iii) belongs to neither group
Answers :
first is group A
second is group B
third is neither
group
fourth is neither group
fifth is group A
Verbal Reasoning
This is a test of your skill at making sense of reports which cannot be
relied on to be objective, truthful or even consistent.The test consists
of a series of short passages, each of which includes a number of short
statements intended to convey information or persuade the reader of a
point of view.
Each passage is accompanied by four statements relating to the
information or arguments it contains. Assume that what is stated is true;
even if it contradicts what you know or believe to be the case in reality.
Decide on this assumption whether the statement is:
- a) true,
- b) false,
- c) you cannot tell and need more information.
| In recent years it has become clear that man's use of fossil
fuels is likely to have a major impact on the world's climate. As a
result of this, increased concentrations of 'greenhouse' gasses such
as carbon dioxide and methane will lead to global warming; an
overall small increase in average temperatures; whose impact is
difficult to predict. Whilst some scientists predict melting of the
polar icecaps, and so a rise in sea levels, others think this will
be balanced by increased precipitation at the
poles. |
1. If we go on using fossil fuels at the present rate, we must expect
climatic change.
TRUE ¦ FALSE ¦ CAN'T
TELL
2. Depletion of the ozone layer will result in global warming.
TRUE
¦ FALSE ¦ CAN'T TELL
3. Scientists are all agreed that use of fossil fuels will eventually
lead to a rise in sea levels.
TRUE ¦ FALSE ¦
CAN'T TELL
4. The burning of fossil fuels increases the concentration of methane
in the atmosphere.
TRUE ¦ FALSE ¦
CAN'T TELL
Numerical Reasoning
This is a test of your skill at reasoning with numbers. First you are
given some information in a variety of forms - text, tables or graphs -
followed by three related questions. For each question, choose what you
think is the correct answer from the possible answers A to P.
An insurance scheme pays benefits to its members who are sick
for extended periods of time at the following rates
| 1st month: |
nil |
| 2nd-4th months: |
50% of normal salary |
| 5th and succeeding months: |
25% of normal
salary
|
on the first £24,000 p.a. of salary for each month in which the
member is sick and is not paid by the employer. How much does the
scheme pay to:
| 1 |
John, who is off work for two
months, whose salary is £12,000 p.a., and who gets no sick
pay? |
| 2 |
Pat, who is ill for six months,
but who is paid normally for the first two months and whose
salary is £18,000 p.a. |
| 3 |
Hilary, whose salary is
£30,000 p.a., who gets 3 months sick pay from her employer,
and who has to take nine months off?
|
| A) |
£250 |
|
B) |
£500 |
|
C) |
£750 |
|
D) |
£1000 |
| E) |
£1125 |
|
F) |
£1500 |
|
G) |
£1765 |
|
H) |
£2125 |
| I) |
£2250 |
|
J) |
£2350 |
|
K) |
£2500 |
|
L) |
£3125 |
| M) |
£3750 |
|
N) |
£4000 |
|
O) |
£5000 |
|
P) |
£5625
|
|
Answers:
1: Answer B is correct. John gets £500.00
(1 month at half his usual monthly salary)
2: Answer I is correct. Pat
gets £2250 (3 months at half her usual monthly salary)
3: Answer N is
correct. Hilary gets £4000 (3 months at half of a monthly salary of £2,000
plus 2 months at a quarter of a monthly salary of £2,000 )
B 
