If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it? A. 0.8 days B. 1.09 days C. 1.23 days D. 1.65 days E. 1.97 days The [...]
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No Matter(A) how careful(B) vehicles are(C) driven, they are capable of causing(D) injury to others, including the driver. No Error(E) What exactly is a “careful vehicle?” Obviously, this makes no sense. The question is, what is “careful” modifying? We’ve established that it is not modifying “vehicles.” It is really referring to a manner in which a [...]
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Hockney’s most arresting Pop Art works have been produced at his home in Los Angeles, he moved there from his native Britain in the 1960s. (A) Los Angeles, he moved there (B) Los Angeles; he moved there (C) Los Angeles, but he moved there (D) Los Angeles and he moved there (E) Los Angeles he [...]
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Because the tax laws employ ______ language, average taxpayers must often hire an accountant to explain the ______ rules and regulations. a) lucid / obscure b) esoteric / absolute c) arcane / impenetrable d) insurgent / economic e) terse / florid In the first blank, we’re looking for a word that has something to do [...]
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How many numbers between 200 and 400 begin or end with 3 ? A. 20 B. 60 C. 100 D. 110 E. 120 Between 200 and 299, there are ten numbers ending with 3 (203, 213, 223. . .). Now, what the test writers are hoping is that you will have become so fixated on [...]
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The following passage chronicles an interview between a communications professor and the author. As a communications specialist, I teach my students to become more aware of interpersonal communication such as symbolic behavior, use of words, and nonverbal mannerisms. My goal is to ignite symbols in their minds so we can come to a point of [...]
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If the median of x consecutive odd integers is 9, then the average is: (A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 10 (E) 12 Does it matter what the value of x is here? It will be an odd number; that’s really all you need to know! If 9 is the median of a set [...]
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“The Danger of Fear” By Michael D. Davis We fear what we don’t know or understand. It can’t be otherwise. If you know something, then it’s predictable. You don’t expect any unpleasant surprises from it. When you come to know something, the fear of it subsides. Of course, the problem is that fear tends [...]
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After all her effort, the writer was ________ to learn that her poem had been ________ for publication. a) elated…disallowed b) dismayed…approved c) troubled…recommended d) enthralled…refused e) distraught…rejected The phrase “After all her effort. . .” could be followed by a reference to the writer’s elation over having been published, or [...]
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