Practice Test 1 - GMAT Verbal

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

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1. The columnist's conclusion depends on assuming that
2. Which of the following would be most pertinent to determining whether the retailer's plan will successfully expand its customer base?
3. Which option most accurately characterizes the way the passage is constructed?
4. After introducing flexible working hours, a software company recorded a marked increase in employee satisfaction surveys but simultaneously noted a rise in voluntary turnover. Which of the following, if true, best reconciles these findings?
5. In the economist's argument, the boldface statements play which of the following roles?
6. The consultant's argument would be most strengthened if which of the following were true?
7. Which of the following must be assumed for the group's argument to hold?
8. The official's reasoning relies on which assumption?
9. What is the primary purpose of the passage?
10. The historian's conclusion depends on assuming that
11. A new policy required airlines to publicly disclose on-time performance data. After implementation, the percentage of flights arriving on time declined instead of improving. Which of the following, if true, best resolves this puzzle?
12. From the information provided, restorers can most reasonably infer that
13. The blogger's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism because it
14. Within the ecologist's argument, what is the conclusion?
15. The main point of the passage is to
16. Which statement best summarizes the passage's primary message?
17. Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the gardener's claim?
18. The economist's recommendation above depends on which of the following statements as a supporting premise?
19. Which of the following, if true, most undermines the executive's reasoning?
20. Which of the following is most plausibly inferred from the biologists' observations?

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