SECTION II

Time 25 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. Rainfall in the drought plagued metropolitan area was heavier than usual for the month of June. Nevertheless, by the first o July the city's water shortage was more severe than ever, and officials proposed drastic restrictions on the use of water

Which one of the following, if true, helps to explain why the city's water shortage was not alleviated by the first of July?

(A) Moderate restrictions on the industrial use of water had gone into effect in the metropolitan area several months earlier.

(B) Because of the heavier rainfall, people watered their lawns much less in June that they usually do in the metropolitan area during that month.

(C) During the drought most residents of the metropolitan area had been informed about water conservation methods that would help them to reduce their water consumption significantly with a minimal reduction in their standard of living.

(D) The per capita rate of the use of water in the metropolitan area was slightly lower in June that in each of the three previous months and significantly lower that in June of the previous year.

2. Manager: I have circulated posting fro the position of Social Scientific Researched. Applicants must have either an earned doctorate and a track record of published research, or else five years? work experience. The relevant fields for these requirements are sociology, psychology, and education.

Which one of the applicants, as described below, does NOT meet the manager's requirements?

(A) Joanne Bernstein has worked for the department of education as coordinator of research for the pas eleven years. She also served for six years as director of the Save the Children Fun. For which she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the liberal arts college where she earned her bachelor's degree.

(B) Alvin Johnson is a doctoral candidate ate a local university and is currently working on dissertation. Prior to undertaking doctoral studies, he worked as a psychology research for seven years.

(C) Edward St. John has worked as business consultant for the pas t ten years, during which time he has published six novels. He holds an earned doctorate from one of the nation抯 foremost business schools.

(D) Michael Roberts has published two highly regarded books on the problems of urban public schools and has a master's degree in special education. He taught special education classes for two years and then for four years served as a research associate with the Mayor's Task Force on Education.

(E) Alicia Arias holds an earned doctorate in sociology from a prestigious university and has published one book and fifteen research articles in sociology.

3. Deer mice normally do not travel far from their nests, and deer mice that are moved more that half a kilometer from their nests generally never find their way back. Yet in one case, when researchers camped near a deer mouse nest and observed a young deer mouse for several weeks before moving it to an area over two kilometers away, the deer mouse found its way back to its nest near their camp I unless than two days.

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