KPMG
KPMG Critical Reasoning
Test 1
Question Booklet
Instructions
This Critical reasoning test comprises 20 questions, and you will have 20 minutes
in which to correctly answer as many as you can.
The test comprises of two sections:
1. Verbal Critical Reasoning Section (10 Questions)
2. Numerical Critical Section (10 Questions)
You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you
don't know the answer to a question, leave it and come back to it if you have time.
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You can submit your test at any time. If the time limit is up before you click
submit the test will automatically be submitted with the answers you have
selected. It is recommended to keep working until the time limit is up.
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When you are ready, begin the test.
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SOLUTIONS
1. Sue: Commercial flights currently contribute more carbon dioxide to the
atmosphere in one year than does the whole of Africa. If we want to reduce global
warming we need to restrict the number of flights we take.
Dave: Did you know that by taking one inter-continental flight you cause more
pollution than you would in twelve months of car travel?
Dave’s response to Sue’s comment serves to
A. reinforce Sue’s contention that flights are a major contributor to increased
carbon dioxide levels
B. add more weight to her contention that we should reduce the number of flights
we take
C. mitigate the force of her argument by suggesting that there is an alternative
approach
D. suggest an alternative that will reduce the effect of pollution
E. question whether she really understands the severity of global warming
2. It is not unusual to see the ball fall into a black slot on a roulette wheel four
times in a row. But for it to fall five or six times in a row into the same color is
very unusual. Therefore you can win money by waiting for a run of five of the
same color and then betting against that color.
If the roulette wheel in question is a fair wheel, which of the following
observations or facts, if it were true, would best reveal a fallacy in the logic?
A. If there were a reliable way to win at roulette it would be well-known by now.
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B. It is hard for a player to keep track of what went before for the time required.
C. The probability of getting a particular color decreases with the number of
times the color has appeared.
D. The probability of getting a particular color is always the same no matter what
has gone before.
E. A person who makes money this way once or twice, will carry on to lose that
money after a few more times.
3. On the basis of the Big Bang theory scientists predicted levels of Helium-
3 in the universe that are ten times greater than the levels actually
observed. According to the original model, Helium-3 is produced when low-
mass stars burn up hydrogen and become ‘red giants’, as well as being produced
in the Big Bang itself. Researchers have now produced a new model in which the
Helium-3 produced by a red giant is pushed to the star’s interior and burnt
up. Hence the Big Bang theory is no longer undermined by Helium-3
data.
The two portions in bold-face are related to each other in which of the following
ways?
A. The first highlights an observation that tends to undermine a particular theory.
The second is that theory.
B. The first is a fact that undermines a theory. The second is context for accepting
that theory.
C. The first points to an inconsistency in a particular model; the second is the
author’s main conclusion.
D. The first is a challenge to a classic theory; the second resolves that challenge.
E. The first is a position that the author does not accept; the second is the
author’s position.
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4. The committee on sexual discrimination in the workplace has highlighted
Supremo Company as a chief offender. Of the twenty senior executives in the
firm, only one is a woman. And of the forty junior executives, only five are female.
Supremo could best defend itself against the charges by showing that
A. male and female executives at the same level have the same qualifications
B. they pay the same salary to senior men and senior women
C. ten times more men than women apply for jobs with the company
D. the work pressures and long hours make jobs with the company unattractive
to married women
E. all job applicants who were rejected had fewer qualifications than those
accepted
5. Josh has twenty years of typing experience behind him; therefore, if you are
looking for an efficient typist to enter your data into the new system, you need
look no further.
The speaker assumes that
A. Twenty years of practice ensures typing efficiency
B. The type of typing required for the new system is identical to what Josh has
been doing
C. Josh’s job profile is the best that the new employer is going to get
D. Josh is an outstandingly fast and accurate typist
E. Josh will fit well into the new office
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6. It has been suggested that long-term prisoners, on release from jail, be given a
reasonable state pension to reduce the likelihood of their resorting to crime. Most
people instinctively reject the suggestion as they feel it would be like rewarding
criminal activity.
The supporters of the prisoners’ pension scheme have criticized those who reject
this possibility, by claiming that for the critics......
Which of the following is the most logical completion of the sentence above?
A. emotion is more important than justice
B. punishment for criminals is more important than crime prevention
C. crime prevention is not an important issue
D. money has too high a value
E. the law should not be concerned with what happens after jail
7 The cost of producing radios in Country Q is ten percent less than the cost
of producing radios in Country Y. even after transportation fees and tariff
charges are added, it is still cheaper for a company to import radios from
Country Q to Country Y than to produce radios in Country Y.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?
A. labor costs in Country Q are ten percent below those in Country Y.
B. importing radios from Country Q to Country Y will eliminate ten percent of the
manufacturing jobs in Country Y
C. the tariff on a radio imported from Country Q to Country Y is less than ten
percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Y.
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D. the fee for transporting a radio from Country Q to Country Y is more than ten
percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Q.
E. it takes ten percent less time to manufacture a radios in Country Q than it does
in CountryY.
