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Specific Strategies u u u
Verbal
his symptoms. The chimp’s illness is not introduced until
the following sentence (U). The resulting paragraph is poorly
organized.
1st
2nd
Cleveland
Denver
QUSTR is also incorrect. When R, which describes Kalunde’s
flu symptoms, is placed last, the paragraph becomes disjointed.
The previous sentence (T) has said that Kalunde
accomplished his goal of clearing his nasal passages after
using a tool. R describes Kalunde’s condition before he used
his tool, so it should appear earlier in the paragraph, as it does
in the correct order (QURST).
u u u logical reasoning
This section consists of 10 questions that assess your
ability to reason logically, using the facts, concepts, and
information presented. You must guard against
jumping to conclusions that are not warranted from the
information given. There are different types of questions:
figuring out codes, determining the relative positions of things
or people, identifying correct assumptions, and drawing valid
conclusions.
The most important strategy is to read the information carefully
and make no assumptions that are not sup ported by the given
information. Certain words must be read carefully. For example,
between cannot be assumed to mean between and
right next to; other things may be between these two objects
as well. The same may be true of words such as above,
below, before, and after.
Another good strategy is to look for information that is definitely
stated, such as, “The red box is the largest,” or “Jane is not
standing next to Erik.” This information makes it easier to
determine the relative relationships.
For Example 2, draw a diagram to help you determine the
order in which the planes departed. Statement 2 contains definite
information about the Washington plane, so add that to the
diagram:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Washington
The remaining planes fly to Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
and Denver. Statement 3 says that the Denver plane left immediately
after the Cleveland plane. (That means no planes
departed between the Cleveland and Denver planes.) There
are two possible orders, shown below:
3rd Washington OR Washington
4th
5th
Cleveland
Denver
The information in Statement 1 helps you determine which possible
order is correct. It says that the Boston plane departed
earlier than the Cleveland plane. That could not happen in the
first possible order, so the second possible order must be correct.
Because statement 1 also says that the Boston plane
departed later than the Philadelphia plane, the complete order
of departure must be:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Denver
The question asks how many planes left between the departures
of the Boston and Denver planes. The answer is two
(the planes departing for Washington and Cleveland).
Example 2
Exactly five planes departed from an airport, one
at a time.
1) The Boston plane departed later than the
Philadelphia plane, but earlier than the
Cleveland plane.
2) The Washington plane departed third.
3) The Denver plane left immediately after the
Cleveland plane.
How many planes left between the departures of
the Boston plane and the Denver plane?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. Cannot be determined from the
information given.
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