1. Use the following table to answer the questions that follow:

Type of University	Graduates in 2010	Drop-outs in 2010	Graduates in 2017	Drop-outs in 2017
Private	2,200	770	3,500	700
Public	5,500	440	5,600	650

a)How many more graduates were there in 2017 than in 2010?

b) What percentage of the students dropped out in 2010?

c)What was the difference between the highest and lowest drop-out rates amongst the students?

2.Four people, all working at the same rate can mow a lawn in 1.2 hours. How many more people, working at the same rate as the first four, must be added to mow three (3) lawn in 1.8 hours?

3. Choose the correct answer?

        0.18, 0.36, 0.72,  ?, 2.88

4.  Choose the correct answer?

        0.18, 0.36, 0.72,  ?, 2.88

5.The pie chart below shows the percentage of vegetables sold in a vegetable shop
If the total number of vegetables sold is 600,000kilogrammes, and 1kilogramme of beetroot contains 6 beetroots, how many beetroots were sold? 

VERBAL CRITICAL REASONING TEST

This test consists of passages and questions. Each text is followed by several statements, Read the passage and determine the correct answer:

• Choose true if the statement has to be true according to the passage.
• Choose false if statement has to be false according to the passage.
• Choose Cannot Tell if you cannot determine whether the statement is true or false without further information.

REMEMBER: you have to base your answers only on the information given in the text.

 

1. Instituted in 1979 as a temporary measure to limit population growth, China’s one child policy remains in force today and is likely to continue for another decade. China’s population control policy has attracted criticism because of the manner in which it is enforced, and also because of its social repercussions. Supporters of the Chinese government’s policy consider it a necessary measure to curb extreme overpopulation, which has resulted in a reduction of an estimated 300 million people in its first twenty years. Not only is a reduced population environmentally beneficial, it also increases China’s per capita gross domestic product. The one-child policy has led to a disparate ratio of males to females – with abortion, abandonment and infanticide of female infants resulting from a cultural preference for sons. Furthermore, Draconian measures such as forced sterilization are strongly opposed by critics as a violation of human reproduction rights. The one-child policy is enforced strictly in urban areas, whereas in provincial regions fines are imposed on families with more than one child. There are also exceptions to the rules – for example, ethnic minorities. A rule also allows couples without siblings to have two children – a provision that applies to millions of sibling-free adults now of childbearing age.

Q1: China’s one-child policy increases the country’s wealth.

Q2: The passage suggests that two-child families will dramatically increase, as sibling-free adults reach child-bearing age.

Q3: Frozen and processed foods contain no more salt than contained in a typical diet.

Q4: Families with more than one child are more common in China’s rural areas.

Q5: The human body needs salt to maintain constant levels of body fluids.

2.Sodium chloride, or salt, is essential for human life. Typically derived from the evaporation of sea water or the mining of rock salt deposits, salt has been used by humans for thousands of years as a food seasoning and preservative. The mineral sodium is an electrolyte – an electrically-charged ion – that enables cells to carry electrical impulses to other cells, for example muscle contractions. Electrolytes also regulate the body’s fluid levels. A diet deficient in salt can cause muscle cramps, neurological problems and even death. Conversely, a diet high in salt leads to an increased risk of conditions such as hypertension, heart disease and stroke. In spite of high-profile campaigns to raise awareness, salt consumption has increased by 50% in the past four decades, with the average adult ingesting more than double the amount of salt their body requires. Much of this increase can be attributed to the advent of frozen and processed foods in the mid-twentieth century. In the United States it is estimated that excessive salt consumption claims 150,000 lives and results in $24 billion of health care costs annually. For individuals wishing to reduce their sodium intake, the answer is not simply rejecting the salt shaker; 75% of the average person’s salt consumption comes from food, such as bread, cereals, and cheese.
Q1: Humans primarily use salt for food flavoring and preservation.

Q2:  Most adults consume 50% more salt than their body requires

Q3: Frozen and processed foods contain no more salt than contained in a typical diet.

Q4: Over three-quarters of the average person’s salt consumption comes from frozen foods.

Q5: The human body needs salt to maintain constant levels of body fluids.

1. Everyone in your department has received a new computer system except for you.

What would you do?

Please choose the most effective and the least effective responses:

 

2. You are aware that large amounts of company property have been going missing over the past couple of weeks. You have noticed one of your colleagues putting stationery and other equipment from the office into her bag on a number of occasions and suspect that she is responsible.

What is your response to the situation?

Rank the following options in number order from the least effective to most effective response, with (5) being the least effective and (1) being the most effective.

3. At the end of a busy day at work, you accidentally send an e-mail containing an attachment with some confidential client information to the wrong person.

Which of the following would be the best thing to do?