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By Million Abebe (Masters in English and B. Ed. Degree in Pedagogy)
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Welcome to Yes Smart Education >> G-12 Entrance+
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Challenge-1
Direction: The following statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Read each statement carefully and decide the conclusion that can be drawn from the premises. Then, blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
1. Statement: Abraham Lincoln who preserved the Union with his vigorous executive action during the national emergency is a legendary American hero. The abolition of slavery and the national unity of America are a tribute to his leadership.
Which one of the following conclusions could be drawn from this premise? (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. American slaves were liberated before the civil war.
B. Slavery was abolished before the civil war.
C. The example of Abraham Lincoln is not applicable to Africa.
D. The determination of leaders salvages a country from balkanization.
2. Statement: Ethiopia is the third populous country in Africa next to Nigeria and Egypt in that order.
What is the implication of this statement in terms of human wealth and economic growth? (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. The population of Ethiopia is far less than that of Nigeria and Egypt.
B The population of Nigeria is twice as large as that of Egypt and Ethiopia.
C. The population of Nigeria is as large as that of Egypt.
D. The population of Ethiopia is as large as that of Egypt.
3. Statement: The company has been repeatedly challenged by its staff who are demanding pay rise in the face of the soaring cost of living.
The Labor Union is threatening to call off strike against the company in the near future.
Scenario (I) The company would sack leaders of the Labor Union from their work.
Scenario (I1): The Company would make a reasonable salary increment to resolve the conflict.
Scenario (III): It all depends on the contractual agreement of the signatories.
Scenario (IV): Most of the workers may cancel their agreement.
Which one of the following scenarios is sound enough? (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. Only scenario IV would
B. Scenario Il and III are more likely
C. Only scenario II
D. Only scenario III
4. The gap between natural resources and population growth is one the pressing problems of Aftro-Asian countries. They are consequently under socio-economic pressure.
Conclusions-I: These countries should adopt population check mechanisms.
Conclusions-II: These countries should mobilize their natural resources.
Conclusions-III: These countries should encoúrage cross-border migration
Conclusions-IV: These countries should adhere to traditional farming
Which one of the conclusions would logically follow from the above observation? (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. Conclusions I, II and IV would follow
B. Both I and II are feasible
C. Only I would follow
D. Both IIl and IV would follow
5. Statement: The war between Russia and Ukraine which were once the integral parts of USSR bas claimed millions of resources and thousands of lives.
Conlusion-I: Balkanization of countries leads to socio-political and economic crisis.
Coneusion-II: The interference of Western countries in the intermal affairs of others should be tolerated.
Conclusion-III: The East-West rivalry is no longer threat to world peace.
The mplication of this destructive war for other countries is stated under ____. (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. Not given
B. Both conclusions I & II
C. Conclusion II
D. Conclusion I
6. Paradoxically, some candidates with great distinction in the entrance examinations can hardly survive the freshman year. (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. All high-achievers in the entrance exam are guaranteed graduation.
B. Such students are not necessarily intelligent but are opportunists.
C. Average lcarners can hardly cope with the demands of higher education.
D. All leading students graduate with great distinction.
7. The evaluation of student pertormance is nothing more than enforcing academic justice. (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. No justice could be done to student cvaluation.
B. Non-academic requiremehts should not interfere in the student performance
C. Student evaluation is a matter of subjective.
D. The evaluation of student performance is a personal practice.
8. Diplomats enjoy a special privilege known as diplomatic immunity. By implication: (G-12: Entrance: 2015/2023)
A. Diplomats are not ordinary individual.
B. This privilege is unjustifiable.
C. International law is not discriminatory.
D. All men are born equal.
9. Statement-I: All football players are sportspersons.
Statement-II: All sportspersons are fit.
Conclusion: Some football players are not fit. This conclusion is: (G-12: Entrance: 2017/2025)
A. incorrect
B. reasonably correct
C. can’t be determined
D. appropriate
10. Tamra's train never bothered him because there were always seats available on it, and he was able to spend his time on the train confortably reading the newspaper or playing games on his mobile phone. Ever since the train schedule changed, the train has been extremely crowded, and by the time the doors open at his station, there isn't a seat to be found. (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. Tamrat will likely look for a new job closer to home.
B A traveller who uses the train will complain about the new schedule.
