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Read the text below to answer Questions 1 – 6.

The following passage is an interview transcript with Leonardo DiCaprio who talks about his role
in the movie ‘The Revenant’ and answers other questions from the interviewer.

WIRED: Watching the opening of The Revenant, all I could think was, “That looks really cold.”

DICAPRIO: It was physically gruelling for everybody. We had to have this massive crew go to
far-off locations and move around all over the high altitudes, from Calgary to Vancouver. Like
in Birdman, Alejandro Iñárritu created these very intricate shots with [director of photography

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Emmanuel] “Chivo” Lubezki, where he was weaving in and out of the forest. He would have the
camera veer off to this expansive battle sequence, then come right back to another intimate
moment with the character. They had coordinated all that stuff with a lot of precision. But of

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WIRED: What drew you to the role of Hugh Glass?

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DICAPRIO: Glass was a campfire legend—and it’s all true. He survived a savage bear attack,
was left for dead, then travelled through this uncharted territory of interior America, crawling

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through hundreds of miles of wilderness on his own. So to me, the story was a simple linear
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story, but in Alejandro’s hands, of course, it becomes a sort of visual, existential poetry. Not a
lot of directors wanted to take this on because of how difficult it would be to shoot. The script
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had been floating around for a couple of years. It wasn’t until Alejandro was attached to this
man’s struggle in nature that it got going. I reread it and met him again, and I decided to
embark on what I would characterise as more of a chapter of my life than a film commitment—
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because it was epic in every sense of the word.

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WIRED: So you’re filming outside, it’s cold, it’s dirty, it’s brutal. What was that like for you?
Were there moments when you asked yourself, “Why am I doing this?”
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DICAPRIO: Moments? Every single day of this movie was difficult. It was the most difficult
film I’ve ever done. You’ll see, when you see the film—the endurance that we all had to have is
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very much up on the screen.

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DICAPRIO: The hardest thing for me was getting in and out of frozen rivers. [Laughs.]
Because I had elk skin on and a bear fur that weighed about 100 pounds when it got wet. And
every day it was a challenge not to get hypothermia.
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WIRED: How prepared was the crew for that? Did they say, “Well, we’re going to throw
DiCaprio into a frozen river, we better have some EMTs here”?

DICAPRIO: Oh, they had EMTs there. And they had this machine that they put together—it
was kind of like a giant hair dryer with octopus tentacles—so I could heat my feet and fingers
after every take, because they got locked up with the cold. So they were basically blasting me
with an octopus hair dryer after every single take for nine months.
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1. Which of the following options best describe the responses that Leonardo DiCaprio
provided the interviewer?
a. Short and brief
b. Honest and informative
c. Well thought out and calculated
d. Deceptive and confusing

2. How did the film crew manage to film in a very cold environment?
a. The environment was made to look cold through the use of visual effects
b. They set up portable heaters at many points in the environment

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d. They had a variety of techniques and devices to help them persist through the bad
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a. The movie idea and script were extremely difficult to obtain
b. Leonardo DiCaprio was physically challenged during his role in this movie

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c. Leonardo DiCaprio played the character Hugh Glass
d. The majority of the film crew found this movie to be very difficult to film

4. Which of the following statements is true?

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a. There were no safety measurements put in place while filming this movie
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b. The movie did not show a lot of natural scenery and landscapes
c. DiCaprio had to enter freezing water in order to film some scenes
d. DiCaprio found that swimming in the cold river was not as bad as he had imagined
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5. What does the acronym ‘EMT’ most likely stand for?

a. Emergency Medical Team
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movie crew?
a. Rude and abusive
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b. They respected him but were too scared to talk to him

c. Caring and considerate of his wellbeing
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d. They ignored him where possible, unless they had to film his scene
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Inspect the cartoon below to answer Questions 7 – 9.

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7. What does the cartoon depict?

a. One individual storing his diamonds with another person trying to steal it
b. Two individuals who are searching for treasures
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c. The number of diamonds hidden deep in the earth

d. Two office workers who accidentally end up in a mine
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8. What is the central message of the cartoon?

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a. Sometimes we give up too easily, right before we achieve success

b. If you don’t work hard, someone else will steal your success
c. Older people put in less effort than younger people
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d. Don’t do a job which you were not trained or naturally gifted to do

9. What is the most likely outcome of the scene shown in the cartoon?
a. No one will find the stash of diamonds because it is hidden so deep underground
b. Both men will fail to find the diamonds and return to their jobs at the office
c. The man on the bottom will never find the diamonds and the man at the top will find
the diamonds
d. The man at the top will find the diamonds and then share it with the man at the
bottom
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Inspect the cartoon below to answer Questions 10 – 11.

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10. What does the road on the right represent?

a. A road filled with many barriers
b. A road that is not well known and unspoken of
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c. A road that is very similar to the one on the left

d. A road which is hard to break through but leads to an easier path
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11. What is the message behind the passage?

a. The popular option is not always the hardest option
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c. Too many people do not want to put in hard effort now to have an easier future
d. If people listened more carefully to others, they would be able to lead an easier life
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For Questions 12 – 17, choose from the sentences (A – G) the one which best fits each gap. There is
one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

“Greenland ice melt is changing the shape of its coastline”

Rapid melting is reshaping coastal Greenland, potentially altering the human and animal
ecosystems along the country's coast.

