Friday, May 18, 2007
QUESTION ON DEMAND
The cost c of an order of n special envelopes
is given by c= ($0.50)n + $ 15.00.
COLUMN A
The cost of an order of
500 special envelopes
COLUMN B
$260
CONTRIBUTED BY ---ARIHANT
is given by c= ($0.50)n + $ 15.00.
COLUMN A
The cost of an order of
500 special envelopes
COLUMN B
$260
CONTRIBUTED BY ---ARIHANT
ANTONYM OF THE DAY
HYPERBOLE:
(A) intimidation
(B) understatement
(C) unemphasized
(D) vacillation
(E) disagreement
(A) intimidation
(B) understatement
(C) unemphasized
(D) vacillation
(E) disagreement
SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY
Their courage is only _______, and a small
show of strength is enough to call their
bluff.
(A) ostentation
(B) fortitude
(C) temperament
(D) exhibition
(E) bravado
show of strength is enough to call their
bluff.
(A) ostentation
(B) fortitude
(C) temperament
(D) exhibition
(E) bravado
ANALOGY OF THE DAY
ANATHEMA : CURSE ::
(A) hex : blessing
(B) admonition : censure
(C) incantation : discernment
(D) theory : calculation
(E) conjecture : truth
(A) hex : blessing
(B) admonition : censure
(C) incantation : discernment
(D) theory : calculation
(E) conjecture : truth
MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY
Speed bumps are being placed at 20 foot intervals along a road 1015 feet long. If the first
speed bump is placed at one end of the road, how many speed bumps are needed?
(A) 49 (B) 50 (C) 51 (D) 52 (E) 53
speed bump is placed at one end of the road, how many speed bumps are needed?
(A) 49 (B) 50 (C) 51 (D) 52 (E) 53
ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY
If x and y are prime numbers such that x > y > 2, then x^2 − y^2 must be divisible by which one of the
following numbers?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 9
(E) 12
following numbers?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 9
(E) 12
GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY
Ship X and ship Y are 5 miles apart and are on a collision course. Ship X is sailing directly north, and
ship Y is sailing directly east. If the point of impact is 1 mile closer to the current position of ship X
than to the current position of ship Y, how many miles away from the point of impact is ship Y at this
time?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5
ship Y is sailing directly east. If the point of impact is 1 mile closer to the current position of ship X
than to the current position of ship Y, how many miles away from the point of impact is ship Y at this
time?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY
Life, as the film demonstrates, is too complex
for _______ endings.
(A) facile
(B) intricate
(C) straight
(D) occult
(E) recognizable
for _______ endings.
(A) facile
(B) intricate
(C) straight
(D) occult
(E) recognizable
ANALOGY QUESTION OF THE DAY
LOQUACIOUS : GARRULOUS ::
(A) harsh : kindly
(B) animate : weary
(C) gluttonous : disloyal
(D) rash : impetuous
(E) blithe : gloomy
(A) harsh : kindly
(B) animate : weary
(C) gluttonous : disloyal
(D) rash : impetuous
(E) blithe : gloomy
MATH QUESTION OF THE DAY
In a legislative body of 200 people, the number of Democrats is 50 less than 4 times the
number of Republicans. If one fifth of the legislators are neither Republican nor Democrat,
how many of the legislators are Republicans?
(A) 42 (B) 50 (C) 71 (D) 95 (E) 124
number of Republicans. If one fifth of the legislators are neither Republican nor Democrat,
how many of the legislators are Republicans?
(A) 42 (B) 50 (C) 71 (D) 95 (E) 124
ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY
Let a, b, and c be three integers, and let a be a perfect square. If a/b = b/c, then which one of the
following statements must be true?
(A) c must be an even number
(B) c must be an odd number
(C) c must be a perfect square
(D) c must not be a perfect square
(E) c must be a prime number
following statements must be true?
