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Directions :
Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
1.
Sara lives in a large city on the East Coast.
Her younger cousin Marlee lives in the Midwest
in a small town with fewer than 1,000
residents. Marlee has visited Sara several
times during the past five years. In the same
period of time, Sara has visited Marlee only
once.
- A.Marlee likes Sara better than Sara likes Marlee.
- B.Sara thinks small towns are boring.
- C.Sara is older than Marlee.
- D.Marlee wants to move to the East Coast.
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Since the paragraph states that Marlee is the younger cousin, Sara must be older than Marlee. There is no information to support the other choices. |
2.
Last summer, Mike spent two weeks at a
summer camp. There, he went hiking, swimming,
and canoeing. This summer, Mike
looks forward to attending a two-week music
camp, where he hopes to sing, dance, and
learn to play the guitar.
- A.Mike’s parents want him to learn to play the guitar.
- B.Mike prefers music to outdoor activities.
- C.Mike goes to some type of camp every summer.
- D.Mike likes to sing and dance.
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| It is reasonable to conclude that Mike likes singing and dancing because he looks forward to doing these things at music camp. There is no information that supports any of the other three choices. |
3.
Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha.
Marsha’s brother Bart is older than Georgia.
When Marsha and Bart are visiting with
Georgia, all three like to play a game of
Monopoly. Marsha wins more often than
Georgia does.
- A.When he plays Monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses.
- B.Of the three, Georgia is the oldest.
- C.Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly.
- D.Of the three, Marsha is the youngest.
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| If Georgia is older than Marsha and Bart is older than Georgia, then Marsha has to be the youngest of the three. Choice b is clearly wrong because Bart is the oldest. There is no information in the paragraph to support either choice a or choice c. |
4.
On weekends, Mr. Sanchez spends many
hours working in his vegetable and flower
gardens. Mrs. Sanchez spends her free time
reading and listening to classical music. Both
Mr. Sanchez and Mrs. Sanchez like to cook.
- A.Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables.
- B.Mr. Sanchez does not like classical music.
- C.Mrs. Sanchez cooks the vegetables that Mr. Sanchez grows.
- D.Mrs. Sanchez enjoys reading nineteenthcentury novels.
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Because Mr. Sanchez spends many hours during the weekend working in his vegetable garden, it is reasonable to suggest that he enjoys this work. There is no information to suggest that he does not like classical music. Although Mrs. Sanchez likes to cook, there is nothing that indicates she cooks vegetables (choice c). Mrs. Sanchez likes to read, but there is no information regarding the types of books she reads (choice d). |
5.
Seahorse populations have declined everywhere
that seahorses are fished. During the
past five years, seahorse populations have
decreased by 50%. Last year, biologists met to
discuss what might be done to reverse this
trend.
- A.Seahorses are likely to become extinct within five years.
- B.One way to increase seahorse populations is to ban the fishing of seahorses.
- C.Biologists from all over the world are working to save the seahorses.
- D.Seahorse fishermen have spoken out against the biologists.
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Since the seahorse populations have declined as a result of fishing, their populations will increase if seahorse fishing is banned. There is no support for any of the other choices. |
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