New research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research finds that the ice retreat in

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Greenland has changed the way glaciers flow and where they dump into the sea. 12. ___

Recent studies have shown that Greenland is losing 500 gigatons of ice each year, more than

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can be replenished by new snowfall. 13. ___ That is the biggest increase in ice loss seen ever
since the end of the ice age.

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The new study, led by National Snow and Ice Data Center research scientist Twila Moon,

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breaks down the changes in more detail. 14. ___ Eighty-nine percent of glaciers had retreated
substantially within the last decade, the researchers wrote in their paper. Virtually none had

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However, this reshaping of glaciers translated into a variety of changes in glacier movement.
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15. ___; others were flowing more slowly. And over several years to a decade, a single glacier
could do both, depending on the topography around it.
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For example, the Kjer and Hayes glaciers in northwestern Greenland sped up at their primary
outlets to the sea from the 1990s to 2010, but other ice outlets to the ocean nearby slowed
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down. 16. ___

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All of this local variation may be very important for predicting how quickly Greenland's ice will
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A. It is also important to predict how and where nutrients enter the water and where
freshwater is available.

B. They found that glacier retreat is now the norm in Greenland.

C. The way glaciers flow could impact ice loss from Greenland in the future, the
researchers wrote.

D. Some glaciers were speeding up, flowing more rapidly toward the sea, the researchers

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G. Annual ice loss is 14% greater today than it was between 1985 and 1999.

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Read the four extracts below on the theme of ‘magic’.

For Questions 18 – 25, choose the extract (A, B, C or D) which you think best answers the question.

Which extract…
18. Gives an example of how magic can provoke violence? _____
19. Illustrates the limitations of our main sense? _____
20. Explains how learning magic tricks can provide health benefits? _____
21. Describes how opinions towards magic have changed over time? _____

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23. Suggests that learning magic can allow you to form social connections? _____
24. Explains why we are able to be deceived by magic tricks? _____

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Dr Kuhn relates the appeal of a magic trick to that of a horror film.
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If such bloodshed was seen in real life, he says, it would be traumatic and awful, but when it's
shown in the safety of a movie, the fear becomes something that people can enjoy.
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it would be deeply disturbing, but when it's put into the context of a magic trick, it becomes
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entertaining and amusing.

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"It's an exciting time to be researching magic," says Dr Kuhn, showing how trickery can give
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Bailey explains that in the 1500s, 1600s, and 1700s, there were major witch hunts throughout
Europe and in colonial North America. But magic was controversial even before that time. “One
of the very earliest documents about testing if someone was a witch suggests taking the
accused witch and throwing them into a river. If they don’t drown, they’re a witch, and if they
do, the accusation is bad and, well...”

But in the Western world in 2019, you could argue that magic and witchcraft are trendy. Who
can’t name at least one of Harry Potter’s spells? The New York Times just published an article
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titled “Interview with the Witch.” Today, you can be open about it, according to Bailey, a Ph.D.,
professor in the history department at the Iowa State University, and the associate editor of
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft.

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Magic allows you to experience the impossible. It creates a conflict between the things you
think can happen and the things that you experience. While some magicians would like you to

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believe that they possess real magical powers, the true secret behind magic lies in clever
psychological techniques that exploit limitations in the way our brains work. Many of these
limitations are very counter-intuitive which is why we can experience the magical wonder of

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thoughts and behaviours. In fact, vision is so important that we often don’t believe things until
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Teams of magicians and occupational therapists can work together to teach sleight of hand to
physically challenged patients to aid in their rehabilitation. By learning to perform magic,
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individuals achieve new skill levels, which motivates their recovery progress, and develops and
improves their self-awareness.
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necessary if the hospitalised individual is to successfully re-enter the outside community. As a
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result, this establishes a network of communication and social interaction for all participants,
based on the new, shared, common interest of magic.
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Magic tricks function on several different levels and are designed to help improve
coordination, visual judgement, spatial relationships and cognitive skills. There are specific
magic tricks developed for varying disabilities.
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1. Find the area of the shaded section below.

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2. Elora collects teddy bears. She has 2 brown bears and 3 times the number of white
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chocolate costs $11.20. Sofija uses a $20 note. The cashier does not have any notes, $1
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coins or $2 coins. The cashier gives Sofija two 20c coins in change. What is the
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maximum number of 50 coins that Sofija can receive?

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4. Oran is playing with the cards below. He arranges them into the largest, even number
and the smallest, odd number that can be made using 3 cards, without repeating a
number. What is the difference between these two numbers?

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6. Michelle takes 20 minutes to walk to the train station. If she is able to constantly walk
500 metres in 5 minutes, what is the distance that Michelle walks?
a. 2.2 km
b. 2.5km
c. 1.8 km
d. 1.5 km
e. 2 km

7. Daniela does a survey on her favourite shops in her neighbourhood.

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3. The difference in total sales between water and soft drinks was 11.
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8. The moss on a lake doubles in surface area after a week. If the moss starts with a surface
area of 2 cm2, what is its surface area after the fifth week?
a. 8 cm2
b. 16 cm2
c. 32 cm2
d. 64 cm2
e. 128 cm2
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9. A 3D figure is shown below. How many cubes cannot be seen from a top-down view?

