Workforce Verbal Reasoning Past Questions and Answers


The Below Questions are considered Critical Reasoning,  attempt as many as you can


6)

MARY: All of the graduates from Midland High School go to State College.                                                              

ANN: I don?t know. Some of the students at State College come from North Hill High School 

Ann?s response shows that she has interpreted Mary?s remark to mean that

Answer: C


Explanation:

The Right Option is C
Ann’s response would be appropriate only if Mary had said, ?All of the students at state College come from Midland High?. That is why (C) is correct. (D) is wrong because they are talking about the background of the students, not the reputations of the schools. (E) is wrong, for the question is from where the students at State College come. (B) is superficially relevant to the exchange, but it, too, is incorrect. Ann would not reply tothis statement, had mary madeit, in the way she did reply. Rather, she would have said, ?No,there aresome Midland students at State College?. Mary had
said, ?None of the students from North Hills attend State College but Ann makes neither of these responses, so we know that (A) cannot have beenwhat she thought she heard Mary say.
7)

At the end of the nineteenth century, most Americans lived in houses in rural areas and dogs were by far the most popular type of pet. Today, however, the majority of Americans live in urban apartments and more people keep cats than any other animal. Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the statements above?

Answer: C

Explanation:

The Best Option is C
The exact nature of the relationship between the shift from rural to urban living and the change in Americans’ choice of pets can’t be determined based simply on the information given. All we can tell is that, in fact, more Americans are choosing cats as pets than dogs as pets
8)

Prior to the development of the “horseless carriage” around the start of the twentieth century, horses in ourcities left tons of unsightly, messy and maladrous manure on our streets. Based on this fact alone there is no question that by any measure, the automobile has been a boon to humankind. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the, argument above?

Answer: D


Explanation:

The Best Option is D
The correct answer is D because it is the only answer that clearly suggests a drawback to our reliance on automobiles rather than horses for transportation.
9)

The high level of violence in children?s television programming today has often been cited as an explanation for the increased violence in our society as a whole. And in fact, some recent studies show that the level of TV violence has
increased considerably over the past twenty years. However, other studies indicate that the level, while high is only slightly greater than it was twenty years ago. All of the following, if true, would be useful in explaining the above EXCEPT

Answer: B


Explanation:

The Right Option is B
Each of the other answer statements could help to explain either the discrepancy between the various studies of TV violence or the apparent cause-and-effect relationship between TV violence and real life violence. Only choice (B) does
neither; It sharpens the apparent contradiction among the various studies without helping to explain it.
10)

In a laboratory study 160 rabbits in an experimental group were injected with serum D. While 160 rabbits in a control group were injected with a harmless sugar solution within two weeks, 39% of the experimental group rabbits had contracted
jungle fever, a highly contagious and usually fatal disease. Therefore, jungle fever must be caused by some substance similar to the substance found in Serum D. The above argument would most greatly strengthened if it were shown that

Answer: D


Explanation:

The Best Option is D
The Conclusion that some substance found in Serum D causes jungle fever would be greatly strengthened if the substance and the fever were invariably found together, as stated in choice E. Choice A does not help to establish the cause E.
Choice A does not help to establish the cause of the high rate of jungle fever in the experimental group. Choice B would weaken the original argument not strengthen it. Choice C and E would neither weaken nor strengthen the argument.

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