Practice Set

Before moving on to other question types, take some time to work on the following Verbal Deduction and Sequence practice

questions. Make sure to practice the Kaplan 4-Step Method. In particular, make certain that you read the question carefully

and know exactly what the question is asking. Before selecting an answer, ask yourself, “Does this have to be true?”

A jury reaches a verdict when all of its members have come to a unanimous agreement. In one recent well-publicized trial,

the judge thought that the jury had reached a verdict. Eventually, it was learned that one juror had never been able to agree

with the others. The proceeding was ultimately declared a mistrial by the judge.

Based only on the information above, which of the following statements is a valid conclusion?

1.

(A) The jury never actually reached a verdict.

(B) The jury had reached a verdict but been disrupted by a single juror.

(C) There have been other trials in which the jury failed to reach a verdict.

(D) Only trials in which the jury fails to reach a verdict are declared mistrials.

(E) The judge’s role is not as important as that of the individual jurors.

In the 1920s, people diagnosed with disease X were not expected to live beyond six months to a year. Now many people

diagnosed with disease X are able to survive for five years and even longer if they receive early treatment.

According to the above information, which of the following must be true?

2.

(F) Modern medicine is now capable of curing disease X.

(G) Most people no longer die from disease X.

(H) Disease X is more easily cured than other serious diseases.

(J) Progress has been made in the treatment of disease X.

(K) The worst outbreak of disease X was in the 1920s.

The maximum time a member is allowed to run on a treadmill at City Fitness is 30 minutes. Bernard has been running on a

treadmill for at least 45 minutes.

Based only on the information above, which of the following statements is a valid conclusion?

3.