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What is the size of angle Y?

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d. 54°
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12. The 3D shape below shows the dimensions of a milk carton. If the milk carton is
currently 60% full, what is the volume of milk in the milk carton in cm3?

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14. Wesley conducts a survey of his local pizza shop customers for their favourite pizza
flavour. The pie-graph below shows his results.

Favourite Pizza Flavour

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15. Janet cycles to travel to school. Her school is 15 km away. If Janet leaves her house at
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8:33 am and needs to arrive at school by 9:03 am, how fast does Janet need to cycle, in
kilometres per hour?
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purchases 4 apples which cost $0.75 each. She then purchases 2 bags of lollies for $4.50
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17. The figure below is made up of 20 rectangles of identical size.

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c. 5
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20. The number sequence below forms a pattern. What is the sum of the 5th and 6th number
in the sequence?

1, 3, 7, 15 …

a. 94
b. 89
c. 63
d. 53
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1. Two hexagons.
2. Two triangles.
3. A quadrilateral and a hexagon.

Which of Tiegan’s claims are correct?

a. Claim 1
b. Claim 2
c. Claim 3
d. Claims 2 and 3
e. None of the claims
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24. Balraj is walking in a park represented by the grid below. Balraj starts at the point
marked X. The arrow points in the direction of North.

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25. Ronald is currently 9. In 3 years’ time, Ronald’s dad will be 4 times as old as Ronald.
How old was Ronald’s dad 5 years ago?
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26. In a bag of marbles are 5 red marbles, 12 yellow marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is
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28. Emelie caught a train that departed at 15 to midnight. Emelie got off the train at 20 past
9 the next morning. How long did the train ride take?
a. 8 hours and 55 minutes
b. 10 hours and 15 minutes
c. 9 hours and 15 minutes
d. 9 hours and 5 minutes
e. 9 hours and 35 minutes
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29. Two bottles of identical size have a maximum capacity of 300 mL. Each bottle currently
contains 150 mL of water. Bottle A then has 50% of its water poured into Bottle B. What
portion of water is left in Bottle A, expressed as a pecrentage?
a. 10%
b. 33%
c. 25%
d. 75%
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32. Lorelei owns two types of fish: yellow fish and blue fish. She knows that 6 yellow fish
eat 400g of food. She also knows that 3 blue fish eat 300g of food. Fish food costs $5 per
100g of food. How much does it cost to feed 3 yellow fish and 6 blue fish?
a. $30
b. $35
c. $37.50
d. $40
e. $42.50

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walk to her store. She then needs 23 minutes to purchase her ingredients and finally 37
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35. Dotty wants to purchase a concert ticket which costs $255. If Dotty earns $5 per hour
for running odd jobs and Dotty can only work for a total of 10 hours per week, how
many weeks must Dotty work to buy her concert ticket?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7

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1. Tom: If you want to make a lot of money, you should start your own business. While it
requires a lot of hard work and time in the beginning, it is worth it because once you
succeed you are able to become very wealthy and retire early.

Which of the following, if true, most weakens Tom’s claim?

a. Starting a business requires a lot of time, energy and effort.
b. Many people do not like how short their holidays are at their current jobs.
c. Some people earn a lot of money even though they do not own a business.
d. Less than one percent of new businesses are successful.

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the beginning of every week, the café must have 400 sugar packets exactly. If over the
week, twenty packets of sugar are used each day, how many sugar packets does the café
need to buy at the end of each week to restock?
a. 100
b. 120
c. 140
d. 160

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4. Sonia built four cubes following a certain rule. The nets of the cubes are shown below.

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a. Shaded faces cannot be opposite each other.

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d. Shaded faces must be opposite blank faces.

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drums.
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Lisa: Juan did not play the drums. That is how I know that Yohei did not play his guitar.
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If the quoted statement is true, who is correct?

a. Giannie only
b. Lisa only
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c. Both Giannie and Lisa

d. Neither Giannie nor Lisa
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6. Janice has three children. For their birthday parties, she follows the rule that the
number of children attending the birthday party should be equal to the age of the child.
O

Her children are currently 4, 5, and 9 years old. All three of Janice’s children have their
birthdays next month and they will have their birthday parties on each of their
a

birthdays.
ph

If each guest brings a present to each party, how many presents were given to the
children in total?
Al

a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 21

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7. For a research project, Kevin needs to find out how age impacts how much physical
activity a person does. To do his research, Kevin surveys the people in his
neighbourhood and the results of his survey are shown in the table below.

Less than 3 hours 3 or more hours of Total

exercise per week exercise per week
Less than 18 years 24 16 30
old
18 years or older 20 30 50
Total 36 54 80

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Which group of people accounts for 30% of the total number of people surveyed?
a. All individuals 18 years or older.

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b. All individuals 18 years or older who exercise for less than 3 hours per week.

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c. All individuals 18 years or older who exercise for 3 or more hours per week.
d. All individuals younger than 18 years old who exercise for less than 3 hours per

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week.

