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PART 1 VERBAL
Scrambled Paragraph:
The first sentence for a paragraph is given and the remaining five sentences are listed in random order. Choose the order for these five sentences that will create the best paragraph. Small children seem to learn very quickly, while adults sometimes appear to lose the ability to pick up new subjects. __Q Schools force them to take many subjects and parents expect them to practice new sports or to learn music. In just a few years, they learn how to play a musical instrument, speak one or even two new languages, and deal with many subjects at school. Even their playmates force them to become better at games or to read novels faster. While children's brains have a natural ability to absorb new information as part of their developmental growth, much of their achievement is because of social pressure. Adults on the other hand are supposed to be poor learners, but they have many skills that compensate for the decline in the ability of the brain to grasp and remember new material.

Reading:
Read each passage below and answer the questions based only on the information in the passage. An arboretum is an area set aside for the cultivation of trees, shrubs, and woody plants. It could be considered a form of botanic garden which focuses specifically on woody plants. Arboretums can be found all over the world, and many of them are quite old, with very rich and varied histories. In addition to being a pleasant and ornamental space, an arboretum can also house plant and tree specimens for study and scientific research, and it can be used for education. Many arboretums are attached to herbaria, facilities where dried plant specimens are studied for further research and study, and quite a number are also affiliated with universities and colleges. The oldest arboretums appear to date back to the 1400s, with the term arboretum appearing around the 1800s. During the age of exploration, many arboretums were used to house and attempt to cultivate foreign plant specimens, especially specimens of value. Scientific research has also been historically a very important part of the mission at arboretums. Researchers might study plants to see if they have medicinally valuable compounds or other potential uses, and they also historically looked at how plants reproduced and grew, studying the ways in which trees react to their environments and form relationships with other trees and plants. (1) What seems to be an important purpose of arboretums? (A) Arboretums were the early forms of botanical gardens. (B) They were historically used to cultivate foreign plant specimens. (C) Scientific research was an important purpose of arboretums. (D) They were developed in universities to offer courses. (E) They are significant in historical research of plants. (2) What type of plant study is conducted in arboretums? (F) Arboretums are useful in the study of plant reproduction in 1800s. (G) Arboretums attached to herbaria help in the study of dried plant specimens. (H) They are used in the study of age exploration. (J) The study of ornamental space is done at arboretums. (K) Study on woody plants is conducted at arboretums.
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Logical Reasoning:
Professor Bernard teaches only language courses at the university. Sony, who is a history-major student, attends a Latin class with the professor. Richard is pursuing music at the university and also attends professor's classes. He has never seen Sony. Based on the info, which statement below is definitely NOT correct? (A) Professor Bernard does not teach music to Richard. (B) Some music students also take language classes at the university. (C) All history students also take Latin language classes. (D) Richard does not take Latin classes. (E) History students do not take music classes.

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PART II MATH
1. At a zoo, the price of tickets for 3 adults and 5 kids is $147, while for 4 adults and 6 kids the cost is $186. What is the cost of tickets for 2 adults and 2 kids? (A) $333 (B) $117 (C) $78 (D) $39 (E) $9 The probability of pulling a red pen at random from a box is two-third when the box contains some blue pens, some green pens and 56 red pens. How many red pens must be removed from the box so that the probability of pulling a red pen at random is one-third? (F) 14 (G) 21 (H) 28 (J) 35 (K) 42 If

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A board measures 927 sq.inches in area. If you take two-third of the board and divide it into pieces measuring one-fourth of a sq.inch each, how many pieces would you get? (A) 309 (B) 618 (C) 927 (D) 1854 (E) 2472 Evaluate (F) 0

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The average age of 10 persons in a room is 32.6. If two oldest persons and 2 youngest persons left the room, the average age of the remaining dropped to 32. What is the average age of the persons who left the room? (F) 8 (G) 8.15 (H) 32 (J) 33.5 (K) 128 Mark, Steve and Neil shared an amount in the ratio of 3:2:6. Neil then gave $24 from his share to Steve. If Steve has $56, how much money does Mark have? (A) $32 (B) $80 (C) $48 (D) $176 (E) $16 John works 4 hours a day and earns $12.25 per hour. How many days must he work to earn $784? (F) 13 (G) 14 (H) 15 (J) 16 (K) 17 Robert has to reach Albany at 2:40 p.m. If he lives 297 miles from Albany and drives at a constant speed of 66 miles per hour, at what time must he start? (A) 10:10 a.m. (B) 10:10 p.m. (C) 10:40 a.m. (D) 11:40 a.m. (E) 12:10 p.m. 12.

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In the diagram, A and F are right angles. B is 32o and G is 44o. Find the measurement of D. (A) 76o (B) 58o (C) 46o (D) 104o (E) 60o Tom purchased 6 apples and gave a $10 bill. He got a balance of $2.68. How much balance would he get if he purchased 15 apples and gave a $20 bill? (F) $1.70 (G) $2.70 (H) $3.70 (J) $18.30 (K) 1.22 A metal wire of length 264 cm is converted into a perfect circle without wasting any part of the wire. What will be the area of the circle? (A) 42 cm2 (B) 84 cm2 (C) 1,386 cm2 2 2 (D) 5,544 cm (E) 22,176 cm Jay received an interest check for $504 from a bank for his deposit of $3,600. Which answer below shows the simple interest rate and number of years of his deposit? (F) 3% and 5 years (G) 4% and 4 years (H) 5% and 3 years (J) 6% and 3 years (K) 7% and 2 years If ab =

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