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Verbal reasoning test practice
Eight statements on three short passages. The skill being tested is using only what is on the page, which is harder than it sounds when you know something about the topic.
Read the short passage. Decide whether each statement is True, False or Cannot say, using only what the passage tells you. 8 questions, 7 minutes. Nothing you pick leaves this browser.
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Question 1 of 8
Rooftop solar panels in the region generated 18% more electricity last year than the year before. Most of the rise came from new installations rather than sunnier weather, although the summer was slightly above the long-term average for sunshine. Installers report that households now ask more about battery storage than about panels. Grants for batteries ended in March, and the regulator has not said whether they will return.
New installations were the main reason generation rose.
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True. The passage says most of the rise came from new installations rather than sunnier weather.
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Question 2 of 8
Rooftop solar panels in the region generated 18% more electricity last year than the year before. Most of the rise came from new installations rather than sunnier weather, although the summer was slightly above the long-term average for sunshine. Installers report that households now ask more about battery storage than about panels. Grants for batteries ended in March, and the regulator has not said whether they will return.
The summer was the sunniest on record.
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Cannot say. It says slightly above the long-term average. That does not tell you whether it set a record.
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Question 3 of 8
Rooftop solar panels in the region generated 18% more electricity last year than the year before. Most of the rise came from new installations rather than sunnier weather, although the summer was slightly above the long-term average for sunshine. Installers report that households now ask more about battery storage than about panels. Grants for batteries ended in March, and the regulator has not said whether they will return.
Battery grants are available to households today.
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False. Grants ended in March and nothing says they have returned. The regulator has only not ruled it out.
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Question 4 of 8
The university library extended its opening hours to midnight during exam periods after a student survey found that 62% of respondents wanted later access. In the first term of the trial, use after 9pm was highest on Sundays and lowest on Fridays. Staff costs rose, but the library has not published by how much. A review of the trial will report to the students’ union before the summer.
Most students surveyed wanted later library access.
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True. 62% of respondents is a majority of those surveyed.
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Question 5 of 8
The university library extended its opening hours to midnight during exam periods after a student survey found that 62% of respondents wanted later access. In the first term of the trial, use after 9pm was highest on Sundays and lowest on Fridays. Staff costs rose, but the library has not published by how much. A review of the trial will report to the students’ union before the summer.
The extended hours cost more than the library had budgeted.
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Cannot say. Staff costs rose, but nothing is said about the budget.
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Question 6 of 8
The university library extended its opening hours to midnight during exam periods after a student survey found that 62% of respondents wanted later access. In the first term of the trial, use after 9pm was highest on Sundays and lowest on Fridays. Staff costs rose, but the library has not published by how much. A review of the trial will report to the students’ union before the summer.
Late-evening use was higher on Sundays than on Fridays.
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True. After-9pm use was highest on Sundays and lowest on Fridays.
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Question 7 of 8
A trade body surveyed 400 employers about graduate hiring. Two thirds said they now interview at least once by video before any in-person stage. Employers with fewer than 50 staff were the least likely to do so. Several respondents said video rounds let them see more candidates, while a minority said they found it harder to judge how someone would fit into a team.
Most of the employers surveyed use a video interview before meeting candidates in person.
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True. Two thirds of 400 employers is most of them.
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Question 8 of 8
A trade body surveyed 400 employers about graduate hiring. Two thirds said they now interview at least once by video before any in-person stage. Employers with fewer than 50 staff were the least likely to do so. Several respondents said video rounds let them see more candidates, while a minority said they found it harder to judge how someone would fit into a team.
Small employers prefer not to hire graduates.
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Cannot say. The passage only says small employers are the least likely to use video. It says nothing about whether they prefer to hire graduates.
How to do better on this test
Cannot say is a real answer
If the passage does not settle it, the answer is Cannot say, however likely the statement seems.
Watch the strong words
All, never, most, only. A statement often turns false on a single word.
Leave your own knowledge outside
The passage may be wrong in real life. For these few minutes it is the only source you have.
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