DAY 5 – Summer Holiday Group 6 Year 6 Thinking Skills Trial Test

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Question 1 of 40

1. Question
I. All monkeys are giraffes.

II. Some giraffes are zebras.

III. Most zebras are elephants.

IV. No monkey is not an elephant.

If all the statements above are true, which one is also true?
- A. No elephant is a giraffe.
- B. Some monkeys are not elephants.
- C. All elephants are giraffes.
- D. Some elephants are not monkeys.
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Question 2 of 40

2. Question

The Abbey of St Cecilia is planning to purchase flowers to decorate their altar. For this week’s flower purchase, Sister Meredith was assigned to buy 90 stalks of roses at the cheapest price possible.

The following shops sell the roses that Sister Meredith needs to buy:

Shop Name	Price per 10 Stalks ($)	Promo
Rose Dreams	25	5% off of Total
The Flower Garden	27	20% off of every 2nd bundle
Leaves and Petals	30	Every 4th Bundle is Free
Bouquet Corner	35	33% off if the total exceeds $300

Do take note that none of the shops would sell individual stalks of roses. The promo applies to the bundle of stalks on the label.

Which of the following shops should Sister Meredith choose to buy from?

A. Rose Dreams
B. The Flower Garden
C. Leaves and Petals
D. Bouquet Corner

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Question 3 of 40

3. Question
Which among the following sets of papers matches the folded figure above?
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Question 4 of 40

4. Question
Monopoly Company plans to hire a secretary with all the following skills:
- Ability to communicate well.
- Has prior experience as a secretary
- Knows how to work under pressure.
Based on the required traits, who among the applicants must be hired?
- A. Polly is a language major who previously worked as a secretary. She quit her last job after the constant pressure to work well with tight schedules.
- B. Andy is an English degree holder who just graduated from college. He is known to be skilled in doing tasks despite the time pressure.
- C. Morgan is a literary analyst who has worked as a secretary before. He is known to be excellent at analysing pieces of literature under time pressure.
- D. Aretha is an orator who has worked as an assistant secretary beforehand. She handles tasks well and submits documents amidst strict protocols.
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Question 5 of 40

5. Question

There is an “unprecedented” teacher shortage in Australia. Increasing the number of foreign-trained teachers entering the country is one of the suggested remedies by lawmakers. Sarah Mitchell, the minister of education for New South Wales, has even suggested that teachers from abroad who plan to work in Australia should receive citizenship more quickly. This plan, however, is inefficient due to its inability to respond to the real causes of the shortage.

Which among the statements, if true, best strengthens the passage?

A. Other countries are also facing a shortage of teachers which makes it a global problem.
B. Fifteen per cent of the teachers in Australia have shown symptoms of the covid virus.
C. Low pay, unreasonable workload, and work pressure have caused teachers to quit.
D. Giving citizenship to people just because they are a teacher is unfair to other workers.

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Question 6 of 40

6. Question
Olivia Rodrigo is about to perform at a Music Festival on September 16 to 30. Shaira, one of her avid supporters, wants to watch her performance on September 16,17,18,20,22,23, and 26.

Fortunately, the music festival is selling various ticket bundles which can be used by the buyers as shown below:

One Day

3 Consecutive Days

5 Consecutive Days

$50

$95

$195

Take note that the ‘consecutive days’ label refers to the performance date and not necessarily the days that Shaira will attend.

If Shaira wants to attend the aforementioned dates while spending the least amount of money, how much will she be paying?
- A. $240
- B. $290
- C. $340
- D. $390
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Question 7 of 40

7. Question
Whenever a rainbow is in the sky, the birds chirp loudly.

Whenever a storm comes, a rainbow is seen in the sky after it leaves.

Assuming the statements above are true, which of the following conclusions must also be true?

Allish: “If the birds are chirping loudly, a storm must have come.”

Cuya: “If a storm comes, birds should chirp loudly after it leaves.
- A. Allish only
- B. Cuya only
- C. Both of them
- D. Neither
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Question 8 of 40

8. Question
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Question 9 of 40

9. Question

Lumina was watching the television news when she heard that Nicki M won a major award in the music industry. This award was given as a legacy prize for artists that contributed to the industry for a long period. Being the music enthusiast Lumina was, she went over the internet and looked at Nicki M’s most recent musical releases and related activities.

Lumina: “It’s a good thing that Nicki M.’s latest song performed well in the sales charts. If it hadn’t, she couldn’t have won that major award.”

Which among the following statements best shows the flaw committed by Lumina?

