1. Applying for Seasonal Employment occurs when a person requests to be considered for a job that is dependent on a particular season or time of year. Which situation below is the best example of Applying for Seasonal Employment?
The ski instructors at Top of the Peak Ski School work from December through March.
Matthew prefers jobs that allow him to work outdoors.
Lucinda makes an appointment with the beach resort restaurant manager to interview for the summer waitressing position that was advertised in the newspaper.
Doug's ice cream shop stays open until 11 p.m. during the summer months.
2.Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legally binding document that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best example of Violating an Apartment Lease?
Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not interested in renewing his lease when it expires next month.
Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months ago.
Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has agreed to rent for two years.
Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She calls her attorney to ask for advice.
3.An Informal Gathering occurs when a group of people get together in a casual, relaxed manner. Which situation below is the best example of an Informal Gathering?
The book club meets on the first Thursday evening of every month.
After finding out about his promotion, Jeremy and a few coworkers decide to go out for a quick drink after work.
Mary sends out 25 invitations for the bridal shower she is giving for her sister.
Whenever she eats at the Mexican restaurant, Clara seems to run into Peter.
4.People speculate when they consider a situation and assume something to be true based on inconclusive evidence. Which situation below is the best example of Speculation ?
Francine decides that it would be appropriate to wear jeans to her new office on Friday after reading about "Casual Fridays" in her employee handbook.
Mary spends thirty minutes sitting in traffic and wishes that she took the train instead of driving.
After consulting several guidebooks and her travel agent, Jennifer feels confident that the hotel she has chosen is first-rate.
When Emily opens the door in tears, Theo guesses that she's had a death in her family.
5.Posthumous Publication occurs when a book is published after the author's death. Which situation below is the best example of Posthumous Publication ?
Richard's illness took his life before he was able to enjoy the amazing early reviews of his novel.
Melissa's publisher cancels her book contract after she fails to deliver the manuscript on time.
Clarence never thought he'd live to see the third book in his trilogy published.
Elizabeth is honored with a prestigious literary award for her writing career and her daughter accepts the award on behalf of her deceased mother.
Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:
The government of an island nation is in the process of deciding how to spend its limited income. It has $7 million left in its budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in the constitution to have a surplus, and each program has requested the minimum amount they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded. The programs and their funding requests are:
* Hurricane preparedness: $2.5 million
* Harbor improvements: $1 million
* School music program: $0.5 million
* Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million
* Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million
* National radio: $0.5 million
* Small business loan program: $3 million
* International airport: $4 million
1.Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding for a new international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of the money?
the school music program and national radio
hurricane preparedness
harbor improvements and the school music program
small business loan program
2. If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, what two other programs could they fund?
harbor improvements and international airport
harbor improvements and school music program
hurricane preparedness and school music program
hurricane preparedness and international airport
3.If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, the only other single program that can be funded is
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.
1.Eileen is planning a special birthday dinner for her husband's 35th birthday. She wants the evening to be memorable, but her husband is a simple man who would rather be in jeans at a baseball game than in a suit at a fancy restaurant. Which restaurant below should Eileen choose?
Alfredo's offers fine Italian cuisine and an elegant Tuscan decor. Patrons will feel as though they've spent the evening in a luxurious Italian villa.
Pancho's Mexican Buffet is an all-you-can-eat family style smorgasbord with the best tacos in town.
The Parisian Bistro is a four-star French restaurant where guests are treated like royalty. Chef Dilbert Olay is famous for his beef bourguignon.
Marty's serves delicious, hearty meals in a charming setting reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse in honor of the owner,Marty Lester, a former major league baseball all-star.
2.The film director wants an actress for the lead role of Lucy who perfectly fits the description that appears in the original screenplay. He is not willing to consider actresses who do not resemble the character as she is described in the screenplay, no matter how talented they are. The screenplay describes Lucy as an average-sized, forty something redhead, with deep brown eyes, very fair skin, and a brilliant smile. The casting agent has four actresses in mind.
Actress #1 is a stunning red-haired beauty who is 5'9" and in her mid-twenties. Her eyes are brown and she has an olive complexion.
Actress #2 has red hair, big brown eyes, and a fair complexion. She is in her mid-forties and is 5'5".
