The Complete LNAT Guide: An Expert Guide to Success

Leslie Ho, Kian Yang Ng

Chapter 1 LNAT full practice paper 1 - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

The main position of the writer in this passage is that:
A. It is impossible to marry economic progress and a concern for the environment
B. By focusing on facts, journalists can present a more complete picture of democratic governance
C. Journalists are increasingly playing the role of contrarian
D. Society is beset by endless gridlock due to the inherent bias in journalism
E. It is difficult to distinguish positive developments from government propaganda and corporate spin

Meghan Mulcahy

Numerade Educator

02:28

Problem 2

Which of these is not an example of the "factfulness" that the writer recommends?
A. The expansion of fact checking to long-term data
B. Inclusion of statistics as part of the regular reporting routine
C. Predicting the worst scenario whenever possible
D. Distinguishing one-off incidents from long term trends
E. Focusing on the incremental compromises that make democratic governance works

Sarah Howell

Numerade Educator

01:51

Problem 3

When the writer uses the term "men biting dogs", what is the most likely meaning in the context of this passage?
A. Antagonistic and sensational news
B. Incidents where men attacked dogs
C. Events which are rare and uncharacteristic of the norm
D. The bitter gridlock between parties with opposing views
E. Casual news typically reported on sports and weather channels

Alexander Cheng

Numerade Educator

01:14

Problem 4

Which of the following are not solutions for stopping human-caused global warming as set out under the Drawdown report?
A. Addressing health and education
B. Reducing food waste
C. Switching to plant-rich diets
D. Increasing cloud cover by artificially seeding the atmosphere
E. Transition to solar energy

Hast Aggarwal

Numerade Educator

00:41

Problem 5

Based on the article, which description of the relationship between population control and access to reproductive health care (hereafter referred to as "access") is most accurate?
A. Enhancing access counts as a type of population control
B. Population control is about curbing global warming and access is about giving women greater political and economic power
C. While population control causes a uniform reduction in births, access is about helping women decide how many children to have and when
D. Access is about liberal emancipation of women whereas population control is racist and xenophobic
E. Both strategies lead to a reduction in human population

Amy Phillips

Numerade Educator

01:43

Problem 6

Which of the following barriers as described in the article are not specific to women?
I. Employers not including birth control under their employee insurance plans
II. Ignorance on reproductive healthcare
III. Reduced funding for contraception providers
IV. Disasters like hurricanes which are brought on by climate change
V. Limited access to education
A. I and II
B. III and IV
C. II and $V$
D. II, IV, and V
E. I and III

Hast Aggarwal

Numerade Educator

02:14

Problem 7

According to Towne, which one of the following is true?
A. Nobody can be a good engineer and a good businessman at the same time
B. Every good engineer is a bad businessman
C. There are more engineers who are bad businessmen than engineers who are good businessmen
D. Every good businessman will make a bad engineer
E. A bad engineer is likely to be a good businessman

Brenda Sanchez

Numerade Educator

Problem 8

What is the relationship between management and economics?
A. Management was rooted in economics
B. Management was the governance of resources despite economics
C. Economics is rooted in management
D. Economics and management cannot co-exist
E. Economics is only tangentially related to management

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Problem 9

Which were the two factors determinative of output of workers in the Hawthorne studies?
A. Group dynamics and physical conditions
B. Work schedule and physical conditions
C. Physical conditions and having substantive control over how much they were prepared to produce
D. Group dynamics and how much a group was prepared to produce
E. Incentive systems and work schedules

Sharon Edamala

Numerade Educator

Problem 10

According to Frederick Taylor, what is the ultimate aim of management?
A. Maximum prosperity for the employer and maximum prosperity for each employee
B. Optimum efficiency
C. Allowing the worker to do as much as humanly possible within a specific time period
D. Achieving a far more equal division of the responsibility between the management and the workmen
E. Abiding by clearly defined laws, rules, and principles

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Problem 11

Which of the following is not used to describe Dorothy?
A. Unconscious
B. Mundane
C. Profound
D. Optimistic
E. Untellable

