UCAT

UCAT Decision Making Test #1

Five travelers wearing shirts and caps of various colors—blue, green, brown, yellow, and red—came from China, Italy, Germany, France, and America.
No two visitors wore matching caps or shirts.
The tourist from France wore a green shirt. Her hat wasn't either blue or red.
The tourist from America sported a red shirt.
The traveler from Italy had a brown hat. Her clothing matched the color of the French tourist's cap exactly.
Which of the ensuing assertions is accurate?

The American tourist wore a red hat

The Italian tourist wore a red shirt.

The Chinese tourist wore a blue or brown shirt.

The American tourist wore a yellow hat.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
A brown or blue shirt was worn by the Chinese traveler.

Each of Carlo, Samantha, Dan, Rose, and Marie has an automobile. The colors of the cars are either red, blue, or green.
The remaining nine vehicles are sedans, with three hatchbacks.
Green sedans are all present.
Hatchbacks come in red or blue colors.
There are no hatchbacks for Marie and Carlo.
Only Drake owns a blue automobile out of Samantha, Dan, and Rose.
Which of the ensuing assertions is accurate?

There are two blue cars

Rose has a red sedan.

Samantha has a red hatchback

There are three red cars.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Samantha has a red hatchback.

Should the voting age be lowered to 16 in order to combat the problem of low voter turnout?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

The number of persons eligible to vote will increase if 16-year-olds are given the vote.

Yes, if people under the age of 18 can vote, lawmakers will pay attention to them and take their concerns into account.

No, there is no certainty that expanding the voting age will result in a higher voter turnout.

No, 16-year-olds are not politically aware enough to make an informed decision.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
The issue of voter turnout is only addressed in this one comment.

Should "fast food" restaurants be prohibited from selling junk food to kids during school hours in order to promote the health of children?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

No, lunchtimes are too brief, and it's crucial that there be a place where kids can receive cheap food if they can't eat at home.

No, this will decrease the amount of customers that "quick food" restaurants have and might even drive the owners out of business, which would increase unemployment.

Yes, junk food plays a significant role in children's weight and poor health, which may limit their capacity to profit from their afternoon classes.

Yes, students who leave school to visit fast food restaurants during lunch will certainly cause trouble in their neighborhood since they won't be supervised.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
It addresses the key issue regarding the health of children. It acknowledges the connection between junk food, ill health, and obesity.

The following tasks were assigned to Brado, Kath, Norie, and Sandra: data entry, listing tasks, validation tasks, and exit criteria. Each of these tasks took 5, 7, 11, and 16 hours to complete (not in any order).
Kath focused on tasks related to listing or validation.
Together, Sandra and Norie took a full hour longer to finish their assignment than Brado.
The activity that required the most time was validation duties.
Norie focused on data entry while Sandra finished her task in less time than Norie did.

Which of the ensuing assertions is accurate?

Kath completed his task of listing tasks in 16 hours

Kath completed his task of validation tasks in 16 hours

Brando completed his task of listing tasks in 7 hours

Norie completed his task of data entry in 11 hours.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Kath completed his task of validation tasks in 16 hours.

There are either adults or kids among the 27 participants in the club.
Three more men than women are present.
Males make up 12 of the 16 adults.
In the club, how many boys are there?

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
This is due to the fact that 4 of the 16 adults are female if 12 of the adults are male. Since there are 27 members of the group, 11 of them must be minors.
There are 3 more men than females, therefore the total number of males is equal to the total number of females + 1. The following can be written:
12 (adult males) plus MC (male children) equals 4 (adult female) plus FC (female children) plus 3.
In other words, 5 = FC - MC. Consequently, 5 + MC = FC.
Knowing that the sum of MC and FC is 11, FC can be used to replace 5 + MC in the calculation, resulting in MC + 5 + MC = 11. There are therefore 3 male children.

Samatha, Kelly, Naneth and Neri had a vacation. Each person engaged in a beach activity, such as snorkeling, sea walking, jet skiing, or scuba diving. These events cost $30, $40, $65 and $75 each (not in any order).
Despite spending $10 more than Neri, Kelly did not spend the most money on his activities.
Although Naneth didn't go jet skiing, her pastime was less expensive than Samantha's.
Kelly did not choose a sea walk as his beach pastime; Neri chose snorkeling.

Who received $75 for their work?

Naneth

Kelly

Neri

Samatha

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Samantha paid $75 for her activity.

