Title [UVTN 2023] Aptitude Test 2 ✅

The Talented Candidate 2023 ROUND 1: CV & APTITUDE TEST Aptitude Test 2 A. Overall Instruction The test is comprised of 23 questions, divided into 3 sections: ● Verbal Reasoning ● Quantitative Reasoning ● Abstract Reasoning The amount of time for this test is 25 minutes, with NO BREAKS between sections. Each question will have some possible answer options, and only ONE correct answer. B. Aptitude Test Note: Answers are bolded I. Verbal Reasoning Question 1, 2: Exactly three centers that can recycle materials are now open in Uppertown: Center 1, Center 2, and Center 3. Exactly five kinds of material are recycled at these recycling centers: glass, newsprint, plastic, tin, and wood. Each recycling center recycles at least two but no more than three of these kinds of material. The following conditions must hold: ● Any recycling center that recycles wood also recycles newsprint. ● Every kind of material that Center 2 recycles is also recycled at Center 1. ● Only one of the recycling centers recycles plastic, and that recycling center does not recycle glass. 1. Which one of the following could be an accurate account of all the kinds of material recycled at each recycling center in Rivertown? A. Center 1: newsprint, plastic, wood; Center 2: newsprint, wood; Center 3: glass, tin, wood B. Center 1: glass, newsprint, tin; Center 2: glass, newsprint, tin; Center 3: newsprint, plastic, wood C. Center 1: glass, newsprint, wood; Center 2: glass, newsprint, tin; Center 3: plastic, tin 1
D. Center 1: glass, plastic, tin; Center 2: glass, tin; Center 3: newsprint, wood E. Center 1: newsprint, plastic, wood; Center 2: newsprint, plastic, wood; Center 3: glass, newsprint, tin 2. If Center 1 is the only recycling center that recycles wood, then which one of the following could be a complete and accurate list of the kinds of material that one of the recycling centers recycles? A. plastic, tin B. newsprint, wood C. newsprint, tin D. glass, wood E. glass, tin Question 3, 4: There was no official census in Britain until 1801. The census listed all family members, their ages, occupations and addresses as well as baptisms, marriages and deaths. However, earlier records, such as those of the 1662 Hearth Tax, also provide useful information about the population and where they lived. In 1662 when King Charles Il needed money, instead of introducing a poll tax that people could evade by moving from one area to another, Sir William Petty proposed a tax on hearths and fireplaces in the property people occupied. In spite of the strong resentment caused by having outsiders inspect every house, this became the Hearth (or Chimney) Tax to be paid by occupiers (or owners if unoccupied). Hearths were taxed because there could obviously be more hearths than chimneys. Poor people were exempted if they were too poor to pay poor or church rates, had assets of less than EIO and inhabited property worth less than El rent per annum. To inspect Hearth Tax records concerning the population, we need to examine separate records from each parish and, especially in the early years, the lists of people in arrears, owing the tax. Such information is invaluable for genealogical research. At first, the tax was collected by sheriffs, then by "receivers", then by "farmers" and eventually by commissioners who in 1689, raised a record E216,000. Although Hearth Tax records are now preserved in the National Archives, they were originally kept in chests and 500 sacks of records were moved several times, with many records being lost or damaged. At least partial records for 23 counties have been published so far, with the rest still to come. 3. Between 1662 when it started and 1689 when it was discontinued, which of these collectors can be judged to have been the most effective? 2
A. Receivers B. Commissioners C. Farmers D. Sheriffs 4. The 1662 Hearth Tax was sometimes called a Chimney Tax; the tax was based on hearths and fireplaces rather than chimneys because: A. a chimney might be a decorative feature of a building. B. a building without a chimney might not have a hearth or fireplace. C. a chimney might be concealed or disguised. D. several hearth or fireplaces could connect to a single chimney. Question 5: According to the United States Postal Service bureau of information, the rate of complaints concerning late delivery was 30 times higher in recent years than 25 years ago. Because the United States Postal Service changed neighborhood routes from a multiple-truck delivery system to a single-truck delivery system over the last 25 years, the enormous increase in complaints must be a result of this systemic change. Which of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion drawn above? A. In recent years, most late-mail complaints were reported, whereas 25 years ago most were not. B. Even in a multiple-truck delivery system, certain letters will arrive late. C. According to the United States Postal Service bureau of information, most of the complaints concerning late delivery in recent years were about registered mail. D. The bulk amount of mail processed by the United States Postal Service was not much larger in recent years than it was 25 years ago, before the systemic change occurred. E. The change in neighborhood routes from a multiple-truck to a single-truck delivery system sometimes causes enormous increase in the price of stamps. Question 6: E-book Sales as a Percentage of Total Unit Sales in All Book Formats for a Large US Trade Publisher, by Genre, 2006, 2011, 2016 3
Genre 2006 2011 2016 Science fiction and fantasy 0.6 27.7 36.7 Cookbooks 0 2.9 10.5 Travel guides 0 5.5 24.6 Romance 0.3 40.6 56.2 E-books became an increasingly popular means of reading in the United States in the 2000s and 2010s, though that popularity was concentrated in titles that, like those in most fiction genres, are meant to be read straight through from beginning to end. For books in nonfiction genres that do not tell stories and require the reader to flip back and forth through a volume, e-books were significantly less commercially successful. This can be seen by comparing ____ Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to illustrate the claim? A. the percentage of 2016 cookbook sales that were e-books with the percentage of 2016 science fiction and fantasy sales that were e-books. B. the percentage of 2006 romance sales that were e-books with the percentage of 2016 romance sales that were e-books. C. the percentage of 2006 romance sales that were e-books with the 2006 science fiction and fantasy sales that were e-books. D. the percentage of 2011 travel guide sales that were e-books with the percentage of 2016 travel guide sales that were e-books. Question 7: Chemical X, a fuel extracted from corn, is a valuable substance for powering cars. Chemical X can be used alone to power cars or along with gasoline to reduce the amount of gas consumed. Unlike gasoline, chemical X is easily renewable since it is primarily converted from the sun's energy. Moreover, compared with conventional gasoline, pure chemical X is a cleaner-burning fuel. To save energy and reduce pollution, many individuals advocate the increased usage of chemical X as a primary fuel source in conjunction with or in place of gasoline. In evaluating the recommendation to increase the use of chemical X, it would be important to research all of the following EXCEPT: A. Whether the energy required to grow and process corn used as fuel is greater than the amount of energy ultimately produced 4