Section 1 Drill S (20 minutes)

Questions 1 - 4

1
Marks: 1
The major incentive offered to those who advertise in the Yellow Pages TM is
Choose one answer.
A. A more efficient service
B. A broader range of customers
C. The chance to maximise profit
D. An increase in customer satisfaction

2
Marks: 1
The advertisement suggests that a majority of people
Choose one answer.
A. Do not use the Yellow PagesTM but can be persuaded to do so
B. Have already made up their minds who to buy from
C. Are persuaded to buy after using the Yellow PagesTM
D. Have no fixed ideas about who to buy from

3
Marks: 1
According to the advertisement, approximately what percentage of users of the Yellow Pages TM may be
persuaded to change the business that they deal with?
Choose one answer.
A. Less than 40%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. More than 60%

4
Marks: 1
The advertisement suggests that
Choose one answer.
A. Using the Yellow PagesTM is the most effective form of advertising
B. Those who don't use the Yellow PagesTM are losing their regular customers
C. The Yellow PagesTM has a greater success rate than other methods of advertising
D. Businesses that don't use the Yellow PagesTM will lose potential customers to those who do

Questions 5 and 6
Every member of the Cairns Taipans, a team in the Australian Basketball League, who wears wristbands when
playing, wears either red wristbands or white wristbands.

5
Marks: 1
If the statement above is true, which of the following must be true?
Choose one answer.
A. A member of the Cairns Taipans who does not wear red wristbands while playing wears white wristbands
while playing
B. No member of the Cairns Taipans wears blue wristbands while playing
C. Some members of the Cairns Taipans do not wear wristbands when playing
D. All of the above

6
Marks: 1
If any player in the Australian Basketball League who wears red wristbands while playing also wears blue gloves,
and if no member of the Cairns Taipans wears blue gloves while playing, which of the following must be true?
Choose one answer.
A. No member of the Cairns Taipans wears white wristbands while playing
B. Some members of the Cairns Taipans wear red wristbands while playing
C. Every member of the Cairns Taipans wears white wristbands when playing
D. Every member of the Cairns Taipans who wears wristbands wears white wristbands while playing

7
Marks: 1
Whatever else might be said about American elections, they are very unlike those in totalitarian countries in that
Americans make choices. And one choice they can make in this free country is to stay home.
What can you infer from the above passage?
Choose one answer.
A. Americans who do decide to vote make more choices than those who do not
B. American elections embody many negative aspects, most of which are not embodied by elections in
totalitarian countries
C. Totalitarian countries compel their citizens to vote
D. Choosing not to vote is the right of a free citizen

8
Marks: 1
Federal Parliament has finally, after ten years of legal challenges, passed an antipollution bill. From the reading of
the language, the bill promises to be one of the most effective in the history of the country.
Which of the following can be concluded from the passage with most certainty?
Choose one answer.
A. The pollution problem will be eliminated in the country

B. Pollution is now not a problem in the country

C. Pollution will be reduced in the country
D. To reduce pollution, the bill must now be enforced

9
Marks: 1
Cars are safer than planes. Fifty percent of plane accidents result in death, while only one percent of car accidents
result in death.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument?
Choose one answer.
A. The number of car accidents is several hundred thousand times higher than the number of plane accidents
B. Pilots never fly under the influence of alcohol, while car drivers often do
C. Plane accidents are usually the fault of air traffic controllers, not pilots
D. Planes carry more passengers than cars do

10
Marks: 1
'I don't think this is right, Amy, because it seems wrong.'
What, if anything, is wrong with this statement?
Choose one answer.
A. The speaker does not give Amy a chance to respond
B. The reason the speaker offers is the same as the problem the speaker presents
C. The problem that the speaker presents is too vague
D. There is nothing wrong with the statement

11
Marks: 1
Two couples, sitting together on a park bench, pose for a photograph. If neither couple wishes to be separated,
the number of different possible seating arrangements is
Choose one answer.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 8

12
Marks: 1
The following graph shows the distance that Debbie covers on the way to school. She has the choice of going by
bicycle or travelling on the tram.
Which of the following statements is true?
___
Choose one answer.
A. Debbie has to travel further if she cycles than she does on the tram

