Graduate Management Admission Test Verbal Reasoning Exam Version 3
Practice exam for Graduate Management Admission Test GMAT under College Entry Exams (College Exams). 5 sample questions.
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Question 1
Which of the following, if true, would most contribute to strengthening the researcher's explanation?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The researcher explains that fewer taxis are available during peak demand because drivers avoid working in hazardous weather. Option C strengthens this by showing that bad weather coincides with even higher demand (people who normally drive switch to taxis), making the drop in supply more noticeable and directly supporting the idea that driver reluctance in bad weather is a key factor.
Rationale: The researcher explains that fewer taxis are available during peak demand because drivers avoid working in hazardous weather. Option C strengthens this by showing that bad weather coincides with even higher demand (people who normally drive switch to taxis), making the drop in supply more noticeable and directly supporting the idea that driver reluctance in bad weather is a key factor.
Question 2
Which of the following would, if true, most help to account for the plan's failure to achieve the desired results?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The plan focused on reducing salt in processed foods, but if processed foods became a much larger share of total diet despite some reduction in salt per serving, overall salt intake would rise. This directly explains why voluntary reductions were insufficient to lower population-wide consumption.
Rationale: The plan focused on reducing salt in processed foods, but if processed foods became a much larger share of total diet despite some reduction in salt per serving, overall salt intake would rise. This directly explains why voluntary reductions were insufficient to lower population-wide consumption.
Question 3
Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the discrepancy between precipitation and flooding in Verenia?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Increased precipitation during the hottest, driest months would be absorbed by parched soil or evaporate quickly rather than cause runoff and flooding. This resolves the paradox by showing the extra water is not translating into higher river flow during typical flood-prone seasons.
Rationale: Increased precipitation during the hottest, driest months would be absorbed by parched soil or evaporate quickly rather than cause runoff and flooding. This resolves the paradox by showing the extra water is not translating into higher river flow during typical flood-prone seasons.
Question 4
Which of the following, if true, provides Coastal Rail's management with the best justification for its decision?
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: If fixed costs like maintenance and crew salaries do not decrease by cutting Friday evening service, the marginal cost of running those trains is low. Keeping the service maintains goodwill and commuter loyalty without significant additional expense, making cancellation financially unsound.
Rationale: If fixed costs like maintenance and crew salaries do not decrease by cutting Friday evening service, the marginal cost of running those trains is low. Keeping the service maintains goodwill and commuter loyalty without significant additional expense, making cancellation financially unsound.
Question 5
Assuming that one of the two conclusions cited above is correct, which of the following, if discovered at the site, would most help determine which is the correct one?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sustained hearth use for cooking indicates regular, prolonged occupation consistent with a permanent village. Ritual sites typically lack evidence of daily domestic activities like repeated cooking fires.
Rationale: Sustained hearth use for cooking indicates regular, prolonged occupation consistent with a permanent village. Ritual sites typically lack evidence of daily domestic activities like repeated cooking fires.