UniReady STAT Practice Questions Qualitative Practice Questions - Solutions By UniReady.net 1
ANSWER KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. C 40. D 41. D 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. B 49. B 50. A 2
UNIT 1 1. Answer: A Explanation: The first line in the passage says, The Unity of a Plot does not consist, as some suppose, in it s having one man as its subject. This clearly indicates that though some suppose that the Unity of a Plot has one man as its subject, it is not true. Hence, option (A) is the correct answer. Option (B) is not the correct answer as it contradicts the meaning of the first line in the passage. Option (C) is not the correct answer as it clearly contradicts the first line in the passage. Option (D) is not the correct answer because though the second line in the passage says that it is impossible to reduce to unity an infinity of things that befall one man, there is no reference to some people supposing that it is impossible. 2. Answer: B. Explanation: The fifth line in the passage indicates that all poets make a mistake in supposing that because Heracles was one man, the story also of Heracles must be one story. This is the mistake that Homer understood quite well and in writing an Odyssey, he did not make the poem cover all that ever befell his hero. So, option (B) is the right anwer. Option (A) is not the right answer as it contradicts the information in line 5 in the passage. Option (C) is not the right answer as there is no information in the passage to say that the poets who have written a Heracleid or a Theseid made mistakes in their stories; the passage only says that they made mistakes only in their approach in writing them. Option (D) is not the right answer as it contradicts what the passage intends to convey All that befell a hero need not be narrated in detail in his story. 3. Answer: B. Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as it refers to material things rather than conceptual, which is the case in the last line of the passage. Option (B) is the right answer as removal of a particular scene in a movie can be compared with withdrawal of one incident from a story. Option (C) is not the right answer as it refers to students and their subjects rather than conceptual entity like a story or a poem. Option (D) is not the right answer as it does not convey a meaning similar to the one given in the last line of the passage. 3
UNIT 2 4. Answer: B Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as the sentence the moderns, standing as they do on the vantage ground of former discoveries, indicates that the vantage ground of former discoveries is being compared to the shoulders of a giant and not the moderns. Option (B) is the right answer as the passage says that the moderns are standing on the vantage ground of former discoveries just as a dwarf stands on the shoulders of a giant. Option (C) is not the right answer as the passage does not say that the moderns are standing on their fruits of experience. Option (D) is not the right answer as the passage does not imply that the moderns are standing on their actual observation. 5. Answer: A Explanation: Option (A) is the right answer as is clear from the statement for that alone is true antiquity which embraces the antiquity of the world. Option (B) is not the right answer as it is clear from the statement..and not that which would refer us back to a period when the world was young. Option (C) is not the right answer as it is not related to the concept of true antiquity. Option (D) is not the right answer as it is not related to the concept of true antiquity as described in the passage. 6. Answer: C Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as a brief and cursory view is not related to the proper foundation on which the claims are built. Option (B) is not the right answer as it is also not related to the proper foundation on which the claims are built. Option (C) is the right answer; it is clear from the sentence, so far as they are built on the only proper foundation, superiority of mind? Option (D) is not the right answer as it is also not related to the proper foundation on which the claims are built. 7. Answer: D Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as there is no reference to growing old in the passage. Option (B) is not the right answer as there is no reference to being born again. Option (C) is not the right answer as there is no reference to growing old. Option (D) is the right answer as the author implies that our ancients were once upon a time moderns and similarly, the cycle would repeat and we moderns will become ancients after some time. 4