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8. “Haley’s favourite subject is law while her second favourite subject is business.”
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Donna: I know that Haley is studying at a university and I know that she did not pass the
entrance exam for law two years ago, so she must be studying business instead.
ch

If the quoted statement is true, which of the following is NOT a mistake Donna has
oa

made?
a. Haley may not want to study any of her favourite subjects in university.
b. Haley may not have been accepted into a business school either.
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c. Haley may only go to university if she is accepted into either law or business.
d. Haley may have passed the entrance exam for law last year.
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9. School Principal: “Teachers should be allowed to give their students candy as a reward
for good behaviour in class”.
O

Which of the following, if true, most supports the principal’s claim?

a

a. Candy is very tasty and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

ph

b. Candy makes children excited and motivated to behave well and work harder.
c. Many children have allergies to candy but may still eat it unknowingly.
d. The sugar in candy makes people feel more alert for a short period of time.
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10. To win a competition, a team of four students must add shapes to the following figure
within sixty seconds to create a design.

During the sixty seconds, each student can either add one shape, move one shape, rotate
the figure or flip the figure. By the end of the sixty seconds, the team has formed the

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figure below.

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ol
C
Which of the following could not be an appearance of the figure during the sixty

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seconds?
a. b. in
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c. d.
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11. “Climate change can be minimised if, and only if, less people use gas-powered cars.”

Gregory: There are less people using gas-powered cars this year, so climate change can
a

potentially be minimised.
ph

Julia: Even if electricity usage halves worldwide, climate change cannot be minimised if
the same number of people still use gas-powered cars.
Al

If the quoted statement is true, who is correct?

a. Gregory only
b. Julia only
c. Both Gregory and Julia
d. Neither Gregory nor Julia

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12. Five friends, Laura, Mary, Naomi, Oliver and Paul, are playing chess against each other.
There are three chessboards in a row and to play, a person sits opposite the person they
are playing against. Since there are only five friends, in each round, one person does not
have an opponent, but still sits at one of the chessboards. In a specific round, Naomi
does not sit next to either Mary or Oliver and Laura does not play Naomi. Mary plays
Paul on the middle board and Paul does not sit between two other players.

Who does not have an opponent?

a. Laura
b. Naomi

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c. Oliver
d. Mary

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13. Scientists have said that to live a healthy lifestyle, a person should take at least 10,000

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steps each day. Sally wants to accomplish this, so she goes for an hour-long walk. At the
end of the hour, she finds that she has walked a total of 8,000 steps. How many more

C
minutes does she have to walk at the same speed so that she reaches 10,000 steps?
a. 10 minutes

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b. 15 minutes
c. 20 minutes
d. 30 minutes
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ch
14. “Antonio’s Pizza Recipes” is a famous book that explains how to make a great pizza.
According to Antonio, all great pizzas are made with sourdough bread and contain
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capsicum.
C

John: This pizza is made with sourdough bread and contains capsicum, so it must be a
great pizza.
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If Antonio is correct, which of the following shows the mistake that John has made?
a. The pizza may not have been made by following one of Antonio’s recipes.
O

b. There may be more than two requirements to make a great pizza.

c. Sourdough bread is not the only type of bread that can be used to make pizza.
d. Only pizzas that contain capsicum may taste great.
a
ph
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Questions 15 and 16 refer to the information below.

The roster for Gerard’s Mechanics displays the work shifts of all employees from Monday to
Friday. As shown below, there are four shifts in one day.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

07:00am – Cindy Hillary Steven Tyler Kiara
10:00am
10:00am – Hillary Cindy Hillary Kiara Steven
01:00pm
01:00pm – Felix Kiara Tyler Hillary Cindy

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04:00pm
04:00pm – Tyler Felix Steven Kiara Tyler
07:00pm

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15. Jessica is a new employee at Gerard’s Mechanics. As she is new, she works one shift each

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day alongside another rostered employee. If Cindy is working on a certain day, then

C
Jessica will always work with her. Otherwise, she will work with one of the other
employees. Who will Jessica never work with?
a. Hillary

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b. Tyler in
c. Kiara
d. Felix
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16. Gerard, the owner, pays his workers depending on how long they work each day. If a
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worker works only one shift a day, then they get paid $30 per hour for that shift, but if a
worker works two or more shifts in a day, they get paid $40 per hour for those shifts.
C

How much does Gerard pay Kiara in one week?

a. $420
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b. $440
c. $480
d. $520
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17. Don: School uniforms are compulsory for students because it makes them feel more
a

equal and allows them to represent their school with pride. However, these reasons also
ph

apply to teachers. Therefore, uniforms should be compulsory for teachers as well.

Which of the following, if true, most supports Don’s claim?

Al

a. Different schools may have extremely different uniforms.

b. Uniforms make students and teachers less distinctly recognisable.
c. Students are more likely to wear their uniforms if teachers show that they are
proud to represent their school.
d. Uniforms are often very uncomfortable and not suitable for physical activity.

