🎓 Undergraduate · University entry: data, reasoning, critical readingThese are original practice questions. They are not the AEIS, the PSLE or any school’s entrance test, and not past papers. The score is only for a child’s own feel and says nothing about admission. Answers are marked in your browser and are never uploaded. Questions are in English, as in Singapore classrooms and exams.
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1
Sales were Q1: 120, Q2: 150, Q3: 135, Q4: 195. In which quarter was the increase over the previous quarter the largest?
A
Q2
B
Q3
C
Q4
Q2 rose by 30, Q3 fell by 15, Q4 rose by 60. Q4 is largest.
2
A price is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. Compared with the original price, the final price is…
A
the same
B
4% lower
C
4% higher
1.2 × 0.8 = 0.96, which is 4% below the original.
3
All engineers are problem solvers. Some problem solvers are artists. Which statement must be true?
A
Some engineers are artists
B
Some artists are problem solvers
C
No artist is an engineer
“Some problem solvers are artists” means at least one person is both, so some artists are problem solvers. The other two do not follow.
4
“Correlation does not imply causation.” This means…
A
two things occurring together does not prove one causes the other
B
correlated things never affect each other
C
causation can only be shown by correlation
A link between two variables can come from chance or a third factor, so it needs more evidence to show cause.
5
What is the mean of 4, 8, 6, 10 and 2?
A
5
B
6
C
7
Sum = 30, divided by 5 numbers = 6.
6
“Everyone I know likes this course, so it must be the best course in the country.” What is the main weakness?
A
It generalises from a small, unrepresentative sample
B
It uses too many statistics
C
It contradicts itself
People you know are not a representative sample of everyone.