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SECTION I

Communication Analysis

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 SECTION I
Communication Analysis
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 SECTION I
Communication Analysis
Time – 30 minutes

Directions: Each of the following three passages will be accompanied by five relevant questions. After
reading a passage, answer the five corresponding questions based ONLY on information given or implied
in the text.

Questions 1-5 are based on the following party sponsorship of courses, charging students
passage: to receive non-credit university-branded
certificates, providing in-person assessments for
The rise of the Massive Online Open Course, or a fee, charging employers to search and contact
MOOC, has generated heated debate over the students who have completed job-related
future direction of higher education. Some Coursera courses, and charging employers or
skeptics maintain that a MOOC is at best an universities to screen students on their behalf.
extension of established models of online
learning and at worst nothing but an overhyped 1. The passage implies that
fad that can never offer an acceptable substitute A) for-profit MOOC providers are already
for the kind of face-to-face education offered by converging on a single business
a traditional university. On the other hand, strategy.
some of America’s top universities—including B) MOOCs offered by non-profit providers
Harvard, MIT, and Stanford—are actively generally have larger enrollments than
promoting MOOCs, and a number of investors MOOCs offered by for-profit providers.
are sold on the proposition that MOOCs will C) MOOCs offered by for-profit providers
permanently transform the landscape of higher generally have higher attrition rates
education. “I think this could be big the way than MOOCs offered by non-profit
Google was,” says John Doerr, one of Silicon providers.
Valley’s most successful venture capitalists and D) most students enrolling in MOOCs
a major investor in Coursera, a for-profit MOOC already have a university degree.
provider with close ties to Stanford University. E) students in a MOOC may not have the
opportunity to interact with the course
So just what is a MOOC? Unlike a typical online instructors.
course in which a university charges tuition,
limits enrollment to assure some degree of 2. The skeptics described in the first
student-faculty interaction, and gives credit to paragraph would most likely agree
students who complete the course, a MOOC is A) with the assertion that traditional
tuition-free, open to anyone with an internet universities have greatly
connection, and does not offer university credit. underestimated the extent to which
The ‘M’ in MOOC is indisputable: an Artificial MOOCs will transform higher
Intelligence (AI) MOOC offered by Stanford in education.
2011 attracted more than 160,000 students. B) that the critics of MOOCs have
Critics, however, point out that these massive exaggerated the amount of attrition
enrollments have been accompanied by massive that occurs in these courses.
attrition rates—nearly 80% of the enrollees C) that the emergence of MOOCs signifies
failed to complete the 2011 Stanford AI course. a radical change from earlier
approaches to online education.
At this point MOOC providers still seem to be D) that the emergence of MOOCs will not
searching for a viable business model. lead to drastic changes in ways of
Coursera’s contract with the University of teaching and learning at traditional
Michigan (which was publicly disclosed due to a universities.
Freedom of Information request filed by a
E) with the expectations of those venture
journalist) lists no fewer than eight potential
capitalists who are investing in
“monetization strategies” such as allowing third-
Coursera.
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3. According to the passage, Coursera may
attempt to generate revenue through all of
the following EXCEPT:
A) providing personalized assessments to
students who want to demonstrate
certain competencies.
B) collecting tuition from students who
desire university credit.
C) acting as a selection agent on behalf of
employers or universities.
D) allowing employers access to a
database of students with relevant
qualifications.
E) allowing other companies to advertise
on Coursera’s course platform.

4. The passage quotes a prediction made by

venture capitalist John Doerr. This
prediction depends on which of the
following assumptions?
A) In the future MOOC providers will
begin to limit course enrollments.
B) Stanford University was the first
academic institution to offer a MOOC.
C) Coursera is currently the only for-
profit MOOC provider.
D) Coursera’s contract with the University
of Michigan is not typical of its
agreements with other universities.
E) Attrition rates in future MOOCs will not
make it impossible for a MOOC
provider to earn a profit.

5. The author’s attitude toward MOOCs is best

described as
A) theoretical opposition.
B) cautious appraisal.
C) resigned acceptance.
D) dismissive skepticism.
E) definite optimism.

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Questions 6-10 are based on the following organizational life is highly complex and
passage: relational.