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18. At a restaurant, Emily is in charge of making drinks. The restaurant sells two specialty
drinks called a “Mixed Fruit” and a “Cranberry Zest”. Emily takes the same amount of
time to make every “Mixed Fruit” and the same amount of time to make every
“Cranberry Zest”. She times herself making two different orders:

Mixed Fruit, Mixed Fruit, Mixed Fruit, Cranberry Zest, Mixed Fruit: 11 minutes

Cranberry Zest, Mixed Fruit, Cranberry Zest, Mixed Fruit, Mixed Fruit, Mixed Fruit: 14
minutes

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How long does it take her to make a ‘Mixed Fruit’ Drink?
a. 1 minute
b. 2 minutes

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c. 3 minutes

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d. 4 minutes

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19. George is a marine biologist who is categorising sea creatures based on common
properties.

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Currently, he has grouped the three sea creatures below in one category:
in
ch
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C
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Which of the following sea creatures belongs in the category above?

a. b.
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a
ph
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c. d.

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20. “A country has both a good education system and a good government only if it has a
healthy economy.”

Fiona: Country A has a good education system and a good government, so it has a
healthy economy.

Rufus: Country B has a healthy economy, so it has both a good education system and a
good government.

If the quoted statement is true, who is correct?

ge
a. Fiona only
b. Rufus only
c. Both Fiona and Rufus

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d. Neither Fiona nor Rufus

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21. “On a school excursion to the zoo, only students who visited the penguins also visited

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the elephants. On the other hand, all ten students who visited the giraffes also visited
the tigers.”

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Sam: If students only had enough time to visit two animals, then none of the students
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who visited the penguins could have also visited the tigers.
ch
If the quoted passage is true, which of the following shows the mistake Sam has made?
a. Some students who visited the penguins may not have visited the elephants.
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b. Some students who visited the giraffes may have wanted to visit the elephants.
c. Only students who visited the giraffes may have been able to visit the tigers.
d. Some students may not have visited more than one animal.
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22. Gloria reads before bed except unless perhaps if there is something good showing on
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TV. James always goes for a run before bed unless it is raining.

If the above statements are true, which of the following is true?

O

a. If it is raining and there is something good showing on TV, Gloria will not read
before bed and James will not go for a run before bed.
a

b. If both James and Gloria go for a run before bed, then it is not raining and there is
ph

something good showing on TV.

c. If there is something good showing on TV, then both Gloria and James will watch
TV before bed.
Al

d. If Gloria reads before bed and James goes for a run before bed, then it is neither
raining nor is there anything good showing on TV.

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23. A bag of jellybeans contains small beans and large beans. A large bean weighs 4 grams.
A bag with 10 large beans and 10 small beans weighs 55 grams. How much does a small
bean weigh?
a. 1.0 g
b. 1.5 g
c. 2.0 g
d. 2.5 g

24. A restaurant serves between 100 and 200 customers every evening. Each customer
always buys either one pasta at $20 or one lasagne at $40. No more than half of the

ge
customers on any evening buy lasagne. All drinks cost $5, and everybody always has
one drink.

le
What is the difference between the smallest total amount and the largest total amount

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the restaurant may earn in any evening?
a. $3,500

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b. $4,000
c. $4,500

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d. $5,000
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25. Mrs Smith shows her class the side view of a tower. She then asks four of her students to
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come up with a possible top view for the tower. Each student’s drawing is shown in the
table below.
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Amelia Lachlan
C
ne
O

Andrew Celina
a
ph
Al

Only three students were correct. Who drew the top view incorrectly?
a. Amelia
b. Lachlan
c. Andrew
d. Celina

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26. Alison: My daughter, Clarissa, is seven years old and wants to become an engineer. Since
becoming an engineer does not require visual arts, my daughter should not study visual
arts in school.

Which of the following, if true, most weakens Alison’s claim?

a. Visual arts develops diagrammatic drawing skills that engineers require.
b. Clarissa enjoys visual arts because she gets to talk with her best friend.
c. Many employers employ engineers who have a wide variety of skills.
d. Clarissa is always distracted and disruptive during visual arts classes.

ge
27. “At Kanthas Airlines, the majority of flights arrive late and few flights have any empty
seats.”

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Diane: Some Kanthas Airlines flights with empty seats will definitely arrive late.

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Gabriel: Less than half of the Kanthas Airlines flights that arrive late may possibly have

C
empty seats.

If the quoted statement is true, who is correct?

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a. Diane only in
b. Gabriel only
c. Both Diane and Gabriel
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d. Neither Diane nor Gabriel
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28. There are five people—Bugsy, Nelson, Dutch, Clyde, and Gotti—waiting in seats at the
doctor’s office. There are six seats which are numbered 1 to 6 from left to right. The
following conditions apply:
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● There is always one empty seat.

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● Clyde is not sitting in seats 1, 3 or 5.

● Gotti is the third person from the left.
O

● Bugsy is sitting to the immediate left of Nelson.

If space 6 is empty, which one of the following must be false?

a

a. Clyde sits in seat 4.

ph

b. Dutch sits in seat 4.

c. Clyde sits on a seat to the left of Nelson.
d. Clyde sits on a seat to the right of Dutch.
Al

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29. Mr Martin wants to bring his students a cake for a Christmas celebration. He can make
three types of cake: chocolate, vanilla and red velvet. He asks his class to vote on which
cake they would like him to bring. Each student must vote twice, but they are not
allowed to vote for the same cake twice. If a cake is voted for by everyone in the class,
he will make that cake. Otherwise, he will bring a mixed bag of chocolates.

