Question 1
EasyOriginal questionStatement: A notice in an office building reads, "Please use the stairs. The lift is under repair."
Conclusions: I. The lift is not working at present. II. People cannot reach the upper floors.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
'Under repair' says directly that the lift is out of service, so conclusion I follows from the notice itself.
Conclusion II ignores the first sentence. The notice points people to the stairs, which is a way to the upper floors.
Only conclusion I follows.
Worth noting
The notice contains its own answer to conclusion II. Reading a statement to the end is most of the technique in this topic.
- Concept
- Conclusions drawn only from what the statement says
- Typical timeTypical
- 60 s
- Your timeYours
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