Verbal reasoning: Practice 1 (Foundation)

12 original teaching questions with answers and explanations.

Instructions for this set

Use only the supplied passage. Choose True, False or Cannot say. No outside knowledge is needed. Foundation practice shares three questions per passage; intermediate and advanced sets share five.

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  1. A software company trialled a four-day week in its design team for eight weeks. Weekly hours stayed at 36. Customer support kept its existing schedule. The trial report recorded fewer design-team absences but did not measure customer satisfaction.

    1. The design team worked fewer than 36 hours a week during the trial.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: B. False

    The passage says weekly hours stayed at 36, directly contradicting fewer than 36.
  2. 2. Customer satisfaction improved during the trial.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: C. Cannot say

    Customer satisfaction was not measured. Neither improvement nor deterioration is established.
  3. 3. Customer support did not adopt the design team trial schedule.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: A. True

    The passage explicitly says customer support kept its existing schedule.

  4. A library introduced online reservations in January. By June, 60% of reservations were submitted online. Visitors could still reserve books at the desk. The library has not released data on the total number of reservations before January.

    4. In June, most reservations were submitted online.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: A. True

    The passage gives 60%, which is more than half, so most is supported.
  5. 5. The library received more reservations in June than before January.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: C. Cannot say

    No earlier totals are supplied. The proportion submitted online cannot establish a change in total reservations.
  6. 6. After January, online reservations were the only available method.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: B. False

    Desk reservations remained available, so online reservations were not the only method.

  7. A distributor uses reusable crates on its northern routes. The crates cost more to buy than cardboard boxes but can be used repeatedly. The company has not yet measured how many times each crate is reused or the total cost of return transport.

    7. Reusable crates cost less to buy than cardboard boxes.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: B. False

    The passage states the opposite: the crates cost more to buy.
  8. 8. The crates have already reduced total transport and packaging costs.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: C. Cannot say

    Reuse frequency and return-transport cost have not been measured. A net saving cannot be concluded.
  9. 9. The crates can be used more than once.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: A. True

    Repeated use is stated explicitly.

  10. A training programme has 120 places. Applicants must submit a portfolio and attend an interview. Meeting both requirements does not guarantee a place. Successful applicants receive an email; unsuccessful applicants can request feedback.

    10. Every applicant who submits a portfolio and attends an interview receives a place.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: B. False

    The passage explicitly warns that meeting both requirements does not guarantee a place.
  11. 11. Successful applicants receive an email.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: A. True

    This notification method is stated directly.
  12. 12. Exactly 120 people applied for the programme.
    1. True
    2. False
    3. Cannot say

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    Answer: C. Cannot say

    The number of available places is 120. The number of applicants is not given.

Review your method

Return to the verbal reasoning lesson and identify the reasoning step behind each mistake before repeating the set.

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