Knowing one of the following would allow us to know the result of the vote. Which one
is it?
a. No students voted for chocolate cake.
b. The cake that was voted for by the most students was red velvet cake.

ge
c. All students voted for either chocolate or vanilla cake, or both.
d. Half the students voted for red velvet cake and vanilla cake.

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30. Elizabeth has the following three blocks.

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C
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in
ch
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Which of the following can be combined with the above blocks to make a square?
C

a. b.
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a
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c. d.
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OC Free Trial Test Answers

Reading Mathematical Reasoning Thinking Skills
1. B 1. B 1. D
2. D 2. C 2. B
3. A 3. B 3. C
4. C 4. A 4. C
5. A 5. C 5. A
6. C 6. E 6. D
7. B 7. B 7. D
8. A 8. D 8. C
9. C 9. C 9. B
10. D 10. A 10. D
11. C 11. D 11. C
12. C 12. C 12. A
13. G 13. C 13. B
14. B 14. E 14. B
15. D 15. C 15. D
16. F 16. A 16. A
17. A 17. C 17. C
18. B 18. B 18. B
19. C 19. C 19. D
20. D 20. A 20. A
21. B 21. E 21. A
22. D 22. C 22. D
23. D 23. C 23. B
24. C 24. A 24. C
25. A 25. C 25. D
26. D 26. A
27. D 27. B
28. E 28. B
29. C 29. A
30. B 30. C
31. C
32. D
33. E
34. A
35. D
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1.B
From the passage we can see that every one of Dicaprio’s answers helped inform the audience on
the question being answered and it shows that he answered the questions without thinking too much
and is honest with all his answers.
This is answer (b).

2. D
This is answered in the last paragraph and it shows that they used many devices and methods in
order to battle the cold and keep DiCaprio from getting hypothermia. These would be having EMTs
on standby along with having a large dryer to keep DiCaprio warm.
This is answer (d).

3. A
Statement (a) is incorrect as it is stated in the answer to the 2nd question that the script had been
floating for a couple of years but it would be difficult to shoot.
This is answer (a).

4. C
Statement (a) is incorrect as the final paragraph shows that many safety measures needed to be put
in place in order to keep DiCaprio safe while filming.
Statement (b) is incorrect as the first paragraph shows how everything was filmed on location and
showed all of the scenery and nature.
Statement (d) is incorrect as he states in the 8th paragraph that the filming while wet was ver difficult
to do.
We know that statement (c) is correct as he states it in the 8th paragraph.
This is answer (c).

5. A
In the context of the last paragraph it shows that DiCaprio was in danger while filming and that these
EMTs were on standby so we can assume that it must have something to do with being very ready to
respond in a medical emergency.
This is best seen as answer (a).

6. C
Through the passage it shows that DiCaprio went through very gruelling filming and the crew helped
in making sure his well-being and safety came first.
This is answer (c).

7. B
The cartoon shows us of two people who are mining for treasures or the stack of diamonds they
nearly get to.
This is best seen as answer (b).

8. A
The message seen by the cartoon is that you shouldn’t give up as you could have struck the treasure
if you’ve go further on.
This is best seen as answer (a).
9. C
The most likely outcome is that the man on the bottom does not gain the diamonds as he has given
up but the man on the top will get the diamonds as he is not willing to give up.
This is answer (c).

10. D
The road on the left is the one everyone takes as it is the easiest for everyone but it is much harder
than the road on the right which is more difficult to break through but overall is a much easier road.

11. C
The message being sent in this is that people choose the easier option even if it is a more difficult
future and so they should put the work in now to make an easier future later on.
This is answer (c).

12. C
This sentence is elaborating further on the topic of glacier flows. The only answer option that does
this is answer (c) and is perfect to fill in this blank.

13. G
This paragraph is discussing ice loss and the sentence that follows refers to this sentence as being
the “biggest loss in ice” and so this sentence would be a statistic on ice loss.
This is answer (g).

14. B
This paragraph is talking about the glacier retreat. The only option that relates to this and perfectly
fills in the blank is answer (b).

15. D
This paragraph is discussing glaciers moving and flowing. The only answer that relates and fits in his
blank is answer (d).

16. F
This paragraph is talking about specific glaciers speeding up or slowing down. Since the last
sentence discussed ice outlets slowing down, then this sentence will most likely discuss some fast
ice outlets.
This is answer (f).

17. A
This sentence is closing the passage and this paragraph is discussing how to predict what will
happen to the ice.
The only answer that fits this blank and makes sense is answer (a).

18. B
Excerpt B shows us how people who were viewed with being able to use magic such as witches
were condemned to death during colonial America.
This is answer (b) and helps in answering the question best.

