GMAT PRACTICE EXAM #1: VERBAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Unlike most other mergers in the utility industry, which have been driven by the need to
save money and extend companies' service areas, the merger of the nation's leading
gas [and electric company is intended to create a huge marketing network for the
utilities in question with states opening] their utility markets to competition. - Answer-E)
company and leading electric company is intended to create a huge network for
marketing the utilities in question as states open
TrueSave's shipping manager is proposing that customer orders be packed with newer,
more expensive materials that eliminate damage during shipping. The manager argues
that overall costs would essentially remain unaffected, since the cost of new materials
equals the current costs of replacing damaged products. Which of the following would
be most important to ascertain in determining whether the proposal would have the
argued-for effect on costs? - Answer-C) Whether a sizable portion of returned items are
returned because of damage already present when those items were packed for
shipping
Complete the passage: Taken in large quantities medicinal substances found in lakes
could have serious health effects, but they are present in quantities far too low to cause
any physiological response in people who drink or bathe in the water. Nevertheless,
medical experts contend that eliminating these trace amounts from the water will have
public health benefits, since _________. - Answer-E) disease-causing bacteria exposed
to low concentrations of certain medicinal substances can become resistant to them.
Economist: On average, emergency treatment for an elderly person for injuries resulting
from a fall costs $11k. A new therapeutic program can significantly reduce an elderly
person's chances of falling. Though obviously desirable for many reasons, this
treatment program will cost $12.5k and thus cannot be justified.
Which of the following most seriously undermines the conclusion of the argument? -
Answer-C) A frequent result of injuries sustained in falls is long-term pain, medication
for which is not counted among the avg. per-person costs of emergency treatment for
elderly people's injuries from falls.
Because of steep increases in the average price per box of cereal over the last 10
years, overall sales of cereal have recently begun to drop. In an attempt to improve
sales, one major cereal manufacturer reduced the wholesale prices of its cereals by
20%. Since most other CM's have announced they will follow suit, it is likely that the
sales of cereal will rise.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Unlike most other mergers in the utility industry, which have been driven by the need to
save money and extend companies' service areas, the merger of the nation's leading
gas [and electric company is intended to create a huge marketing network for the
utilities in question with states opening] their utility markets to competition. - Answer-E)
company and leading electric company is intended to create a huge network for
marketing the utilities in question as states open
TrueSave's shipping manager is proposing that customer orders be packed with newer,
more expensive materials that eliminate damage during shipping. The manager argues
that overall costs would essentially remain unaffected, since the cost of new materials
equals the current costs of replacing damaged products. Which of the following would
be most important to ascertain in determining whether the proposal would have the
argued-for effect on costs? - Answer-C) Whether a sizable portion of returned items are
returned because of damage already present when those items were packed for
shipping
Complete the passage: Taken in large quantities medicinal substances found in lakes
could have serious health effects, but they are present in quantities far too low to cause
any physiological response in people who drink or bathe in the water. Nevertheless,
medical experts contend that eliminating these trace amounts from the water will have
public health benefits, since _________. - Answer-E) disease-causing bacteria exposed
to low concentrations of certain medicinal substances can become resistant to them.
Economist: On average, emergency treatment for an elderly person for injuries resulting
from a fall costs $11k. A new therapeutic program can significantly reduce an elderly
person's chances of falling. Though obviously desirable for many reasons, this
treatment program will cost $12.5k and thus cannot be justified.
Which of the following most seriously undermines the conclusion of the argument? -
Answer-C) A frequent result of injuries sustained in falls is long-term pain, medication
for which is not counted among the avg. per-person costs of emergency treatment for
elderly people's injuries from falls.
Because of steep increases in the average price per box of cereal over the last 10
years, overall sales of cereal have recently begun to drop. In an attempt to improve
sales, one major cereal manufacturer reduced the wholesale prices of its cereals by
20%. Since most other CM's have announced they will follow suit, it is likely that the
sales of cereal will rise.
