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Cùng làm một số ví dụ về Verbal Reasoning nhé.
PASSAGE 1 (Q1-Q3)
Read the passages and attempt to answer the following questions:
Even though the minimum age for obtaining a driving license has increased in recent years a substantial increase in car sales over the corresponding years has resulted in a staggering rise in fatal car accident numbers. As the latest figures show, fatal car accidents are especially prevalent among young drivers who have less than five years of driving experience. Last winter 50 percent of all fatal road accidents involved drivers with up to five years driving experience and an additional 15 percent were drivers who had between six to eight years of experience. The interim figures of the current year show that the massive advertisement campaign 'fighting accidents' has resulted in some improvements but the truth is that the number of younger drivers involved in fatal accidents is intolerably high.
Q1: Fatal car accidents are more prevalent amongst young drivers with six to eight years of experience than older drivers with similar experience.
A. True B. False C. Cannot Say
Q2: The considerable increase in car sales is the reason behind the sharp increase in fatal car accidents.
A. True B. False C. Cannot say
Q3: The advertising campaign called 'fighting accidents' has failed to reduce the number of car accidents.
A. True B. False C. Cannot say
PASSAGE 2 (Q4-Q6)
Half of all the world’s wealth is now held by 2 per cent of the world’s population. There are estimated to be 500 dollar billionaires and over half a billion dollar millionaires. At the other end of the spectrum, the poorest half of the world’s adult population cannot lay claim to even 1 per cent of global wealth. Per capita wealth was lowest in the Republic of Congo and estimated at $180 per person. Such inequality means that, for example, whole populations can never realistically aspire to own the land they work or the modest home in which they have lived for generations. Collectively, the citizens of North America, Europe and a few Asia Pacific countries hold 90 per cent of global wealth. But even within these wealth zones there is inequality. The United States came top as the most unequal nation, while Japan and China had some of the lowest levels of inequality.
Q4: The author would not agree that wealth is largely the monopoly of people living in North America, Europe and a few Asia Pacific countries.
A. True B. False C. Cannot say
Q5: There are poor people in every nation, so the passage can be criticized for making the mistaken assumption that the world’s poor all live in certain countries.
A. True B. False C. Cannot say
Q6: Such inequity between the rich and poor creates enormous tension.
A. True B. False C. Cannot say
Q7: Prophecy is to forecast as ricochet is to:
A. vivacity B. bounce C. enthusiasm
Q8: Idealistic is to pragmatic as vertical is to:
A. width B. stature C. measurement
Q9: Find the two words have been swapped
Consumer pressure has been largely responsible for supermarkets requiring suppliers to stop using the most harmful residues and making information available on pesticides in products.
Q10: Identify the statement in which the author uses irony
A. His painting wasn’t the best in the exhibition but it was certainly the biggest.
B. He was not feeling very hungry so he ordered an extra large main course and two deserts.
C. She was elected school representative and few would question her suitability for the role.
D. I was relieved when our team leader at work resigned, because she used to talk about people behind their back.
ĐÁP ÁN:
1. C
The correct answer is cannot say
According to the passage, 'Last winter 50% of all fatal road accidents involved drivers with up to 5 years driving experience and an additional 15% were drivers who had between 6 to 8 years of experience.
This piece of data only mentions experience, not age. Although the main idea of the passage is that younger drivers are generally more likely to be involved in fatal car accidents, we cannot assume all relatively inexperienced drivers are young.
We do not know how many of those 15% with 6 to 8 years of experience are younger drivers and how many are older drivers.
As this comparison is impossible to make on the basis of the information provided in the passage, the answer is cannot say.
2.BThe correct answer is false
According to the text, the advertising campaign 'fighting accidents' resulted in some improvement.
This means that to some degree, it succeeded in reducing the number of car accidents
3.B
The correct answer is false
According to the text, the advertising campaign 'fighting accidents' resulted in some improvement.
This means that to some degree, it succeeded in reducing the number of car accidents.
4.B
The correct answer is false
The author would agree with this statement as it is consistent with the statement made in the passage that the citizens of these countries hold 90 per cent of the world’s wealth.
5.B
The correct answer is false
The passage does not make the assumption that the world’s poor live in certain countries as it acknowledges that within the wealth zones of the United States and Europe there is inequality between rich and poor
6.C
The correct answer is cannot say
The passage does not comment on the risk of tension created by the inequity and whether or not such tension exists cannot be inferred either.
7.B
Prophecy and forecast are synonyms as are ricochet and bounce.
8.A
Idealistic and pragmatic are antonyms as are vertical and width.
9. residues - pesticides
Residues and pesticides (you cannot stop using residues)
10.B
Expressing irony involves saying the opposite to what is intended or expected. If he was really not
hungry, then you would not expect him to order so much food.
hungry, then you would not expect him to order so much food.
Author: Duy Anh Nguyen