SECTION 2: VERBAL

20 Questions in 30 Minutes

Choose the two answer choices that best fit the blanks in the following sentences.

1. Dolce & Gabbana has recently faced ___________ across China after the company posted a
racist Instagram video that portrays a Chinese woman as a demeaning stereotype.
A) Backlash
B) Criticism
C) Critique
D) Protests
E) Publicity
F) Zeal

2. The teacher’s poor course evaluations were a/an __________ because her students had
always rated her instruction highly in the past.
A) Anomaly
B) Audacity
C) Exception
D) Extension
E) Innovation
F) Improvement

3. The agreement that lawmakers produced this week would __________ $1.375 billion for
fencing along the border, even less than was on the table at one point last year.
A) Allocate
B) Allot
C) Collect
D) Confiscate
E) Pay
F) Purchase

4. Protesters in Hong Kong _________ to continue with their demonstrations despite Chief
Executive Carrie Lam saying the controversial extradition bill is “dead.”
A) Allowed
 B) Decided1
C) Declined
D) Deferred
E) Factored
F) Vowed

5. Due to lack of __________ agreement on climate change by political leadership, the issue is
unable to garner the support and action it should.
A) Absolute
B) Ambiguous
C) Equivocal
D) Unequivocal
E) Vague
F) Valid

Choose the answer choice that best fits each of the blanks in the following sentences.

6. Although multiple-organ transplants are becoming more common, surgeons continue to

struggle against the __________ of time; current donor organ preservation times hover
around five to six hours.
A) ordeal
B) ornament
C) obstacle
D) obscurity
E) authority

7. As a result of the human addiction to plastic products, plastic waste has become
__________ and can be found in the deepest depths of the ocean and on remote
mountaintops.
A) abundant
B) hazardous
C) toxic
D) wasteful
E) widespread

8. Many attribute the __________ of extraordinary individuals to chance and genius but, in
reality, the primary factors in anyone’s success are __________ and hard work.
Blank (I) Blank (II)
(A) triumphs (D) consistency
(B) victories (E) persistence
(C) wealth (F) intelligence

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9. The __________ of cigarette smoking has __________substantially since the release of the
first Surgeon General’s report on the health effects of smoking in 1964.
Blank (I) Blank (II)
(A) persistence (D) declined
(B) ubiquity (E) dwarfed
(C) prevalence (F) flourished

10. When Amazon ___________ Prime during an earnings call in 2005, skeptics were __________
customers would be willing to pay the then $79-a-year fee, and if they actually did buy
into the program, some __________ how Amazon would pay for the resulting operational
costs, according to The Washington Post.
Blank (I) Blank (II) Blank (III)
(A) launched (D) convinced (G) wondered
(B) predicted (E) optimistic (H) thought
(C) disclosed (F) unconvinced (I) described

Choose the best answer choice for each of the following questions based on the
provided text.

Monday, September 3rd

Dear Henry,

We are excited to have you join us on the TU project! We are very much looking forward
to working with you. In order for you to undertake ​your ​work for ​the TU ​project, you must
first complete ​t​raining.

Important Information:
All project teams will be required to utilize Workfront to receive task instructions, provide
updates, and communicate the completion of tasks. We will also be using SharePoint
and JIRA. All of your login credentials will be sent to you prior to the technical
orientation. Test your login credentials and report right away whether or not you were
able to login. Please complete reading the TU Resource Handbook latest by Thursday,
September 6. You will then be scheduled to complete a technical orientation. Someone
else will be reaching out to you today about your login credentials.

TU Resource Handbook:
By following the link below to the TU Handbook (also attached to this email), you will
find step-by-step instructions on how to use this project software, as well as instructions
on how to perform the various job roles associated with TU.

While the Handbook is attached to this email, to ensure you are always reading the
most up-to-date2 version of the Handbook in the future, please access it via SharePoint

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 by following this ​link​ (you will be able to log in after you receive your login credentials
and your technical orientation).

To begin, please thoroughly review ​Sections, 2, 4, 5, and 8​ of the TU Resource

Handbook, which include system requirements, software training (Workfront,
SharePoint, JIRA), test data selection, and instructions for writing and implementing test
cases.

Tasks:
Soon after you complete your technical training, all of your assignments will be made
via Workfront. Please thoroughly review the training material, including browser and
operating system requirements. All task information will be communicated via
Workfront, including assignments, submission notifications, progress updates, and due
dates.

After completing the training as outlined above, we will schedule a short training call to
cover some major points for your assigned role.

Feel free to reach out to me with questions or comments. I look forward to working with
you on the TU project.

