TR DID 2/20 EN

ADMISSION TEST
A.Y. 2020/2021

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INSTRUCTIONS

It is in your interest to carefully read the instructions contained in this booklet. They are indispensable to
carrying out the test in a correct manner. WARNING: the time limit assigned to you includes the reading of
these instructions as well as the completion of the test.
The test consists of various types of questions. For each question, you will be given three, four or five
possible answers. For each question, you must choose only one of the answers provided. Choose the most
correct and complete answer.
You will find the questions in this booklet. You must mark your answers on the answer sheet that has been
provided along with the booklet.
Mark your answers by filling in the corresponding box ( ) on the answer sheet.
ATTENTION: do not write your answers in this booklet. Use the appropriate answer sheet that has been
provided.
On the answer sheet, only fill in the boxes ( ) that correspond with the answers that you want to give.
Do not make any other marks on the sheet.

You are not allowed to change your answer once it has been filled in on the answer sheet.

Always check that the number of the question in the booklet is the same as the one placed next to the box
in which you mark your answer on the answer sheet.

Make sure – before you start – that there are no printing errors in the booklet and/or on the answer sheet.
If you find any errors, immediately bring them to the attention of one of the assistants who will provide you
with a different booklet.

Here are some examples of the kind of questions that you will find in the booklet with explanations for how
you should respond. Carefully read the examples and explanations relating thereto.

Do not write the answers to the examples on the answer sheet. Questions relating to the actual test begin
on page 5.

EXAMPLES

To answer question E1, read the following passage:

On the economic front, there are also clear signs of rapid changes; one of which is connected to the
restructuring of companies, which is becoming more frequent on average, even to compete internationally.

E1. After reading the excerpt, it is now known that:

1. small businesses in our country do not have restructuring problems
2. international competition has an impact on the need for companies to restructure more frequently
than in the past
3. our products are competitive, especially abroad
4. our country remains economically stagnant for small and medium-sized companies

Regarding example E1, the correct answer is indicated by the number 2. To answer, therefore, you should
black out box 2 on the answer sheet, in correspondence to example E1.
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Example E2 presents a histogram showing the number of men and women who work in the three
departments of the Rossi & C. company.

E2. What is the percentage of women who work at Rossi & C.?
1. 50%
2. 30%
3. 26.5%
4. 37.5%
5. It is not possible to answer on the basis of this data

To find the percentage of women who work at Rossi & C., you need to calculate how many people in total
work at the company (36 + 9 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 12 = 80). Then, calculate how many of these people are women (9 +
9 + 12 = 30). With this data, it is now possible to calculate the percentage [(30/80) * 100], which is equal to
37.5%. Therefore, the correct answer is number 4. To answer, therefore, you should black out box 4 on the
answer sheet, in correspondence to example E2.

In example E3, the question regards two people, Massimo and Laura. First of all, a situation that Massimo
or Laura believe to be true will be presented. This will be followed by some information (marked with a ●),
which you will need to study carefully. You need to establish what effect the new information may have, if
indeed it has any effect at all, on the beliefs of Massimo or Laura.

To answer you must black out box as follows:

1. if the new information confirms the beliefs of Massimo or Laura;
2. if it is contrary to their belief;
3. if it has no influence on their belief.

E3. Laura believes that when the lift arrives on her floor, it will beep twice.
• Every time the lift opens on Laura’s floor without beeping at all.
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Laura’s belief concerns the connection between the arrival of the lift on her floor and the sounding of two
beeps. The information provided concerns, verified by Laura herself, in which the lift arrived on her floor
without beeping at all. Therefore the correct answer is number 2, because the information is contrary to Laura’s
belief. To answer therefore, you should black out box 2 which corresponds with example E3 on the answer
sheet.

Inside the test booklet, you will find questions that will test your knowledge of English. You will be
presented with a passage in English, in which some words are missing and marked with an ellipsis in the text
(........). You will have to choose the option, among the five presented, that you think best fills in the gap to
complete the sentence. You will also be presented with some questions concerning mathematics, history,
Italian literature, and logic and reasoning. Finally, you will be asked to solve some mathematical problems.

