GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions

Below are a sample set of critical reasoning questions similar to those found in the verbal section of the GMAT. Due to the relatively small number of questions that we have published here, we strongly recommend that you only use these to augment your GMAT preparation.

Stock analyst: "We believe Company A's stock will appreciate at 35% a year for the next 5 to 7 years. Company A just became the leader in its industry and we expect its sales to grow at 8% a year."

Commentator: "But how can the stock be expected to grow more quickly than the company's underlying sales?"

1) Which of the following facts would best support the stock analyst?

1. The company's expenses will be declining over the next 5 to 10 years.
2. The company just won a patent on a new product.
3. Company A's stock is currently overvalued by a significant amount.
4. The 5 to 7 year time frame is too long for anyone to accurately forecast.
5. Company A's industry peer group is expected to experience stock appreciate rates of 30% over the same time horizon.

Acme brand aspirin is the best headache relief available on the market today. To prove this claim, Acme called 10 people and asked them their thoughts on headache relief products. All 10 of them stated that they unequivocally use Acme brand aspirin on a regular basis and they believe it to be the best headache relief available on the market today.

2) Which of the following will most weaken this argument?

1. Acme brand aspirin is highly addictive.
2. The 10 people called were the spouses of the company's top 10 executives and they were coached on what to say.
3. Most people choose to suffer silently through their headaches and take no medicines whatsoever.
4. This survey was conducted by an independent company.
5. The 10 people were selected at random.

My neighbor's dogs bark and howl every time they are let outside. My CPA told me that dogs tend to bark and howl when they see birds resting in the top branches of their favorite trees. I personally believe they bark and howl because they enjoy disrupting my meditations.

3) Which of the following can be inferred from the preceding passage?

1. The dogs must be abused by their owners.
2. The dogs' owners do not care how they are viewed by their neighbors.
3. There are many pedestrians who walk by this neighbor's house and the dogs are starving for attention.
4. The dogs enjoy being outside.
5. The dogs will bark and howl at 3 a.m. if they are outside at that time.

Most citizens are very conscientious when they can see the reason for a law. For instance, there have been very few incidents stemming from the recently implemented law that increases the penalty for motorists caught leaving a gas station without paying for the gas they pumped into their vehicles. This is because citizens are very conscientious of the high cost of gasoline and they know that their thefts will only further increase the price of gasoline for everyone else.

4) Which of the following would the author of this passage believe?

1. The increased penalty is a significant motivation for most citizens.
2. There are still too many inconsiderate citizens in the local community.
3. High gasoline prices can be brought down if everyone does his or her part and pays for the gasoline they use at the pumps.
4. Society should make the time to teach citizens the reasons for its laws.
5. People would be more likely to speed on a stretch of deserted highway than not pay for gasoline.
   

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