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Directions :
Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
1.
At the baseball game, Henry was sitting in
seat 253. Marla was sitting to the right of
Henry in seat 254. In the seat to the left of
Henry was George. Inez was sitting to the left
of George. Which seat is Inez sitting in?
- A.251
- C.255
- B.254
- D.256
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| If George is sitting at Henry’s left, George’s seat is 252. The next seat to the left, then, is 251. |
2.
Nurse Kemp has worked more night shifts in
a row than Nurse Rogers, who has worked
five. Nurse Miller has worked fifteen night
shifts in a row, more than Nurses Kemp and
Rogers combined. Nurse Calvin has worked
eight night shifts in a row, less than Nurse
Kemp. How many night shifts in a row has
Nurse Kemp worked?
- A.eight
- C.ten
- B.nine
- D.eleven
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Nurse Kemp has worked more shifts in a row than Nurse Calvin; therefore, Kemp has worked more than eight shifts. The number of Kemp’s shifts plus the number of Rogers’s shifts (five) cannot equal fifteen or more, the number of Miller’s shifts. Therefore, Kemp has worked nine shifts in a row (5 + 9 = 14). |
3.
Danielle has been visiting friends in Ridgewood
for the past two weeks. She is leaving
tomorrow morning and her flight is very
early. Most of her friends live fairly close to
the airport. Madison lives ten miles away.
Frances lives five miles away, Samantha,
seven miles. Alexis is farther away than
Frances, but closer than Samantha. Approximately
how far away from the airport is
Alexis?
- A.nine miles
- C.eight miles
- B.seven miles
- D.six miles
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Alexis is farther away than Frances, who is five miles away, and closer than Samantha, who is seven miles away. |
4.
A four-person crew from Classic Colors is
painting Mr. Field’s house. Michael is painting
the front of the house. Ross is in the alley
behind the house painting the back. Jed is
painting the window frames on the north
side, Shawn is on the south. If Michael
switches places with Jed, and Jed then
switches places with Shawn, where is Shawn?
- A.in the alley behind the house
- C.in front of the house
- B.on the north side of the house
- D.on the south side of the house
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| After all the switches were made, Shawn is in front of the house. Ross is in the alley behind the house,Michael is on the north side, and Jed is on the south. |
5.
As they prepare for the state championships,
one gymnast must be moved from the Level 2
team to the Level 1 team. The coaches will
move the gymnast who has won the biggest
prize and who has the most experience. In
the last competition, Roberta won a bronze
medal and has competed seven times before.
Jamie has won a silver medal and has competed
fewer times than Roberta. Beth has
won a higher medal than Jamie and has competed
more times than Roberta. Michele has
won a bronze medal, and it is her third time
competing. Who will be moved to the Level 1
team?
- A.Roberta
- C.Michele
- B.Beth
- D.Jamie
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Beth won the biggest prize, described as a higher medal than Jamie’s, which we’ve been told was a silver medal. Roberta and Michele both won bronze medals, which are lower ranking medals than silver. Beth is also described as having competed more times than Roberta— who has competed seven times. Jamie is described as having competed fewer times than Roberta, and Michele has competed three times. Therefore, Beth has competed more times than the others and has won the biggest prize to date. |
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