GMAT Section 3 Verbal Ability

GMAT Section 3 Verbal Ability practice questions, page 30 of 30, with answer review and explanations.

Question 146

Unlike musical talent or other creative skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many participants in the program to acknowledge the degree to which their writing talents are weak.

  1. Unlike musical talent or other creative skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many participants in the program to acknowledge the degree to which their writing talents are weak.
  2. Unlike musical talent or other creative skills, which they admit they lack, many participants in the program are disinclined to acknowledge that their writing talents are weak.
  3. Unlike musical talent or other creative skills, writing talents bring out a disinclination in many participants in the program to acknowledge that they are weak to a degree.
  4. Many people in the program, willing to admit that they lack musical talent or other creative skills, are disinclined to acknowledge that their writing skills are weak
  5. Many people in the program have a disinclination to acknowledge the weakness of their writing talents while willing to admit their lack of musical talent or other

Question 147

The Burmese ferret badger burrows its home in the ground. Based on the fact that different local populations of Burmese ferret badgers of the same species dig homes of different styles, zoologists have concluded that the badgers building styles are a culturally acquired, rather than a genetically transmitted, trait. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the zoologists?

  1. There are more common characteristics than there are differences among the Burmese ferret badgers styles of the local Burmese ferret badger population that has been studied most extensively.
  2. Young Burmese ferret badgers are inept at digging burrows and apparently spend years watching their elders before becoming accomplished in the local style.
  3. The homes of one species of badger lack the characteristics of the homes of most other species of badger.
  4. Burmese ferret badgers are found only in Burma and India, where local populations of the badgers apparently seldom have contact with one another.
  5. It is well known that the squeals of some badgers are learned rather than transmitted genetically.

Question 148

In some cities, many potters have been winning acclaim as artists. But since pottery must be useful, potters must exercise their craft with an eye to the practical utility of their product. For this reason, pottery is not an art. Which of the following, is an assumption that supports drawing the conclusion above from the reason given for that conclusion?

  1. Some plates, bowl and vessels are made to be placed in museums where they will not be used by anyone.
  2. Some potters are more concerned than others with the practical utility of the products they produce.
  3. Potters should be more concerned with the practical utility of their products than they currently are.
  4. Artists are not concerned with the monetary value of their products.
  5. An object is not an art object if its maker pays attention to the objects’ practical utility.

Question 149

Activity levels of the green iguana vary in cycles that are repeated every 24 hours. It is logical to assume that alteration in the intensity of incident light is the stimulus that controls these daily biological rhythms. But there is much evidence to contradict this hypothesis. Which of the following, if known, is evidence that contradicts the hypothesis stated above?

  1. The temperature of the green iguana varies throughout the day, with the maximum occurring in the late afternoon and the minimum in the morning.
  2. While some animals, such as the rabbit, are much more active during the day, others, such as moles, show greater activity at night.
  3. When animals are transported from one time zone to another, their daily biological rhythms adjust in a matter of days to the periods of sunlight and darkness in the new zone.
  4. Other types of iguanas display similar activity cycles even though they live in very different climates.
  5. Even when exposed to constant light intensity around the clock, some iguanas display rates of activity that are much greater during daylight hours than at night

Question 150

Researchers recently discovered that lipstick can become contaminated with bacteria that causes mononucleosis. They found that contamination usually occurs after the lipstick has been used for six months. For that reason, women should dispose of any lipstick after six months of use. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion above?

  1. The researchers could not discover why lipstick contamination usually occurred only after six months of use.
  2. The researchers failed to investigate contamination of lipstick by viruses, yeasts, and other pathogenic microorganisms.
  3. The researchers found that among women who used lipstick contaminated with bacteria that causes mononucleosis, the incidence of these diseases was no higher than among people who used uncontaminated lipsticks.
  4. The researchers found that people who wiped their lipsticks clean after each use were as likely to have contaminated lipsticks as were people who never wiped their lipsticks.
  5. The researchers found that, after six weeks of use, greater length of use of a lipstick did not correlate with a higher number of bacteria being present.