, Chapter-B1
Exam
Name
SHORTBANSWER.B WriteBtheBwordBorBphraseBthat-
BbestBcompletesBeachBstatementBorBanswersBtheB question.
TheBstatementBconnectsBtwoBindividualBpropositionsBwithBtheBwordBor.BStateBwhetherBtheBentireBstatementBisBt
rueBor-B false,BandBexplainBwhy.
1) 9B +B5B =B14B orB6B ×B7B =B42 1)
DrawBaBVenn-diagramBtoBrepresentBtheB givenBinformation.
2) InBaBcomplexBof-60Bapartments,B40BapartmentsBhaveBcableBtelevision,B25BapartmentsBhaveBa 2)
dishwasher,BandB13BapartmentsBhave-bothBcableBtelevisionBandBaBdishwasher.
DecideBwhether-theBstatementBmakesBsense.BExplainByourBreasoning.
3) InsuranceBpolicyBABcostsB$250BandBhasBnoBdeductible.BInsuranceBpolicyBBBcostsB$275Band 3)
hasBaB$500ByearlyBdeductible.BCandaceBthinksBtheBextraB $25BperBmonthBisBworthBit
BtoBgetBtheB$500-deductible,BsoBshe-buysBpolicyBB.
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,DrawBaBVennBdiagramBwithBthreeBoverlappingBcirclesBfor-theBthreeBgivenBsets.BLabelBtheBcontentsBofBevery-
region.BIf-aBregionBhasBnoBmembers,BstateBthatBfactBclearly.
4) saltyBthings,BsweetBthings,BtangyBthings 4)B
DecideBwhether-theBstatementBmakesBsense.BExplainByourBreasoning.
5) IBknowBmoreBofBtheBnamesBofBtheBcommonB fallaciesBinBargumentsBthanBmyBfather,BsoBIBcan 5)
recognizeB fallaciesB betterB thanB heB can.
TheBstatementBcontainsBaBdoubleBorBmultipleBnegation.BAnalyzeBtheBstatement,BexplainingBwhatBitBmeans.
6) "AsByourBSenator,BIBcannotBinBgoodBconscienceBopposeBthoseBwhoBareBagainst 6)
deregulation."
ABseeminglyBsimpleBargumentBisBgiven.BIdentifyBatBleast-twoBhiddenBassumptions.
7) CardiovascularBexerciseB isBimportant,B becauseBtoB beBhealthyB youB needBaB strongB heart. 7)
DrawBaBVennBdiagramBforBtheBgivenBsets.BInBwords,BexplainBwhyByouBdrewBoneBsetBas-
aBsubsetB ofBtheBother,BdisjointBsets,Bor-overlapping-sets.
8) beveragesBandBsoftBdrinks 8)
ABcategoricalBpropositionBisBgiven.BIfBitBisBnotBalreadyBinBstandardBform,BrephraseBit.BStateBtheBsubjectBandBpr
edicateBsets,BandBdraw-aBVennBdiagramB forBtheBproposition.BLabelBallBregionsBofBtheBdiagramBclearly.
9) MoviesBareB entertaining. 9)
UseByour-knowledgeBofBtheBlistedBsetsBtoBdrawBaBABVennBdiagram-illustratingBtheBrelationshipsBamong-them.
10) realBnumbers,Bintegers,B positiveB numbers,BnegativeBnumbers,BirrationalBnumbers 10)
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, TheBstatementBcontainsBaB doubleBorBmultipleBnegation.BAnalyzeBtheBstatement,BexplainingBwhatBitBmeans.
11) TheB HouseB ofBRepresentativesB votedBto-overrideB theB vetoB ofBtheB communicationsBbill. 11)
TheBstatementBconnectsBtwoBindividualBpropositionsBwithBtheBwordBand.BStateBwhether-
theBentireBstatementBisBtrueBor-false,BandBexplainBwhy.
12) TheBsunBisBbigger-thanBtheBmoonBandBtheBsunBrotatesBaroundBtheBearth. 12)
TheBstatementBconnectsBtwoBindividualBpropositionsBwithBtheBwordBor.BStateBwhetherBtheBentireBstatementBisBt
rueBor-B false,BandBexplainBwhy.
13) ThereBareB25BlettersBinB theB EnglishBalphabet-orB theB letterB cBisBaB vowel. 13)
AnalyzeBtheB situationBandBexplainBhowByouBwouldBmakeB aBdecision.
