Free Watson Glaser Interpretation Question and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The nine-month-old infant I have at home normally accepts being put to bed, where she soon nods off. She sobs when I put her to bed, and she cries for an hour every time her grandparents come to visit in the evening. <br>
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When routines are altered, my baby often struggles to fall asleep.
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Correct answer: Conclusion does not follow
The passage only describes one specific instance where the baby struggles to sleep: when her grandparents visit. While this is an alteration to her routine, the text does not provide enough information to conclude that she 'often' struggles with *any* alteration to her routine. This is an an overgeneralization based on a single type of event.
Question 2: Numerous hundred AI researchers from the universities of Oxford and Yale were asked to assign dates to the various innovations. not just in the sphere of art, but also in activities like essay writing, translating, using, operating, driving a car, or putting together Lego. Although art is still one of the hardest things to master, AI scientists predict that by the year 2060, machines would dominate humans in all spheres. <br>
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One of the hardest subjects for computers to outperform humans in is art.
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Correct answer: Conclusion follows
The passage explicitly states, 'Although art is still one of the hardest things to master,' referring to AI's ability to outperform humans. This directly supports the inference that art is one of the most challenging subjects for computers to master compared to humans.
Question 3: The nine-month-old infant I have at home normally accepts being put to bed, where she soon nods off. She sobs when I put her to bed, and she cries for an hour every time her grandparents come to visit in the evening. <br>
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The main physiological cause of my baby's difficulty is that her grandparents feed her chocolates, and the sugar makes her hyperactive.
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Correct answer: Conclusion does not follow
The passage only states that the baby cries when her grandparents visit. It provides absolutely no information about what the grandparents do during their visit, such as feeding the baby chocolates, nor does it mention any physiological causes like sugar-induced hyperactivity. The inference is pure speculation and not supported by the given text.
Question 4: Candidates for managerial positions must have experience and/or be assertive in a certain organization. For the position of department manager, there are 25 applicants, 15 of whom have experience and are confident. <br>
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There are one to ten outspoken, inexperienced applicants who applied for the position of department manager.
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Correct answer: Conclusion does not follow
The passage states that 25 applicants applied, and 15 have both experience and confidence (assertiveness). The remaining 10 applicants must meet the criteria of having 'experience and/or be assertive.' We cannot determine how many of these 10 are specifically 'outspoken (assertive), inexperienced.' It's possible that all 10 are experienced but not assertive, meaning there could be zero outspoken, inexperienced applicants, which contradicts the 'one to ten' range.
Question 5: It's a race against time to treat a stroke. Oxygen and sugar cannot reach the brain's cells because of blood clots that block the blood supply. It then results in the brain cells dying quickly. According to recent research, certain brain cells could survive acute oxygen deprivation. Today's researchers want to create a medication that can mimic that phenomenon. <br>
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People who have had a stroke will not survive if they are not treated right away.
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Correct answer: Conclusion does not follows
The passage states that 'certain brain cells could survive acute oxygen deprivation,' and researchers are working on a medication to mimic this. This directly contradicts the absolute claim in the inference that people 'will not survive' if not treated right away. While immediate treatment is critical, the text suggests a possibility of survival or at least cell resilience, making the conclusion too definitive.
Question 6: Candidates for managerial positions must have experience and/or be assertive in a certain organization. For the position of department manager, there are 25 applicants, 15 of whom have experience and are confident. <br>
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The 25 probable applicants for the position of department manager might all have prior experience.
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Correct answer: Conclusion follows
The passage states that 15 out of 25 applicants have experience. The remaining 10 applicants must meet the criteria of having 'experience and/or be assertive.' It is entirely possible that these remaining 10 applicants *also* have experience (but are not assertive), which would mean all 25 applicants possess prior experience. Since the inference uses the word 'might,' this possibility makes the conclusion follow.
Question 7: Nobody has ever established that babies, who often catch up to their classmates by the age of 13, do not typically acquire weight slowly in the first few months of life.
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No infant, regardless of how slowly they put on weight in the early months of life, failed to catch up to their 13-year-old peers.
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Correct answer: Conclusion does not follow
The passage states that babies 'often catch up to their classmates by the age of 13.' The word 'often' indicates a frequent occurrence, but it does not imply an absolute guarantee. The inference, however, makes an absolute claim that 'no infant... failed to catch up,' which means *all* infants caught up. This is an overgeneralization from 'often' to 'always' and is not supported by the text.