As technological change continues at an

unprecedented rate, we frequently find
6. The primary purpose of the passage is to
ourselves adrift amidst resultant discontinuous
A) demonstrate that “change is”.
change. There is often no time to plan for
B) defend a particular definition of
change. Rather, as Stephen Hawking states,
change.
“change is”. As a result, twenty-first-century
C) advocate a new way of viewing change.
management cannot be guided by a set of
D) identify a set of concrete principles for
concrete principles but must instead embrace
managing change.
new ways of being and thinking in order to keep
E) explain a technique for reducing
pace with changing conditions and thrive amidst
uncertainty in a rapidly changing
the unknown.
environment.
However, as we start to move away from old
ways of thinking, some familiar ideas seem 7. The author would likely agree with all of
difficult to give up. One such concept is the the following assertions EXCEPT:
rational view of causality in which the future is A) It is appropriate to think of the future
understood to be predetermined. Rationalism as something that is continuously being
frames the organization as progressing toward re-shaped by decisions made here and
goals preselected by the organization. (The rise now.
and popularity of strategic planning in the B) The rationalist account of the concept
twentieth century is a classic expression of of causality is fundamentally flawed.
rationalist thinking.) C) Successful leadership today depends
largely on creating a realistic plan to
From a transformative point of view, on the achieve a set of predetermined goals.
other hand, the future is under perpetual D) People today often experience change
construction. In other words, human interaction as a sudden disruption of familiar ways
in the here and now, or the living present, of thinking and behaving.
perpetually modifies and shapes the future. E) Managers should view the unknown
Rather than thinking of causality in a traditional, not as something to be eliminated but
rational way (moving toward a mature state or as an opportunity to thrive through
pre-selected goal), focusing on the living present continual adaptation.
allows us to conceptualize causality in a
transformative way. In this alternative view, 8. According to the passage, a detached
our movement toward the future is movement observer of a twenty-first-century
toward an unfinished whole rather than a organization
finished state. A) is not aware of the importance of
organizational change.
Another outmoded organizational lens is
B) is in the best position to offer unbiased
systems thinking. Whether systems are viewed
advice to leaders of the organization.
as machines or living systems, systems thinking
C) is not likely to achieve an adequate
shows an undesirable objectifying bias because
understanding of organizational
the observer of the system necessarily views
leadership.
herself as external to that system. Although the
D) is more likely to view the organization
role of ‘detached observer’ is easy and
as a machine rather than as a living
comfortable for those accustomed to
system.
organizational leadership tools developed in the
E) is more likely to view the organization
twentieth century, detached views of
as a living system rather than a
organizational life fail to address the crux of
machine.
leadership today, as twenty-first-century

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9. The passage mentions strategic planning in
order to
A) discuss a new understanding of this
concept.
B) give an example of a certain view of
causation.
C) show that transformative thinking is
impossible without effective long-
range planning.
D) correct a deficiency in systems
thinking.
E) refute the claim that “there is often no
time to plan for change”.

10. Which of the following management

practices best exemplifies the new ways of
thinking and being mentioned in the
passage?
A) Adopting a consistent, objective
approach to performance
management.
B) Having a clear vision of what the team
needs to achieve.
C) Keeping the team focused on
progressing toward fixed goals.
D) Encouraging two-way communication
with team members even in times of
turmoil.
E) Acquiring relevant technical skills to
be able to advise team members who
encounter problems.

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Questions 11-15 are based on the following 11. The author mentions the “post-colonial”
passage: status of certain Asian countries primarily
in order to
The ability to communicate effectively on the A) help clarify the reasons for the
phone with English-speaking customers in the widespread use of English in these
USA, UK, or Australia is a much valued countries.
commodity in off-shored and outsourced (O & B) prove that the O & O industry can hire
O) call centers in post-colonial Asian countries. large numbers of qualified call center
Off-shored call centers are “captives”: service staff who will not require additional
centers owned by multinationals that have language training.
decided to move their back office functions C) suggest that these countries have
overseas. Outsourced call centers, on the other lower labor costs than do other Asian
hand, are large third party providers and countries that were never colonized.
typically serve a range of different industry D) explain the resistance to the
clients. Attracted by lower labor costs and the establishment of call centers in these
belief that the standard of customer care would countries.
be equal to, or better than, that offered by on- E) explore the interaction between
shore centers, USA multinationals accounted for economic policy and political history in
about 95% of O & O investment in Asian these countries.
destinations as of 2003. Over the last decade the
O & O industry has developed rapidly with a 12. The author implies that
recent prediction that the broader business A) graduates of certain Asian universities
processing outsourcing (BPO) sector will triple may be unable to act as effective call
in size from USD 500 billion to USD 1.5 trillion center CSRs because they lack
by 2020. Formerly colonized countries such as adequate proficiency in spoken
India and the Philippines are preferred English.
destinations because they continue to use B) most call centers in Asia are owned by
English as a language of government and foreign multinational companies.
business, and their elite schools and universities C) O & O call centers currently offer better
are expected to graduate students with a good customer service than on-shore call
command of spoken and written English. But is centers do.
“good” English good enough in the context of a D) irate customers in the USA, UK, and
call center? Spoken English language Australia often have unreasonable
communication is, after all, a core competency expectations when dealing with a CSR
for successful call handling and customer care in on the phone.
call centers. The quality of this core competency, E) off-shored call centers have, on
whilst uncontested on-shore where call center average, fewer employees than do
customer services representatives (CSRs) are outsourced call centers.
first language speakers, is frequently criticized
off-shore where CSRs are non-native speakers.
The O & O industry therefore has been keen to
develop the ability to source, assess, and
cultivate the requisite language skills.

