GMAT Verbal Practice Test – Sentence Correction & Critical Reasoning

Question 1: Sentence Correction: ‘The committee have decided to postpone their decision until next week.’ Choose the best version.

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  The committee have decided to postpone their decision
  
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  The committee has decided to postpone its decision
  
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  The committee has decided to postpone their decision
  
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  The committee have decided to postpone its decision
  

Question 2: Critical Reasoning: ‘All elite athletes train daily. Maria trains daily. Therefore, Maria is an elite athlete.’ This argument is flawed because it…

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  Assumes that daily training is unnecessary
  
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  Confuses a necessary condition with a sufficient condition
  
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  Ignores the role of nutrition in athletic performance
  
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  Overgeneralizes from a single case
  

Question 3: Which of the following most strengthens the argument that coffee consumption improves workplace productivity?

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  Many workers report feeling more alert after drinking coffee
  
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  A controlled study found a 15% output increase in coffee-drinking employees vs. a control group
  
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  Coffee is the most widely consumed beverage in the world
  
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  Some highly productive workers do not drink coffee