19. C
Excerpt C shows us how magic is used to trick us psychologically and our main sense of knowing
things is thrown off balance by these new tricks that we can’t understand.
This best answers the question and is answer (c).
20. D
Excerpt D shows how combining the use of magic and therapy can prove to be helpful in
rehabilitating challenged patients and allow them to gain new skills which motivates their recovery.
This is answer (d) and best answers the question being asked.

21. B
Excerpt B shows us how compared to the 1500s where magic was seen as the devil’s work, it is seen
in modern times as something cool and something that everyone wishes they could do. It shows how
the opinions have changed over time.
This is answer (b) and best answers the question.

22. D
Excerpt D can be used in order to show how magic is used in therapeutics setting and as a way of
allowing patients to recover or develop social skills in order to introduce to a community.
This answers the question and is answer (d).

23. D
The second paragraph of excerpt D shows how magic can be used to develop someone’s social
skills and development in order for them to interact with people outside of their own community.
This best answers the question and is answer (d).

24. C
The second half of excerpt C goes into detail as to why we are able to be fooled by magic tricks and
how they can psychologically trick our brain into believe something else or to believe in something
that isn’t even there in the first place.
This is answer (c) and helps in answering this question best.

25. A
The whole of excerpt A portrays to us how a magic trick can relate to the same appeal that a horror
film can give someone.
This directly answers the question and is answer (a).
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Gem 41,10 let small rectangle be B

11 is it is I
Shaded Area AreaA Area
Area 12 10
120cm

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48cm
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2 C
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6
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Brown White t Black
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18.40
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change
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4 A
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Largest even number 986

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751
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5 C

Cross section is

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500m in 5 minutes

i 100m in I minute
So in 20 minutes she will walk 20 100
2000m
2km Ibm 1000m

i E
7 B
Claim 1 shop C sells 5006 of all cakes sold
Shop A I cake
shop 13 4 cakes
Shop C 23 cakes
This claim is false as shop C sells more than 50
of all cakes
Claim 2 The item with most sales were salads
Total cakes 23 4 1
28
Total drinks 5 3 1
9
Total salad 13 12 4
29
Total water 10 6 5
21
2 is correct
Claim
Claim 3 Difference in total sales between water and drinks is 11
Total water Total drinks 21 9
12
i Claim 3 is false
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start 2cm
I week 2 2
4cm
2 week 2 4
8cm
3 week 2 8
16cal
4 week 2 16
32cm
5 week 2 32
64 cut
i D

9 c
All layered blocks cannot be seen

3 blocks each
Top left and top right both shield

4 blocks underneath
The middle 4 squares also shield the
The bottom left and bottom right do not cover anything
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ID D
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30 10
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Volume milk GO to x 300

980 x 300
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split shape into A B
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c

14 E
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Distance 15km
Time 9 03 8 33
30mi s

Speed Distance

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30km h 60min Ihr

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16 A
Cost 4 0.75 2 4.50
3.00 9.00
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8
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a 37 rounds to 40
b 55 rounds to 60

e 23 rounds to 20
d 46 rounds to 50
e 7 rounds to 80

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3 É
6

The middle number should be 5

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1 2 1 3
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31
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63
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94
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10 houses every 5 mins
2 houses every minute
1hr GOmins
Houses in 1hr 60 2
120
8 hrs 8 120
960 houses
960 Each house 1
E
22 C
Consider this as a ratio
A B
2 I Goldfish A ate twice as much as B

Total pellets 36
2 1 3parts
3 parts 36
I part 36 3
12 pellets

Goldfish A 2 12
24 pellets
Goldfish B 1 12
12 pellets

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12 more pellets were eaten
by Goldfish A
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Claim 3 works
Claims 2 are impossible
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26 D
12 5
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Probability Red 0 simplify

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28 E
Depart 1145pm
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11 45 12 00 15min
12 00 9 00 9 hrs
9 00 9 20 20 ins

Total time 9ms t 20min s t 15mins

9hr5 35min s
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29 C
150mL out of then each has 504
If both contain 300mL

Bottle A has 504 of this poured into bottle 13

Bottle A x 5040
25
i C
30 B
The 8 corner blocks have 3 sides painted
sides painted
Only the middle blocks have 2
These are 4 blocks
B
3DC
Square area 25cm
i Side of square 5cm
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20cm

2Length rectangle 20 2 2
16
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32 D
6 yellow fish 400g
3 yellow fish 200g
3 blue fish 300g
6 blue fish 600g
3 yellow t 6 blue 200 600
800g
5 per 100g
i For 800g cost 8 85
40
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Walk ty x 60min
15min
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Open shop at 6 37am

6 37am 37min prepare
6 00am
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38
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5 22am
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34 A

suits

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D 3,1 creates the rectangle

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Assume she works the maximum hours every week
10 5
Weekly pay
50

250 50 5 weeks
However there is 5 leftover
This means she must work another week to get all the

money for the ticket

i 6 weeks total
D
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Thinking
1.D
In order to weaken Tom’s statement, you need a reason that creating a new business will not lead to
a lot of money or if it will succeed at all.
This reason is given by answer (d) and best weakens the argument.

2. B

8hrs 200
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3. C
20 used each day
i Need to restock 20 7
140 sugar packets
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4. C
Option (a) is incorrect as cube 3 breaks this rule.
Option (b) is incorrect as cube 2 breaks this rule.
Option (d) is incorrect as cube 3 breaks this rule.