A. Lumina personally attacked Nicki M. by claiming that she relied on sales instead of skill.
B. Lumina based her conclusion on an internet vlogger whom she admired.
C. Lumina relied on a single experience she had with awards in the past to generalise things.
D. Lumina assumed that the award was due to a single song’s sales when it wasn’t the case.

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Question 10 of 40

10. Question
Scientists are more likely to consider their experiments well designed if the results are consistent with their expectations than otherwise. The results of this experiment were inconsistent with the expectations of the scientists who conducted it. Therefore, it is more likely that they consider the experiment poorly designed than that they consider it well designed.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument fails to consider that
- A. Some scientists rarely consider their experiments well designed even when the results are consistent with their expectations.
- B. The results of even those experiments scientists consider poorly designed are usually consistent with their expectations.
- C. Scientists usually consider their experiments well designed even when the results are inconsistent with their expectations.
- D. Scientists sometimes consider their experiments poorly designed even when these experiments are well designed.
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Question 11 of 40

11. Question

In Sim City, children can receive a government scholarship if they meet the following requirements:

The child is at least 7 years old by the time they start school.
Their legal guardian is at least 25 years old by the time the child starts school.

Listed below are the applicants for the scholarship grant:

Name	Child’s Birthday	Guardian’s Birthday
Ariel	December 15, 2014	November 29, 1996
Billy	July 15, 2015	November 1, 1997
Crest	November 11, 2015	November 15, 1996
Dew	January 25, 2015	November 9, 1997
Era	October 6, 2016	November 17, 1997
Fae	March 5, 2014	December 1, 1997

If classes start on November 10, 2022, how many students will not qualify for the scholarship grant?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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Question 12 of 40

12. Question
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Question 13 of 40

13. Question
Pia and Sachi are two old friends who have recently discovered the art of texting. They can’t cope with text language, but when communicating with each other, they use a code that they invented many years ago.

The code is a substitution code with a twist. When a particular letter appears for the first time in a message, it is encoded as the next letter in the alphabet (A becomes B, Z becomes A).

On each subsequent appearance, it becomes the next letter again (A becomes C, Z becomes B).

For example: “ARE YOU AT HOME TODAY?” is encoded as BSF ZPV CU IQNG VREDA?

Pia is about to text Sachi with the following message.

I WILL GO TO WISCONSIN

How will Pia encode the word WISCONSIN?
- A. YLTDROULP
- B. YLTEROULP
- C. YLTDROUMP
- D. YLTEROUMP
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Question 14 of 40

14. Question

Our new research reveals that the eventual colonisation of native rodents in Australia may have been caused by a single, pregnant mouse sailing on driftwood over the perilous waterways between Asia and New Guinea 8.5 million years ago. Today, Australia is home to more than 60 unique species of native rodents. There are more than 150 species when their near relatives in other islands like New Guinea are included. These include mice that hop across the desert like miniature kangaroos and the rakali, an otter-like rodent with webbed feet.

Which of the following statements best shows the main idea of the passage?

A. Small animals arrived in Australia millions of years ago through driftwood.
B. The colonisation of rodents in Australia today was started by a single pregnant mouse.
C. Modern rats include those that hop in the desert and the rakali.
D. There are 60 different species of rodents in Australia.

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Question 15 of 40

15. Question
Mobile phones use the following keys for forming words when sending text messages.

To form the word RED, for instance, requires 7 to be pressed three times, 3 to be pressed twice, and then 3 to be pressed once more.

Jericho sent a message to his friend saying:

“Classes are about to start soon. Where will you be staying?.”

Which keys are pressed most times when only the word “STAYING” is formed?
- A. 5 and 6
- B. 6 and 7
- C. 4 and 5
- D. 4 and 7
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Question 16 of 40

16. Question
Kyle, Rolie, Pink, and Fetter are currently competing against one another in a series of games. By the end of all the games, the person with the highest accumulated score becomes the champion.

They’ve finished playing 4 games and there are 3 more games left.

The current standing is shown below:

Name

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Kyle

2

1

0

3

Rolie

3

2

1

2

Pink

0

3

2

1

Fetter

1

0

3

0

The leading player is guaranteed to become the champion after winning a minimum number of points. How much is the minimum accumulated score required to guarantee the win?
- A. 15
- B. 14
- C. 13
- D. 12
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Question 17 of 40

17. Question

Cutting mask mandates and removal of the social distancing policy has become rampant in recent months as the world slowly goes back to what was deemed to be the “normal” system of life. It even has brought back employees out of their work-from-home arrangements and into the office. Unfortunately, this policy is heavily detrimental to society and may cause long-term harm to everyone.