(A) c must be an even number
(B) c must be an odd number
(C) c must be a perfect square
(D) c must not be a perfect square
(E) c must be a prime number
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
ISSUE ESSAY OF THE WEEK
Present your perspective on the issue below, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your views.
"College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interest them rather than seek programs that promise entry into the job market."
"College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interest them rather than seek programs that promise entry into the job market."
BRAIN DRILL OF THE WEEK
A newsstand will display exactly one copy each of six
different magazines— M, O, P, S, T, and V— in a single
row on a rack. Each magazine will occupy exactly one of
the six positions, numbered consecutively 1 through 6.
The magazines must be displayed in accordance with the
following rules:
Either P or else T occupies position 1.
Either S or else T occupies position 6.
M and O, not necessarily in that order, occupy consecutively
numbered positions.
V and T, not necessarily in that order, occupy consecutively
numbered positions.
1.Which of the following is an order in which the six
magazines can be arranged, from position 1 through
position 6?
(A) M, O, P, S, V, T
(B) P, O, S, M, V, T
(C) P, V, T, O, M, S
(D) P, V, T, S, O, M
(E) T, P, V, M, O, S
2.If P occupies position 3, which of the following must
be true?
(A) M occupies position 4.
(B) O occupies position 2.
(C) S occupies position 5.
(D) T occupies position 6.
(E) V occupies position 2.
3.If O and T, not necessarily in that order, occupy
consecutively numbered positions, then T can be in
position
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
4.Which of the following can be true?
(A) M occupies position 4 and P occupies position 5.
(B) P occupies position 4 and V occupies position 5.
(C) S occupies position 2 and P occupies position 3.
(D) P occupies position 2.
(E) S occupies position 5.
5. If V occupies position 4, then T must occupy the
position that is numbered exactly one lower than the
position occupied by
(A) M (B) O (C) P
(D) S (E) V
6.If S and V, not necessarily in that order, occupy
consecutively numbered positions, which of the
following must be true?
(A) M occupies position 4.
(B) O occupies position 2.
(C) P occupies position 1.
(D) S occupies position 6.
(E) T occupies position 6.
different magazines— M, O, P, S, T, and V— in a single
row on a rack. Each magazine will occupy exactly one of
the six positions, numbered consecutively 1 through 6.
The magazines must be displayed in accordance with the
following rules:
Either P or else T occupies position 1.
Either S or else T occupies position 6.
M and O, not necessarily in that order, occupy consecutively
numbered positions.
V and T, not necessarily in that order, occupy consecutively
numbered positions.
1.Which of the following is an order in which the six
magazines can be arranged, from position 1 through
position 6?
(A) M, O, P, S, V, T
(B) P, O, S, M, V, T
(C) P, V, T, O, M, S
(D) P, V, T, S, O, M
(E) T, P, V, M, O, S
2.If P occupies position 3, which of the following must
be true?
(A) M occupies position 4.
(B) O occupies position 2.
(C) S occupies position 5.
(D) T occupies position 6.
(E) V occupies position 2.
3.If O and T, not necessarily in that order, occupy
consecutively numbered positions, then T can be in
position
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
4.Which of the following can be true?
(A) M occupies position 4 and P occupies position 5.
(B) P occupies position 4 and V occupies position 5.
(C) S occupies position 2 and P occupies position 3.
(D) P occupies position 2.
(E) S occupies position 5.
5. If V occupies position 4, then T must occupy the
position that is numbered exactly one lower than the
position occupied by
(A) M (B) O (C) P
(D) S (E) V
6.If S and V, not necessarily in that order, occupy
consecutively numbered positions, which of the
following must be true?
(A) M occupies position 4.
(B) O occupies position 2.
(C) P occupies position 1.
(D) S occupies position 6.
(E) T occupies position 6.
GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY
Three solid cubes of lead, each with edges 10
centimeters long, are melted together in a level,
rectangular -shaped pan. The base of the pan has inside
dimensions of 20 centimeters by 30 centimeters, and
the pan is 15 centimeters deep. If the volume of the
solid lead is approximately the same as the volume of
the molted lead, approximately how many centimeters
deep is the melted lead in the pan?
