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Reading and Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences
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- What is the main point of the passage?
- Which phrase best describes the author's attitude to loan and visit statistics?
- Why does the author describe the man in the reading room?
- Which finding, if true, would most weaken the author's suggestion for a 'second ledger'?
- The word 'flatter' in the second sentence is used to suggest that the figures:
- What is the speaker doing in the poem?
- What is suggested by 'pier lamps, small as struck matches'?
- Which tone best fits the last two lines?
- 'A gull rides the wake as if it were hired to.' What does this line chiefly do?
- Why might the speaker's hand be 'holding something it cannot name'?
- Which city has the highest share of commuters who use trains?
- Which conclusion is best supported by the data?
- What is the approximate number of cyclists and walkers in City C if 800 commuters were surveyed there?
- The report says dense cities 'produce' shorter commutes. Which statement identifies the weakness?
- If 2400 commuters were split equally across the three cities, how many more solo drivers are in City B than City A?
- According to the passage, what is a monument besides a reminder?
- Why, in the author's view, does a statue's removal often cause anger?
- Which view of history is the author criticising in the last sentence?
- Which of the following is most consistent with the author's argument?
- What does 'a judgment made by whoever held the money and the authority' imply?
- What does Marguerite's behaviour towards the young man show?
- What can be inferred about the young man's feelings about his grandfather?
- What is the effect of 'set the compass down as carefully as an egg'?
- Marguerite says the interesting compasses 'were bought by people who weren't' pointing north. What is she most likely implying?
- What is the tone of the narrator in the opening sentences?
- In which town did sector employment rise?
- Why does the road closure complicate the conclusion about Eastbrook?
- Which statement identifies the best reason the columnist's claim is not justified?
- Dunmore's job advertisements fell by 15 per cent while employment was unchanged. This most plausibly suggests:
- In Eastbrook 500 workers were employed at the start. Assuming the 4 per cent fall applies to that number, how many positions were lost, and what does unchanged hours per employee add?
- What is the cartoon chiefly mocking?
- What does the teacup suggest?
- The caption 'Fifth Year Running' implies that:
- Which situation is the closest parallel to the cartoon?
- What is the likely purpose of showing the shore in the distance?
- According to the passage, what does the 'tragedy' story assume?
- What role do the irrigation and fishery studies play?
- Which statement would the author most likely accept?
- Which of these is NOT listed as a feature of successful shared-resource management?
- A fishing village finds that its catch has collapsed although every boat follows its own sensible rule. Which change is most consistent with the passage?
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