#Gre sample questions professional

Felicia’s argument begins with her conclusion (“Internships are a waste of time and energy”) and is followed by support for her conclusion. This question asks you to identify the reasoning in Nitesh’s response to Felicia’s argument, which proposes that internships are not, in fact, a waste of time, as Felicia has suggested.

Choice (C) is the only statement that must be true for the argument to work and is, therefore, the best choice. Choice (E) states the opposite of what’s stated in the conclusion. Choice (C) must be true for the argument to be valid: if it is false, and statements must be studied in context, then the fact that 80 to 90 percent of laughter occurs after “straight lines” doesn’t necessarily imply that those lines aren’t used humorously in context. Choice (B) strengthens the credibility of the study. If the study is not an instance of the general rule, then the evidence doesn’t support the conclusion, and the argument is invalid.Ĭhoice (A) is an assumption upon which the study depends, but not the conclusion. A recent study claiming that 80 to 90 percent of laughter occurs after “straight lines” is presented as evidence of the general rule. The conclusion states the general rule that laughter is most often an involuntary social signal, not a response to humor. The argument is structured like so: the conclusion (a general rule) is stated first, followed by evidence supporting the conclusion (an instance of this rule). This question asks you to find the unstated assumption in the argument. Choice (D) is the only statement that can be logically inferred from the passage and is the best answer. Choice (E) is the opposite of what is stated in the passage. Because the passage states both that ‘ascetic’ is only primarily associated with renouncing worldly pursuits for the spiritual, and because it further says that ‘anyone’ can choose to practice asceticism, it must, therefore, be true that ‘asceticism’ is not used exclusively to refer to a religious practice. Choice (D) is a correctly inferred statement. Choice (C) incorrectly identifies the Greek word ‘askesis’ with the meaning of the English word ‘ascetic’. Choices (A) and (B) are extreme the passage states that the word ‘ascetic’ is primarily associated with religious ascetics, but there could be other types of ascetics as well. Because ‘infer’, for GRE purposes, is essentially synonymous with ‘must be true’, the question is actually asking you to determine which statement can be logically derived from the information given in the passage. This question asks you to identify the statement that has been correctly inferred from the passage. Choice (D) weakens the conclusion the most, and is therefore the best answer. Choice (E) weakens the conclusion somewhat.

#Gre sample questions professional

If typewriters were as widespread as computers are today, that means that almost everyone had one and that correction methods could have been invented for the average typist, regardless of professional secretarial standards. Choice (D) weakens the conclusion considerably. Choice (C) weakens the conclusion somewhat it suggests that even sophisticated typists could make mistakes, but still doesn’t provide a reason for the invention of many types of correction methods.

Choices (A) and (B) are irrelevant they merely provide information about certain kinds of correction methods. This conclusion can be weakened by providing evidence that there were valid reasons for the development of correction methods. The passage states that typing accuracy was highly prized in secretarial schools, and that therefore the development of correction methods is a mystery. This question asks you to weaken the conclusion reached by the author about typewriter correction methods. (E) Typing mistakes were considered sufficient reason for firing a secretary. (D) In the mid-20th century, typewriters were as ubiquitous as computers are today. (C) Typewriters are more difficult to type on than keyboards, and even the most sophisticated typewriters would sometimes jam. (B) A special kind of typewriter paper called erasable bond was invented to allow easier removal of type from the page. (A) Business letters were typed on a heavyweight paper that not only looked good, but could endure repeated erasure. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion drawn above? The development of so many varieties of correction methods and technologies in this time period is therefore somewhat of a mystery. Business letters were supposed to be error-free with no visible corrections, and on typing tests, deductions were made from the speed scoring for every error found. In the secretarial schools of the mid-20th century, accuracy of typing was valued as much as speed.