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GMAT GMAT SECTION 3: VERBAL ABILITY Exam
GMAT Section 3: Verbal Ability (Page 19 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026
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Residents of an apartment complex are considering two possible plans for collecting recyclable trash.
Plan 1 - Residents will deposit recyclable trash in municipal dumpsters located in the parking lot. The trash will be collected on the first and the fifteenth days of each month.
Plan 2 - Residents will be given individual containers for recyclable trash. The containers will be placed at the curb twice a week for trash collection.
Which of the following points raised at a meeting of the residents, if valid, would most favor one of the recycling plans over the other?

  1. Residents will be required to exercise care in separating recyclable trash from no recyclable trash.
  2. For trash recycling to be successful, residents must separate recyclable bottles and cans from recyclable paper products.
  3. Penalties will be levied against residents who fail to sort their trash correctly.
  4. Individual recycling containers will need to be made of a strong and durable material.
  5. Recyclable trash that is allowed to accumulate for two weeks will attract rodents.

Answer(s): C



In 1990 all of the people who applied for a job at Evco also applied for a job at Radeco, and Evco and Radeco each offered jobs to half of these applicants. Therefore, every one of these applicants must have been offered a job in 1990.
The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions about these job applicants?

  1. All of the applicants were very well qualified for a job at either Evco or Radeco.
  2. All of the applicants accepted a job at either Evco or Radeco.
  3. None of the applicants was offered a job by both Evco and Radeco.
  4. None of the applicants had applied for jobs at places other than Evco and Radeco.
  5. None of the applicants had previously worked for either Evco or Radeco.

Answer(s): A



The geese that gather at the pond of a large corporation create a hazard for executives who use the corporate helicopter, whose landing site is 40 feet away from the pond. To solve the problem, the corporation plans to import a large number of herding dogs to keep the geese away from the helicopter.
Which of the following, if a realistic possibility, would cast the most serious doubt on the prospects for success of the corporation’s plan?

  1. The dogs will form an uncontrollable pack.
  2. The dogs will require training to learn to herd the geese.
  3. The dogs will frighten away foxes that prey on old and sick geese.
  4. It will be necessary to keep the dogs in quarantine for 30 days after importing them.
  5. Some of the geese will move to the pond of another corporation in order to avoid being herded by the dogs.

Answer(s): C



When a person is under intense psychological stress, his or her cardiovascular response is the same as it is during vigorous physical exercise. Psychological stress, then, must be beneficial for the heart as is vigorous physical exercise.
The argument above relies on which of the following assumptions?

  1. Exercise is an effective means of relieving psychological stress.
  2. The body’s short-term cardiovascular response to any activity indicates that activity’s long-term effect on the body.
  3. Cardiovascular response during an activity is an adequate measure of how beneficial the activity is for the heart.
  4. Psychological stress can have a positive effect on the body.
  5. Vigorous exercise is the most reliable method of maintaining a healthy heart.

Answer(s): C



After graduating from high school, people rarely multiply fractions or discuss ancient Rome, but they are confronted daily with decisions relating to home economics. Yet whereas mathematics and history are required courses in the high school curriculum, home economics is only an elective, and few students choose to take it. Which of the following positions would be best supported by the considerations above?

  1. If mathematics and history were not required courses, few students would choose to take them.
  2. Whereas home economics would be the most useful subject for people facing the decisions they must make in daily life, often mathematics and history can also help them face these decisions.
  3. If it is important to teach high school students subjects that relate to decisions that will confront them in their daily lives, then home economics should be made an important part of the high school curriculum.
  4. Mathematics, history, and other courses that are not directly relevant to a person’s daily life should not be a required part of the high school curriculum.
  5. Unless high schools put more emphasis on nonacademic subjects like home economics, people graduating from high school will never feel comfortable about making the decisions that will confront them in their daily lives.

Answer(s): E



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