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Directions :
Read each definition and all four choices carefully, and find the answer that provides the best example of the given definition.
11.
People speculate when they consider a situation
and assume something to be true based
on inconclusive evidence. Which situation
below is the best example of Speculation?
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A.Francine decides that it would be appropriate to wear jeans to her new office on Friday after reading about "Casual Fridays" in her employee handbook.
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B.Mary spends thirty minutes sitting in traffic and wishes that she took the train instead of driving.
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C.After consulting several guidebooks and her travel agent, Jennifer feels confident that the hotel she has chosen is first-rate.
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D.When Emily opens the door in tears, Theo guesses that she’s had a death in her family.
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| This is the only situation in which someone makes an assumption that is not based on conclusive evidence. Choices a and c reflect situations in which assumptions are made based on evidence. In choice b, Mary is not assuming anything to be true. She is simply wishing that she’d made a different decision. |
12.
Establishing a Power of Attorney occurs
when a legal document is created that gives
one individual the authority to act for
another. Which situation below is the best
example of Establishing a Power of Attorney?
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A.Louise is selling her house and she hires a lawyer to review the contract.
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B.Simone’s mother can no longer get to the bank to cash her checks and make deposits, so she has taken legal steps to enable Simone to do these things for her.
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C.Jack’s father is elderly and Jack thinks he is no longer able to make decisions for himself.
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D.At her daughter’s urging,Mrs. Lenox opens up a retirement account with the local bank.
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Simone’s mother has taken legal steps to allow another person to act on her behalf. Therefore, this is the only choice that indicates that a power of attorney has been established. |
13.
Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a
tenant does something prohibited by the
legally binding document that he or she has
signed with a landlord. Which situation
below is the best example of Violating an
Apartment Lease?
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A.Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not interested in renewing his lease when it expires next month.
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B.Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months ago.
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C.Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has agreed to rent for two years.
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D.Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She calls her attorney to ask for advice.
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Valerie signed a legally binding document that requires her to pay a monthly rent for her apartment and she has failed to do this for the last three months. Therefore, she has violated her apartment lease. |
14.
Posthumous Publication occurs when a
book is published after the author’s death.
Which situation below is the best example of
Posthumous Publication?
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A.Richard’s illness took his life before he was able to enjoy the amazing early reviews of his novel.
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B.Melissa’s publisher cancels her book contract after she fails to deliver the manuscript on time.
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C.Clarence never thought he’d live to see the third book in his trilogy published.
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D.Elizabeth is honored with a prestigious literary award for her writing career and her daughter accepts the award on behalf of her deceased mother.
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Although choice d also mentions a writer who has died, it does not state that one of the writer’s books was published after her death, only that she received an award. Choice a states that Richard wasn’t around to see the early reviews of his novel, therefore implying that Richard died before the book was published. The other two options depict living writers. |
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