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13. Which of the following best describes the 15. According to the passage, all of the
structure of the passage as a whole? following are true of off-shored call centers
A) A business trend is mentioned; EXCEPT:
considerations supporting this trend A) They are part of the BPO sector.
are noted; an obstacle to further B) They are owned by foreign-based
extension of this trend is identified. companies.
B) A business model is criticized; the C) They are known as “captives”.
reasons underlying this model are D) They serve more than one client.
explained; the inadequacy of these E) They are part of the O & O sector.
reasons is re-affirmed.
C) A new industry is mentioned; two parts
of this industry are distinguished; an
argument is given that one of these two
parts is likely to flourish while the
other is likely to decline.
D) A crucial job skill is highlighted; an
example showing the relevance of this
skill is introduced; a detailed plan to
assist workers to sharpen this skill is
outlined.
E) A common stereotype is described; the
historical basis for this stereotype is
presented; the implications of this
stereotype are rejected.

14. According to the passage, the call center

industry
A) diverts scarce human capital away
from more productive forms of
employment.
B) places too much emphasis on oral
communication skills at the expense of
other core competencies.
C) has been repeatedly criticized for
hiring only graduates of elite schools
and universities.
D) should consider destinations other
than India and the Philippines.
E) sees the need for in-house language
training programs.

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Academic Aptitude
SECTION II

Critical Thinking

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 SECTION II
Critical Thinking
Exam Instructions

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 SECTION II
Critical Thinking
Time – 30 minutes

Directions: For each of the following 15 questions, analyze the argument or situation and pick the best
possible answer choice.

1. Virtually all eligible voters who took part in 2. Some scholars believe that L’Anse aux
a recent survey of political attitudes in Meadows in Newfoundland was a ship
Artesiana stated that because political repair base for the 11th-century Viking
candidates from the major parties are explorers of the land that the Vikings called
incompetent or corrupt (or both), it is a Vinland. Artifacts discovered at L’Anse aux
complete waste of time to vote in Meadows include carved pieces of wood
Artesianan elections. Yet nearly 80% of similar to wooden ship repair pieces
eligible voters chose to vote in the most excavated from a 9th-century Viking
recent Artesianan election. settlement in Ireland.

Which of the following, if true, most helps Which of the following, if true, would most
to explain the seeming paradox? help to strengthen the claim that L’Anse
A) Eligible voters who chose to vote in the aux Meadows was used as a ship repair
most recent election were compelled to base by 11th-century Viking explorers?
vote for at least one candidate they A) Ship repair facilities have existed in
knew to be incompetent or corrupt (or Newfoundland since the late 1700s,
both). when the first permanent European
B) Only eligible voters who did not choose settlements were established.
to vote in the most recent election B) The main written sources of
were included in the recent survey. information concerning Vinland are
C) All eligible voters who took part in the two Icelandic sagas that disagree about
recent survey gave truthful answers the type of sailing vessel used to
that accurately reflect their views explore Vinland.
concerning politics. C) Any Vikings who explored Vinland
D) Candidates from some major political must have been based in Greenland,
parties are competent but corrupt, but during the eleventh century the
whereas candidates from other parties Viking settlements in Greenland had
are incompetent but honest. neither the population nor the wealth
E) Those voters who took part in the to send ships to explore Vinland.
recent survey acted in accordance with D) The carved pieces of wood found at
their beliefs by refusing to waste time L’Anse aux Meadows are almost
voting in the recent elections. identical to carvings made by Native
Americans who lived near L’Anse aux
Meadows in the eleventh century.
E) A number of clothes-fastening pins of
an 11th-century Viking design were
among the artifacts unearthed at
L’Anse aux Meadows.