UNIT 3 8. Answer: D. Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as the first paragraph talks about high import duty on spares. Option (B) is not the right answer as the first paragraph talks about central sales tax and state sales tax. Option (C) is not the right answer as the last line of the first paragraph talks about the bank s rate of interest. Option (D) is the right answer as there is no reference to the profit margin anywhere in the passage. 9. Answer: C Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as there is no reference to deterioration in the quality of components. Option (B) is not the right answer as the passage does not imply that the customs duty will increase if the machine tool industry helps the small scale industry. Option (C) is the right answer as the 4 th line in the 3 rd paragraph says, Today, they are in need of help from the country s machine tool industry to enable them to produce quality components at reduced costs. Option (D) is not the right answer as production of quality components at reduced costs will decrease the demand of imported machine tools and not increase it. 10. Answer: B Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as the machine tool industry is not asking for land to open more factories Option (B) is the right answer as the machine tool industry is requesting for decrease of import duty so that they can import the components at a low cost. Option (C) is not the right answer as the machine tool industry is not comparing with the small scale industry and hence the phrase level playing field does not apply. Option (D) is not the right answer as there is no reference to novel marketing strategies and moreover, there is no question of level playing field as far as novel marketing methods are concerned. 11. Answer: C Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer as the passage complains against heavy custom duty. Option (B) is not the right answer as there is no reference of banks running in loss in other countries. Option (C) is the right answer as passage says that it requests for the government s consideration and understanding, which implies that the government was not considerate to the difficulties faced by the machine tool industry. Option (D) is not the right answer as the passage implies that the 5
government has not given enough importance to the machine tool industry and hence there is a need for a level playing field. 12. Answer: D Explanation: Option (A) is not the right answer, as it is the focus for only the first paragraph and not the entire passage. Option (B) is not the right answer as it is not a point for discussion in the passage. Option (C) is not the right answer as it is the focus only for the last two lines in the first paragraph and not the entire passage. Option (D) is the right answer as the entire passage provides information to highlight the machine tool industry and its vital role in country s development, and how the government has been neglecting it. UNIT 4 13. Answer: D Explanation: Option (A), (B) and (C) are not the right answers as all of them are mentioned in the passage as being already done; whereas planning more areas with trees is a method that has not been done earlier. So, option (D) is the right answer. 14. Answer: B Explanation: Option (A), (C), and (D) are not the right answers as the author supports and appreciates the measures taken with respect to all three of them; but he emphasizes that the efforts on studying the Himalayan environment has not been sufficient and that is preventing us from taking precautionary measures for prevention of floods. So, option (B) is the right answer. 15. Answer: D Explanation: Options (A), (B) and (C) are not the right answers as the author supports both traditional methods and afforestation he doesn t approve of the soil conservation measures taken, anywhere in the passage. So, option (D) is the correct answer. 16. Answer: A Explanation: Statement I is true because the passage says, Although we have a plentiful supply of water in the oceans, it is not of direct use to us. Statement II is false because the passage says, a serious study of the snow melt and glacier discharges is essential for avoiding flood disasters in the north. Statement III is false because the passage says, In the atmosphere, water exists mainly in gaseous form. On the earth, liquid forms and solid forms (ice/snow) predominate. So, Option (A) is the correct answer. Options (B), (C), and (D) are not the right answers. 6
17. Answer: A Explanation: The data in the passage indicates that clearing drainage channels, de-silting of reservoirs is already being done, in addition to the existence of a flood forecasting system. But, regulation of water discharge by studying the Himalayan glaciers, rainfall and snowmelt is something that has been ignored and the author suggests it. So, option (A) is the correct answer. UNIT 5 18. Answer: D Explanation: There are two columns and each column has 8 rows that s a total of 16 rows. Each row has 12 chairs, so the total number of chairs is 192. As each chair has one hand-rest on the right hand side, there are a total of 192 hand-rests in the auditorium. So, option (D) is the correct answer. 19. Answer: C Explanation: Each row has 12 chairs so if two rows are removed from each column, then a total of 4 rows are removed, which means 48 chairs will be removed. As each chair has one hand-rest, the number of hand-rests will be reduced by 48. So, option (C) is the right answer. 20. Answer: B Explanation: If the number of chairs in each row is reduced by 4, then there will be 8 chairs in each row. As there are 8 rows in each column, the total rows is 16 and now, as the number of chairs in a row is reduced by 4, the reduction in the total number of chairs is 64. As each chair has one hand-rest, the total number of hand-rests would also be reduced by 64. So, option (B) is the right answer. UNIT 6 21. Answer: C Explanation: The passage says that Bonsai was first developed in China over 700 years ago so, if you go back so many years from now, it is around the year 1300. Hence, option (C) is the right answer. 22. Answer: B Explanation: From the sentence: Another aspect is to use a small container and this restricts root growth, it is clear that using a small container restricts the root growth of a bonsai plant. So, option (B) is the right answer. 23. Answer: D Explanation: All forms including formal upright, informal upright, and cascading are mentioned in the passage, but wrapping is not a form of bonsai, it is a technique. So, option (D) is the right answer. 7