(A) 2.5
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 7.5
(E) 9
centimeters long, are melted together in a level,
rectangular -shaped pan. The base of the pan has inside
dimensions of 20 centimeters by 30 centimeters, and
the pan is 15 centimeters deep. If the volume of the
solid lead is approximately the same as the volume of
the molted lead, approximately how many centimeters
deep is the melted lead in the pan?
(A) 2.5
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 7.5
(E) 9
READING PASSAGE OF THE WEEK
Influenced by the view of some twentieth-century
feminists that women's position within the family is
one of the central factors determining women's social
position, some historians have underestimated the signi-
(5) ficance of the woman suffrage movement. These historians
contend that nineteenth-century suffragism was less
radical and, hence, less important than, for example, the
moral reform movement or domestic feminism— two
nineteenth-century movements in which women strug-
(10)gled for more power and autonomy within the family.
True, by emphasizing these struggles, such historians
have broadened the conventional view of nineteenthcentury
feminism, but they do a historical disservice to
suffragism. Nineteenth-century feminists and anti-
(15)feminist alike perceived the suffragists' demand for
enfranchisement as the most radical element in women's
protest, in part because suffragists were demanding
power that was not based on the institution of the
family, women's traditional sphere. When evaluating
(20)nineteenth-century feminism as a social force, contemporary
historians should consider the perceptions of
actual participants in the historical events.
1.The author asserts that the historians discussed in
the passage have
(A) influenced feminist theorists who concentrate on
the family
(B) honored the perceptions of the women who
participated in the women suffrage movement
(C) treated feminism as a social force rather than as
an intellectual tradition
(D) paid little attention to feminist movements
(E) expanded the conventional view of nineteenthcentury
feminism
2.The author of the passage asserts that some
twentieth-century feminists have influenced some
historians view of the
(A) significance of the woman suffrage movement
(B) importance to society of the family as an
institution
(C) degree to which feminism changed nineteenthcentury
society
(D) philosophical traditions on which contemporary
feminism is based
(E) public response to domestic feminism in the
nineteenth century
3.The author of the passage suggests that which of the
following was true of nineteenth-century feminists?
(A) Those who participated in the moral reform
movement were motivated primarily by a
desire to reconcile their private lives with their
public positions.
(B) Those who advocated domestic feminism,
although less visible than the suffragists, were
in some ways the more radical of the two
groups.
(C) Those who participated in the woman suffrage
movement sought social roles for women that
were not defined by women's familial roles.
(D) Those who advocated domestic feminism
regarded the gaining of more autonomy within
the family as a step toward more participation
in public life.
(E) Those who participated in the nineteenthcentury
moral reform movement stood midway
between the positions of domestic feminism
and suffragism.
4.The author implies that which of the following is
true of the historians discussed in the passage?
(A) They argue that nineteenth-century feminism
was not as significant a social force as
twentieth-century feminism has been.
(B) They rely too greatly on the perceptions of the
actual participants in the events they study.
(C)Their assessment of the relative success of
nineteenth-century domestic feminism does
not adequately take into account the effects of
antifeminist rhetoric.
(D)Their assessment of the significance of
nineteenth-century suffragism differs
considerably from that of nineteenth-century
feminists.
(E) They devote too much attention to nineteenthcentury
suffragism at the expense of more
radical movements that emerged shortly after
the turn of the century.
feminists that women's position within the family is
one of the central factors determining women's social
position, some historians have underestimated the signi-
(5) ficance of the woman suffrage movement. These historians
contend that nineteenth-century suffragism was less
radical and, hence, less important than, for example, the
moral reform movement or domestic feminism— two
nineteenth-century movements in which women strug-
(10)gled for more power and autonomy within the family.