8. Increase in the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in the human
bloodstream lower bloodstream-cholesterol levels by increasing the body's
capacity to rid itself of excess cholesterol. Levels of HDL in the bloodstream
of some individuals are significantly increased by a program of regular
exercise and weight reduction.
Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the statements above?
A. Individuals who are underweight do not run any risk of developing high levels
of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
B. Individuals who do not exercise regularly have a high risk of developing high
levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream late in life.
C. Exercise and weight reduction are the most effective methods of lowering
bloodstream cholesterol levels in humans.
D. A program of regular exercise and weight reduction lowers cholesterol levels
in the bloodstream of some individuals
E. Only regular exercise is necessary to decrease cholesterol levels in the
bloodstream of individuals of average weight.
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SOLUTIONS
9. It is not unusual to see the ball fall into a black slot on a roulette wheel
four times in a row. But for it to fall five or six times in a row into the same color
is very unusual. Therefore you can win money by waiting for a run of five of the
same color and then betting against that color.
If the roulette wheel in question is a fair wheel, which of the following
observations or facts, if it were true, would best reveal a fallacy in the logic?
A If there were a reliable way to win at roulette it would be well-known by
now.
B. It is hard for a player to keep track of what went before for the time
required.
C. The probability of getting a particular color decreases with the number of
times the color has appeared.
D. The probability of getting a particular color is always the same no matter
what has gone before.
E. A person who makes money this way once or twice, will carry on to lose
that money after a few more times.
10. The committee on sexual discrimination in the workplace has highlighted
Supremo Company as a chief offender. Of the twenty senior executives in the
firm, only one is a woman. And of the forty junior executives, only five are female.
Supremo could best defend itself against the charges by showing that
A. Male and female executives at the same level have the same qualifications
B. They pay the same salary to senior men and senior women
C. Ten times more men than women apply for jobs with the company
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D. The work pressures and long hours make jobs with the company unattractive
to married women
E. All job applicants who were rejected had fewer qualifications than those
Accepted
A corporation occupies all ten floors of a building. Each floor is completely
occupied by a department: legal occupies one floor, marketing occupies two
floors, research occupies three floors and acquisitions occupy four floors.
Marketing occupies adjacent floors.
Marketing and Acquisitions are not adjacent floors.
The top and bottom floors are occupies by research.
Legal and research are not on adjacent floors.
Use the above passage to answer 11-15
11. If legal is on floor 5 and marketing is on floor 4, which of the following must
be true?
A. Floor 2 is occupied by acquisitions.
B. Floor 6 is occupied by research.
C. Floor 7 is occupied by research.
D. Floor 8 is occupied by research.
E. Floor 9 is occupied by acquisitions.
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SOLUTIONS
12. Which of the following are department that CANNOT occupy floors 2, 3, and
4, respectively?
A. Marketing, marketing, research.
B. Acquisitions, acquisitions, legal.
C. Acquisitions, acquisitions, acquisitions.
D. Research, acquisitions, legal.
E. Research, marketing, marketing.
13. If floors 2 is a research floor and floors 3 and 4 are acquisition floors, then
legal must be on which floor?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
14. If floor 3 is occupied by research and floor 4 by marketing, then legal must be
on which floor?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 9
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15. If acquisitions occupy four consecutive floors, then legal and marketing could
occupy which floors, respectively?
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4
C. 4 and 5
D. 5 and 6
E. 6 and 7
Four women visit a tailor, and at least three went to order two dresses each, one
for a wedding and one for a graduation. The tailor have five different fabric to
choose from- solid blue, solid green, solid red, patterned stripes- and each
woman who order wants each of her two dresses to be made with a different
fabric. In addition, at least one of the wedding dresses and at least one of the
graduating dresses must be a solid color fabric. Finally, if a woman wants a red
dress for wedding, then she also wants a patterned dress for the graduation.
Use the passage above to answer 16 - 20
16. Suppose all four women orders dresses. What is the greatest number of solid-
color graduation dresses that can be made?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five
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17. All four women order dresses, and two of them order red dresses for the
wedding. Which of the fabric CANNOT be used for the wedding?
A. Any of the fabric available can be used.
B. Blue
C. Green
D. Polka-dotted
E. Striped
18. If exactly three women order two red dresses and one striped dress for the
wedding, they could order which dresses for the graduation (in the same order)?
A. Green, green, striped.
B. Striped, red and red.
C. Striped, green, and green.
D. Polka dots, polka dots blue.
E. Polka dots, polka dots, blue.
19. If exactly three women order dresses, they CANNOT order which of the
following three dresses for the weeding?
A. Blue, green, striped
B. Red, polka dots, blue
C. Green, green, green
D. Red, red, red
E. Blue, blue, blue
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20. If nobody orders a red dress for one of the occasions, then what must be true
that particular occasion?
A. Both polka dot and green dresses must be made.
B. Both polka dot and striped dresses must be made.
C. Either blue or green dresses or both must be made.
D. Either polka dot or striped dresses, but not both, must be made.
E. Either blue or striped dresses must be the only ones made.
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