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Friday, May 18, 2018

Verbal Reasoning

1.Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.
Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood 
It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers
It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries. 
Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

2.The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew has a fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.
Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.
Taxol has cured people from various diseases. 
People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew. 
The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.

3.Erin is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have.
Erin's parents like birds better than they like dogs. 
Erin does not like birds.
Erin and her parents live in an apartment. 
Erin and her parents would like to move.

4.Tim's commute never bothered him because there were always seats available on the train and he was able to spend his 40 minutes comfortably reading the newspaper or catching up on paperwork. Ever since the train schedule changed, the train has been extremely crowded, and by the time the doors open at his station, there isn't a seat to be found.
Tim would be better off taking the bus to work.
Tim's commute is less comfortable since the train schedule changed. 
Many commuters will complain about the new train schedule. 
Tim will likely look for a new job closer to home.

5.When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice.
Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year. 
The spa is overpriced.
It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.
Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.

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