Ice cream bowls are sold by Jeremy. Any meal can have up to three distinct flavors.
He makes the choice to add another flavor.
Is eight the maximum number of additional ice cream dishes with up to three flavors that Jeremy can sell?

Yes, as there are 8 more dishes from the total of 14 - 6.

No, there will be 7 more dishes from 3 + 3 + 1.

Yes, as there are 15 extra dishes in addition to the 4 + 6 + 4 + 1 dishes.

No, there will be 4 additional servings because there are 4 flavors in all.

Correct! Wrong!

The correct answer:
No, there will be 7 more dishes from 3 + 3 + 1.

A biased six-sided die is used in a game that X and Y play.
Some numbers are more likely to be rolled than others on a biased dice.
Whoever throws a six first wins.
First pitch is by X.

No matter how skewed the dice, X and Y have an identical probability of winning.

Yes, the bias of the dice has no impact on the likelihood of any given throw.

No, X has a better probability of succeeding because Y can only succeed if X loses on his turn.

No, the odds are in favor of X when the dice are skewed toward a six.

They do have the same chance of throwing a six when it is their turn because they are using the identical dice.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
The probability of X failing then Y succeeding is lower than the likelihood of X succeeding in the sequence X then Y on any pair of turns where X must fail before Y may succeed.

Should society ultimately be in charge of the care of elderly people when they are no longer physically or mentally capable of taking care of themselves, rather than family members?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

No, everyone has a life to live; the elderly should not rely on society or family members to take care of them; instead, they should save money and cover the cost of any later-in-life care they may require.

Yes, families should support and assist the elderly when they can, but if they are unable to do so, society as a whole should step in to assure their well-being.

Yes, much though they would like to, untrained family members find it difficult to support mentally ill people.

No, if society stopped being involved in this way, families would have to stick together to take care of their relatives, both young and elderly, on their own.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Both society and family are mentioned. It acknowledges that although family members may ultimately be in charge of providing care, there are times when they are unable to do so or may not even exist, in which case society should voluntarily take action to make sure the old person is taken care of.

Ara works as a science advisor. She traveled to China to provide an English-language workshop on science communication for Chinese science teachers.
Nine out of 10 of the teachers Ara encountered there were eager to speak English.
According to a report Ara prepared, 90% of Chinese science professors wanted to speak English. Was Ara right to make this claim?

She is generalizing from a sample

Yes, since 90% of 9 out of 10 conversions are positive.

No, as some of the persons speaking to her would be choosing to do so.

Yes, since nine out of ten is 90 percent.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Since non-English speakers would be significantly less eager to speak English, the 90 percent results from a selection effect.

UCAT Decision Making Test #1

Should the voting age be lowered to 16 in order to combat the problem of low voter turnout? From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Should "fast food" restaurants be prohibited from selling junk food to kids during school hours in order to promote the health of children? From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

There are either adults or kids among the 27 participants in the club. Three more men than women are present. Males make up 12 of the 16 adults. In the club, how many boys are there?

Ice cream bowls are sold by Jeremy. Any meal can have up to three distinct flavors. He makes the choice to add another flavor. Is eight the maximum number of additional ice cream dishes with up to three flavors that Jeremy can sell?

A biased six-sided die is used in a game that X and Y play. Some numbers are more likely to be rolled than others on a biased dice. Whoever throws a six first wins. First pitch is by X. No matter how skewed the dice, X and Y have an identical probability of winning.

Should society ultimately be in charge of the care of elderly people when they are no longer physically or mentally capable of taking care of themselves, rather than family members? From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

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Should the voting age be lowered to 16 in order to combat the problem of low voter turnout?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Should "fast food" restaurants be prohibited from selling junk food to kids during school hours in order to promote the health of children?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

There are either adults or kids among the 27 participants in the club.
Three more men than women are present.
Males make up 12 of the 16 adults.
In the club, how many boys are there?

Ice cream bowls are sold by Jeremy. Any meal can have up to three distinct flavors.
He makes the choice to add another flavor.
Is eight the maximum number of additional ice cream dishes with up to three flavors that Jeremy can sell?

A biased six-sided die is used in a game that X and Y play.
Some numbers are more likely to be rolled than others on a biased dice.
Whoever throws a six first wins.
First pitch is by X.

No matter how skewed the dice, X and Y have an identical probability of winning.

Should society ultimately be in charge of the care of elderly people when they are no longer physically or mentally capable of taking care of themselves, rather than family members?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.