Which among the following, if true, best strengthens the passage

A. Businesses are able to thrive slowly and contribute to the economy.
B. Transportation costs incurred by employees could pile up again making them poorer.
C. Employees are exposed to an unsafe workplace which damages the company’s image.
D. Employees become at risk of contracting covid and become unable to work efficiently.

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Question 18 of 40

18. Question
Armani uses similar passwords for her five email accounts. All of her passwords consist of 7 characters. She knows that the password for her Main Email account has exactly one different character from the passwords of her other accounts. Her passwords are shown below:

Password 1: r5^KjDf

Password 2: r5^HjEf

Password 3: r6^HjDf

Password 4: r5^HiDf

What is Armani’s Main Email password?
- A. r5^HjDf
- B. r6^KjEf
- C. r6^KjDf
- D. r5^HjEf
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Question 19 of 40

19. Question

Molly’s parents brought her to the pet shelter for her birthday. She has always wanted to have a cat and finally, the day has come for her parents to fulfil this wish of hers. Upon entering the shelter, various cats were waiting to be adopted. Her parents asked her which cat she wanted to take. Her mom even proposed that she take home a black kitten.

Molly: “I don’t want to have a black cat. My favourite YouTube vlogger said that black cats are dangerous and bring bad luck.”

Which among the following best describes the flaw in Molly’s statement?

A. Molly strayed away from the topic by personally attacking the cat’s traits and features.
B. Molly generalised all black cats based on a single experience she had with them.
C. Molly based her opinion on what the majority of Youtube vloggers share online.
D. Molly based her opinion on the thoughts and biases of someone she looks up to.

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Question 20 of 40

20. Question
Which among the options below would fill in the gaps?
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Question 21 of 40

21. Question
To ensure that no one else can read their notes to each other, best friends Jonathan and David use a grid code when writing messages. The grid looks like this:

1

2

3

4

5

A

A

B

C

D

E

B

F

G

H

I / J

K

C

L

M

N

O

P

D

Q

R

S

T

U

E

V

W

X

Y

Z

For example, the word BARN could be coded as A2A1D2C3.

Jonathan has written the following message: A3C1D5A2, A3A1C2C5B4C3B2, C4D2 A2A5A1A3B3?.

If David is a person who enjoys swimming, which among the choices is the most appropriate reply he must send to Jonathan?
- A. A3C1D5A2
- B. A3A1C2C5B4C3B2
- C. C4D2
- D. A2A5A1A3B3
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Question 22 of 40

22. Question
The faculty of Gordon High School conducted a survey to see which grade levels use their computer facilities the most. The results are as follows:

Grade Level

1

2

3

4

5

6

Users

50

55

75

80

90

100

While turning the data into a pie chart, someone committed an error, which caused one of the Grade Level’s users to be switched with another year level as shown below:

Which among the grade levels had their data switched?
- A. Grades 1 and 3
- B. Grades 4 and 6
- C. Grades 3 and 6
- D. Grades 2 and 5
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Question 23 of 40

23. Question

Labour is a complex biological process in pregnant female animals and it is controlled by hormones including oxytocin. In mammals and reptiles, oxytocin induces contractions in the smooth muscles of the uterus. There are three main types of muscle: smooth muscle, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle. In female mammals, the uterine wall contains abundant smooth muscle. Oxytocin stimulates this smooth muscle to contract, helping bring about labour.

Which of the following statements best shows the main idea of the passage?

A. Labour is a complex process in pregnant animals and it’s affected by hormones.
B. There are three main types of muscles of the uterus which help in labour.
C. Oxytocin is an important hormone since it induces contractions in the uterus.
D. The uterine walls of female mammals contain smooth muscles ideal for pregnancy.

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Question 24 of 40

24. Question
Most apples are bugs. No bug is not a lizard. All apples are parrots. Some lizards are cherries. No cherry is a parrot.

If all the statements above are true, whose conclusion is wrong?

Talia: “Some but not all apples are cherries.”

Aurea: “Some parrots can also be bugs.”
- A. Talia only
- B. Aurea only
- C. Both of them
- D. Neither
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Question 25 of 40

25. Question

Kangaroo care is the term given to the process where a parent and a child are made to have skin-to-skin contact shortly after birth. This is done to strengthen the bonds between parent and child. It also allows the good bacteria of the mother to be accustomed to the baby’s skin which in turn, paves the way for a smoother breastfeeding session. Since babies do not feed from their fathers, there is no need for any ‘kangaroo care’ process to take place.

Which among the following, if true, best weakens the passage?

