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ThinkingSkillsGeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning
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Asignificantsocialtrendinthe20thcenturywasforpeopletomoveawayfromtheirplaceofbirthin ordertoaccesseducationandwork.Thisgaveindividualsmoreopportunitiesandhelpedthe economybyproducingmobilitywithintheworkforce.Thenegativesideofthisisnowbeingfeltas moreandmoreelderlypeoplefacetheproblemsofoldagewithoutfamilymembersnearbytocare forthem.Thishasnegativeeffectsontheeconomyaswellasontheindividual,asmoreandmore statefundingforcareisneeded. Whichoneofthefollowingcouldbedrawnasaconclusionoftheabovepassage? A B C D E Elderlypeopleareexpectingthestatetoprovidecareforthemratherthanrelyingontheir children. Thebenefitsofamobileworkforcehavetobecomparedwiththecoststoelderlypeopleand theeconomy. Peopleshouldmakecaringfortheirelderlyparentsapriorityoverchoiceofworkopportunities. Peopleshouldtrytofindeducationandworkclosetotheirplaceofbirth. Thestateshouldprovidecareforelderlypeopletomakemobilityoftheworkforcepossible.
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Afterlookingatinterviewsconductedwithanumberofadultlearners,ourresearchsuggestedthat thelearnerswhofelttheyweremostsuccessfulwereallhighlymotivated.Wenoticedthatearly successhadheightenedmotivationinsomecasesandsawthatbothsuccessandmotivationmay beduetoaspecialaptitudeforlearning.Wealsonoticedthatmanyofthosewhofelttheywere mostmotivatedwerealsolearninginfavourableconditionsorforfun,whichmeanttheymayhave becomemotivatedsincestartingtheirclasses.Thoughtheseconditionsseemedpersuasive,the resultsledustothesameconclusion.It'simpossibletolearnanythingwithoutmotivation. WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTaflawintheaboveargument? A B C D E Theresearchisonlyconcernedwithadultlearners. Itassumesthatinordertobemotivatedyouhavetohaveaspecialaptitudeforlearning. Itassumesthatthosewhofelttheyweresuccessfulactuallywere. Itassumesthatthosewhofelttheyweremotivatedactuallywere. Theresearchdoesnotestablishthattherearenosuccessfullearnerswholackedmotivation.
Astudyonidenticaltwinsconcludedthatgenescontributeroughlyhalfoftheattributesweneedto behappy.Peopleoftenfindsuchstudiesscary,seeingsomethingsinisteraboutusbeingmere puppetsofourbiology.However,putinnonscientificterms,itsoundslikecommonsense.Parents talkabouthowtheirchildrenhaddifferentpersonalitytraitsfromaveryyoungage.Perhapsit's nicertothinkthisiscausedbysomething'fluffy'likeasoulbutevenifthatweretrue,whyisthat morereassuringthanthethoughtthatgenesareresponsible?Eitherway,you'rebornasyouare. Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedastheconclusionofthepassageabove? A B C D E Wemayaswellaccepttheideathatourpotentialforhappinessinlifeistosomeextent decidedatbirth. Whetherornotyouarehappyinlifeiseitherdeterminedbyyoursouloryourgenes. Roughlyhalfofwhatweneedtobehappyisdecidedbyourgeneticmakeup. Thepersonyouareatbirthisthepersonyouwillbethroughoutyourlife. Whetherornotyouarehappyinlifeisnotsomethingoverwhichyouyourselfhaveanycontrol.
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Mywatchisatwentyfourhourdigitalwatch,sothat,forinstance4.17amappearsas:
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Amultistoreycarparkhaseightlevels. Onthetopsevenlevelsthereareeightrowsofparking.Twooftheserowshold15carseachwhilst theothershold10carseach. Ontheroadleveltherearetworowsholding15carsbutonlyfourrowsholding10carseach. Theentrycontrolsystemcountscarsinandout.Thesystemstopsadmittingcarsonce90%ofthe totalcapacityisinuse. Fourspacesontheroadlevelarereservedforstaffparkingandthesearenotavailabletothe public. Whatisthemaximumnumberofpubliccarswhichcanbeadmitted? A B C D E 696 500 626 644 630
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Manypeoplebelievethatforeigntravelbroadensthemindandthatthereissomeinherentbenefitin spendingsometimeinaculturedifferentfromyourown.Manystudentsaretaking'gap'years wheretheyspendtimeinanothercountry.Whilstthismayoffersomebenefitsintermsof confidenceandindependence,itiswrongtoassumethatforeigntravelalonecanprovidethis. Globaltravelcanhavenegativeimpactsonlocalculturesandtheenvironment.Homecountry based'gap'projectsareoftenseenasunglamourousbutthebenefitofworkingwithdifferent groupsandcultureswithinourownsocietycanbeequallyrewarding. Whichoneofthefollowingisthemainconclusionoftheabovepassage? A B C D E Foreigngapyearprojectsmusthaveanelementofcommunityworkforthemtobeworthwhile. Thereisinherentbenefitinspendingsometimeabroad. Foreigntravelisnottheonlywaytogainconfidenceandindependence. Projectswithinourownsocietycanbeasrewardingasforeigntravel. Itisimportantthatgapyearstudentsconsidertheimpactoftheirtravelonthecommunities theyworkin.