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3. The T. urticae mite is an agricultural pest 4. The small but affluent nation of New
that feeds on many crop plants, including Malusidia (NM) faces a serious shortage of
tomatoes. Some tomato farmers manage manpower in the private sector. As a
this threat by introducing the G. result, about 30% of the workforce in NM is
occidentalis mite, a predator of T. urticae. comprised of foreign workers holding work
Other tomato farmers spray their crops permits. Some of the foreign workers are
with miticide, killing all mites within the skilled; others are unskilled. To alleviate
area that is sprayed. the labor shortage, the government of NM
plans to offer permanent residence status
If the statements above are true, which of to any skilled work permit holder who has
the following must be true? resided in the country for longer than two
A) Only if G. occidentalis has first been years.
introduced into a tomato field will
spraying with miticide eliminate all T. To determine whether the plan is likely to
urticae from the field. achieve its goal, it would be most useful to
B) The introduction of G. occidentalis and know which of the following?
spraying with miticide are the only two A) Whether the non-working dependents
known methods for controlling an of unskilled work permit holders are
outbreak of T. urticae on a tomato permitted to reside in NM during the
farm. work permit holder’s term of
C) If live N. californicus mites are found in employment.
a field that has been sprayed with B) Whether NM requires that permanent
miticide, these mites entered the field residents who intend to apply for
sometime after the field was sprayed. citizenship in NM renounce allegiance
D) T. urticae causes more economic to any other country in which they hold
damage to tomato farmers than it does citizenship.
to growers of any other major crop C) Whether permanent residents of NM
plant. are disqualified from applying for
E) Some tomato farmers have tried both certain jobs in the public sector.
introduction of G. occidentalis and D) Whether the government of NM plans
spraying with miticide as ways of to introduce a new migration scheme
managing the threat posed by T. allowing skilled foreigners who have
urticae. never worked in NM to apply for
permanent residence.
E) Whether the average duration of
gainful employment in NM is greater
among foreigners who are permanent
residents than it is among foreigners
who hold skilled work permits.

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5. A parole program offers prisoners a chance 6. Twelve months ago the Deedsville City
to be released from prison early subject to Council launched an anti-littering campaign
various conditions. A violence risk calling for all residents to do their part to
assessment conducted by a qualified help beautify the city. Since that time the
psychologist is an essential step in an amount of litter collected in Deedsville has
effective parole screening process because fallen by more than 40%. Clearly, the
such an assessment will prevent prisoners campaign has persuaded many people to
who are unsuitable for early release from refrain from littering.
being considered for parole.
Which of the following, if true, would most
The conclusion above depends upon which weaken the conclusion above?
of the following assumptions? A) As a result of budget constraints during
A) The parole board is not legally obligated the last twelve months, the City Council
to accept the recommendations of the retrenched a number of cleaners who
violence risk assessment report had been assigned to litter collection
prepared by a qualified psychologist. duty.
B) A parole screening process will surely B) The amount of trash collected from
be effective if it includes a violence risk public rubbish bins around Deedsville
assessment conducted by a qualified has significantly increased during the
psychologist. last twelve months.
C) A prisoner who is not assessed to pose a C) In an effort to establish a reputation for
high risk of re-offending should be good corporate citizenship, a number
released from prison without of private businesses in Deedsville
conditions. underwrote the cost of the City
D) Psychologists conducting violence risk Council’s anti-littering campaign.
assessments are able to identify those D) Polls indicate that some residents in
prisoners who are unsuitable for early Deedsville believe that a tree-planting
release. campaign is a more promising way to
E) Prisoners applying for parole need not beautify the city than is an anti-
undergo a violence risk assessment if littering campaign.
they were imprisoned for a non-violent E) The population of the most litter-prone
offence. neighborhoods in Deedsville has risen
by about 3% during the last twelve
months.