Vysakh M

Numerade Educator

01:18

Problem 12

Which of the following best represents the writer's main argument in this passage?
A. Orwell rightly characterises suburbia as a bleak and unchanging but safe space
B. Dorothy should not be portrayed as a character who has returned to her previous life as a completely identical person
C. In order for the revolution to succeed, it must aim to win the support of "the man in the suburban back garden"
D. Suburbia is capable of being a gradual and invisible yet powerful force for societal change
E. Wider social and cultural issues can only be seen in the everyday lives of ordinary individuals

Liuxi Sun

Numerade Educator

Problem 13

Which of the following is Orwell's "awkward qualification" (paragraph 4)?
A. "... accepting the fact that there was no solution"
B. "... provided that one is doing what is customary, useful and acceptable"
C. "... the ultimate purpose of the job fades into insignificance"
D. "... she could only live them"
E. "... faith and no faith are very much the same"

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01:18

Problem 14

Which of the following does the writer present as inherently paradoxical?
A. The internal combustion engine
B. Dorothy's anti-climactic regress
C. Suburban wilderness
D. The nation as an everlasting animal
E. Orwell's revolution

Liuxi Sun

Numerade Educator

Problem 15

Based on the article, why might urban archaeology be complicated? Draw relevant inferences from the text.
I. Some forts were demolished shortly after construction and did not leave traces
II. An abundance of stone forts in the archaeological record might belie the existence or prevalence of earlier wooden forts
III. As forts transition into settlements and later established cities, they undergo transformation and modification
IV. It may be difficult to distinguish the presence of the fort from existing structures
A. I only
B. I and IV only
C. All of the above
D. III and IV only
E. II only

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Problem 16

Which of the following is not an accurate description of how forts demonstrated Rome's influence on conquered provinces?
A. They resulted in the improvement of logistical infrastructure in the region
B. The presence of additional amenities around forts which catered to the soldiery highlighted the latter's contribution to local trade
C. The emergence of large cities indicates that communities developed and thrived around forts
D. Forts projected stability and aided the development of civilisation in the frontiers of the empire
E. New materials, including stone, were introduced to the conquered regions as a result of fort construction

Brenda Sanchez

Numerade Educator

01:17

Problem 17

Which of the following analogies most accurately describes the changing role of the forts?
A. Fishing vessel to aircraft carrier
B. Temporary street stall to restaurant
C. Makeshift post office to multi-purpose civic centre
D. Pop-up music booth to international concert arena
E. Travelling circus to sports stadium

Liuxi Sun

Numerade Educator

02:56

Problem 18

Which of the following describes Moretti's position in paragraph 2 on distant reading and its origins?
I. The human limit for reading lies somewhere between 200 and 40,000 plus novels
II. Distant reading is the opposite of close reading
III. The inability to finish reading so many texts requires us to extract their content using other skills
IV. Distant reading is a response to the exponential increase in writing that readers encounter
A. All of the above
B. III and IV only
C. I, III, and IV only
D. II and IV only
E. I and IV only

Dagny Deutchman

Numerade Educator

03:30

Problem 19

Focusing on the claims made by Moretti, how might the modern scholar make sense of large amounts of data and texts?
A. By recognising the futility and avoiding the practice of close reading of texts
B. Plotting attributes of individual works on graphs to show their relationship to one another
C. Make use of data visualisation and digital curation
D. Through the use of scanning techniques made possible by machine reading and book wheels
E. By avoiding what close readers tend to do - relying on select works which they see as being archetypal

Brenda Sanchez

Numerade Educator

Problem 20

Which of the following descriptions mirrors Moretti's criticism of close reading most accurately:
A. Using a personal computer for the calculation of mathematical puzzles normally solved by supercomputers
B. Writing a book on sounds but only focusing on those which are produced by Europeans
C. Producing a profile of African Americans based on encounters with several individuals of that race
D. Learning martials arts exclusively from a leading expert who is widely recognised in the field of Tai-chi
E. Swimming in lagoons and never venturing into the oceans

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Problem 21

What is the author's position on close reading?
A. It is not the way forward for scholars in light of the sheer volume of texts
B. That knowledge is not reading and we should look towards new experiments in machinic reading
C. In order to bring 40,000 novels into relation with our thoughts and experiences, graphs and maps will be required
D. We should consider the criticisms and think about the benefits that close reading actually offers us
E. There will always be a place for close reading. Scholars still need to learn when and how to decelerate reading or commence the slow labour of interpretation