Option (c) is correct as it is the only one which is consistent with all 4 cubes.

5. A
Giannie is correct as it shows how Juan will only play the drums when Yohei plays his guitar. This
directly follows the rules of the quoted statement.
Lisa is incorrect as although Yohei not playing guitar means that Juan will not play the drums, this
does not mean the opposite is true and it is not dependant on Juan playing the drums.

Since only Giannie is correct, the answer is (a).

6. D

Remember that currently they are 4,5 9

This means
they will be turning 5,6
10

i Number of presents total 5 6 10

21
D
7. D

Total 80
3
3040 0 80
3 8
24
This is less than 18 years old who exercise for less than 34s
per week
i D
8. C
The assumption with which Donna is making her statement is that Hayley will only go to University to
do her favourite subject which are either law or business.
We can say this is not a mistake which Donna is making.
This is answer (c).

9. B
In order to support the Principal’s claim, we need a reason that giving students candy will help in
motivating them and encourage them to continue behaving well.
This reason is given by answer (b) and best helps in supporting the Principal’s claim.

10. D
It could not be answer (d) as this shows too many components and nowhere in the rules is it stated
that the team members could remove a component. This is the only one that could not have been a
part of the building process.

11. C
Gregory is correct as it follows the logic of less people having gas-powered cars leading to climate
change being minimised.
Julia is correct as it shows that the only way of minimising climate change is through the minimising
of gas-powered cars.

Since both Gregory and Julia are correct, the answer is (c).
12. A

Naomi Oliver Mary Paul Laura

Naomi does not sit next to Oliver but instead across from
him as they play
i A
13. B

8000 steps in the

2000 steps X 60min
15min
i For 2000 extra steps she must walk another 15 mins

i B
14. B
The mistake in John’s reasoning is that he has wrongly assumed that the only way pizza is made is
with sourdough bread and capsicum. There could be many other things needed in order to create a
great pizza.
This is best seen as answer (b).

15. D
Jessica will never work with Felix as she is scheduled on every day with Cindy but not the days
where Cindy is off and so Jessica doesn’t have the choice to choose Felix on Thursday.
This is answer (d).

16. A

Kiara works I shift wed fri

i 30 W for these 2 shifts
Kiara 2 shifts
works on thus
i 40 W for this

I shift pay Ghs x 30

180
2 shift pay GW x 40
240
Total 240 180 i

420 A
17. C
In order to support Don’s claim, we need a reason that teachers wearing uniforms will help in letting
students follow the uniform code and take more pride in their school.
This reason is best given as answer (c) and best helps in supporting Don’s claim.

18. B

4 MD I CZ 11min
4 MD 262 14min
i IC 2 3 in

UMD 11 3
414 D 8min
I MD 2min
i B
19. D
The pattern with these sea creatures is they have 6 objects emerging out of their bodies in any way
possible.
This shows the creature (d) belongs in this group as it also has 6 objects protruding from its main
body.

20. A
Fiona’s statement is correct as it follows the logic stated in the quoted statement.
Rufus’ statement is incorrect as having a healthy economy does not mean their is a good education
system or government in place. The opposite of the quoted statement is not correct.

Since only Fiona is correct, the answer is (a).

21. A
The mistake in Sam’s reasoning is that he has wrongly assumed that some students hadn’t seen
both the penguins and the elephants as the two animals they had time to see.
This is answer (a).

22. D
The only answer that is correct is answer (d) as it shows how Gloria will only read if there is not a
good show on TV and James will be running before bed if there is no rain.
23. B

Large bean 4g
10 large been 10 4
40g
55 40 15g
i 10 small beans 15g
I small bean
1.5g
i B
24. C

Largest amount 200 customers

100 lasague
100 pasta
200 drinks
Cost 100 40 100 20 200 5
4000 2000 1000
7000

Smallest amount 100 customers

O lasagna
100 pasta
100 drinks

Cost 0 40 100 20 100 5

0 t 2000 500
2500
2500
Difference 7000
4500
C
25. D
The pattern with all of them is that all three shapes share a side together whole Celina’s drawing
shows the outer circle has a gap before the inner rectangle.
This is answer (d).
26. A
In order to weaken Alison’s claim, we need a reason that visual arts will help give people skills in
order to progress well through an engineer course.
This reason is given by answer (a) and best weakens Alison’s claim.

27. B
Diane’s statement is incorrect as there could be none which do this.
Gabriel’s statement is correct as it shows how very little flights would have both empty seats and be
late.

Since only Gabriel is correct, the answer is (b).

28. B

I I
1 2 3 5 6
4

Clyde can
only go in 2 or 4

Dutch cannot take 2 a 4 otherwise Bugsy would

not sit next to Nelson
i B
29. A
As it is now, there is no way of knowing how many votes are in each cake.
By removing one of the options however, we will be able to narrow down a winner as it only makes
the students have 2 options to put their votes for.
This means answer (a) will allow us to know the results of the survey.

30. C
Only answer (c) will provide the middle section needed in order to create a 5x5 square as it contains
the right ridges for the other pieces to fit into.