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7. People who regularly use sunscreen are 8. Which of the following most logically
more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma completes the argument?
skin cancer than are people who do not use
sunscreen. Therefore, the use of sunscreen Once a major source of loans for overseas
is a cause of melanoma. development projects, the Republic of
Lyttonia endured a period of deflation and
The questionable pattern of reasoning sluggish growth after a speculative bubble
above is most similar to which of the in the domestic property market burst
following? twenty years ago. Few overseas
A) Some non-smokers suffer from development loans were initiated during
emphysema. Therefore, smoking is not this period of economic stagnation. More
a cause of emphysema. recently, the Lyttonian economy has
B) Water-resistant sunscreen is more improved significantly, and the country
likely to be used by athletes playing now has a significant supply of funds
outdoor sports in hot weather earmarked for investment. However, it is a
conditions than by members of the mistake to assume that this increase in
general public. Consequently, most investment capital will result in a renewed
buyers of water-resistant sunscreen commitment to loans for overseas
are athletes. development projects, because __________.
C) Because some individuals are A) Lyttonia’s overhang of bad debt
genetically inclined to obesity and resulting from the property market
obesity can result in type 2 diabetes, collapse has now been cleared.
any individual who is genetically B) a number of worthwhile overseas
inclined to obesity will inevitably suffer development projects were postponed
from type 2 diabetes. during the last twenty years and are
D) Reliance on blood pressure medication still awaiting funding.
increases the risk of a heart attack, C) the average savings rate in Lyttonia’s
because those who take such private sector is higher now than it was
medication are more likely to suffer a twenty years ago.
heart attack than are those who do not. D) Lyttonia urgently needs to invest in
E) Melanoma skin cancer can be caused upgrading its domestic infrastructure,
by Ultraviolet A radiation. Therefore, which deteriorated during the long
melanoma skin cancer cannot be period of economic stagnation.
caused by Ultraviolet B radiation. E) loans for overseas development
projects require some level of trust and
cooperation between the government
of Lyttonia and the government of the
nation that receives the aid.

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9. Diet food companies claim that their low- 10. Despite the fact that credit card
calorie foods help consumers to lose transactions enhance consumer liquidity,
weight. Such claims are not simply they are properly excluded from a
groundless but turn the truth upside down. conventional definition of money supply,
It is well-known that most consumers of because credit card use creates a liability
low-calorie foods have a body mass index that must be repaid.
(BMI) greater than 25 and so are classified
as overweight. Far from offering a weight- Which of the following must be assumed in
loss solution, diet foods are actually a cause order to draw the conclusion above?
of weight gain. A) Whenever a credit card creates a
liability that must be repaid, repayment
Which of the following, if true, most must be made with some kind of
strengthens the argument above? conventional money.
A) In some cases, those who are severely B) Any transaction that creates an
overweight can reduce their BMI to a obligation to repay a debt should not be
level within the normal range after included in a conventional definition of
continuing with a steady diet of low- money supply.
calorie foods over a period of not less C) Methods of payment that enhance
than six months. consumer liquidity benefit consumers
B) Some world-class athletes have a BMI and merchants even if such methods are
greater than 25; these athletes are not excluded from a conventional definition
overweight but have exceptional of money supply.
muscle mass. D) Easy availability of credit cards allows
C) Eating diet foods is normally a some consumers to incur a higher level
consequence rather than a cause of of indebtedness than they otherwise
weight gain. would.
D) Diet foods provide better nutritional E) Because credit card use creates a
value and contain fewer calories than liability, it creates an offsetting asset
the average fast food meal purchased that should also be excluded from a
by an individual whose BMI exceeds conventional definition of money
25. supply.
E) Overweight people who switch from
regular foods to low-calorie foods
sometimes eat additional portions of
the low-calorie foods, thereby
increasing caloric intake.

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For questions 11-12, refer to the following facts: 11. Given the above conditions, which one of
the following could be true?
Dr. Abdullah will see exactly six patients on A) Musa is the fifth patient seen.
Tuesday morning: Ling, Musa, Nurul, Pau, B) Rohan is the second patient seen.
Quincy, and Rohan. These patients will be seen C) Rohan is the fourth patient seen.
in an order consistent with the following D) Nurul is the second patient seen.
conditions: E) Pau is the first patient seen.

 Musa is seen immediately after Quincy. 12. Given the above conditions, which one of
 Rohan is seen immediately before the following CANNOT be true?
Nurul. A) Rohan is the first patient seen.
 Quincy is the third patient seen. B) Pau is the second patient seen.
 Pau is seen immediately after Ling. C) Pau is the sixth patient seen.
D) Pau is the fifth patient seen.
E) Nurul is the sixth patient seen.