A. Fathers have the legal right to hold their babies after birth as it is allowed by law.
B. Fathers also take care of the babies from time to time which requires familiarity.
C. Fathers who conducted kangaroo care become more active in their paternal roles.
D. Fathers who were able to view their children at birth become closer to them.

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Question 26 of 40

26. Question

The entire fourth grade class of Amber Elementary School is going on a field trip. This is an annual event which everyone is excited to attend. It even serves as some form of a rite of passage for students before they can call themselves ‘real’ students of Amber Elementary school. It so happened that on the day of the trip, Karl came down with a fever.

Karl: “I must not let this fever stop me! If I don’t attend this field trip, they might think I’m not one of them and treat me differently.”

Which among the following best describes the flaw in Karl’s statement?

A. Karl assumed that the fever is going to go away if he refuses to rest.
B. Karl thought that attending the trip would automatically turn him into a friendly guy.
C. Karl thought that if he did not partake in what everyone else did, he would be left out.
D. Karl assumed that his classmates noticed his absence on the field trip.

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Question 27 of 40

27. Question
1. All eagles fly.
2. No falcons can fly.
3. Some mosquitoes are falcons.
4. Most mosquitoes are eagles.
Based on the statements above, which of the following is least likely true?
- A. No falcon is an eagle.
- B. If a mosquito cannot fly, it cannot be an eagle.
- C. Some mosquitoes can fly.
- D. No mosquitoes cannot fly.
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Question 28 of 40

28. Question
Jolly, Bee, Nemo, Yum, and Hetty donated money to a charity that helps children in need. Their donations were as follows:

Jolly

Bee

Nemo

Yum

Hetty

150

250

100

300

250

This charitable organisation publishes a bar graph of their donors every month. Unfortunately, an error occurred while recording the donations. One of them had a portion of their donation transferred to someone else as shown below:

If Jolly and his friends are the only donors this month, who among them had their donations wrongly recorded?
- A. Jolly and Nemo
- B. Nemo and Yum
- C. Yum and Hetty
- D. Hetty and Bee
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Question 29 of 40

29. Question

Using “coronary stents” helps in a lot of heart diseases. These stents are small metal tubes that are used to unblock coronary arteries. A lot of people all over the world are made to undergo surgery to have these stents inserted in their blood vessels and it has been shown to be effective for people with heart attacks and angina. With this in mind, stents should also be very effective for patients with heart failure.

Which among the following, if true, best weakens the passage?

A. Stents require constant medical monitoring and expensive maintenance medicine which becomes a burden for those with heart failure.
B. The type of stents used in modern times requires an extensive period for manufacturing which is impractical for patients.
C. Modern studies suggest that heart failure patients with stents are just as likely to die as those that do not have stents. eart failure often have angina or experience heart attacks making the use of stents beneficial.
D. Patients with heart failure often have angina or experience heart attacks making the use of stents beneficial.

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Question 30 of 40

30. Question
Mobile phones use the following keys for forming words when sending text messages.

To form the word RED, for instance, requires 7 to be pressed three times, 3 to be pressed twice, and then 3 to be pressed once more.

Delia sent a message to her friend saying:

“Our teacher will begin the lectures tomorrow.”

Which key is pressed the most number of times after typing the entire message?
- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 6
- D. 7
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Question 31 of 40

31. Question
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. A is opposite to B. E is second to the right of A and H is third to the left of C. G and B are next to each other.

What letter is the opposite of H?
- A. B
- B. D
- C. E
- D. None of the above
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Question 32 of 40

32. Question
Lindsey must buy 10 eggs for the cake her mother plans to bake for her birthday. Her mother gave her $100 and off she went to the market with the following shops:

Shop Name

Price per Egg ($)

Promo

A

5

No Promo

B

6

10% off on All Items

C

7

Every 3rd Piece is Free

D

8

Every 2nd Piece is Free

As a bonus, her mother told her that if she picks the cheapest shop, Lindsey could keep the change.

If Lindsey picked the cheapest shop, how much would be her change?
- A. $40
- B. $50
- C. $60
- D. $56
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Question 33 of 40

33. Question
Each of the following questions contains two statements labelled I and II. There may be a causal connection between the two statements. These two statements may have the same cause or have separate reasons. These statements might be separate causes with no connection. Read both statements in each question and choose the correct answer from the given answer options.

