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GMAT GMAT SECTION 3: VERBAL ABILITY Exam
GMAT Section 3: Verbal Ability (Page 9 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026
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In 1987 sinusitis was the most common chronic medical condition in the United States, followed by arthritis and high blood pressure, in that order.
The incidence rates for both arthritis and high blood pressure increase with age, but the incidence rate for sinusitis is the same for people of all ages.
The average age of the United States population will increase between 1987 and 2000.
Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn about chronic medical conditions in the United States from the information given above?

  1. Sinusitis will be more common than either arthritis or high blood pressure in 2000.
  2. Arthritis will be the most common chronic medical condition in 2000.
  3. The average age of people suffering from sinusitis will increase between 1987 and 2000.
  4. Fewer people will suffer from sinusitis in 2000 than suffered from it in 1987.
  5. A majority of the population will suffer from at least one of the medical conditions mentioned above by the year 2000.

Answer(s): C



Parasitic wasps lay their eggs directly into the eggs of various host insects in exactly the right numbers for any suitable size of host egg. If they laid too many eggs in a host egg, the developing wasp larvae would compete with each other to the death for nutrients and space. If too few eggs were laid, portions of the host egg would decay, killing the wasp larvae.
Which of the following conclusions can properly be drawn from the information above?

  1. The size of the smallest host egg that a wasp could theoretically parasitize can be determined from the wasp’s egg-laying behavior.
  2. Host insects lack any effective defenses against the form of predation practiced by parasitic wasps.
  3. Parasitic wasps learn from experience how many eggs to lay into the eggs of different host species.
  4. Failure to lay enough eggs would lead to the death of the developing wasp larvae more quickly than would laying too many eggs.
  5. Parasitic wasps use visual clues to calculate the size of a host egg.

Answer(s): A



In 1985 in the country of Alissia, farmers brought to market a broccoli crop that was one-and-a-half times as large as the 1985 broccoli crop in its neighbor country, Barbera. Yet total quantities of broccoli available for sale to consumers in Alissia were smaller than were total quantities in Barbera in 1985.

Which of the following, if true, in 1985, contributes most to an explanation of why there was less broccoli available for sale to consumers in Alissia than in Barbera?

  1. Barbera’s farmers produced much more cabbage than did Alissia’s farmers.
  2. Barbera’s farmers produced fewer heads of broccoli per acre than did Alissia’s farmers.
  3. Alissia exported a much higher proportion of its broccoli crop than did Barbera.
  4. Broccoli was much more popular among consumers in Alissia than in Barbera.
  5. Alissia had more land suitable for growing broccoli than did Barbera.

Answer(s): C



A manufacturer of men’s dress socks sought to increase profits by increasing sales. The size of its customer pool was remaining steady, with the average customer buying twelve pairs of dress socks per year. The company’s plan was to increase the number of promotional discount-sale periods to one every six months. Which of the following, if it is a realistic possibility, casts the most serious doubt on the viability of the company’s plan?

  1. New manufacturing capacity would not be required if the company were to increase the number of pairs of socks sold.
  2. Inventory stocks of merchandise ready for sale would be high preceding the increase in the number of discount-sale periods.
  3. The manufacturer’s competitors would match its discounts during sale periods, and its customers would learn to wait for those times to make their purchases.
  4. New styles and colors would increase customers’ consciousness of fashion in dress socks, but the customers’ requirements for older styles and colors would not be reduced.
  5. The cost of the manufacturer’s raw materials would remain steady, and its customers would have more disposable income.

Answer(s): C



Previous studies have indicated that eating chocolate increases the likelihood of getting heart disease. However, a new, more reliable study has indicated that eating chocolate does not increase the likelihood of getting heart disease. When the results of the new study become known, consumption of chocolate will undoubtedly increase.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the conclusion above is based?

  1. Most people who eat a great deal of chocolate will not get heart disease.
  2. Although they believe that eating chocolate increases the likelihood of getting heart disease, some people still eat as much chocolate as they want.
  3. People who have heard that eating chocolate increases the likelihood of getting heart disease do not believe it.
  4. There are people who currently eat as much chocolate as they want because they have not heard that eating chocolate increases the likelihood of getting heart disease.
  5. There are people who currently limit their consumption of chocolate only because they believe that eating chocolate increases the likelihood of getting heart disease.

Answer(s): E



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