24. Answer: C Explanation: From the sentence Bonsai growth can occur naturally if a seed grows in a very small packet of soil, we know that option (C) is the right answer. 25. Answer: B Explanation: From the sentence One can select advanced pants that can be reduced to the bonsai form with small proportions. The best time to do this is in late winter and spring.., it is evident that late winter and spring is a best time to reduce advanced plants to bonsai. So, option (B) is the correct answer. Unit 7 26. B. The first paragraph mentions that the Ancient Egyptians were advanced and then goes into detail about the type of work the Hebrews carried out for them. The Tabernacle, it mentions, was built some 1,500 years before Christ, which leads us to answer choice b. 27. D. I and II are both discussed in the final paragraph. The author does suggest, based on similarities between the cultures, that Hebrew furniture and Assyrian furniture, would be of a similar character, but the author does not actually discuss proven similarities between the aesthetic designs of the two. 28. D. Skins and linens are mentioned in the discussion of the Tabernacle ( curtains of linen, and coverings of dried skins ). We know gold was used because of the word goldsmiths in the last sentence of the second paragraph, which mentions that the beds were of gold and silver. 29. A. Answer choices b, c, and d are all points that would align with information in the text. The home of the Shunamite may or may not have had curtains (it is not discussed), but we do know that curtains existed, so the presence of curtains would not challenge the author s argument. The Assyrians, like the Hebrews, were nomadic, and thus their furniture would be but primitive. The very first sentence tells us that the Ancient Egyptians DID have comfortable and even luxurious furniture. Furthermore, the author s study of furniture is based on stories in ancient texts; if one of those stories were entirely fictional, the entire argument would be questionable. 30. A. The answer to this question is in the second sentence: In them [the Ancient Egyptians], the Hebrews must have had excellent workmen for teachers and taskmasters. 8
UNIT 8 31. D. The opening two sentences of this paragraph give us the overall thesis. The paragraph serves as an introduction to the peculiarities of Confucius thought. Answer choices a is inaccurate: only brief overviews of the philosophies are discussed, so the purpose can t really be to compare them. Answer choice b is wrong for the same reasons, and it ignores the fact that the opening and closing sentences are all about Confucius. Answer choice b is only one point of comparison between Confucius and other philosophers. 32. C. Answer choice a is wrong because Confucius declined to discuss the question of immortality. We know that he never mentioned the name of God, but that does not necessarily mean he didn t believe in a God. Therefore choice b is inaccurate. Choice d simply isn t mentioned, and there is no logical way to reach that conclusion from the information given. 33. C. Answer choice c is the only one mentioned in the passage. In the discussion of Siddhartha, Zoroaster, and Mohammed, the author writes, The present life they despised, the future was to them everything in its promised satisfaction. 34. B. Answer choice a is alluded to in the text ( They spoke positively of immortality, of reward or punishment beyond the grave ), and it would support the author s argument. Choice c is kind of vague and probably would have no impact. Choice d is irrelevant; the author is concerned with the ideas, not with who actually wrote them down. If Confucius did actually believe in a God who had the power to determine one s happiness in the afterlife, however, the author s argument that Confucius did not mention a God because he believed this life to be more important would be weakened. Unit 9 35. A. This answer is found in the last two lines of the second stanza: If for marrying thou be,/take a wife of high degree! We know from previous lines that the mother does not like Nicolette, and high degree suggests the reason is because Nicolette is not of noble (enough) birth. 36. B. Answer choices a, c, and d are not suggested anywhere in the poem. Choice b can be found in the last stanza, Mother, I will none but her /I am snared in her delight./if I love her, tis but meet,/so passing sweet! 37. B. Answer choices a and d are logical because Aucassin s mother wants him to marry someone of high degree (not Nicolette). Choice c is suggested in the phrase Castaway from Carthagen. Aucassin certainly loves Nicolette, but nowhere is it suggested that he has no intention of marrying her. 9