B. Debbie gets to school sooner if she cycles

C. Debbie cycles at a variable speed
D. The tram is a faster method of getting to school

13
Marks: 1
A book on the origins of the science of geometry states that 'seeing that so much of Greek is mathematics, it is
arguable that, if one would understand Greek genius fully, one must begin with understanding their geometry.'
Accepting this statement to be true, which of the following can be concluded?
Choose one answer.
A. Someone who understands Greek genius fully will be able to solve geometry problems
B. Greek culture and Greek geometry are tightly interconnected
C. Geometry is the most historically important branch of mathematics
D. Someone who does not understand geometry will not fully understand Greek genius

14
Marks: 1
An invasion from a coalition of countries from the north is attempting to gain control of Australia. If the coalition
can take control of the Northern Territory, they will then also control Queensland. If they can control Queensland,
they will control New South Wales. They will not get control of Victoria unless they first control both the Northern
Territory and New South Wales. If they control the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria, they will
control South Australia.
According to the above argument, which of the following statements can be determined conclusively if the
attackers control both the Northern Territory and New South Wales?
Choose one answer.
A. The attackers also control Victoria
B. The attackers also control South Australia
C. The attackers also control Queensland
D. The attackers do not control South Australia

15
Marks: 1
After auditioning for a role in a school play, a student-actor was told the following by the drama coordinator: 'I'm
sorry to have to tell you that the play's producers have not chosen you for the role for which you auditioned.
Because of the ethnic nature of all the roles and their requirements that the performers have a flawless Hungarian
accent and be able to speak Russian, it was necessary to deny parts to many capable actors'.
Which of the following can be concluded from the drama coordinator's statement?
Choose one answer.
A. Very few of the student-actors auditioning for the play were actually given parts
B. Except for the lack of Hungarian accent and inability to speak Russian, the student-actor was otherwise
capable for the role
C. Only those students who were capable actors were given roles in the play
D. Whether the auditioners were capable actors was only one consideration in assigning roles for the play

Questions 16 - 18
A mathematics dictionary gives the following definition of the symmetric difference of two sets. symmetric
difference, n. The set of elements that belong to one but not both of two given sets - The symmetric difference of X
and Y is written X Y; for example,{1, 2, 3} {2, 3, 4} = {1, 4}.
In the figure below, if the circles represent the sets S and T respectively, then the shaded region is their symmetric
difference.

16
Marks: 1
For which set X below is X {1, 4, 6, 9} = {1, 4, 5}
Choose one answer.
A. X = {1, 4, 9}
B. X = {4, 6, 9}
C. X = {5, 6, 8}
D. X = {6, 5, 9}

To avoid confusion when operations involve more than two sets, brackets are used to indicate the order in which
the operations should be performed. Those operations in brackets are performed first. For example, (A B) C
represents the symmetric difference of A B and C.
17
Marks: 1
If X = {2, 5, 8}, Y = {1, 5, 8, 10} and Z = {1, 2, 8}, then X (Y Z) is
Choose one answer.
A. {8, 10}
B. {1, 2, 10}
C. {1, 2, 8, 10}
D. {1, 2, 5, 8, 10}

18
Marks: 1
In the figures below, the circles represent sets S, T and U respectively. Which of the figures best represents (S
T) U?
Choose one answer.
A.
B.
C.
D.

19
Marks: 1
Thomasson's role in the government is unique. Whereas all other ministers are specialists in one area or another,

Thomasson is the supreme generalist, the single person who can determine how various interrelated areas of
government are likely to be affected by a particular course of action. As a consequence, Thomasson is the only
truly crucial person in the government.
If the statements above are true, which of the following statements must also be true?
Choose one answer.
A. It would be easier to replace or do without a person with general knowledge than a person with
specialised knowledge
B. A decision that affected only one area of government would not require Thomasson's expertise
C. Thomasson's knowledge of each separate area of government is as complete as that of a specialist
D. None of the above

20
Marks: 1
The reason that the Prime Minister nominated Judge Denison to the High Court and the reason that conservatives
are happy about the choice is that they believe this judge, if confirmed by Parliament, will tip the balance on the
court firmly to the right1 for many years to come. The reason Judge Denison is so opposed by the left2 is that they
believe the conservatives are correct.
1
right: describes those with conservative political views
2
left: describes those with radical political views (are generally opposed to the right)
What can be concluded from the passage?
Choose one answer.
A. The left believes that Judge Denison would make a good High Court judge
B. The left believes that Judge Denison would make conservative decisions
C. The left would not oppose Judge Denison's nomination if the conservatives did not support it
D. Judge Denison should attempt to persuade the left to support his nomination
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