For questions 13-15, the answer choices are as follows:

(A) The information in statement (1) alone IS enough to answer the question, but the information in
statement (2) alone IS NOT enough to answer the question.
(B) The information in statement (2) alone IS enough to answer the question, but the information in
statement (1) alone IS NOT enough to answer the question.
(C) NEITHER the information in statement (1) alone NOR the information in statement (2) alone is
enough to answer the question, but the information in statements (1) and (2) taken together is
enough to answer the question.
(D) The information in statement (1) alone IS enough to answer the question, and the information in
statement (2) alone IS also enough to answer the question.
(E) The information in statements (1) and (2) taken together IS NOT enough to answer the question.

13. Is it possible for an artist to be imitative 15. Does the busy Bevilacqua Hospital offer
and profoundly creative? Emergency Room services?
(1) A few imitative artists are profoundly (1) Bevilacqua Hospital is located in the
creative. city of San Patricio, where no hospital
(2) All profoundly creative artists are is allowed to operate unless it offers
imitative.
Emergency Room services.
(2) Bevilacqua Hospital is located in the
14. Do some cosmetic surgeons in the town of
state of Indigo, where some hospitals
Eyrie Rock charge unreasonable fees?
are granted an exemption from a state
(1) Some doctors in the town of Eyrie Rock
law requiring hospitals to offer
charge unreasonable fees.
Emergency Room services.
(2) Some doctors in the town of Eyrie Rock
are cosmetic surgeons.

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 SECTION III
Data Interpretation
Exam Instructions

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DO NOT WRITE ON, OR OTHERWISE MARK, THIS BOOKLET.

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C, D AND E.

INDICATE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED BY FILLING IN THE
APPROPRIATE ANSWER OPTION CORRESPONDING TO THE SECTION, I.E. TO INDICATE OPTION E TO
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 SECTION III
Data Interpretation
Time – 30 minutes

Directions: For the following 15 questions, solve each question and indicate the appropriate answer.

For some questions, you will need to refer to accompanying graphs and charts.

For questions 1-4 refer to the table below.

The table below shows the number of deaths (in thousands) due to car accidents and the total number of
deaths due to all causes (in thousands) in Country Y over a period of 6 years.

Year Total deaths Deaths due to car accidents

2000 20 0.9
2001 22 1.12
2002 24.2 1.55
2003 26.62 2.02
2004 29.28 1.91
2005 32.21 2.42

1. If the given trend in total deaths in Country 4. The number of deaths due to heart disease
Y has continued since 1990, approximately doubles every year from 2001 to 2004. If
how many people died in Country Y in the the number of deaths due to heart disease
year 1998?
in 2000 was 10,000, how many people died
A) 19800
B) 19605 in 2004 due to heart disease?
C) 18180 A) 625
D) 16530 B) 2,000
E) 16200 C) 40,000
D) 160,000
2. Over which two consecutive years did E) It cannot be determined from the
Country Y experience the greatest
information given
percentage change in the ratio of number of
deaths due to car accidents to total number
of deaths?
A) 2000 – 2001
B) 2001 – 2002
C) 2002 – 2003
D) 2003 – 2004
E) 2004 – 2005

3. In Country Y, if the percentage of deaths

due to natural disasters in 2000 is the same
as the percentage of deaths due to car
accidents in 2001, approximately how
many people died in 2000 due to natural
disasters?
A) 495
B) 990
C) 1020
D) 1230
E) 1410

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The Land Transport Authority of Country X conducted a survey on the average number of vehicles
passing through junction A at different times in a day in 2012.

Number of vehicles passing through

junction A at different times in a day
800
720
700 650
600 540
Number of vehicles

525
475
500
Morning
400 350
310 Afternoon
275 250
300
Evening
200 150
80
100 50
0
Cars Bikes Buses Trucks

Given below is the projected percentage increase in number of vehicles passing through junction A in
2013.

Vehicle Morning Afternoon Evening

Cars 10% 5% 15%
Bikes 5% 6% 8%
Buses 5% 5% 10%

5. In 2012, which vehicle had the highest 7. Calculate the projected number of cars
percentage increase in number of vehicles passing through junction A in a day in
passing through junction A from afternoon 2013.
to evening? A) 567
A) Cars B) 715
B) Bikes C) 728
C) Buses D) 2101
D) Trucks E) 2110
E) It cannot be determined from the
information given 8. Calculate the approximate projected
percentage increase in the number of buses
6. For which vehicle did morning contribute passing through junction A in a day in
2013.
the highest percentage of vehicles passing
A) 6.4
through junction A in a day in 2012? B) 6.6
A) Cars C) 6.8
B) Bikes D) 15
C) Buses E) 20
D) Trucks
E) It cannot be determined from the
information given

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Given below are the times of 5 racers (in seconds) in two 100m races.

