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even though they can be misleading.
70
To effectively spot lies, Vrij and colleagues recommend
renewed attention to verbal cues - inconsistencies in stories
and incorrect responses to questions for which you already
know the answer.
32
It can reasonably be inferred
from the passage that
the majority of the “business professionals” in line
16 believed that
A) many hiring managers fail to recognize dishonesty
in job candidates
B) most senior managers are sceptical about those who
work for them
C) skeptics are better than trustful
individuals at detecting
lies
D) personality is not a critical element of what makes a
good manager
33
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to
the previous question?
A) Lines 14-18 (“Consider …interviews”)
B) Lines 18-20 (“They…interviewer”)
C) Lines 20-24 (“The majority … others”)
D) Lines 25-27 (“Eighty-five…duped”)
34
As used in line 22, “matter” most nearly means
A) issue.
B) topic.
C) substance.
D) amount.
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The
author
poses
questions
in
lines
28-29
(“But…detectors”) , line 46 (“Why … be”) and line 62 (“So …
lies”) primarily to
A) challenge points made earlier in the passage
B) provide transitions to further develop the passage.
C) identify noteworthy conclusions in the passage.
D) express uncertainty about claims made in the passage.
36
Based
on the passage, what is indicated by the study of
people who watched the interview videos?
A) Skeptics are quite hard to distinguish from people who
are trusting of others.
B) About half of job applicants are truthful in their
interviews and about half are deceitful
C) Individuals who are trusting tend to make more
informed hiring decisions than do those who are sceptical
D) Trying to predict the outcome
of science research is
unlikely to enhance the results of the research
37
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to
the previous question?
A) Lines 25-27 (“Eighty-five percent…duped.”)
B) Lines 37-41 (“After watching … hire.”)
C) Lines 42-46 (“The more … fool.”)
D) Lines 62-64 (“So what … skeptics do.”)
38
The main distinction between the two possibilities discussed
in lines 47-61 (“One…tellers”) is that the second possibility
considers
A) honesty to be of primary rather than secondary
importance.
B) scepticism to be a desirable
trait rather than an
undesirable one.
C) interpersonal skills to be difficult rather than easy to
assess.
D) trusting people to be a cause rather than an effect of
reliable lie detection.
39
As used in line 49, “spotting” most nearly means
A) shaming.
B) discerning.
C) scheduling.
D) locating.
40
As indicated by figure 1, what
percent of senior managers
are most trusting of job applicants?
A) 7 percent
B) 8 percent
C) 36 percent
D) 48 percent
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41
Which sentence best describes an important difference
between the two surveys on which the figures are based?
A) The first survey poses a question that is speculative in
nature, while the second poses a specific, factual question.
B) The first survey asks about dishonesty among managers,
while the second asks about dishonesty among workers.
C) The first survey
samples senior managers only, while
the second samples a broad cross
section of managers.
D) The first survey supports the idea that job applicants
are
generally trustworthy, while the second supports the
idea that job applicants will try to engage in deception.
42
It can be inferred that the senior manager who “was
sceptical and suspicious” (line 23) would likely fall into which
section of figure 1?
A) “don’t know” or “very often”
B) “never” or “not very often”
C) “somewhat often” or “not very often”
D) “very often” or “somewhat often”
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