Gmat - Critical Reasoning - 180 Practice Questions+3 Tests

Evaluate which questions are at least directly relevant to the union president's consideration of a boycott against square mart stores and its effect on the parent company Mega Food's position.

Analyze a self-contradictory critical reasoning scenario by evaluating two pieces of evidence that do not support the same conclusion about bribery, time relationship, and financial claims.

In critical reasoning practice, this question examines whether popularity implies lucrativeness in cinema, noting that recent studies show top films use 3D more, suggesting 3D is more lucrative.

Explore the assumption linking beauty to art in critical reasoning, analyzing how the conclusion no art hinges on beauty through practice question 3.

Analyze how recent state data supports or challenges the view that the economic downturn will not be as severe as predicted, distinguishing data as evidence from economists' opposing stances.

Analyze how highly skilled programmers could hack SAT scores and the implications for admissions tests and how colleges may respond with supervised testing or score discards.

Analyze a public relations argument about oil drilling off the Macondo coast and assess whether isolated evidence of unaffected turtles undermines claims that all aquatic life is harmed.

Lower production costs from new equipment could make Macray's the preferred dairy supplier for restaurants and institutions if product quality meets acceptability standards.

Examine the claim that most county executives come from three coastal high schools with top scores. Question whether high school intelligence alone signals effective governance, ignoring broader comparisons.

Practice question 9 challenges you to weigh toxins, oil spills, and other pollutants as explanations for mass beached dolphins, noting toxins alone cannot explain the deaths.

Analysts debate rust on a historic bridge and its danger; a study finds rust mostly surface and shielding steel, concluding the bridge is safe for continued use.

Assess the reason that justifies the CEO’s rejection of expanding the Procrustean branch, noting that dedicated staff at the Fair Haven branch drives customer preference over wait times.

Practice critical reasoning on bank embezzlement data to determine which conclusion about missing funds and suspected embezzlers follows most plausibly from federal investigations.

Expose the flaw by separating Bolivia and the Czech Republic, noting Bolivia has pre-entry data while Czech data is lacking, guiding risk assessment and profitability decisions.

Evaluate the assumption that the photos taken by media are reliable evidence linking media access to the promised safety, thereby supporting the conclusion about radiation safety.

Assess a flawed conclusion that guidelines reduced harassment claims by examining alternative causes, such as faster HR processing, and evaluating supporting numbers and irrelevant comparisons.

Practice question 16 trains you to identify the most supportive reason for an argument, focusing on HR training that enables ADHD recognition and increases disability claims.

Determine what evidence shows whether gray fox predation influenced the blue chip puffer's absence from the park, and whether coastal areas show increases in polluted puffers to evaluate the argument.

Assess how an initial conclusion claims the propulsive force fails to explain dolphin speed, then a 2006 experiment revises the conclusion, showing tail propulsion explains speed and acceleration.

Evaluate the naturalist's reasoning on whether bromide compounds threaten young coyote survival, by selecting data that best tests the conclusion from a 30 percent first-year mortality.

Identify the choice that weakens the conclusion that Argentinian Molbeck grapes should grow at low elevation by showing why low altitude harms the grapes, such as phylloxera.

Practice question on critical reasoning about mimic octopus camouflage; identify evidence that color changes occur without predators and resemble venomous jellyfish to deter threats.

Identify how a scenario where two planes are less than three minutes apart and the anti-collision device is off weakens the aviation analyst's conclusion.

Practice strengthening a critical reasoning argument about seatbelt laws by evaluating accident frequency and medical costs in Thoracic County.

Explore how stricter hunting sanctions may not work, due to an artificial factor like a virus reducing rabbit prey, which could lower the silvertail fox population.

Practice critical reasoning with question 25, examining how an assumption linking premises to the conclusion argues that a thorough artificial language requires words for all concepts and emotional states.

Explains a strengthening reasoning question: rising risks in Pleasanton—homeowners, local businesses defaulting on mortgages—justify banks raising interest rates to offset losses.

practice question 27 teaches weakening an argument by identifying alternative causes, focusing on what actually causes the 15% drop, such as subjects' knowledge of treatment affecting outcomes.

Analyze how to weaken a critical reasoning argument by identifying alternative causes for fewer repairs besides the training course, such as smog regulations, recalls, or competing shops.