Best regards,
Meredith Sanchez

11. The TU project team will use which of the following for task assignment and updates?
A) SharePoint
B) Workfront
C) JIRA

12. How long does Henry have to read the assigned sections of the TU Resource Handbook?
A) 3 days
B) Before scheduling technical training
C) Before attending technical training
D) It is not specified
E) Before Friday

13. Assign priority numbers to the following such that the most immediate task is
numbered 1, the second most immediate task is numbered 2 and so on.
Priority
Number
Complete Technical Training
Schedule Technical Training
Test Login Credentials
Read TU Resource Handbook
 Communicate success/failure of login credentials

14. How must Henry access the TU Resource Handbook during the TU project?
A) Use the TU Handbook copy attached to Meredith’s email (given above)
B) Ask Meredith to email him the updated TU Handbook
C) Check Sharepoint for updated versions of the TU Handbook
D) Check Workfront for changes to the TU Resource Handbook
E) Print a copy of the TU Handbook received via email and keep for future reference

Choose the best answer choice for each of the following questions based on the
passage.

Plant-based diets in comparison to diets rich in animal products are more sustainable because
they use many fewer natural resources and are less taxing on the environment. Given the global
population explosion and increase in wealth, there is an increased demand for foods of animal
origin. Environmental data are rapidly accumulating on the unsustainability of current worldwide
food consumption practices that are high in meat and dairy products. Natural nonrenewable
resources are becoming scarce, and environmental degradation is rapidly increasing. At the
current trends of food consumption and environmental changes, food security and food
sustainability are on a collision course. Changing course (to avoid the collision) will require
extreme downward shifts in meat and dairy consumption by large segments of the world’s
population. Other approaches such as food waste reduction and precision agriculture and/or other
technological advances have to be simultaneously pursued; however, they are insufficient to
make the global food system sustainable. For millennia, meatless diets have been advocated on
the basis of values, and large segments of the world population have thrived on plant-based diets.
“Going back” to plant-based diets worldwide seems to be a reasonable alternative for a
sustainable future. Policies in favor of the global adoption of plant-based diets will
simultaneously optimize the food supply, health, environmental, and social justice outcomes for
the world’s population. Implementing such nutrition policy is perhaps one of the most rational
and moral paths for a sustainable future of the human race and other living creatures of the
biosphere that we share.
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 100, Issue suppl_1, July 2014, Pages 476S–482S,
https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.071522

15. What is the author’s primary purpose in this passage?

A) To undermine the emphasis often put on the necessity for the consumption of animal
protein
B) To encourage the reader to eat a more balanced and healthy diet
C) To investigate the long term sustainability of plant-based diets
D) To promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables as opposed to other food groups
E) To inform about the environmental impact of animal protein based diets

16. Which of the following is the author most likely to disagree with
A) Plant based diets require fewer natural resources than those required by animal based diets
B) The population and wealth of the world are consistently increasing
C) High consumption of both meat and dairy products is no longer sustainable
D) The only w3ay to avoid a possible ‘collision’ is to switch to plant based diets
E) Plant-based diets are not new but have been in practice for millennia

17. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
A) Informative and persuasive
B) Skeptical but hopeful
C) Cautiously optimistic
D) Very critical and urgent
E) Encouraging and positive

Choose the best answer choice for each of the following questions based on the
passage.

The aerospace industry is getting a boost in manufacturing its parts, making them safer and
stronger, through a revolutionary new approach called 3D printing or "additive" manufacturing –
a process which was invented at MIT in the late 1980s. In the traditional method, companies start
with a hunk of metal (or other material). Using milling machines and other tools, they cut or drill
away material in order to create the desired part. In contrast, 3D printing builds parts layer by
layer, adding material in just the right places to create the precise shapes needed. For aerospace
companies, this 3D printing or "additive" manufacturing offers the promise of making parts that
are better and stronger, enabling them to build airplanes and rockets that are safer, more reliable,
and better performing. GE uses 3D printing to build jet engine fuel nozzles, for instance, instead
of welding together 20 small pieces. Technology Review recently named additive manufacturing
one of its 10 "Breakthrough Technologies. "But this new industrial revolution is being held back
by a thorny problem. Tiny variations in parameters like temperature or raw material composition
can subtly alter how each layer of material is laid down. As a result, it is extraordinarily difficult
to build identical top-quality parts every single time. The industry has recognized this problem,
and is working hard to solve it. The most promising approach is meticulously monitoring all the
relevant parameters as a part is being built, then processing the information to determine if the
part meets all standards. That will ensure repeatability, consistency, and reliability. Several
companies are working on this idea, but one leader is Santa Fe, NM-based Sigma Labs, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SGLB). Sigma has developed sophisticated software that monitors the 3D process as
a part is being built, and determines whether the product meets quality standards. Its Process
Quality Assurance™ software is now being used in pilot projects at major aerospace
manufacturers.
Source: https://www.copyrightfreecontent.com/technology/florida-continues-high-tech-boom-with-biotech-business/

18. Which of the following can be inferred as an advantage of 3D printing in comparison to

traditional manufacturing?
A) Less loss of raw material
B) Lesser reliance on green energy
C) Superior quality assurance
D) Greater consistency in output

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E) Greater safety of assembly line crew

19. Which of the following is a key hurdle in the path of using 3D printing technology for
manufacturing?
A) Efficiency of use regardless of the size of job
B) Ease of use and low cost across different industries
C) Consistency of the manufactured product
D) Control over external environment
E) Relatively high infrastructure sunk costs

20. Select the sentence that outlines a solution to the problem identified in the passage.