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1. If all beaches were publicly owned, we would have to rely
on government funds to maintain them. It is true that more
people would have access to the ocean and beaches, but at
what cost? If the beaches are not cared for adequately, soon
there will be nothing left worth having access to. We should
consider carefully before nationalizing more coastal property.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument
above?
A. The public does not want additional access to beaches.
B. The government is currently responsible for the maintenance
of all public and private beaches.
C. The public already has some access to many beaches.
D. Other property has been nationalized in the past with no
complaints from the original owners of the property. E. Some
privately owned beaches are not well maintained.
2. A recent university study indicates that students who
receive full scholarships tend to maintain higher grade point
averages than do students who must take out loans or work
to finance school. The survey concluded that scholarships
enable students to achieve high grade point averages by alleviating
the stress related to financial concerns and freeing up students'
time to study more.
The study's conclusion depends on which of the following
assumptions?
A. Students who take out loans maintain higher grade point
averages than those who work to finance school.
B. Finance-related stress affects student performance in a
manner similar to that of restricted study time.
C. Students who must work to pay for their studies cannot
maintain high grade point averages.
D. High grade point averages were not the primary criterion
upon which the scholarship awards were based.
E. Controlling stress level is less important to student performance
than is intensive studying.
3. Plant Y thrives in environments of great sunlight and
very little moisture. Desert X is an environment with constant,
powerful sunlight, and next to no moisture. Although Plant
Y thrives in the areas surrounding Desert X, it does not exist
naturally in the desert, nor does it survive long when introduced
there.
Which of the following would be most useful in explaining
the apparent discrepancy above?
A. Desert X's climate is far too harsh for the animals that
normally feed on Plant Y.
B. For one week in the fall, Desert X gets consistent rainfall.
C. The environment around Desert X is ideally suited to the
needs of Plant Y.
D. Due to the lack of sufficient moisture, Desert X can support
almost no plant life.
E. Plant Y cannot survive in temperatures as high as those
normally found in Desert X.
4. Opening a plant in war-torn Country X is not inadvisable,
despite what critics of the plan may say. Ten years ago we
opened our plant in Country Y in the middle of a revolution;
that plant has been generating successful profits ever since.
Which of the following is the author of the argument above
most reasonably intending the reader to conclude?
A. Wars are profitable for the author's particular business.
B. Country X is a more stable nation than Country Y.
C. Critics of the proposed plant in Country Y are likely to
be biased.
D. The proposed plant in Country X will generate profits,
despite war.
E. The proposed plant in Country X will be more successful
than in Country Y.
5. The cost of living in a given area is directly proportional
to the wages paid by the dominant industry in that area. In
Moomba, the dominant industry is farming. However, in Sepra,
the dominant industry is auto manufacturing. Thus, it is fair
to conclude that the cost of living must be higher in Sepra
than in Moomba.
The argument above assumes that
A. the quality of life in Sepra is higher than the quality
of life in Moomba.
B. the number of people manufacturing autos in Moomba is higher
than the number of people manufacturing autos in Sepra.
C. the cost of living in Sepra is higher than the cost of
living in any other area.
D. wages paid by the auto manufacturing industry are higher
than those of the farming industry.
E. automobile workers in Sepra are likely to leave Sepra and
move to areas with a lower cost of living.
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