In the booklet, you will find questions similar to the above examples. Read each question carefully and give
your answer on the answer sheet.

REMEMBER:

• give your answers on the answer sheet by blacking out the box ( ) that corresponds with your answer
• you may not correct answers once filled in
• you will receive 1 point for every correct response, 0 points for multiple or absent answers and –0.25
points for every incorrect answer
• answer all types of questions

NOW BEGIN AND… GOOD LUCK!

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TEST START

1. “If Rebecca eats vegetables, then she is vegetarian”.

Which of the following statements let you deduce the argument above?
1. All vegetarians eat vegetables
2. Some people who eat vegetables are vegetarian
3. Rebecca loves animals very much
4. All those who eat vegetables are vegetarian

2. Mary's cat can eat 20 kibbles in 25 minutes. If we want to know how many small packs he will be able to eat
in two hours, which of the following information we need to know?
1. Each small pack contains 60 kibbles
2. Mary’s cat eats one kibble at a time
3. Mary has 10 small packs in the sideboard
4. The weight of a small pack varies from 25 to 30 grams

3. Which of the following equivalences is correct?

1. 100 cl = 0.01 hl
2. 100 l = 1,000 cl
3. 1 ml = 0.001 dal
4. 10 l = 0.01 hl

4. What was the "Arcadia"?

1. A secret revolutionary Italian society
2. An academy founded in Rome, in 1690, which supported classicism to the detriment of the Baroque
3. An amateur sports association that used to celebrate the ancient Olympic Games
4. A verse work written by Petrarch in his youth

Reply to the next eight questions by blacking out the box on the answer sheet as follows:

1. if the new information confirms the belief of Franco or Carlotta;

2. if it goes against their belief;
3. if it does not affect their belief

5. Carlotta thinks that Marco wants to open a Greek restaurant.

• Carlotta knew that Marco goes often to Greece for the excellent cuisine.

6. Carlotta thinks that Sara is not at home now.

• Carlotta tried to call Sara at her home phone and she did not answer.

7. Franco is sure that his wife Lucia will not come back home for dinner tonight.
• Lucia called Franco asking him what good dish he would cook for her at dinner tonight.
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8. Carlotta thinks that Giuseppe has green thumb.

• Dario confided to Carlotta that all plants are already dead at Giuseppe’s house.

9. Franco thinks that at Mangiabene restaurant, you can pay by both cash and meal tickets.
• The waiter at Mangiabene restaurant asked Franco if he prefers paying the bill by credit card.

10. Franco thinks that Lucia is fond of martial arts.

• Franco was invited by Lucia to be present at the delivery of the black belt she won at the latest
tournament.

11. Carlotta thinks that the company she works for intends to hire new staff.
• Carlotta knew that the administrative department of her company is preparing the new contracts to
be offered to applicants selected by the Director of Human Resources.

12. Franco thinks that Lucia is not interested in cultural events.

• Franco has heard that Lucia goes to a literary circle every Friday.

13. The male descendants of the Rossi family have 80% a dark complexion and 80% a height above average.
Marco is a descendant of the Rossi family, so it is more likely that he:
1. has a dark complexion and is tall
2. has a dark complexion and is short
3. has a dark complexion
4. has a dark complexion and height below average

14. The difference between two numbers is 8 and one is 1/3 of the other. Which are these two numbers?
1. 16 and 8
2. 4 and 12
3. 2 and 10
4. 18 and 10

15. Which is the value of the expression log3 81?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

16. Which statement is logically equivalent to: "Men always joke"?

1. Women never joke
2. Women do not joke almost ever
3. Who always jokes is definitely a man
4. Men are never serious

17. Where was Carlo Goldoni born?

1. Florence
2. Rome
3. Venice
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4. Paris

18. A factory wants to install solar panels in a specially reserved area 300 meters wide and 1.3 kilometres long.
If one hectare is equivalent to 0.01 square km, how many hectares have been reserved to install solar panels?
1. 3.9
2. 39
3. 390
4. 0.39

19. Read the passage below carefully

Christmas traditions in the United Kingdom are a mixture of many cultures. British people celebrate Christmas
on the 25th of December. The day before Christmas is called Christmas Eve. Children celebrate on Christmas
Eve by leaving cookies for Father Christmas, they hope that he will come in the night and leave them presents
to open in the morning. Christmas Day is spent eating food, socializing with family and friends, and giving
each other gifts. This is common in many places, but there are some traditions that are only in Britain. Halfway
through the day, the Queen makes a speech on television. Many people stop what they are doing to watch
this. At dinner, people break 'Christmas crackers' with the person sat next to them. These contain jokes, small
presents, and party hats.

