WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST EXPRESSES THE MAIN IDEA OF THE PROFESSOR’S ARGUMENT?

29 Jul WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST EXPRESSES THE MAIN IDEA OF THE PROFESSOR’S ARGUMENT?

Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair. gavel : judge

Student Answer: baton : conductor

symphony : composer

stop sign : driver

ruler : math

Question 13. Question : Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair. conductor : orchestra

Student Answer: skater : rink

teacher : principal

producer : movie

director : cast

Question 14. Question : Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair. building : blueprint

Student Answer: ship : sea

cake : recipe

bridge : island

guitar : song

Question 15. Question : Arthur: The solutions to most mystery novels I read are not believable. However, my enjoyment of a mystery novel depends only on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters. Norton: Roughly 80% of the mystery novels I read have believable solutions, which is good since I do not enjoy mystery novels that don’t have believable solutions. The speakers above:

Student Answer: agree that most mystery novels do not have believable solutions.

agree that a suspenseful mood and colorful characters add to the enjoyment of a mystery novel.

disagree on whether a believable solution is required for the enjoyment of a mystery novel.

disagree on whether an author’s enjoyment in creating a mystery novel influences whether that novel will have a believable solution.

Question 16. Question : Barney: Last winter, I slipped on the outside stairs of PineTree Café and broke my leg. My fall was caused by ice on the stairs that the restaurant failed to remove. Since the restaurant clearly did not provide a safe atmosphere for its customers, I am justified in taking it to court. Lydia: Unwarranted lawsuits are sweeping the country—lawsuits that have no legal merit and are brought simply to make lawyers and their clients rich. If this trend continues, soon our legal system will be swamped to the point where it won’t be able to administer justice to people who truly deserve it. You therefore should drop your case against PineTree Café. The speakers above appear to disagree on which one of the following points?

Student Answer: Barney is likely to win his case against Pinetree Café.

Barney’s lawsuit against Pinetree Café is unwarranted.

Many unwarranted lawsuits are sweeping the country.

The legal system will soon be unable to administer justice to people who deserve it.

Question 17. Question : The higher the price of an antique, the greater people’s expectation that the object is rare. That, in turn, makes the antique appear more valuable. If the statements above are correct, then offering an antique for sale at a bargain price:

Student Answer: will likely increase people’s expectations that the antique is valuable.

will guarantee that the antique will not sell at a profit.

should be encouraged because it increases the likelihood that antique will be sold.

should be discouraged because it lessens a quality that makes that antique desirable.

Question 18. Question : Only circus animals with a clean bill of health will perform in today’s exhibition. A monkey, a poodle, and a horse will perform in today’s exhibition. No circus animals with a clean bill of health were prescribed medications this week. If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them?

Student Answer: The monkey, poodle, and horse are the only animals performing in today’s circus exhibition.

No circus animals were prescribed medications this week.

No more than two circus animals have a clean bill of health.

Neither the monkey nor the horse performing in today’s circus exhibition were prescribed medications this week.

Question 19. Question : Some drugs combat obesity or alcohol addiction by turning off pleasure centers in the brain. However, if the dosage is too high, there’s a risk that people taking them will be plunged into depression. The statements above, if true, support which one of the following assertions?

Student Answer: It is useless to try to treat obesity or alcohol addiction through drugs.

All drugs, if taken at too high a dosage, pose the risk that the people taking them will be plunged into depression.

The benefits of a medication may be at least somewhat offset by its side effects.

Drugs that affect pleasure centers in the brain are often taken at dosages considered to be too high.

Question 20. Question : Looking to increase the profits of his lemonade stand, Johann doubled the price of a cup of lemonade from 25 cents to 50 cents. This clearly shows Johann’s lack of business sense, for now he’ll almost certainly sell fewer cups at the new price and therefore make less money than before. The argument above assumes that:

Student Answer: Johann is looking to double the profits of his lemonade stand.

the price increase will likely put Johann out of business.

profits from the price increase will not offset the money lost when fewer cups are sold.

even if Johann sells more cups at the new price than he did at the old price, he’ll still lose money on the lemonade stand.

Question 21. Question : A company can either invest in employee training seminars or update its computer network. Since updating the computer network would result in more measurable benefits, the company would be best off updating its computer network. The argument above assumes that:

Student Answer: investing in employee training seminars would yield negative results for the company.

the more measurable a benefit, the greater value that benefit has to a company.

the employee training seminars would focus on teaching employees to use the updated computer network.

the benefit of the company investing in employee training seminars cannot be measured at all.

Question 22. Question : Detective: The robbery at the mall was carried out by a mall employee acting alone roughly one hour after the mall closed last Saturday night. The only employees present at the mall at the time of the robbery were security guards Evans and Clark. Since the mall’s surveillance system was disabled by the thief just before the robbery, the thief must be Evans.The argument above would be valid if:

Student Answer: Clark is incapable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system.

both Evans and Clark are capable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system.

Evans and Clark are the mall’s only security guards.

the mall’s surveillance system is usually used 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Question 23. Question : Political science professor: Many people insist that the Internet is revolutionizing the political process. They argue that Internet debates and online political polls and chat rooms give people greater access to political information. And they’re right that online political chatter increases daily. But offering or reading anonymous online opinions does not by itself make for active political participation. In the past one would attend a rally, protest, or town meeting to engage in real politics. Today, people sit passively in front of computer screens under the illusion that they are connecting with their fellow citizens. Which one of the following best expresses the main idea of the professor’s argument?

Student Answer: Internet debates and
online political polls and chat rooms give people greater access to political information.

Political organizations of the past bear no resemblance to the political organizations of today.

While the Internet has made more political content available, meaningful political involvement has decreased.

The Internet has revolutionized the political process because it has allowed many more political viewpoints to be expressed.

Question 24. Question : Sometimes people get caught in a “downward spiral,” a case in which something leads to a result which in turn leads to more of the original thing, bringing on more of the result. As the process continues, the result continually gets worse and worse. An example is when people turn to binge eating when depressed, which causes them to put on weight and feel unhealthy, which then makes them more depressed, leading to more overeating, and so on. The author is mainly concerned with:

Student Answer: convincing people not to overeat.

explaining the process of the “downward spiral.”

showing how overeating can lead to depression.

showing how some processes lead to surprising results.

Question 25. Question : The very large increase in allergies over the last thirty years is due to the great success of immunizations administered over this time period. Since immunizations have nearly eliminated life-threatening diseases such as polio, the human immune system increasingly targets other environmental substances in order to keep working properly. Allergy symptoms such as runny nose and itchy eyes result when the immune system attacks pollen that is breathed in from the air.Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage above?

Student Answer: Immunizations often have surprising side effects.

Immunizations have been very successful in eliminating life-threatening diseases.

Viruses that once caused polio now cause allergies.

The use of immunizations has led to an increase in allergies.