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Analytical Reasoning
A. Some squares are rectangles
B. All rectangles are squares
C. No squares are rectangles
D. Some rectangles are squares
Answer: If all squares are rectangles, it\'s impossible for no squares to be rectangles.
Analytical Reasoning
A. The sky is blue
B. Water is wet
C. The sky is above us
D. None are conclusions
Answer: In an argument, the conclusion is what the premises are meant to support.
English
A. say
B. tell
C. talk
D. speak
Answer: \'Tell the difference\' is the correct idiomatic expression.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not necessarily
D. Only if she studied medicine
Answer: Having a degree is necessary but not sufficient for being a doctor.
Analytical Reasoning
A. It rained
B. It might have rained
C. It did not rain
D. The ground is always wet
Answer: This is affirming the consequent. Wet ground could have other causes besides rain.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Some C are B
B. No C are B
C. All B are C
D. Some B are A
Answer: If no A are B and all C are A, then no C can be B.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Smoking causes cancer
B. Cancer is bad
C. Banning smoking will reduce cancer
D. All of the above
Answer: The argument assumes that banning smoking will actually reduce cancer rates.
English
A. were
B. was
C. is
D. has been
Answer: \'As well as\' does not make the subject plural. The verb agrees with \'the teacher\' (singular).
Analytical Reasoning
A. A fact
B. An inference
C. An opinion
D. A definition
Answer: The statement draws a conclusion about cause and effect, making it an inference.
Analytical Reasoning
A. It was sunny
B. It was not sunny
C. We went to the beach
D. Nothing follows
Answer: By modus tollens, if P→Q and not Q, then not P.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All students get good grades
B. Some students get good grades
C. No students get good grades
D. All who get good grades study hard
Answer: Since some students study hard and all who study hard get good grades, some students get good grades.
English
A. has read
B. has been read
C. have been read
D. is reading
Answer: Present perfect passive requires \'has/have been + past participle\'.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All roses fade quickly
B. Some roses may fade quickly
C. No roses fade quickly
D. All flowers are roses
Answer: Since some flowers fade quickly and roses are flowers, some roses may fade quickly.
Analytical Reasoning
A. C implies A
B. A implies C
C. B implies A
D. C implies B
Answer: By hypothetical syllogism, if A→B and B→C, then A→C.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Penguins can fly
B. Penguins have wings
C. All animals with wings are birds
D. Penguins are not birds
Answer: All birds have wings and penguins are birds, so penguins have wings.
English
A. She don\'t know the answer.
B. She doesn\'t know the answer.
C. She doesn\'t knows the answer.
D. She not knows the answer.
Answer: \'Doesn\'t\' is the correct negative form for third person singular.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Tomorrow is Tuesday
B. Tomorrow is not Tuesday
C. Tomorrow could be any day
D. Tomorrow is Monday
Answer: Denying the antecedent doesn\'t tell us what tomorrow is.
English
A. for
B. since
C. from
D. by
Answer: \'Since\' is used with a specific day (Monday) as a starting point.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Some cats are poodles
B. No poodles are cats
C. All dogs are poodles
D. Some dogs are cats
Answer: If no cats are dogs and all poodles are dogs, then no poodles can be cats.
Analytical Reasoning
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: By transitivity, if A > B > C, then C is the shortest.