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Verbal Test 5
Questions Booklet
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 TestsOpen-source software should not be confused with freeware, or software that is
available to install free of charge. While most open-source software is free, there are
many other criteria – namely that the source code must be available to the general
public via an open-source license, and that anyone is allowed to modify it. Any
modifications made must also be distributed under the same terms as the original
software. Proponents of the open-source movement believe this collaborative
development methodology results in quicker improvements and software that can be
easily adapted to users’ needs. Financial savings are another main benefit of open-
source software. Because numerous programmers are able to identify and fix
problems, advocates believe open-source software is more reliable than proprietary
software.
The majority of commercial software protects its source code to prevent competitors
from developing a competing product. By only making a compiled, ready-to-run
version available, software manufacturers retain full control over their product, which
they argue ensures higher levels of quality and security. End-users must purchase a
license fee, and typically benefit from a warranty and technical support. Although
open-source software does not charge license fees to fund its development, it does
not follow that it cannot be commercially viable. Developers can charge for
installation, training and technical support. Alternatively, licenses for add-ons and
additional software may be sold.
Q1 Open-source software is free, and is not released under a license.
True False Cannot say
Q2 Because it is developed collaboratively, open-source software is of better
quality than proprietary software.
True False Cannot say
Q3 One claimed advantage of open-source software over licenced software is
greater flexibility.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.Q4 Technical support is not available for open-source software.
True False Cannot say
Q5 It is prohibited to modify free open-source software and then license it for a
fee.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.The Ring of Fire is an area of frequent seismic and volcanic activity that encircles the
Pacific basin. Approximately 90% of the world’s earthquakes occur in this zone,
including the largest ever recorded – Chile’s 1960 Valdivia earthquake. There are an
estimated 452 volcanoes – 75% of the world’s total – located in this 40,000 km belt.
On its Eastern side, the Ring of Fire stretches along South and Central America up to
Canada and Alaska, and includes California’s well-known San Andreas fault zone.
To the west of the Pacific, it extends from Russia down to Japan, the Philippines,
Indonesia and New Zealand. The Ring of Fire finishes in Antarctica, which is home to
Mount Erebus, the world’s southern-most active volcano.
The volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that characterise the Ring of Fire can be
explained by plate tectonics, a unifying geological theory first expounded in the
1960s. The Earth’s surface is comprised of tectonic plates that change size and shift
over time. Earthquakes are caused when plates that are pushing against each other
suddenly slip. Volcanoes occur only when two adjacent plates converge and one
plate slides under the other, a process known as subduction. As it is pushed deeper
into the Earth, the subducted plate encounters high temperatures and eventually
molten rock rises to the surface and erupts.
Q6 Mexico is located along the eastern side of the Ring of Fire.
True False Cannot say
Q7 Subduction occurs whenever two tectonic plates move in opposite directions.
True False Cannot say
Q8 There are no volcanoes further south than Mount Erebus.
True False Cannot say
Q9 Molten rock rises during a volcanic eruption.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.Q10 The world’s most severe earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur within the
Ring of Fire.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.Humans have hunted whales for thousands of years, but in the 18th and 19th
centuries whaling became an important industry, due to high demand for whale oil.
Even after industrialisation, whaling carried on at unsustainable levels and by the
mid-twentieth century whale populations had severely declined. The International
Whaling Commission (IWC) was established in 1946 to ensure the conservation of
whales and to oversee the development of the whaling industry.
In 1986, the IWC imposed a moratorium on commercial whaling to prevent the
extinction of endangered whale species. As a result of the ban, whale stocks have
recovered and thus some countries advocate the lifting of restrictions. Using
loopholes in the moratorium, Japan, Norway and Iceland currently engage in
commercial whaling and vigorously defend the practice as part of their cultural
heritage. Anti-whaling activists, however, oppose whaling on ethical grounds. They
argue that whales remain vulnerable, and that whales’ intelligence gives them
intrinsic value.
So intense is the whaling debate that the IWC, which requires a 75% vote to
overturn the ban, has reached a stalemate. Even within nations backing a return to
commercial whaling the issue is divisive. Not only has demand for whale meat
declined, whale-watching has become a popular tourist activity, and an end to
restrictions could threaten this profitable industry.
Q11 The International Whaling Commission is a regulatory organisation covering
both commercial and environmental interests.
True False Cannot say
Q12 Industrialisation led to reduced demand for whale oil in the twentieth century.
True False Cannot say
Q13 Japan, Norway and Iceland are the only nations in favour of repealing the
1986 whaling moratorium.
