1. Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above argument?Sometimes poverty is defined in relation to average income. For example, people may be said
to be poor if their income is less than 60 per cent of the average income for the population.
This is not a legitimate definition, because it is a measure of inequality rather than poverty.
This is obvious if we consider the consequences of using the definition. It means that a huge
pay rise for middle managers automatically throws some people into poverty, even though
their income has not changed. On the other hand, the definition implies that in a society
where almost everyone is starving, no one is poor.
2. How much time should each player (except David and the goalkeeper) spend on the pitch during today's match?Hockey is an 11-a-side game, but a team may consist of up to 16 players, with unlimited
substitutions allowed throughout a match of 70 minutes duration. David captains the
Buccaneers hockey team. He has 16 players for today's match. He will play the whole match
himself, as will the goalkeeper. He intends to rotate all the others in such a way that each of
them spends the same total amount of time on the pitch.
3. How many extra Bols will he have to pay for his new car?Inflation in Ruritania has been a steady 10% per year for many years. Emile, a Ruritanian
citizen, bought his car one year ago for 500 Bols. He now wants to trade in his car for an
identical model. He can expect to receive 80% of the current new value of his existing car.
The price of new models has increased in line with inflation.
4. How far is it from his house to the post office?James lives at the bottom of a very steep hill. Worse than that, the post office is at the top.
Every Thursday he must go there to collect his pension. He can only walk at 2 km per hour
uphill but manages 4 km per hour downhill. The round trip, excluding the wait at the post
office, takes him 4.5hours.
5. Which of the following statements is not true?100 pellets of chicken food will feed one large chicken and two small chickens for a day. 175
pellets of food will feed two large and three small chickens for a day.
6. What percentage of the squash in his 500 ml bottle is now concentrate?Jake has a 500 ml bottle of orange squash that he has made according to the instructions on
the bottle of concentrate. The instructions dictate that he should add 4 parts water to 1 part
concentrate. He accidentally spills his squash, and now there is only 400 ml in the bottle. He
then tops up the remainder with concentrate.
7. Which one of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above argument?The current advice from the NHS in the UK is to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a
day. However, a recent study suggested that at least seven portions are needed to maximise
health. Given that less than a third of adults in the UK, and even fewer children, currently
meet the five-a-day target, there is little to be gained from changing the NHS advice to a
higher number. A higher target might even be counter-productive, as evidence shows that a
change in diet is best sustained when the change is made slowly and incrementally.
8. What is the adult fare?A child's bus fare is cheaper than the adult fare but is more than half the adult fare. The
total cost of a single journey for an adult and two children is £1.20. Adult fares are all
multiples of 10 p.
9. How far must he drive before the valves line up again at the bottom of each wheel?Steven has a customised motorcycle that he is very proud of and shows regularly in
competitions. It is very important to him that his presentation is perfect and he likes to
stop in front of the judges with both his tyre valves in the same position. The front tyre is
smaller than the rear to aid its handling. The circumference of the front wheel is 2m and
the circumference of the rear wheel is 2.5m.
Steven starts with both valves in the same position at the bottom of each wheel.
10. Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above argument?Over the past few years in parts of the South West, a number of farm animals have been
found killed in the fields. The nature of the injuries indicates that a large predator must
have been responsible. Local people talk of a number of 'big cats' such as pumas being
responsible, claiming that such animals have indeed been seen. Official investigations
into these claims have dismissed them, concluding that any sightings have been of
domestic rather than of big cats. But these investigations have failed to deal with the
point that, even if the sightings can be explained in terms of domestic cats, the injuries on
the carcasses of the farm animals cannot be. Big cats such as pumas must be
responsible for these attacks.
11. Which of the following has the same structure as the above argument?You can become a good pianist if you start to learn at an early age. You did not start to
learn until you were an adult, so you cannot become a good pianist.
12. What is the maximum number of performances that can be given during a calendar month of 31 days?A long-running play in London's West End is performed every evening except Sunday. In
addition, there are matinee performances every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
13 Please provide four bullet point arguments to the following question:
With easy access to vast amounts of information through the Internet, what advantage is there to remembering facts?
14 Please provide two bullet point arguments for each side of the following question:
Should journalists only be allowed to follow their profession if licensed to do so, like medical doctors?
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