I did 30 questions yesterday and got 8 wrong.

 

Below are the questions that I got wrong.Can you post explanations for the below questions.

 

3,11,13,15,17,18,21,25

 

Below are the questions that I got wrong:

 

 

3.      A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770's, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.

(A) it was only the second published by an American woman

(B) it was only the second that an American woman published

(C) the second one only published by an American woman

(D) the second one only that an American woman published ¡ÊE ¡Ë

(E) only the second published by an American woman

 

1.        A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.

(A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,

(B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,

(C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,

(D) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that¡ÊC ¡Ë

 

 

2.        A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future.

(A) that they will, or could,

(B) that they would, or could,

(C) they will be or could

(D) think that they will be or could ¡ÊD ¡Ë

(E) think the power stations would or could

 

 

3.        A new phenomena, which is visible at Managua's major intersections, are waves of vendors and beggars, which include many children and mob cars at the stoplights.

(A) A new phenomena, which is visible at Managua's major intersections, are waves of vendors and beggars, which include many children and

(B) Visible at Managua's major intersections are waves of vendors and beggars with many children, new phenomena that

(C) A new phenomenon visible at Managua's major intersections is waves of vendors and beggars, many of them children, who

(D) Phenomenally new waves of vendors, beggars, and many children are visible at Managua's major intersections, which ¡ÊC ¡Ë

(E) A wave of vendors and beggars, many of whom are children, are visible at

 

 

4.        A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures.

(A) if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify

(B) unless there will be another doctor to testify

(C) without another doctor's testimony

(D) should there be no testimony from some other doctor ¡ÊC ¡Ë

(E) lacking another doctor to testify

 

5.        A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago.

(A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that

(B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact

(C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that

(D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that ¡ÊB ¡Ë

(E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and

 

 

6.        A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.

(A) there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were

(B) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were

(C) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were

(D) every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were ¡ÊC ¡Ë

 

 

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From: 1000Questions@... [mailto:1000Questions@...] On Behalf Of ravi78_in
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:21 AM
To: 1000Questions@...
Subject: [1000Questions] Re: expert opinion

 

kiran, greetings

perfectly said...all gmat takers to do 30 CR questions & 30 SC
questions in day from the 1000 materials..any doubts thereafter to be
discussed here..

for those who dont have 1000 sc/cr they can get it from
scoretop.com...

all the best to all!!!

best regards
ravi



--- In 1000Questions@..., "kiran dasari" <dkiran1@y...>
wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
> what i meant was.. u people should try the questions on ur own.. n
> post the questions which u feel r tough from that days
set.Discussing
> 60 questions in a day is impossible and also there r a number of
silly
> questions in the 1000 docs which dont deserve to be discussed here..
> what say?
>
> Regards,
> Kiran.
>
>
>
> --- In 1000Questions@... , <gaurav.5.sharma@b...>
wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I think its a good way of discussing SC's and CR's with ppl out
> here. These 2 things are pretty scary for me.
> > 
> > I think 30 SC's and CR's a day will be good excercise for
everyone,
> but how we are going to post it up?
> > 
> > Kiran are you gonna put all the 30 in morning and answers at later
> part of day or what???
> > 
> > I had a CR question from OG (10th edition) but still need some
more
> rationality from you guys about the correct answer.
> > 
> > Q During the Second World War, about 375,000 civilians died in the
> United States and about 408,000 members of the United States armed
> forces died overseas. On the basis of those figures, it can be
> concluded that it was not much more dangerous to be overseas in the
> armed forces during the Second World War than it was to stay at home
> as a civilian.
> > 
> > Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of
> the conclusion drawn above?
> > 
> > A) Counting deaths among members of the armed forces who served in
> the United States in addition to deads among members of the armed
> forces serving overseas.
> > B) Experssing the difference between the numbers of deaths among
> civilians and members of the armed forces as a percentage of the
total
> mumber of deaths
> > C) Separating deaths caused by accidents during service in the
armed
> forces from deaths caused by combat injuries
> > D) Comparing death rates per tousand members of each group rather
> than comparing total numbers of deaths
> > E) Comparing deaths caused by accidents in the United States to
> deaths caused by combat in the armed forces.
> > 
> > The correct answer is D
> > 
> > 
> > All suggestions are welecome.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Gaurav
> >
>

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