ExxonMobil Test ExxonMobil Verbal Reasoning 3

Question 1

A policy document states: 'Contractors must comply with all site-specific safety rules in addition to their own company standards.' What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Contractors must follow ExxonMobil site rules as well as their own standards

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Contractors only need to follow their own company standards on site

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Contractors may choose which set of rules to follow

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Site-specific rules replace contractor company standards

Question 2

Choose the word most opposite in meaning to 'volatile' as it applies to crude oil prices.

Accepted Answer

Stable

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Unstable

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Predictable

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Fluctuating

Question 3

The following sentence has an error: 'Each of the operators are required to submit daily reports.' What is the correct version?

Accepted Answer

Each of the operators is required to submit daily reports.

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Each of the operator's are required to submit daily reports.

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Every operators are required to submit daily reports.

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Each of the operators were required to submit daily reports.

Question 4

A report concludes: 'Without infrastructure investment, output will decline by 2030.' Which statement is best supported?

Accepted Answer

Infrastructure investment is one way to prevent output decline by 2030

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Output will definitely decline by 2030

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Output decline is inevitable regardless of investment

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2030 is when infrastructure becomes obsolete

Question 5

What is the best definition of 'due diligence' in the context of ExxonMobil acquisitions?

Accepted Answer

A thorough investigation of a business before a transaction

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Paying debts on time

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Complying with regulatory requirements

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Timely submission of financial reports

Question 6

Which transition word best fills the blank: 'The project ran over budget; ______, the timeline was extended to manage costs.'

Accepted Answer

Consequently

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Therefore

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However

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Moreover