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Kaplan UKCAT Diagnostic Test - Section 2

Decision Making (31 Minutes)

This section contains 29 questions. Each question is a standalone item. Some questions may include infor-mation in the form of charts, graphs, tables or diagrams. Most questions will have five answer choices. Your task is to select the best option based on the data provided.

Some questions will include five parts, instead of five answer choices. You must drag and drop the correct answer (Yes or No) for each of the five parts. Each of these questions will only be marked correct if you answer all five parts correctly.

When you are finished with this subtest, you may use any remaining time to review your work in this subtest only. Once you proceed to the next subtest, you may not return to this subtest.

You will have 31 minutes to answer the questions. It is in your best interest to select an answer for every item as there is no penalty for wrong answers.

Set your timer for 31 minutes, turn the page and begin the subtest.

For this reason, we at Kaplan advise that you complete this Decision Making section after the Verbal Rea-soning section and before the Quantitative Reasoning section in the Diagnostic Test in your Score Higher on the UKCAT book.



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1. It is in the interest of almost all commuters to travel to work by public transport. However, no com-muter should travel to work by public transport if they own a bicycle.

Place ‘Yes’ if the conclusion does follow. Place ‘No’ if the conclusion does not follow.



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2. Of the garments in the winter collection, more than half were outdoor wear and the rest indoor wear. None of the indoor wear was made from fur, but some of it was made from suede. All items in the winter collection were hand-stitched.




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3. A farmer owns both sheep and cows. Some of the cows have horns. Apart from the horned cows, all of the animals are brown.




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4. All of the current principals of schools in Astley were born in Brigg. Some of the previous principals of schools in Brigg were born in Astley.




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5. A wine shop sells only red and white wines. All sparkling wines are white. Wine can be sold by the bottle or by the case (of 6 bottles), which offers a 30% discount. Sparkling wine can only be sold by the bot-tle.




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Three siblings all enrolled at university when they were 19 years old. None were born in the same year and each spent a different amount of time studying: three years, four years and five years.

Lawrence and Felix both graduated in the same year.Belinda graduated in 2016 and did not take the five-year course. The eldest sibling enrolled at university in 2009. Felix took the four-year course.

6. Which of the following must be true?A. Felix is at least two years younger than Lawrence.B. Belinda is at least two years younger than Felix.C. Felix is at least three years older than Belinda.D. Lawrence is at least four years older than Belinda.

The diagram below shows a small aquarium with nine tanks, each containing one, two or three creatures. Each tank is occupied by one of three species: Nurse Sharks, Common Octopi and Green Sea Turtles. Each species occupies three tanks.

Common Octopi do not occupy the same vertical column as Nurse Sharks.Nurse Sharks are always kept in one-creature tanks.There are exactly five Common Octopi in the aquarium.

7. Which species must be in the tanks labelled X and Y?A. X: Green Sea Turtles, Y: Green Sea TurtlesB. X: Common Octopi Y: Green Sea TurtlesC. X: Common Octopi, Y: Common OctopiD. X: Green Sea Turtles, Y: Common Octopi



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A large business has split its headquarters into six sections. Each section houses one of the business’s six departments.

Neither Logistics nor Customer Support are located in Epsilon-Section. Marketing is in either Alpha-Section or Zeta-Section. Sales is located in Delta-Section. Human Resources is not in Epsilon-Section or Beta-Section. Gamma-Section does not house Human Resources or Accounts.

8. In which section is Accounts located?A. Alpha-SectionB. Beta-SectionC. Epsilon-SectionD. Zeta-Section

Five electrical appliances—a hairdryer, an ice-cream maker, a juicer, a kettle and a lamp—each require a different power supply (3V, 5V, 6V, 9V, an 12V). Each appliance also has a different manufacturer: Urbit, Vaughn, X-Tech, Yarcol and Zan.