Identifies the assumption that reduction in downtown traffic caused by a congestion charge will lower car accidents, by linking premises to the conclusion.

Assess a critical reasoning scenario about hospital closures, identifying why the county should not close the hospital with the highest fatality rate due to its high concentration of trained specialists.

Practice critical reasoning by identifying the assumption that links the culinary bill to the rise of local non franchise restaurants, using premises that 85 of 120 opened in 10 years.

Explain the nationwide bankruptcy pattern by citing widespread economic issues affecting numerous companies across industries in the United States, as shown by the 2010 tax records.

American companies hesitate to invest in diamond mining infrastructure in Chicago despite the potential of up to 700 percent first-year profits, due to civil war in Chicago and investment setbacks.

Identify the factors that resolve the apparent discrepancy between population sizes and reproduction rates, noting nutrient access, predation, camouflage, and emergence timing as explanations.

Analyze a GMAT critical reasoning argument that weighs whether raising taxes to fund long-term unemployment programs supports the main conclusion of lowering taxes, distinguishing predictions from conclusions.

Apply critical reasoning to determine which data best assess the free time of Klondyke soldiers compared with the flagpole. Focus on the number of soldiers and how long furloughs are.

Practice question 37 teaches how to weaken a conclusion about Bamford's law for detecting financial fraud by examining premises, conclusions, and assumptions, and evaluating the manipulation of numbers.

Evaluate conclusions about saving money by replacing cafeteria meals with pizza from this restaurant, using uneaten pizzas as evidence of a cheaper option, distinguishing from nutrition or another Italian restaurant.

Learn to evaluate density using cars per square mile rather than total counts, distinguishing downtown, suburbs, and exurbs, and apply this density reasoning to compare metropolitan areas.

Evaluate a government strategy to prevent infected fish from entering the United States stock by quarantining each moonbeam for three weeks and then testing, given antibody test delays.

Identify the assumption linking premises about megacorporation's two management consultants to the conclusion that the managed fixed plan saves more than efficiency.

Identify how iris recognition strengthens the plan to cut security costs by showing iris patterns are highly individual, enabling precise user authentication.

Analyze a reasoning scenario in which police disproportionately stop the Z 300 drivers for alcohol testing, leading to the conclusion that some Z 300 drivers are unfairly treated or delayed.

Identify the key assumption that runners respond equally to intensive training, linking moderate to intensive sessions to the conclusion that runner A maintains a greater VO2 max than runner B.

Practice question 45 on GMAT critical reasoning weakens an argument that naming colors to infants under 18 months yields no real benefits; evidence links color exposure to early vocabulary development.

Identify premises, conclusion, and the central assumption to weaken an argument in critical reasoning. Show how uniqueness fails when alternative services exist, as in practice question 46.

Identify premises linking to a conclusion to evaluate the assumption that higher education is essential for prosperity by analyzing links between higher degrees, highest salary quartile, and real estate investment.

Weaken the cause-effect argument by identifying La Nina as the actual driver behind the 1883 global temperature drop, challenging Krakatoa's claimed impact in this critical reasoning practice question.

Examine how premises about toucan beaks and insect feeding argue they evolved to fit hole openings, and identify the weakening option involving breaking bark.

Explore how a consultant reframes the argument by reversing cause and effect between product popularity and sales campaigns, and evaluate correlation, evidence, and premises in critical reasoning.

Analyze a GMAT critical reasoning strengthening question about whether high school students should not design curricula due to lack of maturity and experience; show expertise develops with years in education.

Assess whether the city’s alternative minimum tax would be profitable by comparing current exemptions for top earners over 350,000 and the impact of removing deductions for children and tuition.

Examine how early exposure and reading habits relate to second language learning. Analyze inference strategies, correlations between books read and proficiency, and why younger learners retain vocabulary better.

Learn to identify the assumption that links premises to the conclusion in critical reasoning, recognizing that science concerns tangible objects, not abstract mathematical creations.

Explore how crime rates differ from counts by applying rate = crimes divided by population, and learn to identify evidence that undermines a claim of lower crime in country B.

Assess a strengthening GMAT critical reasoning scenario where a manager's detailed information sheet and photo portfolio for sales associates aim to boost high-end camera sales to hit the target.

practice critical reasoning by examining why violent felonies declined despite population growth and prosperity, evaluating four plausible explanations, and identifying the option that does not explain.