C. Tamrat's train is less comfortable since the train schedule changed.
D. Tamrat would be better off taking the bus to work instead of the train.
Challenge-2
Instructions: The next questions deal with logical and analytical reasoning. Read the given set of conditions and assumptions for each question. Choose the answer that you think is most appropriate among the given options and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
1. The real victims of violence are those unfortunate individuals who have been led into lives of crime by the failure of society to provide them with hope for a meaningful life. From this, we can conclude that society has not done enough for these children and that we must find ways to salvage their lives.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the conclusion drawn above? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. Other countries have been successful in changing the lives of criminals in desirable ways.
B. The prevalence of criminal activities is so small in the country that we can achieve our goals with little resource mobilization.
C. Controlled experiments have shown that human behavior can be changed in desirable ways, no matter how deviant the behavior is.
D. A recently developed theory shows that criminals have change resistant minds.
2. It is called Restitution when you compensate someone for damaging his or her property in some way. Which of the following situations is the best example of Restitution? (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. A pothole in the parking of Peter's company caused his flat tyre. He inforns his boss and expeets that the company should pay for the repair.
B. Pefer asks Tom to stay in his apartment when he is out of town. One day Tom arrives to stay and finds that pipe has burst and the apartment is filled with water. He calls the plumber to sepair the pipe and pays for the repair.
C. Tom borrows his friend's camera. Tom fails to zipper the case and the canera falls on the ground, and thc lens shatters, When Tom returns the camera, he tells his friend that he will pay for the damage.
D. Tom borrows his fiiend's car and returms the car with an empty petrol tank. He apologizes and tells his friend that he will fill the tank tomorrow.
3. A four-person crew is painting Mr. Omod's house. Michael is painting the front of the house. Roza is in the alley behind the house painting the back. Jemal is painting the window frames on the north side, Shawul is on the south. If Michael switches places with Jamal, and Jemal then switches places with Shawul, where is Shawul? (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. on the south side of the house
B. in front of the house
C. on the north side of the house
D. in the alley behind the house
4. Four friends in the sixth grade were sharing a pizza. They decided that the oldest friend would get the extra piece. Hawi is two months older than Geremew, who is three months younger than Nardos. Kemal is one month older than Geremew. Who should get the extra piece of pizza? (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. Kemal
B. Geremew
C. Nardos
C. Hawi
5. If you are a fitness walker, you don't need to go to a health gym. You also don't need any fitness equipment for workouts. All you need is a pair of comfortable athletic shoes.
Which of the following statements does this paragraph support? (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. Poorly designed shoes can cause foot injuries
B. Fitness walking is an effective and convenient form of exercise
C. Walking outdoors provides more health benefits than walking indoors
D. Fitness walking is better than weight lifting
6. Sara lives in Adama. Her younger cousin Martha lives in a small town in the eastern part of Ethiopia. Martha has visited Sara several times during the past five years. In the same period of time, Sara has visited Martha only once. (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. Sara is older than Martha.
B. Martha wants to move to another town.
C. Sara thinks small towns are boring.
D. Martha likes Sara better than Sara likes Martha.
7. Solomon introduced Sara as the mother of his sister's brother. How is Sara related to Solomon? (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. Sister
B. Mother
C. Niece
D. Aunt
8. Mrs. Genet wishes to renovate her cottage. She hires the services of a plumber, a carpente, a painter, an electrician, and an interior decorator. The renovation is to be completed in a period of one week, i.e. Monday to Friday. Every worker will be taking one complete day to do this job. Mrs. Genet will allow just one person to work per day.
The painter can do this work only after the plumber and the carpenter have completed their jobs.
The interior decorator has to complete his job before that of the electrician.
The carpenter cannot work on Monday or Tuesday.
In case the painter works on Thursday, which among the following alternative is possible? (G-12: Entrance: 2014/2022)
A. The plumber and the painter work on consecutive days.
B. The interior decorator does his work after the painter.
C. The electrician works on Friday.
D. The electrician works on Tuesday.
9. Two groups of children participated in an experiment. One group was shown violent programs while the other group of children was shown non-violent programs. Their aggressiveness was then measured immediately aferward. The results generally show some increase in aggression after a child watches a violent program. One can conclude from this that violent TV programs are causes of increased aggressive behaviors in children.
Which of the following, if true, strengthens the conclusion drawn above? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. The measures of aggression used by the experimental studies are dubious.
B. The effect of violent TV programs on children's behavior is short lived.
C. The experiment was conducted under controlled settings.
D. The two groups of children had significantly different aggressive behaviors prior to the experiment.
10. "All physicians whose licenses have been revoked are physicians ineligible to practice." Which of the following is the logical equivalent of the given statement? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. All physicians eligible to practice are physicians whose licenses are intact.