True, by emphasizing these struggles, such historians
have broadened the conventional view of nineteenthcentury
feminism, but they do a historical disservice to
suffragism. Nineteenth-century feminists and anti-
(15)feminist alike perceived the suffragists' demand for
enfranchisement as the most radical element in women's
protest, in part because suffragists were demanding
power that was not based on the institution of the
family, women's traditional sphere. When evaluating
(20)nineteenth-century feminism as a social force, contemporary
historians should consider the perceptions of
actual participants in the historical events.
1.The author asserts that the historians discussed in
the passage have
(A) influenced feminist theorists who concentrate on
the family
(B) honored the perceptions of the women who
participated in the women suffrage movement
(C) treated feminism as a social force rather than as
an intellectual tradition
(D) paid little attention to feminist movements
(E) expanded the conventional view of nineteenthcentury
feminism
2.The author of the passage asserts that some
twentieth-century feminists have influenced some
historians view of the
(A) significance of the woman suffrage movement
(B) importance to society of the family as an
institution
(C) degree to which feminism changed nineteenthcentury
society
(D) philosophical traditions on which contemporary
feminism is based
(E) public response to domestic feminism in the
nineteenth century
3.The author of the passage suggests that which of the
following was true of nineteenth-century feminists?
(A) Those who participated in the moral reform
movement were motivated primarily by a
desire to reconcile their private lives with their
public positions.
(B) Those who advocated domestic feminism,
although less visible than the suffragists, were
in some ways the more radical of the two
groups.
(C) Those who participated in the woman suffrage
movement sought social roles for women that
were not defined by women's familial roles.
(D) Those who advocated domestic feminism
regarded the gaining of more autonomy within
the family as a step toward more participation
in public life.
(E) Those who participated in the nineteenthcentury
moral reform movement stood midway
between the positions of domestic feminism
and suffragism.
4.The author implies that which of the following is
true of the historians discussed in the passage?
(A) They argue that nineteenth-century feminism
was not as significant a social force as
twentieth-century feminism has been.
(B) They rely too greatly on the perceptions of the
actual participants in the events they study.
(C)Their assessment of the relative success of
nineteenth-century domestic feminism does
not adequately take into account the effects of
antifeminist rhetoric.
(D)Their assessment of the significance of
nineteenth-century suffragism differs
considerably from that of nineteenth-century
feminists.
(E) They devote too much attention to nineteenthcentury
suffragism at the expense of more
radical movements that emerged shortly after
the turn of the century.
SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY
Today, plastic has proved to be a _______
to the environment; the world over, steps
are being taken to ban the _______ and
non-recyclable material, which has silently
taken over our lives.
(A) boon . . ominous
(B) threat . . jeopardizing
(C) menace . . non-ecofriendly
(D) inauspicious . . disastrous
(E) perquisite . . deleterious
to the environment; the world over, steps
are being taken to ban the _______ and
non-recyclable material, which has silently
taken over our lives.
(A) boon . . ominous
(B) threat . . jeopardizing
(C) menace . . non-ecofriendly
(D) inauspicious . . disastrous
(E) perquisite . . deleterious
ANALOGY OF THE DAY
LEVEE : RIVER ::
(A) rampart : barrier
(B) cordon : throng
(C) broker : investment
(D) promontory : height
(E) string : guitar
(A) rampart : barrier
(B) cordon : throng
(C) broker : investment
(D) promontory : height
(E) string : guitar
MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY
A drum contains 3 to 5 jars each of which contains 30 to 40 marbles. If 10 percent of the
marbles are flawed, what is the greatest possible number of flawed marbles in the drum?
(A) 51
(B) 40
(C) 30
(D) 20
(E) 12
marbles are flawed, what is the greatest possible number of flawed marbles in the drum?
(A) 51
(B) 40
(C) 30
(D) 20
(E) 12
ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY
Let x be a two-digit number. If the sum of the digits of x is 9, then the sum of the digits of the number
(x + 10) is
(A) 1
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) either 8 or 10
(E) either 1 or 10
(x + 10) is
(A) 1
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) either 8 or 10
(E) either 1 or 10
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