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Q271
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.
  • A Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.
  • B Taxol has cured people from various diseases.
  • C People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.
  • D The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Given the information presented, the only statement that could be considered true is that the fruit should not be eaten because it is poisonous. There is no support that taxol is poisonous or that taxol has cured anyone (choices a and b). There is no support for choice d.
Q272
On weekends, Mr. Sanchez spends many hours working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs. Sanchez spends her free time reading and listening to classical music. Both Mr. Sanchez and Mrs. Sanchez like to cook
  • A Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables.
  • B Mr. Sanchez does not like classical music.
  • C Mrs. Sanchez cooks the vegetables that Mr. Sanchez grows.
  • D Mrs. Sanchez enjoys reading nineteenthcentury novels.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Because Mr. Sanchez spends many hours during the weekend working in his vegetable garden, it is reasonable to suggest that he enjoys this work. There is no information to suggest that he does not like classical music. Although Mrs. Sanchez likes to cook, there is nothing that indicates she cooks vegetables (choice c). Mrs. Sanchez likes to read, but there is no information regarding the types of books she reads (choice d).
Q273
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
  • A Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.
  • B The spa is overpriced.
  • C It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.
  • D Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.
Answer: Option D
Explanation: The first sentence makes this statement true. There is no support for choice a. The passage tells us that the spa vacation is more expensive than the island beach resort vacation, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the spa is overpriced; therefore, choice b cannot be supported. And even though the paragraph says that the couple was relieved to find a room on short notice, there is no information to support choice c, which says that it is usually necessary to book at the spa at least six months in advance.
Q274
Seahorse populations have declined everywhere that seahorses are fished. During the past five years, seahorse populations have decreased by 50%. Last year, biologists met to discuss what might be done to reverse this trend.
  • A Seahorses are likely to become extinct within five years.
  • B One way to increase seahorse populations is to ban the fishing of seahorses
  • C Biologists from all over the world are working to save the seahorses.
  • D Seahorse fishermen have spoken out against the biologists
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Since the seahorse populations have declined as a result of fishing, their populations will increase if seahorse fishing is banned. There is no support for any of the other choices.
Q275
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.
  • A Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.
  • B It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
  • C It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries
  • D Thomas would like to have his own paper route.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The fact that Vincent and Thomas live on the same street indicates that they live in the same neighborhood. There is no support for any of the other choices.
Q276
Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha. Marsha’s brother Bart is older than Georgia. When Marsha and Bart are visiting with Georgia, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Marsha wins more often than Georgia does.
  • A When he plays Monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses.
  • B Of the three, Georgia is the oldest
  • C Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly.
  • D Of the three,Marsha is the youngest
Answer: Option D
Explanation: If Georgia is older than Marsha and Bart is older than Georgia, then Marsha has to be the youngest of the three. Choice b is clearly wrong because Bart is the oldest. There is no information in the para choice a or choice c.
Q277
Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.
  • A Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air.
  • B Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.
  • C At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.
  • D Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas
Answer: Option C
Explanation: If there were seven shows left and five were sitcoms, this means that only two of the shows could possibly be dramas. Choices a and b may be true, but there is no evidence to indicate this as fact. The fact that all of the sitcoms remained does not necessarily mean that viewers prefer sitcoms (choice d).
Q278
Sara lives in a large city on the East Coast. Her younger cousin Marlee lives in the Midwest in a small town with fewer than 1,000 residents. Marlee has visited Sara several times during the past five years. In the same period of time, Sara has visited Marlee only once.
  • A Marlee likes Sara better than Sara likes Marlee
  • B Sara thinks small towns are boring.
  • C Sara is older than Marlee.
  • D Marlee wants to move to the East Coast
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Since the paragraph states that Marlee is the younger cousin, Sara must be older than Marlee. There is no information to support the other choices.
Q279
Tanya is older than Eric. Cliff is older than Tanya. Eric is older than Cliff. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
  • A true.
  • B false.
  • C uncertain.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Because the first two statements are true, Eric is the youngest of the three, so the third statement must be false.
Q280
During the past year, Josh saw more movies than Stephen. Stephen saw fewer movies than Darren. Darren saw more movies than Josh. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
  • A true.
  • B false.
  • C uncertain.
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Because the first two sentences are true, both Josh and Darren saw more movies than Stephen.However, it is uncertain as to whether Darren saw more movies than Josh.

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