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Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice.

  1. Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.

  2. The spa is overpriced.

  3. It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.

  4. Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.
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D Correct answer
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Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. Seahorse populations have declined everywhere that seahorses are fished. During the past five years, seahorse populations have decreased by 50%. Last year, biologists met to discuss what might be done to reverse this trend.

  1. Seahorses are likely to become extinct within five years.

  2. One way to increase seahorse populations is to ban the fishing of seahorses.

  3. Biologists from all over the world are working to save the seahorses.

  4. Seahorse fishermen have spoken out against the biologists.
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B Correct answer
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Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.

  1. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.

  2. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.

  3. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.

  4. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.
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A Correct answer
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Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha. Marsha's brother Bart is older than Georgia. When Marsha and Bart are visiting with Georgia, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Marsha wins more often than Georgia does.

  1. When he plays Monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses.

  2. Of the three, Georgia is the oldest.

  3. Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly.

  4. Of the three,Marsha is the youngest.
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D Correct answer
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Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.

  1. Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air.

  2. Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.

  3. At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.

  4. Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.
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C Correct answer
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Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew has a fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.

  1. Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.

  2. Taxol has cured people from various diseases.

  3. People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.

  4. The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.
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Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. Tim's commute never bothered him because there were always seats available on the train and he was able to spend his 40 minutes comfortably reading the newspaper or catching up on paperwork. Ever since the train schedule changed, the train has been extremely crowded, and by the time the doors open at his station, there isn't a seat to be found.

  1. Tim would be better off taking the bus to work.

  2. Tim's commute is less comfortable since the train schedule changed.

  3. Many commuters will complain about the new train schedule.

  4. Tim will likely look for a new job closer to home.
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B Correct answer
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