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Sample Questions 4 through 6. In each of the next three sample questions, select the one of the five
suggested answers that is best supported by the paragraph. Then darken the proper space on the
sample answer sheet.
4.
Just as the procedure of a collection depart-
ment must be clear-cut and definite, the steps
being taken with the sureness of a skilled
chess player, so too must the various para-
graphs of a collection letter show clear organ-
ization, giving evidence of a mind that, from
the beginning, has had a specific end in view.
The paragraph best supports the statement
that a collection letter should always
(A) show a spirit of sportsmanship.
(B) be divided into several paragraphs.
(C) be brief but courteous.
(D) be carefully planned.
(E) be written by the head of the collection
department.
5.
To prevent industrial accidents, it is not only
necessary that safety devices be used to guard
exposed machinery, but also that mechanics
be instructed in the safety rules they must
follow for their own protection and that the
lighting in the plant be adequate.
The paragraph best supports the statement
that industrial accidents
(A) may be due to ignorance.
(B) are always avoidable.
(C) usually result from unsafe machinery.
(D) cannot be entirely overcome.
(E) usually result from inadequate lighting.
6.
Through advertising, manufacturers exercise
a high degree of control over consumers'
desires. However, the manufacturer assumes
enormous risks in attempting to predict what
consumers will want and in producing goods
in quantity and distributing them in advance
of final selection by the consumers.
The paragraph best supports the statement
that manufacturers
(A) can eliminate the risk of overproduc-
tion by advertising.
(B) distribute goods directly to the con-
sumers.
(C) must depend on the final consumers for
the success of their undertakings.
(D) can predict with great accuracy the
success of any product they put on the
market.
(E) are more concerned with advertising
than with the production of goods.
Sample Questions 7 through 9. Each of the next three sample questions contains five sentences.
Decide which one of the five sentences would be most suitable in a formal letter or report with
respect to grammar and usage. Then darken the proper space on the sample answer sheet.
7.
(A) The officer should of answered
courteously the questions asked by the
callers.
(B) The officer must answer courteously
the questions of all them callers.
(C) The officer must answer courteously
the questions what are asked by the
callers.
(D) There would have been no trouble if
the officer had have always answered
courteously.
(E) The officer should answer courteously
the questions of all callers.
8.
(A) There are less mistakes in his work
since he took the training course.
(B) The training course being completed,
he makes very few mistakes in his
work.
(C) Since he completed the training course,
he has made few mistakes in his work.
(D) After taking the training course, his
work was found to contain hardly any
mistakes.
(E) After he completed the training course,
he seldom ever made any mistakes in
his work.