UNIT 10 38. C. This phrase is a metaphor. The plays exhibited upon the theater of the world simply means what other people in the world did and how they lived. Desirous of being a spectator rather than an actor means that the author wanted to observe how others lived, rather than really participate in their lives. 39. C. This answer also requires close translation of a phrase. The author contrasts himself with the skeptics (or sceptics, in the original spelling) who doubt only that they may doubt, and seek nothing beyond uncertainty itself. Skeptics seem to apply their skepticism to everything, whether or not their skepticism is well founded. 40. D. This question requires you to notice certain words that the author uses in his description. In the second half of the passage, he mentions his method, the time he spent devoted to the employment of the method in the solution of mathematical difficulties, and the conclusions he reached that were rendered almost mathematical. The author is certainly interested in philosophy, but that is not one of the answer choices; his chosen strategy and language lead us to answer choice d. 41. D. The author never mentions examining different existing philosophies (answer choice a), and b is incorrect because he never suggests that he wants to write about different people. C is incorrect because he says the exact opposite in the last sentence: I was nevertheless prosecuting my design, and making greater progress in the knowledge of truth, than I might, perhaps, had made had I been engaged in holding converse with men of letters. UNIT 11 42. D. We don t have enough information to figure out if the writer is by birth a Southerner or a Northerner; what we do know is that he had to express more and more prejudiced views in order to blend in better with his community (first paragraph), which leads us to believe he was actually less prejudiced than he believed most Southerners at the time to be. 43. C. Answer choice a is a logical conclusion because of the secretiveness of the meeting (the meeting is held in a secluded area at night and the escorts partially cover their faces). Answer choice b is stated in the third paragraph. Answer choice d is suggested by the first and second paragraphs: in the first paragraph, the author mentions that to save my business, I was compelled to profess the most ultra southern views and prejudices, and in the second, he continues with, I knew that it would not do to disregard the appeal of every good Southerner, and so I went with him. Nowhere does the author suggest a battle is about to take place (choice c). 10
44. D. The tone of the passage may be somewhat foreboding, but it is not somber in any way, nor is it optimistic, bubbly, or objective. The author builds up the suspense for this secret meeting his is about to attend; he is curious about it and also mildly shocked about what he has witnessed so far. 45. A. The first paragraph describes how the author was able to ingratiate himself with the Southerners ( For my own convenience and safety, when I went into business I passed as a Kentuckian to keep up my pretensions, and save my business, I was compelled to profess the most ultra southern views and prejudices ). This information leads us to answer choice a; the other answer choices would be misreading of the text. UNIT 12 46. C. Answer choices a, b, and d are not suggested anywhere in the text; answer choice c is suggested by the first sentence. 47. B. Answer choice a is suggested by the phrase If the person had money (and if he lived in a larger town or city), he might choose to visit a physician. From this, we can conclude that healers were more prevalent, especially in the countryside, and that they were more affordable. Answer choices b, c, and d are not mentioned in the text. 48. B. Answer choice a is relevant to the passage, but it does not directly answer the question. Answer choices c and d are not related to the author s use of that phrase. Answer choice b is logical particularly in relation to the sentence before; we can see that the sentence beginning with Dissections further describes the idea that they knew very little about the causes of illnesses or the reasons why certain treatments worked. 49. B. We know from the passage that there were no scientific tests to prove that certain medical treatments worked (answer choice a), and that Arabic medical literature was not yet available in Europe (answer choice c). Practitioners may have gotten ideas from the Bible, but nowhere is it suggested that they would continue to use a certain herb when it often led to death. Answer choice b is suggested by the first sentence: the small amount of accurate knowledge gained from observation of their patients. 50. A. Answer choices b and c are incorrect because of the word only ; this word makes both of these choices too extreme. Choice d is incorrect because of the word always we know, in fact, that some of the treatments healers used probably were effective. By discussing the lack of true scientific knowledge, the author assumes that scientific experimentation will lead to effective treatments. 11