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Reasoning

Therehasbeen,overaperiodoffiveyears,apatternofunusualylargestockpurchasesonedaybeforethestockanalyst'smagazinecolumnrecommendingthemappearsonthenewsstands.Ofthefiveansweroptionsgiven,whichonewouldNOThelpexplainthispattern?Anythingsuggestinghowpeoplewhobuystockscouldseethecolumnordiscovertheinformationinitatleastadaybeforeitappearsonthenewsstandswouldhelpexplainthepattern.

Thereforelookfortheansweroptionthatdoesnotsuggesthowthiscouldhappen.

A.Theworkers’purchasesbasedontheiradvanceknowledgecouldaccountforthepattern.

B.Thestockbrokers'purchasesbasedontheiradvanceknowledgecouldaccountforthepattern.

C.Purchasesbypublishingcompanyemployeesandotherswithwhomtheysharedtheinformationcouldaccountforthepattern.

D．Correct.Thisansweroptiondoesnotindicatehowanyoneotherthantheanalystcouldfindoutabouttherecommendationsinadvance.Therefore,itwouldnothelpexplainthepattern.

E.Purchasesbythesetwentypeopleandotherswithwhomtheysharedtheinformationcouldaccountforthepattern.

ThecorrectanswerisD.

Prep2022-Pack1-CR-012VCR005853Easy

Reasoning

Whatcouldexplainwhythenumberoffatalitiesperhighwaymiledrivendeclinedevenasaveragehighwayspeeds

increased?Wearetoldthathigherspeedsmeanahigherriskoffatalities,otherthingsbeingequal.Consequently,theincreasinghighwayspeedsbetween1995and2000shouldhaveledtomorefatalitiesperhighwaymiledriven.

Sincethefatalitiespermiledrivenactuallydecreased,somecountervailingfactormusthaveincreaseddrivingsafetymorethanenoughtocompensateforthedangerofthehigherspeeds.Thus,findanansweroptionsuggestinghowafactorthatincreaseddrivingsafetybecamemorecommonoreffectivebetween1995and2000.

A.Morepassengerspercarwouldlikelymeanevenmorefatalitiesperhighwaymiledriven,sincemorepeoplewoulddiepercaraccident.

B.Correct.Moreseatbeltsandairbagswouldhaveprobablyreducedtheaveragenumberoffatalitiespercaraccident,resultinginfewerfatalitiespermiledrivenevenifthehigherspeedsresultedinmorecaraccidents.

C.Thiscannothelpexplainthedecreaseinfatalities.Drivingatahigherspeedprobablyincreasestheriskofafatalcaraccidentregardlessofwhetherthespeedislegalorillegal.

D.Feweraccidentsperhighwaymiledrivencouldexplainwhytheaveragehighwaymileagepercarincreased(sincesomecarswouldhavegonemoremilesbeforecrashing),buttheconverseisnotcorrect:theincreasedaveragemileagecouldnotexplainwhytherewerefeweraccidentspermiledriven.

E.Insteadofexplainingwhytherewasadecreaseinthenumberoffatalitiesperhighwaymiledriven,thismerelyrulesoutthepossibilitythattheexplanationwasalowerdensityofcarsonthehighways.

ThecorrectanswerisB.

Prep2022-Pack1-CR-013VCR006844Easy

Reasoning

WhatwouldprovidethemostadditionalevidencethatwildemmerwheatwasfirstdomesticatedinthestripofsouthwestAsiawhereitnowgrows?Theargumentisthatsincewildemmerwheatisonlyfoundinthatstrip,andtheoldestremainsofcultivatedemmerwheatareatvillagesitesinthesamearea,emmerwheatmusthavefirstbeencultivatedthere.Thisassumesthatwildemmerwheathasgrowninjustthesamestripsinceitwasfirstcultivated.Ifwildemmerwheatusedtogrowelsewhere,itmighthavefirstbeencultivatedelsewhereandreachedthevillagesitesthroughtrade.Therefore,lookforanansweroptionprovidingevidencethatwildemmerwheathasgrownonlyinthatstripsinceitwasfirstcultivated.

A.Thisraisesthepossibilitythatwildemmerwheat,einkornwheat,mightoncehavegrowninalargerareaandhencemighthavefirstbeendomesticatedoutsidethatnarrowstrip--contrarytowhatisarguedinthepassage.

B.Ifwildemmerwheatalreadyproduceshighyields,itmaynothavebeendomesticatedverythoroughly,butthatdoesnotindicatewherethewheatwasfirstdomesticated.

C.Thenutritionalcontentofemmerwheatisirrelevanttothequestionofwhereitwasfirstdomesticated.

D.Correct.Ifclimateconditionshavenotchangedmuchinthestrip,it'sunlikelythatthenaturalgeographicalgrowingrangeofwildemmerwheathasshifted.Therefore,it'smorelikelythatwildemmerwheathasgrownonlyinthesamestripsinceitwasfirstcultivated.

E.Difficultyindifferentiatingthetwoformsofwheatmightcastdoubtonthereliabilityofthearchaeologicalevidencecitedandtherebyweakentheargument.

ThecorrectanswerisD.

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Reasoning

Whatwouldsuggestthattheplantoallowlower-levelemployeestomakemoredecisionswillimprovetheirproductivity?Wearetoldthatnewinformationtechnologynowallowstheemployeestomakesound,well-informeddecisions.Consequently,allowinglower-levelemployeestomakemoredecisionsmaynothurtproductivity.Butwehavenoevidencethatthischangewillactuallyimproveproductivity.Therefore,lookforanansweroptionexplaininghowitmightdoso.

A.Thissuggestsacondition—limitationofmanagers‘responsibilities—thatwouldhavetobefulfilledtomakelayoffsofmanagerialstaffpossible,butitdoesnotprovideevidencethattheplanwouldimproveemployeeproductivityoverall.

B.Ifmostofthemanagersagreethattheyshouldgiveupsomedecision-makingauthority,theymaynotresisttheplan'simplementation,butthisdoesnotprovideevidencethattheplanwouldimproveproductivity.

C.Iftheemployeesdonotneedtomakedecisionstodotheirjobswell,thendelegatingdecisionstothemislesslikelytoimprovetheirproductivity.

D.Correct.Thisexplainshowtheplan,byreducingthetimeemployeeshavetospendwithmanagers,couldimproveemployeeproductivity.

E.Sincetheothercompaniesarenotusingthenewmanagerialtechniquesyet,thehigheremployeeproductivityatthosecompaniesdoesnotsuggestthatthetechniquesimproveproductivity.

ThecorrectanswerisD.

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Reasoning

HowcouldCountryY’splanbemodifiedtomakeitmoreeffectiveineitherpreventingpolutionormakingpeoplepaythecostofpollution?Iftheplanaddressesairtravelexclusively,itwillencouragepeopletodriveinsteadofflying.

Sincedriverswillnothavetopayforthehiddencostsofairpollutionfromtheirdriving,thetotalamountofairpollutionmaynotfallasthegovernmenthopes.Themostobviouswaytoaddressthisproblemistoimposesimilarfeesondriverstoencouragethemtoreducetheirdriving,aswellaspaythecostoftheirairpollution,justasairtravelersmustdo.

A.Restrictingthenumberofdailyflightswouldencourageevenmorepeopletodriveinsteadofflying,thusworseningtheproblemdescribedinthefinalsentenceofthepassage.

B.Althoughpubliceducationmightbehelpful,itwouldnotforcedriverstopaythehiddencostsoftheirairpollution.Therefore,publice