11.2 11.1
Race timings
11

10.8
Time (in seconds)

10.55
10.6
Race 1
10.4 10.29
10.4 11.05 10.32 Race 2

10.2 10.62
10.35 10.41
10.3
10

9.8
Abhay Ricky Ross Venu Zaheer

9. The winner was decided by taking the 12. If Abhay and Zaheer race for a third time,
average of the times in the two races. Who and their respective times decrease by the
was the overall winner? same amount as the decrease from race 1
A) Abhay to race 2, who will win the third race and
B) Ricky by how many seconds?
C) Ross A) Abhay wins by 2 seconds
D) Venu B) Abhay wins by 0.02 seconds
E) Zaheer C) Abhay wins by 0.2 seconds
D) Zaheer wins by 2 seconds
10. Whose times witnessed the highest E) Zaheer wins by 0.02 seconds
percentage decrease from race 1 to race 2?
A) Abhay
B) Ricky
C) Ross
D) Venu
E) Zaheer

11. In race 1, Ross completed 50m in 5

seconds. If he had increased his actual
speed over the remaining 50m by 20
percent, what would have been his time for
race 1?
A) 10.66 seconds
B) 10.55 seconds
C) 10.44 seconds
D) 9.63 seconds
E) 8.8 seconds

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For questions 13-15 the answer choices are as follows:

(A) The information in statement (1) alone IS enough to answer the question, but the information in
statement (2) alone IS NOT enough to answer the question.
(B) The information in statement (2) alone IS enough to answer the question, but the information in
statement (1) alone IS NOT enough to answer the question.
(C) NEITHER the information in statement (1) alone NOR the information in statement (2) alone is
enough to answer the question, but the information in statements (1) and (2) taken together is
enough to answer the question.
(D) The information in statement (1) alone IS enough to answer the question, and the information in
statement (2) alone IS also enough to answer the question.
(E) The information in statements (1) and (2) taken together IS NOT enough to answer the question.

13. In a group of cats and their owners, how

many cats are there?
(1) There are 84 legs in total in the group.
(2) The difference between the number of
cats and their owners is 6.

14. What is the average of A, B, and C?

(1) 3A + B + 2C = 17
(2) 0.5A + B + 0.75C = 7

15. During a sale, store ABC was selling apparel

at a discount of X percent. What is the value
of X?
(1) Rachel purchased a dress at a
discounted price which is $50 less than
the original price.
(2) If all dresses are priced equally, the
amount required to buy 27 dresses at
discounted price is equal to the amount
required to buy 17 dresses at original
price.

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 SECTION IV
Data Analysis
Exam Instructions

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YOU ARE PERMITTED THE USE OF A CALCULATOR.

ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION ARE MULTIPLE CHOICE FORMAT, WITH FIVE ANSWER OPTIONS: A, B,
C, D AND E.

INDICATE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED BY FILLING IN THE
APPROPRIATE ANSWER OPTION CORRESPONDING TO THE SECTION, I.E. TO INDICATE OPTION E TO
QUESTION 1 IN THIS SECTION, SHADE THE OVAL CORRESPONDING TO OPTION E.

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Data Analysis
Time – 30 minutes

Direction: For the following 15 questions, solve each question and indicate the appropriate answer.

1. While discussing their ages, Anthony tells 4. Jamie drives for X kilometers at a uniform
Keira, 'My age is 6 times what your age was speed of 50 km/hour, then increases his
when I was your age'. The sum of their speed to 75 km/hour and travels for 2X
current ages is 57. Find Keira's current age. kilometers, and finally travels at 40
A) It cannot be determined from the km/hour for the remainder of the journey.
information given If the total distance travelled is 100 km,
B) 19 find his approximate average speed for the
C) 20 journey.
D) 21 A) 55 km/hour
E) 22 B) 50 km/hour
C) 45 km/hour
2. To settle mutual debts, two gamblers agree D) 40 km/hour
that phones are worth $300 each and that E) It cannot be determined from the
watches are worth $210 each. When one information given
gambler owes money to the other, he
settles the debt in phones and/or watches, 5. Mike, Mark, and Matt can individually build
with “balance” received in the form of a house in 12, 16, and 24 days respectively.
phones or watches as well (For example, a If Mark starts building the house and
$480 debt could be paid with three phones, receives help from Mike and Matt every
with two watches received in balance). second day, in how many days will they
What is the smallest amount of debt that finish building the house?
can be settled in this way? A) 2
A) 10 B) 4
B) 30 C) 6
C) 50 D) 8
D) 70 E) 10
E) 90
6. In a certain school, there are 950 students:
3. Tables at a certain store normally cost $50 500 boys and 450 girls. If 30 percent of the
per unit. During a sale, the store offers one girls and 55 percent of the boys are taller
free table with the purchase of every 4 than 1.7 meters and no student is of height
tables. Janice wants to purchase 7 tables 1.7 meters, approximately what percentage
and Katelyn wants to purchase 8 tables. of the students in the school are shorter
During the sale, how much money will than 1.7 meters?
Janice save if she purchased the tables with A) 33%
Katelyn instead of purchasing them alone? B) 43%
A) 20 C) 57%
B) 30 D) 67%
C) 50 E) 85%
D) 60
E) 70

