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Verbal Test Directions

The verbal portion of the exam uses three different question types. Before you begin your Diagnostic Test, make sure that you are familiar with all three.

Sentence Correction

In questions of this type, part or all of a sentence is underlined. The sentence is followed by five ways of writing the underlined part. The first choice always repeats the underlined portion. If you think that the original phrasing is the best, choose the first answer; otherwise, select the answer that you think is best.

Example:

The possibility of massive earthquakes are regarded by most area residents with a mixture of skepticism and caution.

are regarded by most area residents with
is regarded by most area residents with
is regarded by most area residents as
is mostly regarded by area residents with
by most area residents is regarded with

The second choice is correct.

Critical Reasoning

Questions of this type ask you to analyze and evaluate the reasoning in short paragraphs or passages. For some questions all of the answer choices may conceivably be answers to the question asked. You should select the best answer to the question, that is, an answer that does not require you to make assumptions that violate commonsense standards by being implausible, redundant, irrelevant, or inconsistent. Choose the best answer.

Example:
In an extensive study of the reading habits of magazine subscribers, it was found that an average of between four and five people actually read each copy of the most popular weekly news magazine. On this basis, we estimate that the 12,000 copies of Poets and Poetry that are sold each month are actually read by 48,000 to 60,000 people.

The estimate above assumes that

individual magazine readers generally enjoy more than one type of magazine

most of the readers of Poets and Poetry subscribe to the magazine

the ratio of readers to copies is the same for Poets and Poetry as for the weekly news magazine

the number of readers of the weekly news magazine is similar to the number of Poets and Poetry

most readers enjoy sharing copies of their favorite magazines with friends and family members

The third answer is correct.

Reading Comprehension

This type of question consists of a reading selection with several questions. Read the selection, being sure to scroll down the page, if necessary, to read all of the text. Then choose the best answer to each question.

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