Answers and Explanations for LAST
Questions
1. B
The passage states that the Rumba originated with African
slaves who played on pots, spoons, and bottles. It can be assumed
that slaves lived in very stark conditions, so we can surmise
they used these implements as instruments because it was what
they had.
The slaves were indeed brought to Cuba, but nothing in the
passage says the slaves taught the Cubans how to dance, so (A) is
out. Choices (C) and (D) are irrelevant; neither is supported by
the information in the passage.
2. C
It is obvious that Olmsted designs things outside, which
conserves scenery and natural objects. He wants to leave the land
as natural as possible. One can conclude from this quote that he
designs parks-here, the best answer is Central Park.
Since the remaining responses are either a building or a
roadway, we can cross them out as unsupported by the quote
provided.
3. C
The sentence, "just listen to what your fellow Americans have
to say," is the clue that this is appealing to the average
person. The advertisers are assuming the readers are fellow
"average" people.
The advertisement does not use celebrities (A), people we know
from such things as TV, movies, sports, or music. Eliminate
choice (B), as there is no mention of social class in the
advertisement. Finally, this is not an advertisement based on
emotion (D); it gives testimonials from people who are supposedly
real and similar to the rest of us.
4. A
Start with sentence 3, "No doots are moots." This says that
doots and moots are two separate entities. Nothing that is a doot
is also a moot. Now focus on sentence 5, "All woots are moots."
This says that every woot is a moot; that is, woots are a subset
of moots. Since no doots are moots, then it follows that no doots
are woots, since all woots are moots.
Let's look at the other choices.
Response (B): Start with sentence 1, "Some moots are noots."
This means that in some cases, a moot equals a noot. Since "all
woots are moots" (sentence 5), then one cannot be sure whether or
not there is an overlap of woots and noots in the moot set. Thus
we cannot say definitively that no noots are woots.
Response (C): Start with sentence 2, "All zoots are either
moots or doots." You cannot be sure if a particular zoot is a
moot or a doot. If it is a doot, then it is true that it is not a
woot. But if it is a moot, then it is a woot. So we cannot say
definitively whether or not a zoot is a woot.
Response (D): Start with sentence 5, "All woots are moots."
Since all woots are moots, woots are a subset of moots. Thus,
some moots are woots.
5. C
The connection between the League of Women Voters and the 19th
Amendment is implied in the statement. Since it says that the
League "promotes political responsibility," it can be inferred
that it has something to do with voting. Because it was organized
in the same year that the 19th Amendment was ratified, the most
likely conclusion is choice (C).
We can rule out the remaining choices. Since the League is
nonpartisan, it does not deem issues important; thus, women do
not vote as a block on these issues (A). The statement implies
neither that the League is powerful nor that it is weak. There is
nothing in the statement that supports the assumption that it has
little political clout, so (B) is out. The statement does not
imply that the League does not trust men (D), it simply says that
it wants women to have active participation in government.
