SECTION II

Time-35 minutes

25 Questions

Directions: The questions in this section are based on the reasoning contained in brief statements or passages. For some questions, More than one of the choices could conceivably answer the question. However, You are to choose the best answer; that is the response that most accurately and completely answers the questions. You should not make assumptions that are by commonsense standards implausible, superfluous. or incompatible with the passage. After you have chosen the best answer; blacken the corresponding space on your answer sheet.

1. Insurance that was to become effective at 9 A.M. on a certain date was taken out on the life of a flight attendant. He died on that date at 10 A.M. local time, which was two hours before 9 A.M. in the time zone where the policy had been purchased. The insurance company contended that the policy had not become effective; a representative of the flight attendant's beneficiary, his mother, countered by arguing that the policy amount should be paid because the attendant had been his mother's sole support, and she was ill.

The representative's argument is flawed as a counter to the insurance company's contention because

(A) the conclusion is no more than a paraphrase of evidence offered in support of it

(B) it appeals to the emotion of pity rather than addressing the issue raised

(C) it makes an unwarranted distinction between family obligations and business obligations

(D) it substitutes an attack on a person for the giving of reasons

(E) a cause and its effect are mistaken for each other

2. Once a child's imagination becomes developed, a host of +imaginary creatures may torment the child. But this newly developed cognitive capacity may also be used to render these creatures harmless. For instance, a child's new toy may be imagined as and ally, powerful enough to ward off any imaginary threats.

The type of situation described above most closely conforms to which one of the following propositions?

(A) Some newly developed capacities only give rise to problems.

(B) Sometimes the cause of a problem ay also provide its solution.

(C) Children are not able to distinguish between real and imaginary threats.

(D) The most effective way for children to address their fears is to acknowledge them.

(E) Most problems associated with child-rearing can be solved with a little imagination.

3. Trisha: Today's family is declining in its ability to carry out its functions of child-rearing and providing stability for adult life. There must be a return to the traditional values of commitment and responsibility.

Jerod: We ought to leave what is good enough alone. Contemporary families may be less stable than traditionally, but most people do not find that to be bad. Contemporary criticisms of the family are overblown and destructive.

Trisha and Jerod disagree over whether the institution of the family is

(A) adequate as it is

(B) changing over time

(C) valued by most people

(D) not going to survive

(E) no longer traditional

4. Politician P: My opponent claims that the government is obligated to raise taxes to increase funding for schools and health care. Because raising taxes to increase funding for schools and health care would make taxpayers upset over their loss of buying power, my opponent is simply mistaken.

Politician P's reasoning is questionable because it involves

(A) presupposing that a claim is mistaken on the grounds that the person defending it advocates other unpopular views

(B) assuming that a claim is false on the grounds that the person defending it is of questionable character

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