ucate# as t!e "eo"le &!o remaine# in

Englan#.

Answer #ey$ *








simply a natural spillover. Although at first the colonies held little positiveattraction for the nglish---they would rather have stayed home-by the eighteenth
































were suspicious of authority and intensely antiaristocratic. !hich of the following

statements about migrants to colonial orth America is supported by information in

the passage"

A. A larger "ercentage of migrants to colonial Nort! America came as in#enture#

ser+ants t!an as free agents intereste# in ac8uiring lan#.*. 4igrants &!o came to t!e colonies as in#enture# ser+ants &ere more

successful at ma/ing a li+eli!oo# t!an &ere farmers an# artisans.

,. 4igrants to colonial Nort! America &ere more successful at ac8uiring t!eir

o&n lan# #uring t!e eig!teent! centur% t!an #uring t!e se+en-tent! centur%.. *% t!e 1(0=s migrants alrea#% s/ille# in a tra#e &ere in more #eman# $%

American em"lo%ers t!an &ere uns/ille# la$orers.

E. A significant "ercentage of migrants &!o came to t!e colonies to ac8uire lan#&ere force# to &or/ as fiel# !an#s for "ros"erous American farmers.

Answer #ey$ A










century people increasingly migrated to America because they 15: regarded it as theland of opportunity. econdly, ailyn holds that, contrary to the notion that used to










employers demanded s)illed artisans. Binally, ailyn argues that the colonies were ahalf-civili?ed hinterland of the uropean culture system. <e is undoubtedly correct














such a connection. %hese indentured servants were treated as slaves for the periodduring which they had sold their time to American employers. t is not surprising




were suspicious of authority and intensely antiaristocratic. %he author of the passage

states that ailyn failed to

A. gi+e sufficient em"!asis to t!e cultural an# "olitical inter#e"en#ence of t!e

colonies an# Englan#

*. #escri$e carefull% !o& migrants of #ifferent et!nic $ac/groun#s "reser+e#

t!eir culture in t!e :nite# tates,. ta/e a#+antage of social researc! on t!e ex"eriences of colonists &!o migrate#

to colonial Nort! America s"ecificall% to ac8uire lan#

. relate t!e ex"erience of t!e migrants to t!e "olitical +alues t!at e+entuall%s!a"e# t!e c!aracter of t!e :nite# tates

E. in+estigate t!e li+es of Euro"eans $efore t!e% came to colonial Nort! America

to #etermine more a#e8uatel% t!eir moti+ations for migrating

Answer #ey$ *

Question 2 of 25 1.0 Pointsernard ailyn has recently reinterpreted the early history of the >nited tates










flourish in America history te2tboo)s, there was never a typical ew !orldcommunity. Bor e2ample, the economic and demographic character of early ew














achievements of colonial culture. t is true, as ailyn claims, that high culture in thecolonies never matched that in ngland. ut what 4&: of seventeenth-century ew










that as soon as they served their time they passed up 55: good wages in the citiesand headed west to ensure their personal independence by ac8uiring land. %hus, it is


were suspicious of authority and intensely antiaristocratic. According to the passage,

ailyn and the author agree on which of the following statements about the culture

of colonial ew ngland"

A. >ig! culture in Ne& Englan# ne+er e8uale# t!e !ig! culture of Englan#.

*. !e cultural ac!ie+ements of colonial Ne& Englan# !a+e generall% $eenunrecogni3e# $% !istorians.

,. !e colonists imitate# t!e !ig! culture of Englan# an# #i# not #e+elo" a

culture t!at &as uni8uel% t!eir o&n.. !e sout!ern colonies &ere greatl% influence# $% t!e !ig! culture of Ne&Englan#.

E. Ne& Englan# communities &ere a$le to create la&s an# $uil# a uni+ersit% $ut

una$le to create an%t!ing inno+ati+e in t!e arts.

Answer #ey$ A

Question 2) of 25 1.0 Points


by applying new social research findings on the e2periences of uropean migrants.n his reinterpretation, migration becomes the 5: organi?ing principle for rewriting














as indentured servants, another came to ac8uire land. urprisingly, ailyn C5:suggests that those who recruited indentured servants were the driving forces of










ngland, where the settlers created effective laws, built a distinguished university,and published boo)s" ailyn might respond that ew ngland was e2ceptional.












would be most li)ely to agree with which of the following statements about ailyn's

wor)"

A. *ail%n un#erestimates t!e effects of Puritan t!oug!t on Nort! American

culture

*. *ail%n o+erem"!asi3es t!e economic #e"en#ence of t!e colonies on ?reat

*ritain.,. *ail%n=s #escri"tion of t!e colonies as "art of an Anglo-American em"ire is

mislea#ing an# incorrect.

. *ail%n faile# to test !is "ro"ositions on a s"ecific grou" of migrants tocolonial Nort! America.

E. *ail%n o+erem"!asi3es t!e ex"eriences of migrants to t!e Ne& Englan#

colonies an# neglects t!e sout!ern an# t!e &estern "arts of t!e Ne& orl#.

Answer #ey$ A









moved regularly about their coun1&: tryside@ migrating to the ew !orld wassimply a natural spillover. Although at first the colonies held little positive










transatlantic migration. %hese colonial entrepreneurs helped determine the socialchar- acter of people who came to preindustrial orth America. At first, thousands










<owever, the ideas and institutions developed by ew ngland (uritans had power-45: ful effects on orth American culture. Although ailyn goes on to apply his










is primarily concerned with

A. com"aring se+eral current inter"retations of earl% American !istor%

*. suggesting t!at ne& social researc! on migration s!oul# lea# to re+isions incurrent inter"retations of earl% American !istor%

,. "ro+i#ing t!e t!eoretical frame&or/ t!at is use# $% most !istorians in

un#erstan#ing earl% American !istor%



. refuting an argument a$out earl% American !istor% t!at !as $een "ro"ose# $%

social !istorians

E. #iscussing a reinter"retation of earl% American !istor% t!at is $ase# on ne&social researc! on migration

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