Cse Reviewer
Cse Reviewer
Cse Reviewer
1. All politicians are public figures. Some public figures are famous. Therefore,
a) Some politicians are famous.
b) No politicians are famous.
c) All famous people are politicians.
d) Some famous people are not public figures.
9. All politicians are talkative. Some talkative people are annoying. Therefore,
a) Some politicians are annoying.
b) No politicians are annoying.
c) All annoying people are politicians.
d) Some annoying people are not talkative.
11. All swans are birds. Some birds can swim. Therefore,
a) Some swans can swim.
b) No swans can swim.
c) All swimming creatures are swans.
d) Some swimming creatures are not birds.
12. No stars are planets. All planets are celestial bodies. Therefore,
a) No celestial bodies are stars.
b) Some celestial bodies are stars.
c) All stars are celestial bodies.
d) Some celestial bodies are not planets.
13. All trees have roots. Some roots are underground. Therefore,
a) Some trees are underground.
b) No trees are underground.
c) All underground things are trees.
d) Some underground things are not roots.
15. All doctors are professionals. Some professionals wear white coats. Therefore,
a) Some doctors wear white coats.
b) No doctors wear white coats.
c) All people in white coats are doctors.
d) Some people in white coats are not professionals.
17. All bicycles have wheels. Some vehicles have wheels. Therefore,
a) Some bicycles are vehicles.
b) All vehicles are bicycles.
c) No vehicles are bicycles.
d) Some vehicles are not wheels.
19. All doctors have stethoscopes. Some stethoscopes are black. Therefore,
a) Some doctors have black stethoscopes.
b) No doctors have black stethoscopes.
c) All black stethoscopes are doctors'.
d) Some black stethoscopes are not doctors'.
ANSWER KEY:
Rationale: The first premise states that all politicians are public figures. The second premise states that some public figures
are famous. Therefore, it can be concluded that some politicians are famous.
Rationale: The first premise states that no birds are mammals. The second premise states that all bats are mammals.
Therefore, it can be concluded that no bats are birds.
Rationale: The first premise states that all snakes are reptiles. The second premise states that some reptiles are venomous.
Therefore, it can be concluded that some snakes are venomous.
Rationale: The first premise states that no mountains are oceans. The second premise states that all oceans are bodies of
water. Therefore, it can be concluded that no bodies of water are mountains.
Rationale: The first premise states that all lawyers are professionals. The second premise states that some professionals are
well-paid. Therefore, it can be concluded that some lawyers are well-paid.
Rationale: The first premise states that all actors are performers. The second premise states that some performers are dancers.
Therefore, it can be concluded that some actors are dancers.
Rationale: The first premise states that no insects have fur. The second premise states that all cats have fur. Therefore, it can
be concluded that no cats are insects.
Rationale: The first premise states that all politicians are talkative. The second premise states that some talkative people are
annoying. Therefore, it can be concluded that some politicians are annoying.
Rationale: The first premise states that no circles are squares. The second premise states that all squares are polygons.
Therefore, it can be concluded that no polygons are circles.
Rationale: The first premise states that all swans are birds. The second premise states that some birds can swim. Therefore, it
can be concluded that some swans can swim.
Rationale: The first premise states that no stars are planets. The second premise states that all planets are celestial bodies.
Therefore, it can be concluded that no celestial bodies are stars.
Rationale: The first premise states that all trees have roots. The second premise states that some roots are underground.
Therefore, it can be concluded that some trees are underground.
Rationale: The first premise states that no elephants can fly. The second premise states that all birds can fly. Therefore, it can
be concluded that no birds are elephants.
Rationale: The first premise states that all doctors are professionals. The second premise states that some professionals wear
white coats. Therefore, it can be concluded that some doctors wear white coats.
Rationale: The first premise states that no rivers are deserts. The second premise states that all deserts are dry. Therefore, it
can be concluded that no dry places are rivers.
Rationale: The first premise states that all bicycles have wheels. The second premise states that some vehicles have wheels.
Therefore, it can be concluded that some bicycles are vehicles.
Rationale: The first premise states that no dogs are cats. The second premise states that all cats have tails. Therefore, it can be
concluded that no tails are dogs.