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7. Amber needs to correctly answer 60 11. At a certain organization, 10 percent of the
percent of the questions to pass a certain male employees are managers and 40
test; the test consists of 40 Physics, 30 percent of the female employees are not
Chemistry, and 25 Biology questions. If she managers. If 30 percent of all the
correctly answered 22 Physics and 15 employees are managers, what percentage
Chemistry questions, what is the least of the managers is male?
number of Biology questions that she needs A) 20
to answer correctly to pass the test? B) 33⅓
A) 15 C) 50
B) 16 D) 60
C) 18 E) It cannot be determined from the
D) 20 information given
E) 25
12. The cost of a certain international phone
8. A certain book consists of 200 pages, call was $0.40 for the first 3 minutes and
numbered from 1 through 200. If Judith $0.05 for each additional minute after the
opened the book and the product of the first 3 minutes. If the cost of the phone call
two page numbers was 2,550, what was the was $1.00, how long, in minutes, did the
sum of the two page numbers? phone call last?
A) 99 A) 12
B) 100 B) 15
C) 101 C) 18
D) 102 D) 20
E) It cannot be determined from the E) 21
information given
13. An investment of $1,500 was made in a
9. Timothy participated in 5 aptitude tests. certain bank account and it earned interest
The maximum score in each test is 100. He that was compounded annually; the annual
scored 92 in the first test and 94 in the interest rate was fixed for the entire
second test. If his overall average in the 5 duration of the investment. If after 12 years
tests is not more than 90, find the the $1,500 increased to $24,000 by earning
maximum possible average of his scores in interest, in how many years after the initial
the third, fourth, and fifth tests. investment was made would the $1,500
A) 90 have increased to $96,000 by earning
B) 89 interest at the same rate?
C) 88 A) 15
D) 87 B) 18
E) 86 C) 20
D) 21
10. Working at a certain uniform rate, 10 E) It cannot be determined from the
workers take 12 hours to build a solid information given
block 5 meters tall, 6 meters wide, and 12
meters long. How much time will 12
workers take to build a solid block 1 meter
taller, 2 meters wider, and 3 meters longer
if they work at the same rate?
A) 5 minutes
B) 10 minutes
C) 20 minutes
D) 20 hours
E) 60 hours

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Club Number of employees
Cricket 60
Tennis 45
Foot ball 25

The table above shows the number of

employees in three clubs at a certain
organization. If there are 90 different
employees in the three clubs and 10
employees are in all three clubs, how many
employees are in exactly two of these three
clubs?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25
E) 30

15. Steve is older than Mark by 6 years. If the

ratio of their current ages is 7:9, what will
be the corresponding new ratio of their
ages when Mark is twice as old as he is
now?
A) 3:4
B) 7:8
C) 4:3
D) 8:7
E) 6:7

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Answer Key

SECTION I SECTION II
Communication Analysis Critical Thinking

1. E 1. B
2. D 2. E
3. B 3. C
4. E 4. E
5. B 5. D
6. C 6. A
7. C 7. D
8. C 8. D
9. B 9. E
10. D 10. B
11. A 11. D
12. A 12. D
13. A 13. D
14. E 14. E
15. D 15. A

SECTION III SECTION IV

Data Interpretation Data Analysis

1. D 1. D
2. B 2. B
3. C 3. A
4. E 4. E
5. D 5. D
6. B 6. C
7. E 7. D
8. C 8. C
9. E 9. C
10. A 10. D
11. D 11. A
12. E 12. B
13. C 13. B
14. C 14. C
15. B 15. B

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