Verbal Ability Questions and Answers
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Directions for next 4 verbal ability questions: For each verbal ability question in this section, select the best of the answer choices given.
1. Although air pollution was previously thought to exist almost exclusively in our nation’s cities, the recent increase in the number of persons suffering from illnesses attributed to excessive air pollution leaves us no choice but to conclude that other, non urban areas are now affected. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion of the argument above?
(A) The nation’s cities have seen a marked decrease in levels of air pollution.
(B) The nation has experienced a sharp decrease in the number of people moving out of its cities.
(C) Illnesses due to air pollution are among the least common causes of death to urban dwellers.
(D) Many illnesses previously thought unrelated to air pollution are now considered to be caused by it.
2. It has long been a commonplace in medical literature that the ingestion of drug L, in combination with the application of lotion M, causes the appearance of adverse reaction O. Recently, however, doubts have been cast on the role of lotion M in the appearance of adverse reaction O. Which one of the following research findings could most reasonably have created the doubts referred to above?
(A) The appearance of adverse reaction O following the ingestion of drug L and the application of lotion M
(B) The absence of adverse reaction O following the ingestion of drug L and the application of lotion M
(C) The ingestion of drug L and the appearance of adverse reaction O in the absence of lotion M
(D) The absence of adverse reaction O following the ingestion of drug L without the application of lotion M
3. The candy manufacturer’s claim that employee “theft” costs the company thousands of dollars a year in potential sales is greatly overstated. Most of the candy eaten on the job and not paid for is eaten one piece at a time, by workers who would not be willing to buy an entire box of it anyway. Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?
(A) The workers eat only defective candies that could not be sold.
(B) Candy eaten by employees represents lost potential sales to non employees.
(C) A few workers account for most of the candy that is eaten but not paid for.
(D) Most of the candies eaten by employees are consumed during the holiday season, when production outputs are at their highest.
4. Children who attend private high schools may initially feel that they can succeed without doing the work required, but as they grow older they realize the necessity of serious study. Each year the overwhelming majority of students disciplined for plagiarism and cheating on their exams is found in the freshman class. The argument above would be most weakened if which of the following were true?
(A) As they move up in grade, students learn how to cheat without being caught.
(B) First-time offenders for plagiarism and cheating on exams are not disciplined.
(C) The proctors for freshman exams are the least vigilant.
(D) Acts of vandalism are most often committed by members of the sophomore class.
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