The kettle requires the least power. The ice-cream maker is not made by Vaughn. Either the hairdryer or the juicer is made by Yarcol. The appliance made by Urbit requires exactly twice the power of the ice-cream maker. The Vaughn appliance requires less power than the one made by Zan but more than the one made by X-Tech.

9. Which pair of manufacturers made the 5V and 9V appliances (in that order)?A. Vaughn and Yarcol.B. X-Tech and Zan.C. Urbit and X-Tech.D. Vaughn and Zan.



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10. Should all university students be required to do one hour per week of unpaid work, such as caring for the elderly, to improve their contribution to the community?Select the strongest argument from the statements below.A. Yes, because voluntary work has been shown to improve relationships between university students and local residents.B. Yes, because some university students vandalise property and are rude to members of the community.C. No, because some students have to spend a lot of time on their academic work.D. No, because some students already do voluntary work in the community.

11. Should electric cars be made available to buy at lower prices in order to cut emissions of greenhouse gases?Select the strongest argument from the statements below.A. Yes, because electric cars are good for the environment.B. Yes, because people are more likely to buy electric cars if they are cheaper than conventional cars.C. No, because electric car manufacturers might stop producing electric cars and make products with a higher profit margin instead.D. No, because most of the energy used to power electric cars is generated by burning fossil fuels, which releases large amounts of greenhouse gases.



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12. Should the UK Government be forced to return the Elgin Marbles – carved artefacts from the Parthe-non in Athens currently held at the British Museum – to Greece?Select the strongest argument from the statements below.A. Yes, because the Marbles might be damaged if somebody attempts to steal them from the British Museum.B. Yes, because the majority of independent polls show that both Greek and UK citizens want the Mar-bles to be returned to Greece.C. No, because then all foreign artefacts in UK museums would have to be returned.D. No, because the British Museum might make less money without the Elgin Marbles as an exhibit.

13. Would allowing employers to pay less than the minimum wage enable more disabled people to enter the workforce?Select the strongest argument from the statements below.A. Yes, because if employers are able to pay lower wages, they might be able to take on more staff.B. Yes, because being able to enter the workforce will allow disabled people to play a bigger role in society.C. No, because employers should not be able to discriminate against disabled people by paying them less.D. No, because even if employers could pay less than the minimum wage, disabled people still might not get hired.



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14. Should all prisoners have televisions installed in their cells in order to prevent rioting?Select the strongest argument from the statements below.A. Yes, criminals are more likely to reform if they are treated well while in prison.B. Yes, prison riots can quickly escalate and put both guards and prisoners lives in danger.C. No, a lack of televisions in cells is not the reason there are riots in prisons.D. No, luxuries such as televisions should only be provided to prisoners as a reward for good behaviour.



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A mortgage broker looked at the range of mortgages taken by her customers in 2010 and 2015. The percent-age of customers taking each type of mortgage are indicated in the graphs.

15. Which of the following cannot be concluded from the graphs?A. The percentage of customers taking a fixed 2 year mortgage in 2010 was three times the percentage of customers taking a variable mortgage.B. Variable mortgages were taken by the same share of customers in 2010 and 2015.C. Fixed 5 year mortgages were taken by a greater share of customers in 2015 than any type of fixed mortgage in 2010.D. A greater percentage of customers took out a tracker mortgage than a variable mortgage in 2015.



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Devil’s gardens are parts of the rainforest where only one species of tree appears to grow, an unusual sight in an area that is usually known for high levels of biodiversity. They are called ‘devil’s gardens’ because the local population often considers the area to be haunted by evil spirits which prevent other flora from developing. Scientists researching the distinctive phenomena now believe that it is caused by a species of ant, myrmelachista schumanni – commonly known as the lemon ant – which inhabits the area. The lemon ant thrives in the Duroia hirsuta trees which monopolise such areas, and it was found that the ants injected young saplings of other species with formic acid in order to prevent them reaching maturity. Previously, ants had only been known to use formic acid as a chemical signal to communicate with other members of their colony. In this case, however, scientists concluded lemon ants were using the substance as a kind of natural herbicide.