True False Cannot say
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True False Cannot say
Q15 It is arguable that whales are more valuable alive than dead, even in nations
where whale meat is eaten.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.The Great Barrier Reef extends over 2,000 km, and has been built by tiny animals
called coral polyps. Some of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral “skeleton” deposits date
over half a million years old. The individual coral polyps that comprise the reef grow
very slowly, increasing by only 1-3 cm a year.
A cultural and ecological icon, the Great Barrier Reef has been visited by Aboriginal
Australians for over 40,000 years and today attracts over two million tourists annually.
Unfortunately the fragility of the reef’s ecosystem is now threatened by the effects of
climate change on the temperature of the water in which it sits: the Coral Sea. Over
the last decade sea pollution caused by farm runoff has caused coral bleaching, thus
diminishing the appearance of one of the world’s greatest sights. The ecological
damage also threatens those endemic creatures that rely upon the Great Barrier Reef
for food and/or shelter. Many of these are themselves endangered species.
The Great Barrier Reef is in fact a system of over 3,000 reefs and islands. The
northern section of the reef contains deltaic and ribbon reefs. The most common
occurrences of fringing and lagoonal reefs are in the southern sections of the reef. In
the middle section you are most likely to find cresentic reefs, although this type is also
found in the northern reef.
Q16 There has been an aesthetic decline in the Great Barrier Reef.
True False Cannot say
Q17 The Great Barrier Reef is in the Coral Sea.
True False Cannot say
Q18 Ocean warming is hazardous to coral systems.
True False Cannot say
Q19 The northern section of the Great Barrier Reef only contains three types of
reef.
True False Cannot say
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True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.Sometimes called network marketing, multi-level marketing (MLM) is a form of sales
whereby products are sold directly to customers using relationship referrals. In this
hierarchical sales model, sales people receive a commission not only on their own
sales, but also on the sales of those distributors they have recruited to the business.
Multi-level marketing operations claim to be an easy way to generate a large income
by selling products to family and friends. Does it sound too good to be true? It
probably is. MLMs are the subject of controversy and numerous lawsuits: critics view
them as pyramid schemes, which are illegal in most countries.
A business dependant on its sales force continually finding more and more new
recruits is inherently unsustainable. Even if the product is of a high quality, at some
point the market will become saturated. Although a few distributors high up in the
chain can earn large amounts, distributors further down in the hierarchy will rarely
profit – losing much of their commission to their superiors. Furthermore, distributors
are often required to invest heavily in stock and pay for expensive training courses
or motivational materials. While MLMs are not illegal and not all network marketing
organisations rely on the recruitment of distributors, any business designed to sell
an opportunity rather than a product is both economically
flawed and ethically questionable.
Q21 Early entrants to an MLM are less likely to profit than new recruits to the
business.
True False Cannot say
Q22 An exponentially growing sales force is incompatible with a finite number of
customers.
True False Cannot say
Q23 Critics object to MLMs because they exploit relationships with family and
friends.
True False Cannot say
Q24 MLMs are fundamentally flawed because nobody makes any money.
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Q25 MLMs are a legal but morally dubious form of pyramid scheme.
True False Cannot say
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prior written permission from AssessmentDay.Most countries generate radioactive waste, and everyone has a vested interest in
high-level nuclear waste being stored safely. High-level nuclear waste, initially
comprised of extremely hot spent fuel rods, is cooled down in temporary storage
pods. These can then be stored indefinitely above- or below-ground in remote areas.
Underground storage may seem to be a safer option. But is it a permanent solution
for the thousands of years that are necessary? Associated questions also remain
about the environmental impact of nuclear power generation.
There is the risk of contaminating ground water if burial occurs in deep holes.
Underground sites must have dry surroundings in order to reduce the risk of water
seeping through rock and corroding radioactive waste containers. In the United
States, the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility was to be
located 1600 feet under the empty Nevada desert. Despite the government investing
billions of dollars in the project, it was cancelled in 2009 due to public and political
opposition.
The expense of finding and constructing suitable storage facilities is particularly
acute for small countries. Many options have been considered, including burying
waste under the ocean floor or under the polar ice. Each potential solution is
problematic. Conducting the necessary monitoring beneath the sea floor, for
example, would be very difficult.
Q26 Wherever nuclear waste is buried it needs to be monitored.
True False Cannot say
Q27 Government subsidies have been used to construct underground storage
facilities.
True False Cannot say
Q28 There’s a consensus about the safest option for storing nuclear waste.
True False Cannot say
Q29 The two most important considerations for radioactive storage are safety and
cost.
True False Cannot say
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True False Cannot say
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