Test GMAT 42

Test GMAT 42.

THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE PURCHASER ANY REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS 42 REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS ABOUT THIS EDITION OF THE GMAT® This booklet contains the questions that were used to derive scores on the edition of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT®) with test code 42 If the first two digits of the test code on your answer sheet (item on Side 1) are not 42, please contact ETS to send you the correct booklet to match your answer sheet The answer key follows the test questions This booklet also contains instructions for calculating raw scores corrected for guessing These are followed by unique tables for converting raw scores to the reported scaled scores for test code 42 In this edition of the GMAT, the following essay and multiple-choice sections contributed to your scores: Analytical Writing Assessment Essay Analysis of an Issue Essay Analysis of an Argument Verbal Assessment Section Reading Comprehension Section Sentence Correction Section Critical Reasoning Quantitative Assessment Section Data Sufficiency Section Problem Solving Section Problem Solving GMAT Total All six verbal and quantitative sections combined as one score Section in this edition of the GMAT contained trial or equating questions and does not contribute to your score Questions from this section are not included in this booklet REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS ANALYSIS OF AN ISSUE Time—30 minutes Directions: In this section, you will need to analyze the issue presented below and explain your views on it The question has no “correct” answer Instead, you should consider various perspectives as you develop your own position on the issue Read the statement and the instructions that follow it, and then make any notes in your test booklet that will help you plan your response Begin writing your response on the separate answer document Make sure that you use the answer document that goes with this writing task “Everywhere, it seems, there are clear and positive signs that people are becoming more respectful of one another’s differences.” In your opinion, how accurate is the view expressed above? Use reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading to develop your position NOTES Use the space below or on the facing page to plan your response Any writing on these pages will not be evaluated STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST Copyright © 1996, 1997 Graduate Management Admission Council All rights reserved REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS ANALYSIS OF AN ARGUMENT Time—30 minutes Directions: In this section, you will be asked to write a critique of the argument presented below You are NOT being asked to present your own views on the subject Read the argument and the instructions that follow it, and then make any notes in your test booklet that will help you plan your response Begin writing your response on the separate answer document Make sure that you use the answer document that goes with this writing task The following is from a campaign by Big Boards, Inc., to convince companies in River City that their sales will increase if they use Big Boards billboards for advertising their locally manufactured products “The potential of Big Boards to increase sales of your products can be seen from an experiment we conducted last year We increased public awareness of the name of the current national women’s marathon champion by publishing her picture and her name on billboards in River City for a period of three months Before this time, although the champion had just won her title and was receiving extensive national publicity, only five percent of the 15,000 randomly surveyed residents of River City could correctly name the champion when shown her picture; after the three-month advertising experiment, 35 percent of respondents from a second survey could supply her name.” Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more sound and persuasive, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion NOTES Use the space below or on the facing page to plan your response Any writing on these pages will not be evaluated STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS ANSWER Sheet – Test Code 42 Section Section Section Section Section Section 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS SECTION Time —25 minutes 20 Questions Directions: Each of the data sufficiency problems below consists of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which certain data are given You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question Using the data given in the statements plus your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of counterclockwise), you are to fill in oval A if statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked; B if statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked; C if BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient; D if EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked; E if statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data specific to the problem are needed Numbers: All numbers used are real numbers Figures: A figure in a data sufficiency problem will conform to the information given in the question, but will not necessarily conform to the additional information given in statements (1) and (2) You may assume that lines shown as straight are straight and that angle measures are greater than zero You may assume that the positions of points, angles, regions, etc., exist in the order shown All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated Note: In questions that ask for the value of a quantity, the data given in the statements are sufficient only when it is possible to determine exactly one numerical value for the quantity Example: In ∆PQR, what is the value of x? P x◦ Q (1) PQ = PR (2) y = 40 y◦ z◦ R Explanation: According to statement (1), PQ = PR; therefore, PQR is isosceles and y = z Since x + y + z = 180, it follows that x + 2y = 180 Since statement (1) does not give a value for y, you cannot answer the question using statement (1) alone According to statement (2), y = 40; therefore, x + z = 140 Since statement (2) does not give a value for z, you cannot answer the question using statement (2) alone Using both statements together, since x + 2y = 180 and the value of y is given, you can find the value of x Therefore, the answer is C GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS A B C D E Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient EACH statement ALONE is sufficient Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient In College X the number of students enrolled in both a chemistry course and a biology course is how much less than the number of students enrolled in neither? (1) In College X there are 60 students enrolled in a chemistry course (1) When box X is filled with the blocks and rests on a certain side, there are 25 blocks in the bottom layer (2) In College X there are 85 students enrolled in a biology course (2) (2) The inside dimensions of box X are 60 centimeters by 30 centimeters by 20 centimeters What is the value of x? (1) 3x – = x x +1 = While Mel is on disability leave, his employer pays him a monthly disability benefit equal to $1,200 plus 40 percent of the amount of his monthly salary in excess of $2,000 What is Mel’s monthly salary? (2) (1) = 27 + 27 3+ If car X followed car Y across a certain bridge that is 12 mile long, how many seconds did it take car X to travel across the bridge? (1) Car X drove onto the bridge exactly seconds after car Y drove onto the bridge and drove off the bridge exactly seconds after car Y drove off the bridge (2) Car Y traveled across the bridge at a constant speed of 30 miles per hour = 30 =5 What is the value of x ? In a random sample of 80 adults, how many are college graduates? (1) In the sample, the number of adults who are not college graduates is times the number who are college graduates 27×27 9×9×9 (2) 3r = 2p r p 3r (1) x ≤ (2) ≤ x Does r = 3? r What is the ratio of p to r ? (1) (1) Mel’s monthly disability benefit from his employer is $1,600 (2) Mel’s monthly salary exceeds $2,500 What is the maximum number of rectangular blocks, each with dimensions 12 centimeters by centimeters by centimeters, that will fit inside rectangular box X? (2) In the sample, the number of adults who are not college graduates is 40 more than the number who are college graduates 10 Does x – y = 200? (1) x = 10 (2) x = 100 and y = -100 11 What was the total amount of postage required to mail n letters? (1) n = 10 (2) Each of the letters required at least $0.32 postage GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS A B C D E 12 Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient EACH statement ALONE is sufficient Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient If d is a positive integer, is d greater than 15? (1) d is divisible by 25 (2) d is divisible by 40 13 Stores L and M each sell a certain product at a different regular price If both stores discount their regular price of the product, is the discount price at store M less than the discount price at store L? 17 (1) At store L the discount price is 10 percent less than the regular price; at store M the discount price is 15 percent less than the regular price P C A Q D In the figure above, what is the perimeter of rectangle ABPQ? (1) The area of rectangular region ABCD is times the area of rectangular region ABPQ (2) At store L the discount price is $5 less than the regular store price; at store M the discount price is $6 less than the regular price 14 B (2) The perimeter of rectangle ABCD is 54 18 Is | x + | < 3? (1) x < What is the value of x + y ? (2) x > -5 (1) x = (2) x2 + 2y = 17 15 x If x and y are integers, is xy even? x+60 (1) x = y + (2) 16 x y x 3x is an even integer If x is a positive integer and x ≤ 30 , what is the value of x? (1) x can be written as the product of different prime numbers each of which is greater than or equal to 19 (2) x is divisible by and The figure above shows the number of meters in the lengths of the four sides of a jogging path What is the total distance around the path? (1) One of the sides of the path is 120 meters long (2) One of the sides of the path is twice as long as each of the two shortest sides 20 If n is a positive integer, what is the tens digit of n? (1) The hundreds digit of 10n is (2) The tens digit of n + is STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS SECTION Time – 25 minutes 18 Questions Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question and fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage Line (5) (10) (15) (20) (25) The new school of political history that emerged in the 1960's and 1970's sought to go beyond the traditional focus of political historians on leaders and government institutions by examining directly the political practices of ordinary citizens Like the old approach, however, this new approach excluded women The very techniques these historians used to uncover mass political behavior in the nineteenth-century United States—quantitative analyses of election returns, for example—were useless in analyzing the political activities of women, who were denied the vote until 1920 By redefining "political activity," historian Paula Baker has developed a political history that includes women.She concludes that among ordinary citizens, political activism by women in the nineteenth century prefigured trends in twentieth-century politics Defining “politics” as “any action taken to affect the course of behavior of government or of the community,” Baker concludes that, while voting and holding office were restricted to men, women in the nineteenth century organized themselves into societies committed to social issues such as temperance and poverty In other words, Baker contends, women activists were early practitioners of nonpartisan, issue-oriented politics and thus were more interested in enlisting lawmakers, regardless of their party affiliation, on behalf of certain issues than in ensuring that one party or another won an election In the twentieth century, more men drew closer to women's ideas about politics and took up modes of issue-oriented politics that Baker sees women as having pioneered The primary purpose of the passage is to (A) enumerate reasons why both traditional scholarly methods and newer scholarly methods have limitations (B) identify a shortcoming in a scholarly approach and describe an alternative approach (C) provide empirical data to support a long-held scholarly assumption (D) compare two scholarly publications on the basis of their authors' backgrounds The passage suggests which of the following concerning the techniques used by the new political historians described in the first paragraph of the passage? (A) They involved the extensive use of the biographies of political party leaders and