Verbal Reasoning Assessment
Passage One
Over ten percent of the adult population suffers
from a phobia-type of anxiety disorder characterised by an intense, irrational
fear of an object or situation that interferes with the sufferers’ daily life.
Although experts do not fully understand the cause of phobias, research
indicates that heredity and triggering events are likely factors. There are a
variety of treatments available for phobia sufferers. Cognitive behaviour
therapy (CBT) is a very popular, and effective method of desensitization.
This approach treats the phobia’s anxiety
symptoms as conditioned behaviours that can, Through systematic exposure to the
feared stimulus, be re-learned. CBT increases exposure to the feared object or
situation very gradually, thereby modifying the patient’s response and
developing tolerance. A less common treatment is flooding, which uses total
immersion to the feared object in order to desensitize the patient. Medication
is also used to treat phobias.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are
antidepressants that can be prescribes to reduce panic and improve confidence,
though they can have negative side effects including weight gain. While phobias
are among the most easily treated mental health problems, less than 25% of
surferers seek treatment. If untreated, phobias can exacerbate and develop into
other problems, such as depression and low self-esteem
Question 1:
Which two of these statements must be true?
Options:
Both CBT and flooding involve desensitizing the
phobia sufferer
Phobias are among the most common form of mental
health problem
In flooding, a person is gradually exposed to
their source of fear
A phobia can have a negative impact on sufferer’s
daily life
Question 2:
Which two of these statements must be true?
Options:
CBT views a phobia’s symptoms as the result of
condition
CBT is the most commonly used form of treatment
for phobias
A phobia is an extreme and unrealistic fear
Research has proven that phobias are inherited
Question 3
Which two of these statements must be true?
Options:
Phobias do not affect 90% of the adult population
Flooding involves a high degree of exposure to
the source of dread
In CBT, patients are exposed to the feared object
or situation in small increments
CBT is more effective at treating phobias than
antidepressants
Question 4:
Which two of these statements must be true?
Options:
Despite the high success rates of phobia
treatments, most sufferers remain untreated
The majority of phobia sufferers run the risk of
developing associated problems
Weight gain is the main side effect caused by
taking MAO inhibitors
Flooding is ales effective form of therapy than
CBT
Passage 2
The Aztecs's two different systems for counting
time were also used by other pre-Columbian populations living in Mesoamerica.
Firstly, the tonalpohualli system of 260 days was the sacred calendar, used for
divination. The second xiuhpohualli system was a solar, or agricultural,
calendar with 365 days. The simultaneous operation of the two systems can be compared
to two rotating gears. The tonalpohualli system featured two wheels – one
marked with symbols, the other with numbered days – and determined which
rituals were to be performed by the Aztec priests and when. Every 52 years the
starting day of both calendars aligned and this 52-year period has been termed
the "calendar round" - or century.
Aztec sculptures, such as The Stone of the Five
Suns, which records the Aztec creation myth are sometimes called Aztec
calendars. The Stone of the Five Suns, which resides in Mexico City's National
Museum of Anthropology, consists of a system of five circular bands
representing suns, or eras, surround a sun god carving. Further segments depict
the 20 days of the week. It is not actually a fully functioning calendar.
Question 1
Most Aztecs followed the agricultural
xiuhpohualli calendar
Options:
True
False
Cannot Tell
Question 2
The Aztec's xiuhpohualli calendar system was
based on the sun
Options:
True
False
Cannot Tell
Question 3
Anthropology involves the study of ancient
people.
Options:
True
False
Cannot Tell
Question 4
The tonalpohualli system was a religious
calendar.
Options
True
False
Cannot Tell
Question 5
The passage describes three systems that are
thought to be Aztec calendars
Options:
True
False
Cannot Tell
Numerical
Reasoning Assessment
Question 1:
In 2008, car sales were split across 3 equally-priced
models in the ratio of 7:8:6 for models A, B and C respectively. What was the
sales revenue for model A?
Options:
£287 million
£335 million
£382 million
£383 million
Can’t tell from data
Question 2:
If the average sales price for 2010 were 5%
higher, but the number of cars sold that year was 9% lower, by what percent
would the sales revenue have decreased for 2010?
Options:
No
change
3.50%
3.55%
4.45%
4.60%
Question 3
What were the total production costs for 2009 (to
the nearest £100,000)?
Options:
£199.6 million
£199.7 million
£216.2 million
£216.3 million
£242.2 million
Question 4
In which year was there the highest ratio of
average sales price: average production?
Options:
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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