Statements:

I. Australia’s literacy rate is fairly high.

II. Education is one of the country’s priorities during the annual budget allocation.

Which of the following statements is correct?
- A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C. Both statements I and II are independent causes
- D. Both statements I and II are effects of independent causes
- E. Both statements I and II are effects of some common cause
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Question 34 of 40

34. Question

Century eggs are a delicacy in China and other Asian countries which are known for having a unique flavour. It might seem a bit intimidating but food enthusiasts all over the world love century eggs. Unfortunately, many athletes and famous celebrities have warned the public to be careful with the consumption of these delicacies since some may contain ‘lead’, a harmful substance that can cause brain damage.

Berto: “No person should be eating century eggs. I had one from a random store years ago and it was way too salty!”

Which among the following best shows the flaw that Berto made in his statement?

A. Berto strayed from the topic by personally attacking the culture of a group of people.
B. Berto assumed that every century egg is way too salty based on a single experience.
C. Berto based his idea on the opinions of questionable people whom he looked up to.
D. Berto assumed that if he ate a century egg, everything would taste salty.

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Question 35 of 40

35. Question

Social media is an avenue for people to connect with one another and create lasting relationships with friends all over the world. It is accessible for free and paved the way for the distribution of fast and accessible information worldwide. Truly, social media has fixed the gaps where people do not have access to truthful and correct information.

Which among the following, if true, best weakens the conclusion of the passage?

A. Social Media sites are known to sell your personal data to help in advertising products.
B. The internet is dangerous since criminals may steal your personal data.
C. Educational websites require large payments making decent information inaccessible.
D. Fake news and disinformation have become common occurrences in social media.

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Question 36 of 40

36. Question

Becky is excited for the upcoming Christmas festival to be held by their school. As part of their school’s tradition, all the students will play a role in the festival’s play. The second-grade students will become elves. The third grade will become Christmas fairies, while the most talented fourth-grade students will become Santa’s reindeer. As the days draw nearer, Becky has decided to purchase her costume which includes a red nose for her reindeer outfit.

Based on the passage above, which of the following statements is true?

A. Becky’s school does not have first-grade students.
B. Becky’s school replicates a Christmas village.
C. Becky is in fourth grade.
D. Becky is the main character of the play.

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Question 37 of 40

37. Question
Loid went to a beach hotel that has a well-known buffet restaurant. He gets to stay in the said hotel for free but he must pay for the restaurant if he wants to eat there. Fortunately, the restaurant offers special food stubs which act as a “pass” into the buffet. It can even cover consecutive days (regardless if the customer actually eats for consecutive days). The food stub packages are shown below:

One Day

3 Consecutive Days

5 Consecutive Days

$120

$280

$390

If Loid wants to eat in the buffet on the following dates: November 1,3,4,5,6,7,9, and 13, how much will he have to pay if he finds the most efficient food stub combo?
- A. 670
- B. 750
- C. 900
- D. 910
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Question 38 of 40

38. Question

Agatha and Margaux are neighbours in their subdivision village. While playing with their dolls in the playground, they got into a heated argument about whose doll is in fact prettier. Agatha became hotheaded and said certain things to Margaux.

Agatha: “My doll is definitely the prettier one! Your doll is ugly since it looks like you.”

Which among the following best describes the flaw that Agatha committed?

A. Agatha generalised all dolls that looked like Margaux by calling them ugly.
B. Agatha assumed that her standards of “pretty” is what everyone else should be using.
C. Agatha did not consider that Margaux might have other prettier dolls at home.
D. Agatha strayed from the argument by personally attacking Margaux.

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Question 39 of 40

39. Question
I. Some diamonds are rubies.

II. No rubies are not sapphires.

III. All emeralds are sapphires.

IV. No emeralds are diamonds.

Based on the statements above, which of the following cannot be true?
- A. Some emeralds can be rubies.
- B. Some sapphires are not emeralds.
- C. No diamond is a sapphire.
- D. Some rubies are not diamonds
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Question 40 of 40

40. Question
Jeremy currently has the following quiz scores in his Maths class:

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Quiz 3

Quiz 4

Quiz 5

Quiz 6

72

80

74

76

70

71

The next quiz will be the final quiz of the term and if his cumulative average does not reach 75, he needs to repeat the year.

What is the minimum score that Jeremy needs to get in his next exam for him to not repeat the year level?
- A. 81
- B. 82
- C. 83
- D. 84
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One Day	3 Consecutive Days	5 Consecutive Days
$50	$95	$195

Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4
Kyle	2	1	0	3
Rolie	3	2	1	2
Pink	0	3	2	1
Fetter	1	0	3	0

Grade Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Users	50	55	75	80	90	100

Jolly	Bee	Nemo	Yum	Hetty
150	250	100	300	250

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