political theoreticians (B) They were conceived by political historians who were reacting against the political climates of the 1960's and 1970’s (C) They were of more use in analyzing the positions of United States political parties in the nineteenth century than in analyzing the positions of those in the twentieth century (D) They were of more use in analyzing the political behavior of nineteenth-century voters than in analyzing the political activities of those who could not vote during that period (E) They were devised as a means of tracing the influence of nineteenth-century political trends on twentieth-century political trends It can be inferred that the author of the passage quotes Baker directly in the second paragraph primarily in order to (A) clarify a position before providing an alternative to that position (B) differentiate between a novel definition and traditional definitions (C) provide an example of a point agreed on by different generations of scholars (D) provide an example of the prose style of an important historian (E) amplify a definition given in the first paragraph GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (E) attempt to provide a partial answer to a longstanding scholarly dilemma REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS According to the passage, Paula Baker and the new political historians of the 1960's and 1970's shared which of the following? (A) A commitment to interest-group politics (B) A disregard for political theory and ideology (C) An interest in the ways in which nineteenthcentury politics prefigure contemporary politics (D) A reliance on such quantitative techniques as the analysis of election returns (E) An emphasis on the political involvement of ordinary citizens Which of the following best describes the structure of the first paragraph of the passage? The information in the passage suggests that a pre 1960's political historian would have been most likely to undertake which of the following studies? (A) An analysis of voting trends among women voters of the 1920's (B) A study of male voters' gradual ideological shift from party politics to issue-oriented politics (C) A biography of an influential nineteenthcentury minister of foreign affairs (D) An analysis of narratives written by previously unrecognized women activists (E) A study of voting trends among naturalized immigrant laborers in a nineteenth-century logging camp GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (A) Two scholarly approaches are compared, and a shortcoming common to both is identified (B) Two rival schools of thought are contrasted and a third is alluded to (C) An outmoded scholarly approach is described, and a corrective approach is called for (D) An argument is outlined, and counterarguments are mentioned (E) A historical era is described in terms of its political trends REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS 10 18 20 By enhancing college programs to attract the overfifty population, the decline in college enrollment caused by the decrease in the population of eighteen to twenty-four year olds could be offset (A)the decline in college enrollment caused by the decrease in the population of eighteen to twenty-four year olds could be offset (A) seek to determine the extent that psychological counseling helps to supplement (B) seek to determine how helpful psychological counseling is in supplementing (B) the college enrollment decline caused by the decrease in the population of eighteen to twenty-four year olds could be offset (C) seeks to determine how helpful psychological counseling is to supplement (C) college enrollment could offset the decline caused by the decrease in the population of eighteen to twenty-four year olds (D) seeks to determine to what extent psychological counseling is a help in supplementing (D) colleges could offset the decline in enrollment caused by the decrease in the population of eighteen to twenty-four year olds (E) seeks to determine the extent that psychological counseling is helpful in supplementing (E) the decrease in the population of eighteen to twenty-four year olds that has caused a decline in college enrollment could be offset 19 In an effort improve the quality of patient care, Dr Lydia Temoscho is directing one of several clinical research projects that seek to determine the extent that psychological counseling helps to supplement the medical treatment of serious disease 21 (A) due to the comic strips being appealing According to some experts, carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere so rapidly, largely because of the burning of fossil fuels, that should the present rate of buildup continue, the global concentration of this poison will double by the end of the next century (A) that should the present rate of buildup continue, the global concentration of this poison Four generations of Americans have developed the habit of reading the daily newspapers due to the comic strips being appealing (B) because of the appeal of the comic strips (C) for the fact of the comic strips’ appeal (D) as a result of the comic strips having appeal (E) since the comic strips were appealing 22 (B) should the present rate of buildup continue, the global concentration of this poison Kuru, one of the strangest and most insidious of the diseases known, is no longer a major problem in New Guinea (A) of the diseases known (C) should the present rate of buildup be continued, the global concentration of this poison (B) of the diseases to be known (D) the global concentration of this poison, were the present rate of buildup continue, (D) known of the diseases (C) of the diseases that is known (E) diseases known (E) that the global concentration of this poison, if the present rate of buildup did continue, STOP IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS 20 ... THE GMAT? ? This booklet contains the questions that were used to derive scores on the edition of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT? ?) with test code 42 If the first two digits of the test. .. by unique tables for converting raw scores to the reported scaled scores for test code 42 In this edition of the GMAT, the following essay and multiple-choice sections contributed to your scores:... OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONTENT WITHOUT PERMISSI GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL® IS IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS ANSWER Sheet – Test Code 42 Section Section Section