GMAT Verbal Reasoning Practice Set 5

Marketing Environmentalist: The use of green marketing is better for the planet than traditional marketing methods. In green marketing, businesses highlight their environmental and sustainable practices, consequently allowing consumers to make environmentally-smart purchases. However, choosing green marketing companies can be confusing and that confusion can keep shoppers from practicing environmentally-friendly shopping. In order to help alleviate that confusion, a monthly flier should be mailed out to consumers listing green marketing companies and traditional marketing companies. Such a system would help the environment as it would help aid consumers in making green choices.

Which of the following, if true, poses the most serious challenge to the argument?

The Board of Elections for the city of Asheville studied the political records of the Copan party and the Hogan party. The Board of Elections discovered that for the past twenty years, the Copan party’s projection of their rival party’s donations over the following five years was incorrect by an average of 27%. Furthermore, the study also revealed, the Copan party’s estimate of the Hogan party donations was only off by an average of 0.3% when estimated for the previous year even though the Hogan party never released these records publicly.

Which of the claims below most strongly supports the information presented above?

The concerning number of crimes reported to the Williams County Crime Tip Line should not poorly reflect the county’s character. The high reports affirm the tip line works, since the Williams County residents themselves reported the criminal behavior.

The bolded phrase plays which of the following roles in the argument?

Imagination, versatility, and collaboration are part of human nature. Furthermore, these traits are what build the most success. Nevertheless, these traits are not often valued in the education system, and in many cases, these traits are discouraged. The sole means of preparing children to be high-achievers in the world may actually be detrimental to their success.The long-term success of working as an adult requires flexibility and incorporating new ideas into continually evolving bureaucratic, social, and fiscal circumstances.

The challenge awaits to create a “flat” school system. In doing so, the hierarchy of achievement and cut-throat competition falls to a cooperative environment that focuses on the growth and character of children as a whole. In order for this newly structured organization to work, the purpose of education must be redefined. Rather than pushing children to achieve higher than their peers, encourage children to collaborate with their peers to be equal contributors to innovative ideas. New methods of learning should be quickly implemented without requiring traditional isolation of students that encourages a hierarchy. Schools should reward the creativity and flexibility of a whole group’s achievement without any comparison to individual student achievement or another group’s achievement. Limiting specialized roles within groups would also eliminate ranking while fostering flexibility as students can undertake various roles depending on the needs of each individual assignment. To summarize, flat schools would produce lifelong learners with the ability to thrive no matter the circumstance because the students were fostered in an environment that strengthened their innate abilities.

Which of the following could best serve as an example of how a school could restructure itself to be more “flat” as described in the passage?

Imagination, versatility, and collaboration are part of human nature. Furthermore, these traits are what build the most success. Nevertheless, these traits are not often valued in the education system, and in many cases, these traits are discouraged. The sole means of preparing children to be high-achievers in the world may actually be detrimental to their success.The long-term success of working as an adult requires flexibility and incorporating new ideas into continually evolving bureaucratic, social, and fiscal circumstances.

The challenge awaits to create a “flat” school system. In doing so, the hierarchy of achievement and cut-throat competition falls to a cooperative environment that focuses on the growth and character of children as a whole. In order for this newly structured organization to work, the purpose of education must be redefined. Rather than pushing children to achieve higher than their peers, encourage children to collaborate with their peers to be equal contributors to innovative ideas. New methods of learning should be quickly implemented without requiring traditional isolation of students that encourages a hierarchy. Schools should reward the creativity and flexibility of a whole group’s achievement without any comparison to individual student achievement or another group’s achievement. Limiting specialized roles within groups would also eliminate ranking while fostering flexibility as students can undertake various roles depending on the needs of each individual assignment. To summarize, flat schools would produce lifelong learners with the ability to thrive no matter the circumstance because the students were fostered in an environment that strengthened their innate abilities.

The primary purpose of the passage is to

Imagination, versatility, and collaboration are part of human nature. Furthermore, these traits are what build the most success. Nevertheless, these traits are not often valued in the education system, and in many cases, these traits are discouraged. The sole means of preparing children to be high-achievers in the world may actually be detrimental to their success.The long-term success of working as an adult requires flexibility and incorporating new ideas into continually evolving bureaucratic, social, and fiscal circumstances.

The challenge awaits to create a “flat” school system. In doing so, the hierarchy of achievement and cut-throat competition falls to a cooperative environment that focuses on the growth and character of children as a whole. In order for this newly structured organization to work, the purpose of education must be redefined. Rather than pushing children to achieve higher than their peers, encourage children to collaborate with their peers to be equal contributors to innovative ideas. New methods of learning should be quickly implemented without requiring traditional isolation of students that encourages a hierarchy. Schools should reward the creativity and flexibility of a whole group’s achievement without any comparison to individual student achievement or another group’s achievement. Limiting specialized roles within groups would also eliminate ranking while fostering flexibility as students can undertake various roles depending on the needs of each individual assignment. To summarize, flat schools would produce lifelong learners with the ability to thrive no matter the circumstance because the students were fostered in an environment that strengthened their innate abilities.

Using the passage, which of the following statements can be inferred about hierarchy school systems?

High-dairy diets have shown great benefits to those who have embraced the transition from a typical diet. Dairy foods provide vital nutrients to help maintain a healthy body. Calcium, potassium, and vitamin D are only a few of the nutrients needed to keep the body strong and fit. A high-dairy diet has great advantages for people looking build strength and tone.

This argument depends on which of the following?

An outdoor adventures company sold single-person tents made from a newly developed polyester and broke all sales records last camping season. To take advantage of this success, the company plans to launch a line of family-sized tents using the new polyester material this camping season.

The company’s argument depends on which of the following?

City Counsel: A city-wide curfew was enacted last summer to help encourage kids to go home and to help curve the ever-growing late-night crime rate. It was a big success and the city’s crime rate decreased by 40% last summer.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument?

Consultant: Taxes can feel daunting, yet consulting a tax expert is expensive, especially since there is free do-it-yourself software that can file taxes for you. However, when your car starts making worrying noises you take it to a mechanic rather than tinkering blindly under the hood yourself. A mechanic’s expert advice about a particular problem is what you pay for. Similarly, you pay a tax expert for tailoring your taxes to your particular circumstances.  Clearly, when you need your taxes done, it is always worth paying for a tax expert’s advice.

Which of the following weakens the argument?