14) Your- 14)
currentBcellBphoneBcompanyBchargesB$30BperBmonthBforBunlimitedBminutes.BAnot
her-
companyBchargesB$20BperBmonthBforBtheBfirstB500BminutesBplusB5¢BaBminuteBforB
anyBadditionalBminutes.BShouldByouBkeepByourBcurrentBserviceBorBswitchBtoBtheB
otherBcompany?
A-categorical-
propositionBisBgiven.BIfBitBisBnotBalreadyBinBstandardBform,BrephraseBit.BStateBtheBsubjectBandBpredicateBsets,Ba
ndBdraw-aBVennBdiagramB forBtheBproposition.BLabelBallBregionsBofBtheBdiagramBclearly.
15) SomeBsingersBareBnotBchildren. 15)
DrawBaBVennBdiagram-forBtheBgivenBsets.BInBwords,BexplainBwhyByouBdrewBoneBsetBas-
aBsubsetB ofBtheBother,BdisjointBsets,Bor-overlapping-sets.
16) evenB numbersBandB oddB numbers 16)
DescribeBhowBtheBsentenceBisBambiguous.
17) ThereBwasBaB15%BdecreaseBinBdonationsBtoBtheBhomelessBshelterBbetweenB1996Ba 17)
ndB2000,BaByear-inBwhichB$50,000BwasBcollected.
DetermineBtheBtruthBofB theBpremises,B discussBtheBstrengthBofBtheBargument,B andBassessBtheBtruthBofBtheB conclusion.
18) Premise:B6B +B13B=B19 18)
Premise:B16B+B9B =B25
Premise:B34B+B35B=B69
Conclusion:BWheneverBweBaddBanBevenBnumberBandBanBoddBnumber,BtheBresultBisBanBo
ddBnumber.
ProvideBanBappropriateB response.
19) TheB membersB ofB aB unionB areB onB strike.B TheyB areB satisfiedB withB theirB hourlyB wag 19)
eB rateBandB benefits,B butB theyB wantB theirB overtimeB wageB rateB toB beB increasedB byB
15%-
inB theirBnextBcontract.BTheBheadBofBmanagementBmakesBtheBfollowingBstatementB to
BtheBheadBofB theB union:B"IfByouBendBtheBstrikeBtodayBandBsignBtheBcontract,BweB
willBmeet-
yourBdemandBandBincreaseBtheBovertimeBwageBrateBbyB15%."BShouldBtheBunionBhea
dBacceptBtheBoffer?BExplain.
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Exam
Name
SHORTBANSWER.B WriteBtheBwordBorBphraseBthat-
BbestBcompletesBeachBstatementBorBanswersBtheB question.
TheBstatementBconnectsBtwoBindividualBpropositionsBwithBtheBwordBor.BStateBwhetherBtheBentireBstatementBisBt
rueBor-B false,BandBexplainBwhy.
1) 9B +B5B =B14B orB6B ×B7B =B42 1)
DrawBaBVenn-diagramBtoBrepresentBtheB givenBinformation.
2) InBaBcomplexBof-60Bapartments,B40BapartmentsBhaveBcableBtelevision,B25BapartmentsBhaveBa 2)
dishwasher,BandB13BapartmentsBhave-bothBcableBtelevisionBandBaBdishwasher.
DecideBwhether-theBstatementBmakesBsense.BExplainByourBreasoning.
3) InsuranceBpolicyBABcostsB$250BandBhasBnoBdeductible.BInsuranceBpolicyBBBcostsB$275Band 3)
hasBaB$500ByearlyBdeductible.BCandaceBthinksBtheBextraB $25BperBmonthBisBworthBit
BtoBgetBtheB$500-deductible,BsoBshe-buysBpolicyBB.
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,DrawBaBVennBdiagramBwithBthreeBoverlappingBcirclesBfor-theBthreeBgivenBsets.BLabelBtheBcontentsBofBevery-
region.BIf-aBregionBhasBnoBmembers,BstateBthatBfactBclearly.
4) saltyBthings,BsweetBthings,BtangyBthings 4)B
DecideBwhether-theBstatementBmakesBsense.BExplainByourBreasoning.
5) IBknowBmoreBofBtheBnamesBofBtheBcommonB fallaciesBinBargumentsBthanBmyBfather,BsoBIBcan 5)
recognizeB fallaciesB betterB thanB heB can.
TheBstatementBcontainsBaBdoubleBorBmultipleBnegation.BAnalyzeBtheBstatement,BexplainingBwhatBitBmeans.
6) "AsByourBSenator,BIBcannotBinBgoodBconscienceBopposeBthoseBwhoBareBagainst 6)
deregulation."
ABseeminglyBsimpleBargumentBisBgiven.BIdentifyBatBleast-twoBhiddenBassumptions.