According to the passage, who makes a speech on Christmas Day?

1. A member of the Royal Family
2. Santa Claus
3. A reindeer
4. The President
5. The family members

20. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

1. Ajaccio
2. Cannes
3. Nice
4. Paris

21. Which of the following works is considered the masterpiece of Giovanni Boccaccio?
1. Il Canzoniere
2. The Decameron [Decameron]
3. The Prince [Il Principe]
4. Il Filocolo

22. Maria is a married woman and two daughters of her are Rebecca and Giovanna; Mario is married to Sara
and their son Luca is Lucia’s cousin; Lucia is Giovanna’s daughter. According to this information, who could
be Mario?
1. Rebecca’s cousin
2. Maria’s husband
3. Giovanna’s brother
4. Lucia’s son-in-law

Consider also the data of the graph below to answer the next two questions
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Number of people who participated in an interview and who chose to go to the beach or to the mountain in
summer 2018.

23. In 2018, the total number of interviewed people:

1. is higher in June than in the other months
2. is always lower than 600
3. is lower in August than in July
4. does not change in September compared to August

24. By observing the graph, you can conclude that:

1. from June to August, there was a steady increase in people who chose to go to the beach, while the
number of people who went to the mountain decreased
2. in July, the number of people who chose to go to the mountain increased by about 10% compared to
the previous month
3. on average, during the period of observation, the number of people who chose to go to the beach is
lower than the number of people who stated to go to the mountain
4. none of these answers is correct

25. In the age of the Counter-Reformation, was introduced the Index [List; Indice in Italian]. What is meant by
this term?
1. A collection of doctrinal and moral precepts for the faithful of the Catholic religion
2. A religious work written by Martin Luther
3. A list of books banned by the Catholic Church since they were considered heretical
4. A reasoned dictionary of sciences, arts and crafts

26. If the statement “All cats have long hair” is false, which of the following sentences is necessarily true?
1. At least one cat has not long hair
2. No cat has long hair
3. Only some cats have long hair
4. The majority of cats have not long hair

27. Which of the following sentences is equivalent to: "If you sneeze, then it's cold"?
1. If you do not sneeze, it is not cold
2. If you sneeze, it is not cold
3. If you sneeze, it is cold
4. If it is not cold, you do not sneeze
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28. A group of friends picks a small basket of cherries and wants to share it out, but if they take three cherries
each, one is left, while if they took 4 cherries each, 2 cherries would lack. Which of the following could be the
number of cherries picked by the group of friends?
1. 32
2. 34
3. 15
4. 29

29. Write the equation of the circumference with centre C (3 ; 4) and radius r = 6.
1. (x – 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = 36
2. (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 36
3. (x – 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = 6
4. (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 6

30. Knowing that “All Roman football fans are touchy", you can argue that:
1. there are not Roman touchy people who are not football fans
2. all football fans are touchy
3. there can be a Roman touchy person who is fan of water polo
4. if a football fan is touchy, then he/she is Roman

31. Read the passage below carefully

The National Health Service is an organization run by the government. The National Health Service manages
doctors and hospitals all over the countries. There are also private doctors, but the doctors run by The National
Health Service are free to use for British citizens. This means that if someone is ill they do not have to worry
about paying for it. The National Health Service is paid for by Government Taxes. In this way, everybody pays
a small amount to guarantee the care of all other. You can buy medicines from shops. Medicine a doctor told
you to take is called a prescription medicine. Prescription medicine is subsidised by the National Health
Service, meaning it only costs a small charge.

According to the passage which of the following statements is true?