16. Which one of the following statements must be true?A. Lemon ants flourish in areas with a high population of Duroia hirsuta.B. Lemon ants mainly use formic acid as a form of natural herbicide.C. Species other than Duroia hirsuta are a threat to lemon ant colonies.D. Lemon ants destroy Duroia hirsuta trees so they can develop larger colonies.



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Two medications were compared in terms of how much they change the electrical activity of the heart. This is measured by recording the QTc on an electrocardiogram. A greater QTc is more dangerous. A normal QTc is less than 440 ms; anything more than this is potentially dangerous.

17. Which one of the following statements must be true?A. The change in QTc at 40 mg of citalopram is double that of escitalopram at 20 mg.B. A patient with a QTc of 430 ms who starts taking a dose of 40 mg of citalopram could have potential-ly dangerous QTc if his QTc change matches the average for this dose of medication.C. Trebling the dose of escitalopram to 30 mg trebles the QTc change.D. A patient with a QTc of 429 ms who starts taking a dose of 40 mg of escitalopram would have an average QTc increase in excess of 12 ms, which is potentially dangerous.

A manufacturer was carrying out an assessment of three new antiseptic liquids, investigating their effec-tiveness against microorganisms (including both bacteria and viruses). Liquid A killed 50% more bacteria than Liquid B. However, Liquid A only killed 76% of viruses, whilst Liquid B killed 92%. Liquid C had the worst performance of all three liquids in terms of killing microorganisms, but had better overall tolerance in those with sensitive skin, only causing irritation in 10% of human subjects tested.

18. Which one of the following can be safely concluded?A. Liquid B killed 50% more bacteria than Liquid A.B. Liquid B killed 16% more bacteria than Liquid A.C. Liquid C killed 10% of viruses.D. Liquid B killed more viruses than Liquid C.



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Contestants in a beauty pageant were asked to name the factors that, in their view, are most important to success in pageant competition.

19. Which of the following can be concluded from the diagram?A. The number of contestants that voted for evening wear in combination with coaching is the same as the number that voted for evening wear in combination with quality of makeup.B. Twice as many contestants selected skill at chosen talent as their sole factor as chose evening wear as their sole factor.C. The number of contestants that selected coaching as a factor, in combination with or without any other factors, is the same as the number that selected quality of makeup in combination with or without any other factors.D. Nine contestants selected skill at chosen talent and evening wear as their sole factors.



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20. Which of the following diagrams best represents the statements ‘all snakes are reptiles’, ‘no frogs are reptiles’ and ‘all frogs and reptiles are cold-blooded’?



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Students in their first year at university were asked which societies they belonged to.

The triangle represents the Debate Society.The diamond represents Football Club.The pentagon represents Boat Club.The oval represents the Film Society.The star represents the Dance Society.The arch represents the Medics Society.

21. Which of the following must be true?A. Fewer than 50 students joined the Film Society in combination with the Debate Society and Football Club.B. More students joined the Dance Society than the Medics Society.C. None of the students joined Boat Club without joining at least one other society.D. Fewer than half the number of students that joined only Football Club joined only the Film Society.

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A group of adventurous friends compare notes on their favourite mountaineering holidays. One friend makes a diagram representing the various combinations of locations that the friends have visited on mountaineering holidays.

22. Which of the following combinations of locations has been visited by at least one of the friends on mountaineering holidays?A. Alaska, Peru, Nepal and Tanzania.B. Nepal, Switzerland, Tanzania and Peru.C. Alaska, Nepal and Switzerland.D. Peru and Tanzania.



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I like coffee and tea. Sometimes I add milk or sugar to these beverages; sometimes I add both. Sometimes I just like to drink a glass of milk. I would never drink a glass of sugar, for obvious reasons.

23. Which of the following diagrams represents the information about my beverage preferences?



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The diagram shows the results of a survey showing the food allergies of a group of children.

