GMAT Verbal Practice 2

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The following test incorporates a mixture of sentence correction and critical reasoning type questions which you will encounter on the actual GMAT examination.

When coming across Sentence Correction you will find part or all of the sentence underlined. The answer options given will rephrase those sections. Pick A if you think it is fine in it's original state, otherwise chose from the other 4 options.

In Critical Reasoning all you must do is pick the most correct answer from the options presented.

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1. A gift picked from a personalized bridal registry instead of just bringing a gift of your choice is becoming more of the norm in the modern wedding happenings.

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Correct	Answer Text
	Picking a gift from a personalized bridal registry as opposed
	A gift being picked from a personalized bridal registry instead
	A gift picked from a personalized bridal registry instead
	Picking a gift from a personalized bridal registry instead

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2. Whenever you sip from a juice box or cut the corner off of a new package of soy milk, chances are you’re making use of a technology in food packaging and processing that has revolutionized liquid food storage. The Tetra Pak is of Swedish origin, founded by Ruben Rausing in 1951. Lund, Sweden was the birth place of the Tetra Classic, a tetrahedral package in which innovates within the scope of aseptic processing. The Tetra Pak was first used to package milk in a process that would seal it at ultra-high-temperatures in processing, so that it could be stored under room temperature for a year at a time. This proved great in the case of perishable food sources which could be packaged and then distributed at larger distances, since refrigeration was no longer needed. Tetra Pak has expanded and broadened its product to include different shapes as well as usages. As one of Sweden’s largest corporations, Tetra Pak revolutionized the market and also how packaging affects our food, liquids especially and their availability everywhere.

References

1. “Italian banks under spotlight in Parmalate scandal”. Forbes Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
2. “Tetra Pak Defends Parmalate payments”. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
3. “Tetra Pak”. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.

What is the Tetra Pak’s largest and founding selling point?

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Correct	Answer Text
	it's revolutionizing process of improving food packaging
	the different product types
	they are a large Swedish company
	before, food couldn't be kept as long

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3. Whenever you sip from a juice box or cut the corner off of a new package of soy milk, chances are you’re making use of a technology in food packaging and processing that has revolutionized liquid food storage. The Tetra Pak is of Swedish origin, founded by Ruben Rausing in 1951. Lund, Sweden was the birth place of the Tetra Classic, a tetrahedral package in which innovates within the scope of aseptic processing. The Tetra Pak was first used to package milk in a process that would seal it at ultra-high-temperatures in processing, so that it could be stored under room temperature for a year at a time. This proved great in the case of perishable food sources which could be packaged and then distributed at larger distances, since refrigeration was no longer needed. Tetra Pak has expanded and broadened its product to include different shapes as well as usages. As one of Sweden’s largest corporations, Tetra Pak revolutionized the market and also how packaging affects our food and its convenience everywhere.

References

1. “Italian banks under spotlight in Parmalate scandal”. Forbes Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
2. “Tetra Pak Defends Parmalate payments”. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
3. “Tetra Pak”. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.

What can be inferred about the result of such packaging?

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Correct	Answer Text
	refridgeration was once needed
	food can be transported over longer distances without refridgeration
	perishables no longer exist
	the company was small at a time

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4. Whenever you sip from a juice box or cut the corner off of a new package of soy milk, chances are you’re making use of a technology in food packaging and processing that has revolutionized liquid food storage. The Tetra Pak is of Swedish origin, founded by Ruben Rausing in 1951. Lund, Sweden was the birth place of the Tetra Classic, a tetrahedral package in which innovates within the scope of aseptic processing. The Tetra Pak was first used to package milk in a process that would seal it at ultra-high-temperatures in processing, so that it could be stored under room temperature for a year at a time. This proved great in the case of perishable food sources which could be packaged and then distributed at larger distances, since refrigeration was no longer needed. Tetra Pak has expanded and broadened its product to include different shapes as well as usages. As one of Sweden’s largest corporations, Tetra Pak revolutionized the market and also how packaging affects our food and its convenience everywhere.

References

1. “Italian banks under spotlight in Parmalate scandal”. Forbes Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
2. “Tetra Pak Defends Parmalate payments”. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
3. “Tetra Pak”. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.

In the passage "a tetrahedral package in which innovates within the scope of aseptic processing", it can be inferred that the term scope is

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Correct	Answer Text
	knowledge, wisdom
	the extent of an area, relevance
	mechanism
	vacinity, specific location

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5. In 1992, Severn Suzuki spoke to a room of World Summit representatives from all across the globe on the issue and desperation of our environment. She talked about her perspective of the world and how we should instead stop breaking rather than taking. In today's 2008 world it's hard to say whether or not things have changed for the better. In order to avoid more damage, we must listen to her words and try to place them into action. If in 1992, global warming was an issue, why not now and why not have more of a say.

What roles does the above bolded phrase play in the argumentative passage?

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Correct	Answer Text
	It is the conclusion
	It is a premise of an argument
	It states an assumption
	It states the thesis

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6. Although moose are said to be serene and docile in their natural environment of marshlands, being nonetheless gargantuan creatures very able to cause fatalities if collided with a vehicle.

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Correct	Answer Text
	being nonetheless gargantuan creatures
	they are nonetheless a gargantuan creature
	they are nonetheless gargantuan creatures
	it is nonetheless a gargantuan creatures
	it is nonetheless a gargantuan creature

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7. Just as Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, so too are the new organizations such as R.O.A.R, Reach Out Against Racism promoting the same objectives and goals to our societies.

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Correct	Answer Text
	Just as Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, so too
	Martine Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, and in the same way
	Just like in the case of Martin Luther King and his motivations to the public to explore and think past racial segregations, too
	Similarly to Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think pask racial segregation, so too

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8. An attempt to salvage the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen, begun in the 1950s, has all but failed, except for the rescue of a few films, one namely "A Fool There Was" where Bara made her stardom shine as the Vamp.

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Correct	Answer Text
	to salvage the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen, begun in the 1950s,
	that has begun in the 1950s to salvage the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen,
	begun for salvaging the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silve screen in the 1950s,
	begun for salvaging the old archieved films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silve screen in the 1950s

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9. Never before had the gardening crew harvested so many carrots at once as it had in the fall of 2006.

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Correct	Answer Text
	so many carrots at once as it had in
	at once as many carrots as
	so many carrots at once as that it had gardened in
	as many carrots at once as it did in

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10. The changes that we may have to face when it comes to black out warnings include the need to turnoff appliances and electronics to guarantee the safety of certain data, gather together survival items such as flashlights, food and water, candles for light and where everyone is in order to prevent accidents.

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Correct	Answer Text
	collecting candles for light and knowing where everyone is in order to prevent accidents
	candles for light and where everyone is in order to prevent accidents
	a collection of candels for light and knowing where everyone are in order to prevent accidents
	collect candles for light and to know where everyone is in order to prevent accidents

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