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Verbal Test 1
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Instructions
This verbal reasoning test comprises 30 questions, and you will have 25 minutes in which to
correctly answer as many as you can.
You will be presented with a passage to read, and a statement about that passage. For each
statement you must select one of the following answers:
True: The statement follows logically from the information contained in the passage.
False: The statement is logically false from the information contained in the passage.
Cannot Say: It is not possible to determine whether the statement is true or false
without further information.
You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you don’t know the
answer to a question, leave it and come back to it if you have time.
Try to find a time and place where you will not be interrupted during the test. When you
are ready, begin the test.
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Practice Aptitude TestsAlthough it was discovered in the 19th century that birds were closely related to
dinosaurs, the current scientific consensus is that birds were, and always have
been dinosaurs themselves. Fossil evidence demonstrates similarities between
birds and other feathered dinosaurs, including hollow bones, nest building and
similar brooding behaviours. Although the dinosaurian lineage of birds is largely
undisputed, the evolution of powered flight in birds is still debated. Two theories of
flight in birds are the “ground-up” theory, and the “trees-down” theory. Ground-up
theorists suggest birds evolved powered flight from ground dwelling dinosaurs, and
trees-down theorists suggest birds evolved from tree dwelling, gliding dinosaurs.
Further research is required to conclusively verify the process in which birds
evolved powered flight.
Q1 The “ground-up” and “trees-down” theories are the only theories explaining
flight in birds.
True False Cannot say
Q2 All dinosaurs had hollow bones.
True False Cannot say
Q3 There is no scientific consensus regarding how birds evolved powered flight.
True False Cannot say
Q4 The dinosaurian origins of birds is widely rejected.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.A feral cat is a domestic cat that was raised in the wild, without having experienced
significant human contact. Feral cats differ from stray cats, in that strays were
previously pets which became nomadic. Unlike strays, feral cats initially show
hostility towards humans, particularly upon first contact. Feral cats may become
invasive to ecosystems, particularly on insular islands, resulting in a decline in
biodiversity. Non-indigenous feral cats often have few natural predators, and prey
on local species unaccustomed to defending against cats. Ground nesting birds,
small native mammals and even amphibian species are often impacted by invasive
populations of feral cats, and have led to extinctions of these species in some
cases.
Q5 Both stray and feral cats exhibit hostility when first encountering humans.
True False Cannot say
Q6 Biodiversity can be affected by feral cat populations.
True False Cannot say
Q7 Feral cats are rarely preyed upon.
True False Cannot say
Q8 Domestic cats can be raised in the wild.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.The parable of the broken window, also known as the glazier’s fallacy, is a concept
used to illustrate the fact that money spent due to destruction does not result in a
benefit to society. It has been suggested that repairing broken windows may provide
employment to tradespeople, which could positively impact the economy through job
creation. However, had the window not been broken, the money spent repairing it
could have contributed elsewhere to the economy. Similarly, if windows never broke,
those tradespeople would be free to contribute towards the economy in other
occupations. The glazier’s fallacy highlights the fact that destruction of property impacts
economic activity in unseen or ignored ways, which are frequently overshadowed by
more obvious economic effects.
Q9 The destruction of property has no effect on the economy.
True False Cannot say
Q10 Society does not benefit from the cost of repairing destroyed property.
True False Cannot say
Q11 The destruction of property negatively impacts the economy.
True False Cannot say
Q12 Repairing broken windows results in job creation.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.The paradox of thrift, as popularised by John Keynes, highlights the fact that excessive
saving during times of economic recession negatively impacts the economy. When
spending is reduced due to excessive saving, aggregate demand falls, resulting in
lowered economic growth. This excessive saving results in reduced economic growth,
which in turn encourages further excessive saving, causing a vicious cycle. Reduced
economic growth results in reductions in salary, job security and interest on savings,
negatively impacting both savers and the economy. However, it could be argued that
savings held in savings accounts represent loanable capital, which banks could use to
stimulate the economy via lending and investment.