7) CardiovascularBexerciseB isBimportant,B becauseBtoB beBhealthyB youB needBaB strongB heart. 7)
DrawBaBVennBdiagramBforBtheBgivenBsets.BInBwords,BexplainBwhyByouBdrewBoneBsetBas-
aBsubsetB ofBtheBother,BdisjointBsets,Bor-overlapping-sets.
8) beveragesBandBsoftBdrinks 8)
ABcategoricalBpropositionBisBgiven.BIfBitBisBnotBalreadyBinBstandardBform,BrephraseBit.BStateBtheBsubjectBandBpr
edicateBsets,BandBdraw-aBVennBdiagramB forBtheBproposition.BLabelBallBregionsBofBtheBdiagramBclearly.
9) MoviesBareB entertaining. 9)
UseByour-knowledgeBofBtheBlistedBsetsBtoBdrawBaBABVennBdiagram-illustratingBtheBrelationshipsBamong-them.
10) realBnumbers,Bintegers,B positiveB numbers,BnegativeBnumbers,BirrationalBnumbers 10)
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, TheBstatementBcontainsBaB doubleBorBmultipleBnegation.BAnalyzeBtheBstatement,BexplainingBwhatBitBmeans.
11) TheB HouseB ofBRepresentativesB votedBto-overrideB theB vetoB ofBtheB communicationsBbill. 11)
TheBstatementBconnectsBtwoBindividualBpropositionsBwithBtheBwordBand.BStateBwhether-
theBentireBstatementBisBtrueBor-false,BandBexplainBwhy.
12) TheBsunBisBbigger-thanBtheBmoonBandBtheBsunBrotatesBaroundBtheBearth. 12)
TheBstatementBconnectsBtwoBindividualBpropositionsBwithBtheBwordBor.BStateBwhetherBtheBentireBstatementBisBt
rueBor-B false,BandBexplainBwhy.
13) ThereBareB25BlettersBinB theB EnglishBalphabet-orB theB letterB cBisBaB vowel. 13)
AnalyzeBtheB situationBandBexplainBhowByouBwouldBmakeB aBdecision.
14) Your- 14)
currentBcellBphoneBcompanyBchargesB$30BperBmonthBforBunlimitedBminutes.BAnot
her-
companyBchargesB$20BperBmonthBforBtheBfirstB500BminutesBplusB5¢BaBminuteBforB
anyBadditionalBminutes.BShouldByouBkeepByourBcurrentBserviceBorBswitchBtoBtheB
otherBcompany?
A-categorical-
propositionBisBgiven.BIfBitBisBnotBalreadyBinBstandardBform,BrephraseBit.BStateBtheBsubjectBandBpredicateBsets,Ba
ndBdraw-aBVennBdiagramB forBtheBproposition.BLabelBallBregionsBofBtheBdiagramBclearly.
15) SomeBsingersBareBnotBchildren. 15)
DrawBaBVennBdiagram-forBtheBgivenBsets.BInBwords,BexplainBwhyByouBdrewBoneBsetBas-
aBsubsetB ofBtheBother,BdisjointBsets,Bor-overlapping-sets.
16) evenB numbersBandB oddB numbers 16)
DescribeBhowBtheBsentenceBisBambiguous.
17) ThereBwasBaB15%BdecreaseBinBdonationsBtoBtheBhomelessBshelterBbetweenB1996Ba 17)
ndB2000,BaByear-inBwhichB$50,000BwasBcollected.
DetermineBtheBtruthBofB theBpremises,B discussBtheBstrengthBofBtheBargument,B andBassessBtheBtruthBofBtheB conclusion.
18) Premise:B6B +B13B=B19 18)
Premise:B16B+B9B =B25
Premise:B34B+B35B=B69
Conclusion:BWheneverBweBaddBanBevenBnumberBandBanBoddBnumber,BtheBresultBisBanBo
ddBnumber.
ProvideBanBappropriateB response.
19) TheB membersB ofB aB unionB areB onB strike.B TheyB areB satisfiedB withB theirB hourlyB wag 19)
eB rateBandB benefits,B butB theyB wantB theirB overtimeB wageB rateB toB beB increasedB byB
15%-
inB theirBnextBcontract.BTheBheadBofBmanagementBmakesBtheBfollowingBstatementB to
BtheBheadBofB theB union:B"IfByouBendBtheBstrikeBtodayBandBsignBtheBcontract,BweB
willBmeet-
yourBdemandBandBincreaseBtheBovertimeBwageBrateBbyB15%."BShouldBtheBunionBhea
dBacceptBtheBoffer?BExplain.
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