1. The healthcare in the United Kingdom is paid through taxes of every citizen
2. Citizens need to take out expensive private insurance
3. Citizens have to pay doctors for their services
4. Only those who have health insurance can access to medicines
5. When someone is ill, he/she must worry about paying for medical care

32. Which of the following thing can be inferred from the statement “When she studies philosophy, Sara
always uses the pink highlighter”?
1. Sara used the green highlighter, so she has not studied philosophy
2. Sara has not studied history, so she used the pink highlighter
3. Sara used the pink highlighter, so she studied philosophy
4. Sara has not studied philosophy, then she used the pink highlighter

33. On a bus, every 10 minutes, half people who were there at the beginning get down and, after half an hour,
there are still 15 people on board. How many people were on the bus at the beginning?
1. 200
2. 300
3. 290
4. 120
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34. How much is log6(x)5?

1. 5log6|x|
2. 5log6(±x)
3. 5log6(–x)
4. You cannot calculate it

35. Six boys enter a pastry shop and order 5 croissants in total. Which of the following statements is certainly
true?
1. There is only one boy who ordered a single croissant
2. No boy ordered more than two croissants
3. At least one boy did not order a croissant
4. There is one boy who did not order anything

36. Davide wants to buy a new pair of shoes and waits for the seasonal sales: before the sales, the shoes he
wanted to buy had a price of € 120, but he managed to find them at € 90. What is the discount percentage
applied to this pair of shoes?
1. 25%
2. 75%
3. 32%
4. 40%

Consider the passage below, which must be completed in some parts when replying to the next five
questions

EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE WEATHER

My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before (a) ............ returned to England.
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner
returned than he bought a fine house and (b) ............ to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain
(c) ............ the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
After so (d) ............ years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never (e) ............ in England
before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the
house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of
everything except the weather.

37. Which of the following words correctly completes the blank space marked with the letter (a)?
1. she
2. he
3. it
4. has
5. to

38. Which of the following words correctly completes the blank space marked with the letter (b)?
1. go
2. want
3. went
4. returned
5. goes

39. Which of the following words correctly completes the blank space marked with the letter (c)?
1. about
2. never
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3. through
4. from
5. do

40. Which of the following words correctly completes the blank space marked with the letter (d)?
1. a
2. one
3. many
4. any
5. no

41. Which of the following words correctly completes the blank space marked with the letter (e)?
1. lives
2. go
3. went
4. lived
5. within

42. "There is no reason to exclude the possibility of having a salary rise. Thus, I have to keep doing my job well".
This argument assumes that:
1. I will have a salary rise by the end of the month
2. the possibility of having a salary rise is a sufficient reason to keep doing my job well
3. to do my job well, it is necessary to have a salary rise
4. nobody has ever had a salary rise, despite he/she had done his/her job well

43. “Sara is shyer than Luca; Luca is less shy than Giorgio; Giorgio is the shyest of the three”. Based on these
statements, which of the following statements is necessarily true?
1. Luca is shyer than Sara
2. Sara is shyer than Giorgio
3. Giorgio is less shy than Luca
4. Sara is less shy than Giorgio

Read the passage below and use the information to answer the following five questions

Try to pronounce the name Val di Mello in the presence of a mountaineer. Be sure, his eyes will shine. It lies
between the Valtellina and the Swiss border, in a small valley where the geology seems to have worked on
commission of the climbers, distributing soaring cliffs and transporting erratic boulders of all sizes up to
hundreds of kilometres from the glacier. 40 years ago, the modern climbing was born just here in Italy. In this
place, over the years, dense crowds of geckos with human features have humbled the law of gravity, opening
impossible routes with names that were often evocative of their danger: "Way to Hell", "The sweet Afterlife
recall". However, this alpine corner is much more: the granite Eden also welcomes splendid woods, old stone
houses and water, lots of water, which often falls into thundering waterfalls. Just the latter whetted the appetite
of private companies, attracted more by the hydroelectric business than the breathtaking beauty of a unique
place in the world.
44. Which is the main feature of the routes opened in this place?
1. The unusual name, the result of ancient local fantasies
2. Their extreme dangerousness
3. The length and variety of paths
4. The extraordinary influx of tourists coming in every season
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45. In the Val di Mello, you get the impression that:

1. the landscape has remained unchanged over time
2. the configuration of the land has come to meet the needs of climbers
3. geology has just begun its process of land transformation
4. man constitutes an unwelcome presence

46. Climbers are compared to:

1. an animal
2. moss and lichen
3. unshakable rocks
4. ghosts with human features

47. What does “erratic” means in the context of the text?

1. Giant
2. Solitary
3. With a regular shape
4. That change position until getting away from the place of origin

48. What aroused the interest of some private companies in the Val di Mello?
1. The opportunity to exploit the energy resources of its waterfalls
2. The abundance of granite that can be extracted and exploited industrially
3. The uniqueness of the surrounding landscape which could be enhanced from a tourist point of view
4. The uniqueness of the area from a geological point of view as it offers the opportunity to carry out very
interesting research

49. In a square, if the perimeter increases by 20%, how much do the sides increase?
1. 5%
2. 20%
3. 15%
4. 12%

50. To keep the strongbox safe, they created a new safety system: when the screen shows the word “sun”, you
need to link it to number “2”; when it shows the word “tree”, you need to link it to number “2”, while when the
screen shows “Twenty six”, you need to link it to number “6”. Which number should be linked to the word
“squirrel”?
1. 2
2. 5
3. 6
4. 4

Read the passage below and use the information to answer the following five questions

So many people sail the seas driven by the trade winds or chasing the puffs of whales, along a daring route
that combines both challenge and passion, in search of childlike wonder. However, the story of Gino Vensi,
coming from Cilento, has a different meaning, with origins in the Italian epic. Vensi, in fact, is following the
route of three Garibaldians from Cilento who, in 1879, sailed from Montevideo, in Uruguay, headed to Italy to
pay tribute to their hero, Garibaldi. Vensi has dreamed of this crossing since his adolescence and he worked
hard for this undertaking. His wife and children encouraged him to follow his dream. Vensi has long thought
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about the three sailors who were considered insane by everyone, he has re-read their stories and believes that
their undertaking should not be forgotten. Everything to follow a dream? Maybe not. Not everyone knows
about the 100 small cotton bags containing ground from Cilento he brought with him after discovering that
Patagonia, the southernmost city in the world, is home of almost 300 people from Campania, children of
immigrants; Gino has wanted to stop there too, to bring them their homeland and its unique scent.

51. The Vensi crossing:

1. follows a path of the past
2. comes from a promise made to his friends from Cilento
3. meets the wish of his family
4. is only the latest of his adventurous enterprises

52. Vensi faced his journey:

1. roughly, pushed by an almost childish instinct
2. aware of the serious risks and uncertainties he would meet
3. after a careful organization
4. challenging the increasingly adverse weather conditions

53. The heroic crossing mentioned in the text has been carried out by:
1. Garibaldi's veterans
2. three Vensi’s ancestors
3. some companions of Vensi, who are his countrymen
4. Garibaldi and his followers

54. Which is the other goal set by Vensi through his journey?
1. Meeting some friends he has not seen for a long time
2. Satisfying his desire to reach wild places
3. Giving his fellow countrymen something related to their origins
4. Celebrating Garibaldi and his enterprises

55. What drives many people to face long sea voyages?

1. Boredom
2. The desire to pit their strength against their loneliness
3. Escape the daily stress
4. The passion and the desire to challenge themselves

56. Dario says to Mario: "Give me two cards, so I'll have three times as yours". Mario replies, "Give me three
cards of yours, so we will have the same number of cards". How many cards do they have each?
1. Mario 3 and Dario 6
2. Mario 7 and Dario 13
3. Mario 5 and Dario 10
4. Mario 8 and Dario 14
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Read the passage below and use the information to answer the following five questions

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world is the Great Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu at Giza. It is a monument
with a colossal size that has raised and raises fascinating interpretive hypotheses, even if often odd. This
monument, symbol of a millenary and mysterious civilization, has always bewitched the Western man, who
has never been able to explain its origin. In the fifth century Herodotus visited ancient Egypt, exotic and
esoteric land, and stated that it took 10 years to raise the embankment and 20 years for the Pyramid; Khufu
would have devoted years of his reign in the preparation of the immense burial. People have always tried to
explain how the giant stones have been erected. In addition to the established hypothesis that they built
embankments to carry the stone blocks to a higher and higher height, there is also a new theory. The Egyptians
were extraordinary navigators along the Nile and their boats were sailing boats, moved by powerful winds.
Some researchers believe that the engineers who built the pyramids could use the sails to move the blocks and
place them in the vicinity of the building, taking advantage of the wind propulsive thrust.

