When an earthquake occurs, some of the energy released travels through the ground as waves. Two general types of waves are generated. One type is called the P wave,and the other is called the S wave.A graph can be made of the travel times of these waves.
How many minutes does it take the S wave to travel 5,500 kilometers ?
Choose which pair of numbers comes next ?
8 11 21 15 18 21 22
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Solution
This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 21, interpolated as every third number. The addition series alternates between adding 3 and adding 4. The number 21 appears after each number arrived at by adding 3.
Sunil left Jaipur to drive to Delhi at 6:15 p.m. and arrived at 11:45 p.m. If he averaged 30 miles per hour and stopped one hour for dinner, how far is Delhi from Jaipur ?
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Total time elapsed is 51⁄2 hours. However, one hour was used for dinner. Therefore, Sunil drove at 30mph for 41⁄2 hours, covering 135 miles
Four defensive football players are chasing the opposing wide receiver, who has the ball. Chand is directly behind the ball carrier. Jolly and Bhim are side by side behind Chand. Zub in is behind Jolly and Bhim. Chand tries for the tackle but misses and falls. Bhim trips. Which defensive player tackles the receiver?
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After all the switching was done, Jolly was directly behind the receiver. Chand and Bhim had fallen,remained in the rear.
Most Reality TV centers are two common motivators:fame and money. The shows transform waitresses,hairdressers, investment bankers, counselors,and teachers,to name a few, from obscure figures to household names.A lucky few successfully parlay their fifteen minutes of fame into celebrity. The luckiest stars of Reality TV also reap huge financial rewards for acts including eating large insects, marrying someone they barely know,and revealing their innermost thoughts to millions of people.This paragraph best supports the statement that
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Solution
This is expressed in the first sentence. Option(b)and (d) are not supported by the passage. Option(c)is incorrect because the paragraph states that some Reality TV stars manage to parlay their fifteen minutes of fame into celebrity.
For the following sentences, choose the sentence that contains a misspelled word. If there are no mistakes,choose answer (d).
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Dissatisfied
Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.Last summer, Mohan spent two weeks at a summer camp.There,he went hiking, swimming, and canoeing. This summer, Mohan looks forward to attending a two-week music camp, where he hopes to sing, dance, and learn to play the guitar.
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It is reasonable to conclude that Mike likes singing and dancing because he looks forward to doing these things at music camp. There is no information that supports any of the other three options.
Replace the underlined portion with the phrase that best completes the sentence. If the sentence is correct as is,choose (a). With her book Coming of Age in Samoa,anthropologist Margaret Mead emphasized the role of culture, rather than biology, in shaping human behavior.
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This sentence requires the comparison between culture and biology be logical and clear.Option (b)is wrong because the use of the preposition with does not observe standard usage conventions. The phrase some what better in option (c) makes no sense. Option (d) result in an unclear comparison.
Choose the best word to fill the blank.The young kitten had a _______look on its face when it noticed the menacing dog entering the yard.
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Pavid (adj.) means timid or fearful.
Choose the best word to fill the blank.Tony found Isaac’s public declarations of his love for her_______ and embarrassing.
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Witless (adj.) means foolish, indiscreet, or silly.