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Problem 22

Based on the article, which of the following statements are true?
A. Words can either be socially constructed property clusters or naturally correlated property clusters
B. The word "gold" is used to describe an object that occurs and exists in the world
C. The properties of every cluster that we call gold share the same correlation
D. The proposed underlying factor that explains the naturally correlated property cluster for gold is its malleability and mass
E. Before the term "house plants", there were no plants in the household

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Problem 23

Which of the following contain examples of one socially constructed cluster and one naturally correlated property cluster?
A. Wine glasses and grape paintings
B. House plants and red things
C. Donation boxes and fighter planes
D. Birthday parties and dogs
E. Apples and cheese

Ronald Prasad

Numerade Educator

02:19

Problem 24

What does the author hope to illustrate using the example of "house plants"?
1. To show that the things we can observe in the world are described based on their properties
II. To suggest that it might be possible to categorise words based on their properties
III. To demonstrate why the terms "male" and "female" are not socially constructed property clusters
IV. To emphasise the distinction between concept designators and natural-kind designators
A. III only
B. I only
C. III and IV only
D. All of the above
E. II, III, and IV only

Anas Venkitta

Numerade Educator

01:50

Problem 25

What is the main aim of the article?
A. Statistical correlation is a key feature of naturally correlated property clusters and not of socially constructed clusters. Therefore, "male" and "female" are more like natural terms
B. It is to suggest that we view gender terms as naturally kind terms
C. To broadly categorise terms into socially constructed property clusters and naturally correlated property clusters
D. Creating new language that allows people to describe themselves in non-binary terms
E. That the concepts male and female have as their underlying factor the human gene and therefore should be treated as naturally correlated property clusters.

Joanna Quigley

Numerade Educator

Problem 26

Based on the passage, which factor contributes the least to homelessness?
A. Presence of housing bubbles
B. Excessive government regulations
C. Price
D. Land use restrictions
E. Poorly managed race relations

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Problem 27

Which of the following best describes the relationship between government regulations, housing affordability, and homeowners?
A. Citizens cannot afford to buy a home because complicated regulations drive up the costs of construction
B. When the supply of houses is limited, prices rise and favour those who can borrow on low interest rates
C. Existing homeowners indirectly influence land use regulations, housing supply is reduced, and prices inflate
D. Those without homes end up on the streets, their presence decreases the desirability of that housing district
E. Contractors do not wish to build new homes when it is uncertain if the government will impose land use restrictions

Khalida Dawar

Numerade Educator

02:59

Problem 28

Which of the following best describes why the construction industry and social justice advocates might have a common interest?
A. Both are interested in tackling government bureaucracy which has resulted in a distorted housing market
B. Both groups are desirous of reducing housing bubbles
C. Because the severity of the homelessness issue is putting heavy pressure on politicians to take action
D. Helping to resolve the homelessness issue will be beneficial to the construction industry
E. Construction players would like building restrictions to be loosened while advocates want the resulting houses for the homeless

Jesse Leija

Numerade Educator

01:55

Problem 29

With reference to the passage, which of the following statements are true?
A. Psychologists were hired by the University of Virginia to go on the stand
B. Biased psychologists have an immense impact on defendants
C. During legal proceedings, lawyers can call upon psychologists that support their position
D. Whether a defendant goes to jail or walks free depends on the psychologist's evaluation
E. Psychologists behave differently according to who pays them

Keronhica Desir

Numerade Educator

03:25

Problem 30

According to the author, the findings by the University of Virginia and Sam Houston are relevant because?
A. The findings involve a large sample size of psychologists
B. The findings point out injustice in the criminal system
C. The findings identify the potential for unintended bias during forensic evaluation
D. The findings contradict what psychologists believe
E. The findings show that testifying psychologists are biased

Alexa Moschella

Numerade Educator

01:28

Problem 31

Which of the following inferences can be made out?
1. Lawyers are not interested in objective psychological evaluations
II. Prosecution psychologists' evaluations will support heavier sentences
III. Psychological evaluations are guided by intention and motive
IV. The 99 psychologists believed that they were working on actual criminal cases
V. The way to reduce bias is to not tell psychologists that they have been hired
A. II only
B. IV and V only
C. III and IV only
D. I and V only
E. I, IV, and V only