The semicircle represents children who are allergic to peanuts.The rectangle represents children who are allergic to milk.The circle represents children who are allergic to eggs.The triangle represents children who are allergic to shellfish.

24. Which of the following must be true?A. There were more children in the survey with a milk allergy than children with a peanut allergy.B. Of the children in the survey allergic to shellfish, more than half were allergic to at least one other allergen.C. The number of children who were allergic to more than two of the allergens surveyed is equal to the number of children with allergies to both milk and shellfish (but nothing else).D. The majority of children in the survey were allergic to more than one of the allergens listed.



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A bookshop tracks the customers who buy different types of books over the course of a week.

The rectangle represents the customers who bought crime novels.The oval represents the customers who bought historical novels.The triangle represents the customers who bought science fiction novels.The hexagon represents the customers who bought poetry.The star represents the customers who bought biographies.The crescent represents the customers who bought cookbooks.

25. How many customers bought novels, but not biographies or cookbooks?A. 63B. 88C. 101D. 114



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26. Amelia has a die that is rigged so that it has a 2/3 probability of landing with the 6 face showing. She rolls it three times. On the first and second rolls, the die lands with the 6 face showing. Amelia states that the probability that she will roll a 6 on the third attempt is 0. Is Amelia correct?A. Yes, because the chance of landing on a 6 is 2 out of 3, so on the third attempt the die must land on another face.B. Yes, because unfair dice never land on the same side every time.C. No, because the probability of rolling a 6 on the third roll is 2/3 cubed, or 8/27.D. No, because the outcome of previous rolls has no effect on the probability of the current roll.

27. Two new laptops are being tested at a research facility. Laptop Q fails the streaming test in all but 72% of trials. The average maximum battery life (between charges) for Laptop Q is 8.5 hours.Of the 200 copies of Laptop R being tested, a total of 56 fail the streaming test.Twenty copies of Laptop R have an average maximum battery life of 11 hours; for the rest, it’s 7 hours.Judging only on the streaming test and average maximum battery life, is Laptop Q the better laptop?A. Yes, because its battery lasts more than an hour longer (on average) than Laptop R’s battery.B. Yes, because it is more likely to pass the streaming test than Laptop R.C. No, because Laptop R has an average maximum battery life that is more than two hours longer.D. No, because Laptop R is 28% more likely to pass the streaming test.



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28. Following an Easter egg hunt, each child selects one treat at random from a basket containing two types of treats: dark chocolate bunnies and white chocolate sheep. Each treat is contained in a box of equal size, and the basket is held above the children’s eye level, so they cannot see what they are selecting.Three boys and three girls select bunnies; two boys and one girl select sheep; one more girl is waiting to make the final selection. There is at least one of each option remaining in the basket.Has the chance of a bunny being selected now increased from the start when the next girl selects a treat?A. Yes, if there were at least three times as many bunnies as sheep in the basket at the start.B. Yes, if there is exactly one sheep remaining in the basket and there were five more bunnies than sheep in the basket at the start.C. No, the girl is more likely to select a sheep than a bunny, compared to the first child to select a treat.D. No, the girl has an equal probability of selecting either treat, so a bunny is less likely to be selected than at the start.

29. The relative difficulty of two exams is compared by looking at the scores achieved by two different schools, each with the same number of students. Students in School A achieved an average score of 70% in Exam X, and an average score of 75% in Exam Y. Students in School B scored, on average, 28 out of 40 in Exam X, and lost 8 marks out 40 in Exam Y.Based only on the average scores for each exam, is Exam Y more difficult?A. Yes, the average score for Exam X is higher in both schools than the average for Exam Y.B. Yes, although School A scored higher on average in Exam Y than X, School B scored much more highly in Exam X than Y, which outweighs this.C. No, in both schools the average score for Exam Y was higher than the average score for Exam X.D. No, in School B the average scores for both exams were the same, but School A scored higher on average in Exam Y.

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