Develop critical reasoning skills by evaluating a strengthening question: drivers slow down when signs of civilization remind them of safety, supporting the interpretation.

Evaluate a weakening argument in critical reasoning about whether Canadian elk range will expand northward as elderberries spread in warming tundra, considering lingonberries and distractors like grizzly bears.

Explore must-be-true reasoning in practice question 59, analyzing how high school diploma status, evening obligations, and factory safety certificates interact in a logic diagram.

This critical reasoning practice question explains why timing belt failure is more likely after 135,000 miles, highlighting that timing belts are often replaced during transmission repairs.

Explore a GMAT critical reasoning weakening question about closing a cave exit to curb virus deaths, noting how bat emergence might be necessary for local flower germination.

Examine why a government fertilizer plan failed by identifying how enzymes in the special mix foster bacteria that harm young barley plants in real field conditions, despite lab success.

Analyze how rising cashmere prices could strengthen the claim that more people will buy Angara clothing this year. The argument connects luxury materials and price effects to consumer choices.

Examine how the USMC recruit training program strengthens cohesion by moving new recruits from independent behavior to cooperative devotion. Support the psychologist's causation-based position by showing the program fosters cooperation.

Explore which statements about impulse purchases are must be true, emphasizing that defining impulse purchase and proving buyer intention are essential for valid conclusions in critical reasoning.

Identify the information necessary to evaluate the argument that baby snow crabs are more likely to be caught by deep-sea fishing boats, focusing on time of year and hatching timing.

Identify evidence versus conclusion in a sales growth argument, where Eastern Europe expansion faces fierce competition, while Southeast Asia shows more promising markets supported by revenue data.

Identify the weakening conclusion about increasing Dvorak keyboard use through education; evaluate how benefits, education, and business reporting influence adoption, while considering costs and learning duration.

practice question 71 asks which option cannot explain or support the logical sequence of radioactivity levels among isotopes, guiding you to identify the exception in a critical reasoning setup.

Analyze a paradox on ACL injuries, linking gymnasts and NFL players, then select the logical explanation that resolves the premises and conclusion.

Analyze a critical reasoning argument by identifying a weakening choice that questions the regional size comparison of giant squids washed up on the shores of America and Western Australia.

Analyze a factory’s union membership data, where the percentage remains constant from 2007–2011, to determine which conclusion is supported about 2010 versus 2007 and why several options are unfounded.

Identify factors that weaken the claim of large profit from the PCC contract with Megalie by evaluating hidden costs, such as toner replacement, and comparing competing bids.

Solve a GMAT critical reasoning question on why adjusting IV solution levels failed to reduce hospital health complications, examining electrolyte corrections and patient vulnerability.

Identify the assumption that the farmer is less well informed about potential problems with his crops, based on evidence of damaged apples and selective sale of high quality fruit.

Analyze why a five-year VA funding plan for 18 hospitals failed to improve veterans' health concerns, highlighting that veterans' special health needs aren't well addressed in conventional settings.

Evaluate how establishing a crime watch number could reduce downtown evening crime by prompting willing residents to report suspicious individuals and cooperate with police.

Practice critical reasoning to identify the strongest support for a multinational plan to kill locust swarms using a fungus-based method, considering government objections and application challenges.

Practice critical reasoning by evaluating a price-contrast argument that attributes higher grocery prices to transportation costs tied to a remote location, illustrating location-based pricing.

Resolve the discrepancy by showing swans die from ingesting buckshot left on the ground, clarifying lead poisoning in the park.

Examine strengthening evidence that specially designed nets protect endangered marine species without interrupting commercial deep-sea fishing, using pheromones to lure target species and assess cost and scope.

An essential practice question in critical reasoning that evaluates evidence and conclusions about beriberi risk in a refugee camp, using crop-based thiamine sources.

Analyzes a senator's claim that unemployment improvements prove citizens benefited from his economic packages, showing how the argument falters on timing, scope, and competing evidence.

Practice question 87 for GMAT critical reasoning teaches weakening by testing the assumption that recalling facts equals deep understanding.

Analyze a flawed activist argument linking a mayor's past actions to a current tax proposal, examining assumptions about local business impacts and weighing known benefits against drawbacks.

analyze a critical reasoning practice item where statistics show burglars target unoccupied houses and a recommendation to leave lights on is evaluated for premises, assumptions, and potential undesired effects.