Q13 Excessive saving has no impact on economic growth.
True False Cannot say
Q14 Excessive saving has no impact on savers themselves.
True False Cannot say
Q15 Saving money negatively impacts the economy.
True False Cannot say
Q16 Excess saving has no effect on aggregate demand.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.The Moravec’s paradox is the counter intuitive discovery by artificial intelligence
researchers that advanced reasoning requires very little computational power, but
basic sensory-motor skills are incredibly computationally complex. Activities considered
complex by human standards, such as calculating statistics and playing chess are very
easily accomplished by artificial intelligences. However, extremely basic activities, such
as recognising faces or walking up a set of stairs requires vast computational
resources, and can only be accomplished by the most advanced artificial intelligences.
Although futurists predict a supersession of human workers by artificial intelligences,
Moravec’s paradox implies that advanced professions will be usurped first, not the
simple or routine occupations, as commonly featured in science fiction.
Q17 Artificial intelligences perform advanced reasoning more effectively than
humans.
True False Cannot say
Q18 Playing chess is a complex activity among humans.
True False Cannot say
Q19 Simple artificial intelligences cannot recognise faces.
True False Cannot say
Q20 Science fiction does not feature artificial intelligences.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.Monotremes are the only living mammals that lay eggs, rather than give birth to
live offspring. Despite their egg-laying reproductive strategy, like other mammals,
monotremes are warm blooded, produce milk and have hair on their bodies. The
most famous species of monotreme is the platypus, a duck billed, beaver tailed,
and otter footed native of eastern Australia. The platypus perplexed zoologists
upon their discovery, and even to this day, the evolution of the platypus is not well
understood. The other 4 surviving monotreme species, the echidnas, bear almost
no similarity to the platypus, and more strongly resemble other mammals. It
remains a mystery why monotremes retained the ability to lay eggs, while other
mammals are placental or marsupial.
Q21 Monotremes are the only mammals ever to have laid eggs.
True False Cannot say
Q22 The platypus appears similar to a beaver in appearance.
True False Cannot say
Q23 There are currently five species of Monotremes.
True False Cannot say
Q24 Platypus have hair on their bodies.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.A “peppercorn”, in legal speak, is a metaphor for an extremely small payment, used
to meet a legal requirement for a contract. Well-known examples of peppercorn
payments are the 1 dollar annual salaries of top executives or government officials.
Executives may choose to forgo large annual salaries, opting instead for a symbolic
payment of a single dollar, saving the company money on executive pay. Similarly,
acquiring companies for a peppercorn payment frequently occurs when a company’s
liabilities exceed its assets. That company’s net worth may be negative, but money
must be exchanged to meet acquisition law, no matter how small a sum or how
great the acquired companies liabilities.
Q25 ”Peppercorns” do not refer to large payments.
True False Cannot say
Q26 Executives are the only recipients of peppercorn salaries.
True False Cannot say
Q27 A company’s net-worth cannot be lower than zero.
True False Cannot say
Q28 A payment is not required in acquisition law.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.Scientific management, also known as Taylorism, was an early attempt at applying
scientific principles to management processes. Frederick Taylor championed
scientific management during the late 19th and early 20th centuries within
manufacturing. Scientific management principles hold that managers must strive for
economic efficiency through the rigid structuring of processes. A common criticism
of scientific management was the dehumanising effects these rigid structures had
on workers, which were treated akin to parts of a machine. Similarly, these
processes resulted in de-skilling and routinisation of jobs, both making jobs
intrinsically less satisfying for workers. Although scientific management itself was
abandoned by the 1930s, its principles can still be seen in many modern
management theories.
Q29 De-skilling jobs decreases worker satisfaction.
True False Cannot say
Q30 Fredrick Taylor coined the term scientific management.
True False Cannot say
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