57. How is ancient Egypt defined in the text?

1. A land full of mystery
2. A remote place remained undiscovered for many centuries
3. The land where one of the shortest but most significant kingdoms in history has been developed
4. The cradle of a civilization that was able to pass down major innovations in engineering

58. The origin of Khufu pyramid:

1. is well known and universally accepted
2. is still object of sometimes odd hypotheses
3. has been finally disclosed
4. has been clarified only after the discoveries made in the fifth century A.D.

59. The Great Pyramid:

1. was built after Khufu death
2. was commissioned by Khufu to celebrate the power of the Egyptian empire
3. was built to house the remains of Khufu
4. was built to be the seventh and final wonder of the world

60. The theory according to which embankments were used for the construction of the pyramid:
1. has superseded the previous theories
2. is still considered plausible
3. is one of the most recently formulated hypotheses
4. is considered outdated

61. According to a new theory, the force of the wind:

1. has been an obstacle to the research on the pyramid
2. has been one of the means exploited for the construction of the pyramid
3. helped to forge and face the stone blocks
4. had been subject of studies for the purpose of facilitating the transport on land since the beginning of
the Egyptian civilization

62. In one week, a kindergarten with 18 children has to buy 12 kg of milk powder. Other three children enrol;
how many kg of milk powder are needed for 16 days?
1. 25
2. 30
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3. 32
4. 28

63. John wakes up from a nightmare: some monsters pursued him. The most dangerous monsters were the
Prixes, some of whom were also Lobs. The Sows, friendlier, were all Lobs. We can say that:
1. some Sows are not Lob
2. the Prixes are certainly Sows
3. every Lob is certainly a Sow as well
4. some Prixes could be Sows

64. Which of the following events can be connected to the French Revolution?
1. Normandy landings
2. Boston Tea Party
3. Peace of Westphalia
4. Storming of the Bastille

65. Sandra has an age that is equal to the age she will have in four years minus 4 times her age four years ago.
How old is Sandra?
1. 5
2. 10
3. 6
4. 9

66. The sum of the numerical coefficients of the development of (x – 7y)2 is:
1. 36
2. 63
3. 7
4. 14

67. What is the name of the famous play written by Machiavelli?

1. The Mistress of the Inn [La Locandiera]
2. The Mandrake [La Mandragola]
3. The Pot of Gold [Aulularia]
4. The Miser [L’Avaro]

Consider also the data of the table below to answer the next two questions

Prices charged by some car parks in Florence

Car park Price according to time of stay

Beccaria 1.50 € per hour for the first 3 hours; 2 € per hour from the fourth to the
fifth hour; 2.5 € per hour from the sixth hour onwards
Gioberti 2.20 € per hour
Annigoni 1.50 € per hour on weekdays; 1.00 € per hour on Sundays and public
holidays
Puccini 1.10 € per hour; every 9 hours, one hour is free

68. Luca decides to go to Florence on a Sunday to celebrate with his wife their anniversary. Which car park is
more affordable if he parks his car at 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.?
1. Beccaria
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2. Gioberti
3. Annigoni
4. Puccini

69. Next Tuesday, Luca is going to Florence for a business appointment and he needs to park his car in a car
park for 5 hours. In which car park, among those listed, would he spend less?
1. Beccaria
2. Gioberti
3. Annigoni
4. Puccini

70. If the measure of the diameter of a circle is 4–3 in metres, the measure of its radius, in metres, is
approximately:
1. 1/32
2. 1/64
3. 4–6
4. 0.008

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