Actress #3 is 5'4" and of medium build. She has red hair, brown eyes, and is in her early forties.
Actress #4 is a blue-eyed redhead in her early thirties. She's of very slight build and stands at 5'.
1, 2
2, 3
1, 4
2, 4
3.The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal?
A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers.
Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds.
4.Mrs. Carson took a taxi to meet her three friends for lunch. They were waiting for her outside the restaurant when she pulled up in the car. She was so excited to see her friends that she left her tote bag in the taxi. As the taxi pulled away, she and her friends took notice of the license plate number so they would be able to identify the car when they called the taxi company.
#1: The four women seem to agree that the plate starts out with the letter J.
#2: Three of them agree that the plate ends with 12L.
#3: Three of them think that the second letter is X, and a different three think that the third letter is K.
The four license plate numbers below represent what each of the four women thinks she saw. Which one is most likely the license plate number of the taxi?
JXK 12L
JYK 12L
JXK 12I
JXX 12L
5. Zachary has invited his three buddies over to watch the basketball game on his wide-screen television. They are all hungry, but no one wants to leave to get food. Just as they are arguing about who should make the food run, a commercial comes on for a local pizze-ria that delivers. The phone number flashes on the screen briefly and they all try to remember it. By the time Zachary grabs a pen and paper, each of them recollects a different number.
#1: All of the men agree that the first three numbers are 995.
#2: Three of them agree that the fourth number is 9.
#3: Three agree that the fifth number is 2.
#4: Three agree that the sixth number is 6; three others agree that the seventh number is also 6.
Which of the numbers is most likely the telephone number of the pizzeria?
1.Q 2 3 B 9 V 5 L S R F P If one is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following will be the fourth to the right of the tenth from the right ?
4
8
2
1
2.How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'HORIZON' which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
More than three
Two
Three
One
3.How many independent words can 'HEARTLESS' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?
5
4
2
3
4.LAP BUT CAR SON HID If the positions of the first and the third alphabets of each of the words are interchanged, which of the following would form a meaningful word in the new arrangement?
HID
SON
Both LAP and BUT
Both CAR and LAP
5.C U B A E D E D A B E B A U C D B C A D B D U B C A C B E D A If all the A's are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be eleventh from the left end of the above arrangement?
E
C
D
U
1.A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. What is the profession of P ?
Doctor
Nurse
Housewife
None of these
2.There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. What is the profession of A?
Lawyer
Teacher
Doctor
None of these
3.Rita told Mani, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend's mother." How is the girl related to Rita's friend ?
Cousin
Daughter
Niece
Friend
4.A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. Who is the sister of T ?
R
U
T
None of these
5.In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died. How many male members are there in the family ?
1
2
3
4
1.A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes ?
32 rolls
54 rolls
108 rolls
120 rolls
2.Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ?
20 years
22 years
25 years
27 years
3.Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ?
23 years
25 years
33 years
35 years
4.In three coloured boxes - Red, Green and Blue, 108 balls are placed. There are twice as many balls in the green and red boxes combined as there are in the blue box and twice as many in the blue box as there are in the red box. How many balls are there in the green box ?
18
36
45
None of these
5.Ravi's brother is 3 years senior to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, what were the ages of Ravi's father and mother respectively when his brother was born ?
32 years, 23 years
32 years, 29 years
35 years, 29 years
35 years, 33 years
1.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z . Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter and which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet?
X
W
I
H
2.From the word 'LAPAROSCOPY' how many independent meaningful words can be made without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?
3
4
1
2
3.How many pairs of letters are there in the word " CASTRAPHONE" which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet?
2
3
4
5
4.If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION' were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following would be the seventh letter from the right ?
R
O
S
P
5.What should come next in the following letter sequence?A A B A B C A B C D A B C D E A B C D
A
E
C
B
1.Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?
Sister-in-law
Mother
Aunt
Can't be determined
2.There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F?
Brother
Sister
Cousin
Cannot be determined
3.When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my daughter." Who is Manish ?
Brother-in-law
Brother
Cousin
Uncle
4.Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's husband related to Rahul ?
Uncle
Father
Grandfather
Brother
5.A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members ?
QU
QUT
QUP
UT