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ThereisanincreasingnumberofhistoricalorsignificantbuildingsintheUKwhicharesaidtobe'At Risk'.Withoutachangeinthelawmostofthesebuildingsaredoomedtocrumbleintotheground. Thisisbecausethesebuildingsarenolongerstructurallysound.Theexisitingstrictrenovation lawsmeanthattheyaretooexpensiveorimpracticalforprivateindividualsordevelopersto renovateorrepair.Therearecertainlypeopleouttherewhowouldbewillingtomaintainthese buildingsiftheycouldusemoremodernandlessexpensivetechniquesandmaterials.Surelyitis bettertosacrificesomeoftheoriginalbuilding'scharacterratherthanlosetheentirestructure. Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E Historianscanlearnmorefrombuildingswhichhavenotbeenmodernisedbymodern developers. 'AtRisk'buildingsneedtoberenovatedaccordingtostrictrules. Thereisnothingwrongwithchangingthecharacterofhistoricbuildings. Existinglawsmake'AtRisk'buildingstooexpensiveformostdevelopers. Achangeinthelawisneededifwehopetopreservemore'AtRisk'buildings.
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Oneinfourdeathscausedbyroadaccidentsinvolvingcommercialvehiclesiscausedbythedriver fallingasleepatthewheel.Theproblemevenaffectspolicemenandwomen,whoarenowmore likelytodieduetodrivingwhentiredthanbyphysicalattacks.Evidenceatthescene(suchastyre marks)cantellinvestigatorshowquicklythecardriverbraked:latebreakingwouldindicatelackof concentrationwhichmightbecausedbytiredness.Theproblemwiththisevidenceisthatitisnot conclusive,whereasconclusiveevidencecanbeofferedforotheroffencessuchasdrinkdriving. Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedrawnasaconclusionofthepassageabove? A B C D E Commercialvehicledriversandthepolicearemorepronetofallingasleepatthewheel becauseofthelonghourstheywork. Accidentscausedbydriversfallingasleepatthewheelareagreaterproblemthandrink driving. Itwillnotbeaseasytoprosecutedriversforfallingasleepatthewheelasitisfordrinkdriving. Thenumberofhoursperdaythatcommercialdriversshouldbeallowedtodriveshouldbe reduced. Itwouldbeunfairtoprosecutepeopleforfallingasleepatthewheel.
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Asafehasexternaldimensionsasfollows: Width 48cm Depth 44cm Height52cm Theentiresafeismadeofsteel4cmthickexceptthebasewhichis8cmthick. Whataretheinternaldimensionsofthebaseofthesafe? A B C D E 40cmx40cm 36cmx36cm 40cmx32cm 40cmx36cm 44cmx40cm
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Thetablebelowshowsthewinningtimeforthemen's200mrunintheOlympicGamessince1900, whentheeventwasfirstheld,until1988. year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 seconds 22.2 21.6 22.6 27.1 * 22.0 21.6 21.8 21.2 20.7 * * year 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 seconds 21.1 20.81 20.75 20.62 20.36 19.83 20.00 20.23 20.19 19.80 19.75
*Olympicsnotheldintheseyears. WhatisthelongestnumberofyearsforwhichtheOlympicrecordstoodunbroken? A B C D E 28 16 20 6 24
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Anationwidesurveyshowedthatthemajorityofpeoplewouldnotbewillingtogiveuptheircarin favourofpublictransport.However,inarecentsurveyofpeoplelivinginanareawithheavytraffic problems,76%statedthattheywouldprefertotraveltoworkbypublictransportifthesystemwas mademorereliable.Thisshowsthatthepreviousfindingswerewrong.Weshould,therefore, restrictcaruseandstartaprogrammeofimprovingthenation'spublictransportnetworkassoon aspossible. Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheargumentabove? A B C D E Thecounterargumentsarenotexplainedindetail. Itfailstoexplainhowthepublictransportsystemcanbeimproved. Itfailstospecifywhichtypesofpublictransportaretobeimproved. Thestatisticpresentedmaynotberepresentativeofthewholepopulation. Itdoesnotconsiderthe24%whowouldnotprefertousepublictransport.
