Question 1

In Spartans territory, archaeologists discovered charred bone fragments dating back 1 million years. Analysis of the fragments, which came from a variety of animals, showed that they had been heated to temperatures no higher than those produced in experimental campfires made from branches of white stinkwood, the most common tree around Spartans. Which of the following, if true, would, together with the information above, provide the best basis for the claim that the charred bone fragments are evidence of the use of fire by early hominids?

Options :

A : The white stinkwood tree is used for building material by the present-day inhabitants of Swartkans

B : Forest fires can heat wood to a range of temperatures that occur in campfires.

C : The bone fragments were fitted together by the archaeologists to form the complete skeletons of several animals.

D : Apart from the Swartkans discovery, there is reliable evidence that early hominids used fire as many as 500 thousand years ago.

E : The bone fragments were found in several distinct layers of limestone that contained primitive cutting tools known to have been used by early hominids.

Answer: D

Question 2

Shereen cosmetics sometimes discount the price of its premium eye shadows to retailers for a promotion period when the product is advertised to consumers. Such promotions often result in a dramatic increase in amount of premium eye shadows sold by the manufacturers to retailers. Nevertheless, the manufacturers could often make more profit by not holding the promotions. Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the claim above about the manufacturers' profit?

Options :

A : The amount of discount generally offered by manufacturers to retailers is carefully calculated to represent the minimum needed to draw consumers' attention to the eye shadows

B : For many consumer products the period of advertising discounted prices to consumers is about a week, not sufficiently long for consumers to become used to the sale price

C : For cosmetics that are not newly introduced, the purpose of such promotions is to keep the products in the minds of consumers and to attract consumers who are currently using competing products.

D : During such a promotion retailers tend to accumulate in their warehouses inventory bought at discount; they then sell much of it later at their regular price.

E : If a manufacturer fails to offer such promotions but its competitor offers them, that competitor will tend to attract consumers away from the manufacturer-s product.

Answer: D

Question 3

Mr. Janeck: I don’t believe Stevenson will win the election for governor. Few voters are willing to elect a

businessman with no political experience to such a responsible public office.

Ms. Siuzdak: You’re wrong. The experience of running a major corporation is a valuable preparation for the task

of running a state government.

M. Siuzdak’s response shows that she has interpreted Mr. Janeck’s remark to imply which of the following?

Options :

A : Mr. Janeck considers Stevenson unqualified for the office of governor

B : No candidate without political experience has ever been elected governor of a state

C : Mr. Janeck believes that political leadership and business leadership are closely analogous.

D : A career spent in the pursuit of profit can be an impediment to one’s ability to run a state government fairly

E : Voters generally overestimate the value of political experience when selecting a candidate.

Answer: A

Question 4

Canadian wheat farmers produced so much wheat over the last season that wheat prices plummeted. The

government tried to boost wheat prices by offering farmers who agreed not to harvest 20 percent of their wheat

field compensation up to a specified maximum per farm.

The Canadian government's program, if successful, will not be a net burden on the budget.

Which of the following, if true, is the best basis for an explanation of how this could be so?

Options :

A : If prices were allowed to remain low, the farms would be operating at a loss, causing the government to lose tax revenue on farm profits

B : Wheat production in several countries declined the year that the compensation program went into effect in Canada.

C : The first year that the compensation program was in effect, wheat acreage in Canada was 5?low its level in the base year for the program

D : The specified maximum per farm meant that for very large wheat farms the compensation was less per acre for those acres than they were for smaller farms.

E : Farmers who wished to qualify for compensation program could not use the land not harvested for wheat to grow another crop.

Answer: A

Question 5

The sooner one quits smoking, the chances one has of developing cardiovascular disease decreases.

Options :

A : the chances one has of

B : the lower one’s chance of

C : the more one’s likelihood of

D : the less probability of one

E : one’s chances for

Answer: A

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