Strengthen the claim that helium prices should rise by citing its finite, nonrenewable supply used in MRI magnets and waste concerns, and by pointing to hydrogen as a balloon substitute.

Examine how stadium design influences spectator pleasure during live games, weighing isolation versus camaraderie, and comparing in-stadium experience to home viewing on large screens.

Explain why the proposed subway line won't reduce Cape line congestion, noting riverfront attractions would stay accessible only via the current Kapela line because the new line bypasses the riverfront.

Analyze a critical reasoning practice question about whether relocating bison into buffalo habitat weakens or strengthens the conservationists' prediction for the species' long-term viability, focusing on resources, competition, and predators.

Identify the necessary condition to evaluate the argument by holding all factors equal except helmet use when comparing injury severity between helmeted and non-helmeted cyclists.

A GMAT critical reasoning practice item argues that continuing unprofitable chocolate candies can boost overall profits by serving as a gateway that draws customers who later buy nunchuck candies.

Analyze the assumption that joint MD/JD students remain primarily doctors, not lawyers, by examining why medical training motivates pursuing a law degree and how that affects career focus.

The lecture identifies a strengthening condition: if shelters have available beds due to 50 percent occupancy, ban on sleeping outdoors will push the homeless into shelters, making the plan effective.

Analyze how a congressman's endorsement position may influence voters in elections, and why measuring voters' awareness of that endorsement clarifies a GMAT critical reasoning practice question.

Analyze how premises about a juvenile jawbone, space for molars, and tooth growth challenge the conclusion that a fossil belongs to a distinct related species.

Evaluate a plan to relocate a store to the suburb to cut costs, considering suburban parking and access, and identify the option that most undermines the plan.

Identify how to weaken a critical reasoning argument by examining cause‑effect relations and proposing alternative causes, using exterminator led termite deaths and gas pumping as examples.

Analyze how to distinguish the main conclusion from explanations and evidence in a critical reasoning practice question about a medical argument involving a virus.

Identify the assumption that membership growth results from superior facilities, forming the missing link between the evidence and the conclusion.

Explore how to weaken a conclusion about a pilot program by identifying alternative explanations beyond a five percent pay raise, focusing on productivity evidence and group differences.

Practice question 104 asks which option fails to weaken the conclusion about killer whale bans and wildlife parks, drawing on Iceland, Canada, and related bans.

Analyze a public health argument on whether to continue vaccination, using evidence and analogy to assess that keeping the vaccine protects young children at risk.

Explain why the copper-based rebuttal to the nutritionist's argument about orange juice advertising is flawed, focusing on whether copper levels actually invalidate the vitamin C claim.

Identify the key assumption linking premises to conclusion in a critique of art forgeries, and analyze how current aesthetics influence forgery detection roughly twenty-five years after creation.

Analyze a critical reasoning practice question that argues against a proposed 20 percent discount to sell the remaining six penthouses, considering credit history screening and a long waiting list.

Identify and strengthen the argument that the small town chamber of commerce meeting drove profitability, not crime decline or population growth, in a GMAT critical reasoning practice question.

Analyze how human resources handles employee complaints despite limited evidence, risking unjust dismissal and unfair treatment, with emphasis on unsubstantiated claims and management discretion.

Identify the underlying assumption that modernization is needed to prevent power failures as substations now operate at 60–80% capacity and face rising demand.

Practice analyzing a complex inference about a hereditary defect linked to lupus risk among Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes, distinguishing correlation from causation and evaluating possible cures.

Evaluate the consultant's recommendation to convert farm equipment into biomedical research technology by weighing market profits, pricing, and the viability of biomedical markets versus agriculture.

This practice question analyzes Anselm’s argument that a necessary being exists, examines weakening answer choices, and shows why choice B undermines the conclusion that God must exist.

Analyze an argument's assumption in critical reasoning to reflect chronology, by determining if the table can contain 1000 tree rings and applying the negation rule.

Strengthen the claim that making amends, not serving time, reduces recidivism, supported by 15 percent reoffense after amends and 22 percent in another district versus 35 percent overall.

Analyze how the attorney general uses analogy to challenge the conclusion that legalizing marijuana will reduce crime and boost state revenue, evaluating evidence and cause-effect reasoning.