Rationale: The first premise states that all doctors have stethoscopes. The second premise states that some stethoscopes are
black. Therefore, it can be concluded that some doctors have black stethoscopes.
ANALOGY
3. native : aboriginal ::
naïve : ______
a. learned
b. arid
c. unsophisticated
d. tribe
5. ______ : festive ::
funeral : somber
a. tension
b. soiree
c. eulogy
d. sari
6. fetish : fixation ::
slight : ______
a. flirt
b. sloth
c. insult
d. confuse
8. bog : ______ ::
slumber : sleep
a. dream
b. foray
c. marsh
d. night
9. ______ : segue ::
throng : mass
a. subway
b. church
c. transition
d. line
10. ragtime : United States ::
raga : ______
a. cloth
b. country
c. piano
d. India
ANSWER KEY:
1. a. A pill is another word for a bore, and a core is another word for
a center.
2. d. To pilfer means to steal, and to furnish means to equip.
3. c. Native is a synonym for aboriginal, and naïve is a synonym for
unsophisticated.
4. b. A junket is a synonym for a trip, and junk is a synonym for
trash.
5. b. A soiree is described as festive, and a funeral is described as
somber.
6. c. A fetish is a synonym for a fixation, and a slight is a synonym for
an insult.
7. c. A hovel is described as dirty, and a hub is described as busy.
8. c. A bog is a synonym for a marsh, and slumber is a synonym for
sleep.
9. c. A transition is a synonym for a segue, and a throng is a
synonym for a mass.
10. d. Ragtime is a type of music from the United States, and raga is a
type of music from India.
11. c. Miserly is another word for cheap, and homogeneous is another
word for alike.
12. c. To skew is a synonym of to slant, and to be gloomy is a
synonym for desperate.
13. c. An eider is a type of duck, and a cedar is a type of tree.
14. c. To gerrymander is a political term meaning to divide land, and
to filibuster is to delay legislature.
15. d. Vapid is another word for insipid, and rapid is another word for
swift.
16. d. Denim is a fabric made from cotton, and linen is a fabric made
from flax.
17. d. Obscene is a synonym for coarse, and obtuse is a synonym for
stupid.
18. d. Baseball is played on a diamond, and squash is played on a
court.
19. c. Quixotic is an antonym for pragmatic, and murky is an antonym
for clear.
20. c. To smear is a synonym of “to libel”, and “to heed” is a synonym of
to consider.
CONDITIONALS
(Sir Jeff, the answer keys for the following parts/categories of this reviewer are in the brown envelop of reviewers you
collected from me in March days after my first facilitation sa review.)
VOCABULARY
Directions: Supply the blanks with words that best complete the sentences below.
1. She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was
______.
a. blighted
b. confutative
c. ravenous
d. ostentatious
e. blissful
6. The dress Ariel wore ______ with small, glassy beads, creating a
shimmering effect.
a. titillated
b. reiterated
c. scintillated
d. enthralled
e. striated
7. Being able to afford this luxury car will ______ getting a betterpaying job.
a. maximize
b. recombinant
c. reiterate
d. necessitate
e. reciprocate
12. If you will not do your work of your own ______, I have no choice
but to penalize you if it is not done on time.
a. predilection
b. coercion
c. excursion
d. volition
e. infusion
13. After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted
dishes became ______.
a. malodorous
b. prevalent
c. imposing
d. perforated
e. emphatic
14. Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room:
a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in
the closet.
a. quaint
b. fastidious
c. clandestine
d. laconic
e. fetid
15. After making ______ remarks to the President, the reporter was
not invited to return to the White House pressroom.
a. hospitable
b. itinerant
c. enterprising
d. chivalrous
e. irreverent
16. With her ______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the
hillside and she reduced the speed of her car.
a. inferior
b. keen
c. impressionable
d. ductile
e. conspiratorial
17. With a(n) ______ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his
pocket without his mother’s knowledge.
a. jaundiced b. nefarious c. stereotypical d. sentimental e. impartial
18. Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss,
who felt she should try to control her emotions.
a. maudlin
b. meritorious
c. precarious
d. plausible
e. schematic
19. Johan argued, “If you know about a crime but don’t report it, you
are ______ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.”