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EversinceUranuswasdiscovered,astronomershavethoughttheremightbemoreplanetsinthe SolarSystem.BecauseofsmalldeviationsintheorbitsofUranusandNeptunedeviationswhich wouldoccurifanotherplanetexistedsomeastronomersthinktheremustbeanundiscovered planetPlanetX.ButthesedeviationscannottelluswhetherPlanetXexists,becausetheywould occuriftheorbitshadbeenwronglypredicted.SinceUranusandNeptunetakemanydecadesto circlethesun,astronomersrelyonolddatatocalculatetheirorbits.Asthisislikelytobe inaccurate,thecalculatedorbitsareprobablywrong,andsoUranusandNeptunewilldeviatefrom themevenifthereisnoPlanetX. Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E TheuseofoldandinaccuratedataindicatesthatPlanetXcannotexist. ThecalculationsoftheorbitsofUranusandNeptuneareprobablywrong. ThedeviationsintheorbitsofUranusandNeptunecannottelluswhetherPlanetXexists. Astronomersarerighttothinkthattheremustbeanundiscoveredplanet. UranusandNeptunewilldeviatefromthepredictedorbitswhetherornotPlanetXexists.
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StepheniscurrentlyinvolvedinalongdistancecharitywalkfromAlphcastertoOmegham.Heleft Alphcaster9daysagoandhasjustcompleted60%ofhisjourney. Hehopestocomplete60%oftherestofthewalkduringthenext4days.Thiswillleavehimjust60 milesfromOmegham,whichheaimstocompleteinafurther2days. HowfarisitfromAlphcastertoOmegham? A B C D E 375miles 250miles 225miles 300miles 450miles
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Thetablebelowshowstheconsumerpriceinflationandunemploymentratefor5countries: Consumerpriceinflation%rate UnitedStates Japan Germany France UK Unemployed%rate UnitedStates Japan Germany France UK March +0.4 +0.2 +0.1 +0.3 +0.2 March 5.9 3.0 9.2 12.6 9.1 February +0.3 +0.5 +0.1 0.0 +0.5 February 6.1 3.0 9.3 12.6 9.2
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Atasocietymeeting,1000peopleareentitledtovoteintheelectionsforChairpersonwithaone persononevotesystem.Theelectionrulesstateifnocandidateobtainsmorethan50%ofthe votescastinthefirstballot,asecondballotmustbeheldbetweenthetoptwocandidates.350 voteswerecastforaparticularcandidateinthefirstballot.Thenasecondballottookplace. Underthesecircumstanceswhichoneofthefollowingispossible? A B C D E Thecandidatecamesecondorthird,butdidnotwin. Thecandidateeitherwontheelectionorcamesecond. Thecandidatewontheelection,camesecond,orcamethird. Thecandidatedefinitelywontheelection. Thecandidatecamethird.
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Thelowlevelofliteracyamongscienceundergraduatesisanissueacrossalluniversities.Oneof thebiggestproblemsisthatpupilsinschoolspendmoretimeperfectingtheirSMStextmessaging andemailingskillsthantheydowritinggrammaticallycorrectpiecesofliterature.Itisimportantto getacrosstoundergraduatesthatgoodwritingmatters.Employerstakeonscientistsbelievingthey cancommunicatetheirfindingsfluentlyandaccurately.Weneedtodeliversciencegraduateswith theseskills. Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E Manysciencegraduatesareunabletowriteinagrammaticallycorrectway. Studentsmustbehelpedtorecognisetheimportanceofgoodliteracyskills. Employmentoftendependsongoodabilityinliteracy. Studentsdonotconcentrateproperlyinlessonsinschool. Educationisfailingthosewholeavewithpoorwritingskills.
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Anycompanythatwishestosellanewdrugmustprovidethegovernmentwithdetailsofresearch aboutitssafetyandpossiblesideeffects.Atpresent,thisinformationisconfidential,butthereare planstomakeitavailabletothepublic.Whilepatientsaresurelyentitledtomoreinformationabout thedrugstheyareprescribed,thiswillalsoinevitablymakepublicvitaldetailsabouttheingredients ofcertaindrugsandhowtheyaremanufactured.Drugcompaniesarenaturallyreluctanttorelease thisinformationtotheircompetitors.Therefore,throughfearofimitators,drugcompanieswillno longerintroducenewandimportantdrugsintothecountry. Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheaboveargument? A B C D E Peoplearebetterinformedaboutthesideeffectsofdrugsabroadthantheyareinthiscountry. Therearesufficientdrugsalreadyonthemarketandsothereisnonecessitytointroducenew ones. Peoplemaybereluctanttousecertaindrugswhentheyhavefullerinformationaboutthem. Strongpatentlawspreventcompaniesfromusingtheinformationtocreaterivaldrugs. Thedrugindustryisaverycompetitivebusinessandsecrecyisvitalifcompaniesareto survive.