B. AIl physicians whose licenses are intact are not eligible to practice.
C. Some physicians who are eligible are those whose licenses are revoked.
D. Some physicians who are not eligible are those whose licenses are intact.
Only in Africa's largest economies has China become less popular. There it is increasingly seen as a competitor. Jacob Zuma, South Africa's president, who long cultivated Chinese contacts, was last year forced by domestic critics to change posture. In Nigeria the central-bank governor recently excoriated the Chinese for exuding "a whiffof colonialism".
Challenge-3
DIRECTIONS: In this section, each question or a group of questions is
based on a passage or set of conditions. Read each question carefully
and select the best answer and blacken the letter of your choice on the
separate answer sheet.
1. The above statements are counter evidence of the essence of an argument that: (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. China is becoming one of the leading economies in the world.
B. Africa and China are competing for international leadership.
C. Many African countries are positive to Chinese entry to Africa.
D. Nigeria and South Africa are pressing Ethiopia to drive China out of Africa.
2. Consider the following sequence/order of days of the week.
Sunday - Monday - Wednesday - Saturday - Wednesday - Monday - Sunday -?
What comes next? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. Saturday
B. Sunday
C. Monday
D. Friday
Note: The next 4 questions are based on the following paragraph!
A contractor likes to build four houses in one of the capital cities of the Regional States in Ethiopia. The contractor will select from six different models of houses - M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, and M6. The city's Planning Board has placed the following restriction on the contractor:
No model can be selected for more than one house.
Either model M4 or model M6 must be selected, but both cannot be selected.
If model M5 is selected, then model M3 must also be selected.
If model M2 is selected, then model M4 cannot be selected.
3. If M1 and M2 are two of the models selected for the City, then which of the following must be the other two models selected? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. M3 and M4
B. M3 and M5
C. M3 and M6
D. M4 and M5
4. Which of the following is an acceptable combination of models that can be selected for the street? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. M1, M3, M4, M5
B. M1, M2, M5, M6
C. M1, M3, M4, M6
D. M2, M3, M4, M5
5. If model M6 is among the models that are not selected for the city, which of the following models must NOT be selected? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. M1
B. M2
C. M3
D. M5
6. If model M2 is one of the models selected for the city, then which of the following models must also be selected? (G-12: Entrance: 2006/2014)
A. M1
B. M4
C. M5
D. M6
7. All good football teams want to win, and all players of a football team who want to win eat a well balanced diet. Therefore, all players of a football team who do not eat a well-balanced diet are bad players.
If the assumptions of the argument above are true, then which of the following statements must be true? (G-12: Entrance: 2007/2015)
A. All football teams who want to win are good teams.
B. Some good football players do not eat a well-balanced diet.
C. No football player who does not eat a well-balanced diet is a good player.
D. Every football player who eats a well-balanced diet is a good player.
8. Abera is older than Zeineba, but he is either younger than or as old as Meron. Which one of the following statements is TRUE about the relationship between the ages of Zeineba and Meron? (G-12: Entrance: 2007/2015)
A. Meron is as old as Zeineba.
B. Meron is younger than Zeineba.
C. Zeineba is younger than Meron.
D. The relationship cannot be determined.
9. Given the following two premises, which one of the following conclusions can follow? (G-12: Entrance: 2007/2015)
Premise-I: All hasty generalizations are erroneous.
Premise-lI: No eroneous generalization is acceptable.
A. No hasty generalization is acceptable.
B. All hasty generalizations are acceptable.
C. All erroneous generalizations are hastily made.
D. No hastily made generalization is unacceptable.
10.The cost of manufacturing motor bicycles in China is fifteen percent less than the cost of manufacturing motor bicycles in Ethiopla. Even after transportation fees and import taxes are added, it is still cheaper to import motor bicycles from China to Ethiopia than to produce motor bicycles in Ethiopia.
Which of the following assertions is best supported by this information? (G-12: Entrance: 2007/2015)
A. Labor costs in China are fifteen percent below those in Ethiopia.
B. Importing motor bicycles into Ethiopia will eliminate fifteen percent of the manufacturing jobs in Ethiopia.
C. The import taxes on motor bicycle imported from China to Ethiopia is less than fifteen percent of the cost of manufacturing the motor bicycle in Ethiopia.
D. The costs of transporting a motor bicycle from China to Ethiopia is more than fifteen percent of the cost of manufacturing the motor bicycle in China.