a. acquitted
b. steadfast
c. tenuous
d. complicit
e. nullified
SYNONYMS
1. improvident
a. cautious b. fortunate c. proven d. intelligent
2. demur
a. embrace
b. crude
c. boisterous
d. falter
3. fatuous
a. crafty
b. frugal
c. sensible
d. inane
4. quiescent
a. lackadaisical
b. active
c. dull
d. prescient
5. sartorial
a. cheerful
b. sincere
c. inelegant
d. homespun
6. sapient
a. hunched
b. strong
c. simple
d. simian
7. matutinal
a. paternal
b. crepuscular
c. maritime
d. marsupial
8. impecunious
a. wealthy
b. cautious
c. hungry
d. tardy
ANTONYMS
301. tragic
a. boring
b. mysterious
c. comic
d. incredulous
302. able
a. willful
b. inept
c. careful
d. feasible
303. tireless
a. exhausted
b. unfailing
c. broke
d. driving
304. wean
a. flourish
b. flush
c. strengthen
d. addict
305. haste
a. delay
b. frugal
c. debauchery
d. solemnity
306. malice
a. goodwill
b. bitterness
c. coddle
d. distress
307. permanent
a. loose
b. fierce
c. fleeting
d. unhappy
308. attain
a. crave
b. lose
c. harbor
d. credit
309. taint
a. cheer
b. worry
c. clear
d. purify
310. belittle
a. plain
b. detract
c. magnify
d. torment
311. tedious
a. unwavering
b. frightening
c. horrible
d. pleasurable
312. license
a. restriction
b. allow
c. join
d. gather
313. frivolous
a. pious
b. inexpensive
c. serious
d. contemptuous
314. plain
a. meadow
b. ugly
c. lovely
d. unadorned
315. denounce
a. covet
b. condemn
c. blame
d. deplore
316. contrary
a. urbane
b. agreeable
c. unpleasant
d. despicable
317. glower
a. prairie
b. smile
c. raise
d. throw
318. exacting
a. upright
b. lenient
c. sober
d. general
319. curtail
a. remain
b. detain
c. placate
d. prolong
320. eminent
a. imminent
b. obscure
c. retire
d. unsure
CONDITIONALS
Discussion is video-aided. Video source: https://youtu.be/z_L80p8WbLM
TYPES OF CONDITIONALS
The four main types of conditionals are:
The Zero Conditional, the First Conditional, the Second Conditional, and the Third Conditional.
Sometimes these are called Type 0, Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 Conditionals.
We will quickly introduce them in this lesson and go into more detail about each conditional in individual
lessons.
In general:
Zero conditional refers to facts.
First conditional and Second conditional refer to the present or future. However second conditional
sentences suggest it is less probable or imaginary.
Third conditional refers to the past.
PRACTICE 1
Finish the sentences by using the correct phrases. Circle the letter of the correct answer.
PRACTICE 2
Put in the correct verb forms. Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1) If the weather had been better, we _______________ (to come) by bike.
A. would have come B. would come C. won’t have come D. will have come
4) John's mother _______________ (to have) more time for him if he does the washing up.
A. would have B. will have C. would have been D. will
5) If Steven had taken his camera, he _______________ (to take) nice pictures.
A. would have taken B. would have C. would take D. will take
6) They will stay longer in Paris if they _______________ (to find) a cheap hotel.
A. find B. will find C. would find D. finds
8) If Sarah _______________ (not/to eat) so much junk food, she could have been in the school
hockey team.
A. have not eaten B. had not eaten C. have had eaten D. will have been eaten
10) If you listened carefully, you _______________ (to know) about it.