Sarah Howell

Numerade Educator

00:50

Problem 32

Which of the following scenarios most closely resembles the type of bias introduced in the experiment?
A. Buying a car because other customers at the car dealer falsely informed him that it had good performance
B. Preferring wine labelled as French wine (even though it might be produced elsewhere)
C. Not hiring someone because they are from a terrorist-controlled region of Syria
D. Showing pictures of certain animals before asking students to spot animals in a rock formation
E. Painting scenery while wearing glasses that filter out particular wavelengths of light

Amrita Bhasin

Numerade Educator

Problem 33

Which of the following are not principled arguments for allowing joint custody?
I. Greater attachment to the kids as family sizes shrink
II. To encourage both parents to raise the child
III. To prevent extended divorce proceedings where parents quarrel over sole custody
IV. Increasing the number of divorces each year
A. III only
B. I and II only
C. I, III, and IV only
D. II only
E. None of the above

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Problem 34

Based on the article, what is the most suitable counterargument against those who advocate joint custody?
A. Society relies on adults to uphold their promises
B. Parents can mutually agree on who is to have custody through custody agreements
C. Joint custody may perpetuate existing spousal abuse
D. Parents can plan how to raise the child even in sole custody situations
E. In joint custody, fathers may leave children in the care of their mothers while avoiding child support obligations

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Problem 35

What does the author recommend going forward?
A. The Japanese government should investigate the claims of negligence that have been made against it
B. Joint custody should be allowed only when abuse to mothers can be prevented
C. The shortcomings on sole custody, including non-compliance with support obligations, should be addressed
D. Children should have the right to maintain relationships with their non-resident parents
E. We should first and foremost consider the child's interest

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Problem 36

Based on the passage, which of the following inferences are true?
A. Less men receive child support payments because they are usually the breadwinners in the family
B. There are good reasons why the legal system in Japan adopted sole custody instead of joint custody
C. A minority of cases involve custody disputes
D. Japanese society is being influenced by European and North American values on marriage
E. The Japanese government did not take steps to evaluate sole custody and introduce joint custody

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Problem 37

According to the author, what is so paradoxical about the situation?
A. Politicians should not be involved in research funding but they are
B. Despite being a major world economy, Italy has managed to operate without an independent research funding agency
C. Although the operation of research agencies should be independent of political interests, the Italian proposal has resulted in a commingling of the two
D. The people who have the task of preventing politicians from being too closely involved are politicians themselves
E. The fact that politicians can decide what the general interest of the scientific community is

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Problem 38

Which of the following is either implied or stated?
A. Smaller countries not considered major world economies often have non-independent research funding agencies
B. Lorenzo Fioramonti and his team are committed to maintaining the integrity of the ANR
C. As the Five Star Movement came into power, an increase in research funding followed
D. Politicians are not qualified to decide on the merits of research proposals
E. The small budget set aside for the ANR stems from Italy's recent economic performance

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Problem 39

According to the article, which of the following is not a desirable feature for a research funding agency?
A. Advisers from different fields who do not have conflicting interests
B. Involvement by politicians
C. Clarity in terms of how the agency operates
D. Experts who set benchmarks for various research initiatives
E. Input by members of the executive on the composition of the board

Dennis Howard

Numerade Educator

01:37

Problem 40

Based on the passage, which of the following statements are true?
A. If there were more female scientists, there wouldn't be bias
B. The bias in specimens is due to the collection of male specimens by male scientists
C. The London Natural History Museum holds the world's most important collection
D. Sexist scientists in the nineteenth century went out of their way to collect male specimens
E. None of the above

Zachary Papazian

Numerade Educator

Problem 41

According to the author, what is the fundamental issue that needs addressing?
A. Gender representation in academia
B. Male sexism and bias
C. Diagnostic test reform in the medical industry
D. Framework and mindset shift
E. Global cooperation on bias in science

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Problem 42

Based on the passage, which of the following would address the issues she mentioned?
I. Having women candidates for clinical trials
II. Analysing specimens of both genders in case they consume different foods
III. Hiring more female scientists
IV. Species descriptions based on inclusive samples
V. Avoiding biased institutions like natural history museums
A. II only
B. II and V only
C. I and III only
D. I, II, and IV only
E. III and V only

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