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HorrificimagesoftheearthquakeinHaitiwereseenimmediatelyallovertheworld,andbythenext daythefullextentofthedamagewasseenbytheentireworld.Clearly,themainproblemwas movingaidfromtheairporttodistantareas,andwiththeroadslargelyblockedtheonlypractical methodwastousehelicopters.Thegreatnationsoftheworldshouldbeashamedthatfoodwas notgettingtothepeoplewhoneededit,andthatevenaweeklatertheirreliefstilldependedonthe abilityofcourageousandskillfuldriverstoreachthemintrucks. Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove? A B C D E TherewasenoughfoodinHaititosupplyallthepeopleintheweeksaftertheearthquake. ThepeopleofHaitiwereabletocleartheirroadswithinaweekoftheearthquake. ThegreatnationsoftheworldhadhelicoptersattheirdisposalwhichcouldreachHaitiwithina week. ThereliefagencieswereabletoimporttruckstoHaitibutnothelicopters. Theimagesfailedtopromptthegreatnationsoftheworldintoreliefoperationsafterthe earthquake.
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Ithasrecentlybeensuggestedthatsomedegreescanbecompletedintwoyearsinsteadofthe traditionalthreeyears.Butstaffteachingengineeringandmedicineatdegreelevelsaythatthe currentfirstyearmostlyinvolvesgettingstudentsuptoacommonlevelofmathsandphysics, whichinthepastwasachievedbyhighschoolteaching.Bytheendofthesecondyearfew studentshavereachedthelevelofattainmentthatstudentsdid40yearsago.Twoyeardegrees arenotrealisticcertainlynotforengineering. Whichoneofthefollowingisanassumptionoftheargumentinthepassageabove? A B C D E Twoyeardegreecourseswillbemorepopularwithstudentsthanthreeyearcourses. Twoyeardegreecourseswillhavethesameamountofteachingperyearasthreeyear courses. Engineeringstudentsarelessmotivatedthantheywere40yearsago. Schoolexaminationsareeasiernowthantheywere40yearsago. Mathsandphysicsaremoreimportantelementsofengineeringthantheywere40yearsago.
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Thediagrambelowshowsaphospholipid.
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AsectionofonestrandofDNAhasabasesequenceof: ACGGCTGGTTCC Whichofthefollowingarecorrect? 1. TheotherDNAstrandwouldincludeaCGAtriplet. 2. Ifadeninealwaysbindswith2Hbondstoitscomplementarybaseandguaninewith3H bonds,theneachofthesetripletswillhaveatotalof8Hbonds. 3. ThemRNAsequencetranscribedfromthisDNAsequencewouldcontain3uracilbases. A B C D E 1and2only 3only 1only 2only 2and3only
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AsampleofDNAcontains32%guanine. Whichanswershowsthepercentageofthymineinthesamesample? A B C D E 24 18 34 23 32
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ThefamilypedigreeshowsthatboyChasageneticcondition.Noothermemberofthefamily showsthesamegeneticcondition.
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Whatvaluedoescneedtobesothatthefollowingequationcanbebalanced? 4KMnO4+aH2SO4+5C2H5OH4MnSO4+bK2SO4+5CH3CO2H+cH2O A B C D E 21 11 16 17 26
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ThepositionsofthemaingroupelementsinthePeriodicTableareshownbelow:
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Thecompound(CH3)2CHCH2NH2canbesynthesisedbythefollowingroute.
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Whichofthefollowingistheequationofthecirclewithcentre(1.5,0.5)andradius3? A B C D E
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InanAC(alternatingcurrent)generator,acoilofwirerotatesinamagneticfield.
Whichofthefollowingwouldchangethepotentialdifferencemeasuredbythevoltmeterinthe systemabove? 1. Usemoreturnsofwireinthecoil 2. Userthickerwire 3. Changethespeedofrotation A B C D E 1and2only 1,2and3 1and3only 3only 2only
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Amassisconnectedtoaspringanditvibratesupanddown,formingasimpleharmonicsystem. Whichofthefollowingarecorrect? 1. Thekineticenergyofthemassisatamaximumhalfwayup. 2. Thepotentialenergyofthesystemisatamaximumatthetopofthemass'smotion. 3. Thepotentialenergyofthesystemisatamaximumatthebottomofthemass'smotion. A B C D E 1and2only 1,2and3 2only 3only 1only
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Thediagramshowsaquarterofacirclesurroundedbyanisoscelestriangle. Theradiusofthecircleisr.
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