A. will know B. would know C. have known D. had known
ANALOGY CSE REVIEWER
1. Odometer:mileage :: compass: ________ 14. cup:bowl :: vacuum: ________
a. speed a. broom
b. hiking b. carpet
c. needle c. table
d. direction d. rag
2. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to:
a. winter 15. Towel:bath tu b :: chest of drawers: ___________
b. bear a. soap
c. dream b. tissue
d. sleep c. bed
3. Window is to pane as book is to: d. socks
a. novel 16. grape:pear :: cheese: _______
b. glass a. bread
c. cover b. butter
d. page c. apple
4. Cup is to coffee as bowl is to: d. burger
a. dish 17. BINDING : BOOK
b. soup a. criminal : gang
c. spoon b. artist : carpenter
d. food c. nail : hammer
5. Yard is to inch as quart is to: d. frame : picture
a. gallon 18. EXPLORE : DISCOVER
b. ounce a. read : skim
c. milk b. research : learn
d. liquid c. write : print
6. Elated is to despondent as enlightened is to: d. think : relate
a. aware 19. SIAMESE : CAT
b. ignorant a. type : breed
c. miserable b. dog : puppy
d. tolerant c. mark : spot
7. Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to: d. romaine : lettuce
a. gloomy 20. FINCH : BIRD
b. mean a. frog :toad
c. petty b. elephant : reptile
d. helpful c. Dalmatian : dog
8. Reptile is to lizard as flower is to: d. collie : marsupial
a. petal 21. candle, lamp, floodlight / hut, cottage, _______
b. stem a. tent
c. daisy b. city
d. alligator c. dwelling
9. Play is to actor as concert is to: d. house
a. symphony 22. daisy flower plant / bungalow house ______
b. musician a. building
c. piano b. apartment
d. percussion c. cottage
10. Sponge is to porous as rubber is to: d. city
a. massive 23. palette easel brush / textbook lesson plan ?
b. solid a. artist
c. elastic b. teacher
d. inflexible c. report card
11. Wrist is to watch as to head is to _______ d. paint
a. cap 24. rule command dictate / doze sleep ?
b. hair a. snore
c. skull b. govern
d. ear c. awaken
12. Car : carriage :: PC : ________ d. hibernate
a. cursor 25. apples fruit supermarket / novel book ?
b. keyboard a. bookstore
c. TV b. magazine
d. ink c. vegetable
13. Artist:Canvas :: Architect: _________ d. shopping
a. Plates
b. Blocks
c. Plan
d. Hard hat
INDUCTIVE REASONING
Owen left a tray of lemon cakes unattended in the staff room for an hour and one of the cakes went
missing. Maggie, Susan and Mark have all been accused of eating the treat. After questing you learn that:
Maggie is allergic to citrus but was seen leaving the staffroom at lunchtime
Susan’s favourite type of cake is lemon but wasn’t seen anywhere near the staffroom
Mark has stolen cakes from the staffroom before and more cakes have gone missing since Mark started.
Question 1. Who can you infer is most likely to have taken the lemon cake?
A. Maggie B. Susan C. Mark
You arrive at an art fair with £100 in your pocket, hoping to leave with a nice painting to take home with you.
As you walk around you start to take note of the prices of the works you have seen; £450, £2000, £500,
£1500.
Question 2. Which of the following statements is the best example of an inductive argument?
At a school, the classrooms are named Red Room, Blue Room, Yellow Room and Green Room.
Question 3. Which of the following statements is the best example of an inductive argument?
Question 4. Identify the patterns and Question 5. If you were to consider the number
work out which of the suggested of shapes, which of the suggested images
images would complete the sequence. belongs with the given sequence?
A B C D A B C D
A B C D A B C D E
DEDUCTIVE REASONING
If Kate visited three countries, then which one of the following must be true?
A. John travelled to Peru
B. Lenny traveled to Nepal
C. All three travelers traveled to Mauritania
D. All three travelers traveled to Nepal
E. Kate and Lenny traveled to the same number of countries
13. Four married couples – the Gordons, the Hindlers, the Ilgors and the Jareds – are the only guests in a
hotel. Each couple consists of one man and one woman. Some of the hotel guests are signing up for a trip to
the Grand Canyon offered by a travel agency.
The following rules are known about the participants of the trip:
Exactly three men and two women are signed up for the trip;
which statement must be true?
A. Mr. Ilgor must be signed up for the trip
B. Mr. Jared must be signed up for the trip
C. Mr. Hindler must be signed up for the trip
D. Mrs. Gordon must be signed up for the trip
E. Mrs. Jared must be signed up for the trip
15. The factory manufactured a thousand soft toys in the last month, and eleven hundred in the month before
that.