Strengthen the conclusion that students predominantly choose C by showing Professor Lei’s habit drives this bias across first- and second-year classes, supporting answer choice B.

This critical reasoning question analyzes which condition best supports the conclusion about senior division nominations by two coaches. It shows that a player nominated by at least one coach suffices.

Practice critical reasoning with a question about drawing the most appropriate conclusion from a food poisoning case and copycat lawsuits, focusing on restaurant legal costs in Beirut.

Assess what information is needed to evaluate whether discounting will attract repeat buyers who later buy at full price, considering competitor responses for GMAT critical reasoning practice question 121.

Develop critical reasoning skills to identify an alternative cause for attendance decline in minor league baseball when regional teams report similar drops.

Practice critical reasoning to identify the best-supported inference about Diamond Enterprises' bankruptcy in relation to expansion plans and a local major employer's closure.

Examine a critical reasoning scenario comparing poets and painters and their fame by age. Discover why poets gain fame young while painters gain fame later.

Evaluate a reasoning that prospective engineering students should choose the university because graduates secure employment within six weeks of graduation. Identify the missing assumption that would strengthen this claim.

The lecture argues that eliminating malaria by exterminating all malaria-carrying mosquitoes is not viable because an infected person can infect a non-carrier mosquito, which then transmits malaria.

Practice distinguishing evidence from conclusions in critical reasoning questions, identifying predictions that support the main conclusion, and selecting the correct answer choice.

Shows that the clothing brand lengthens production time to prioritize higher quality, a strategy that reduces sensitivity to market fluctuations.

Analyze a two-part argument to distinguish premises, evidence, and conclusions, identifying how a conclusion is signaled and evaluating the plan's advantages and criticisms.

Evaluate how advertising budgets over five years relate to sales for two car models, examining the impact of ad familiarity and recommendations on the argument's strength.

Practice critical reasoning with a GMAT-style question that strengthens or weakens the claim that tax increases affect voter approval, focusing on identifying widespread factors.

Evaluate which claim provides the strongest grounds for the administration's prediction, as it hires 10 percent more teachers to offset a 25 percent enrollment increase and prevent student neglect.

Evaluate the argument's structure in a Diamond Bay scenario: identify evidence versus the main conclusion about shark fishing after court rulings and ecological impacts.

Practice question 134 examines weaknesses in a market argument about ytterbium and terbium, focusing on monopoly, processing costs, and alternative uses in alloys and medical tools to explain price changes.

Identify the assumption behind concluding that a 10 percent price rise would prevent store closure due to shoplifting; negating that assumption collapses the argument, making option c correct.

Explore what must be studied to evaluate an argument about polymer foundation durability, focusing on how soil acidity can affect polymer longevity.

Examine an argument about a desert oasis: birds and mammals eating fallen fruit do not damage plants, supporting the developer's purpose.

Identify the assumption an argument depends on by applying the negation rule to choices, testing which option causes the argument to fall apart.

Explain the assumption behind the IQ and eye-movement correlation in a critical reasoning question. Reveal the missing link that eye-orientation speed may be unmodifiable by experience, making IQ fixed.

Explain how the loss of snow removes the Arctic fox's camouflage, increasing predation and causing its decline relative to the red fox.

This practice question contrasts the general rule that price up lowers demand with the Veblen good effect, where prestige drives demand up despite higher prices.

Assess how recent data supports the claim that a new blood pressure drug sensitizes patients to develop allergies, distinguishing conclusions from evidence and identifying which data truly supports the argument.

Evaluate a critical reasoning practice question that asks which choice weakens a forecast for the super pixel television's August sales, considering July purchases and price reductions.

Evaluate how data shows most commuters use local roads rather than the interstate, challenging the mayor's assumption and supporting option c.

Explore a critical reasoning scenario where evidence of a global shoe market decline most strongly supports that the sales drop is unrelated to last week's newspaper exposé.

Evaluate a GMAT critical reasoning scenario: a tire change leaves per-car profit unchanged, yet higher safety ratings and advocacy advertising drive greater total car sales.

Analyze a critical reasoning scenario where a power plant spokesperson blames an upstream refinery for toxins lowering river water quality below federal standards, evaluating evidence and residents' opposing judgments.

Analyze why people are reluctant to move into downtown despite safety, arguing that high downtown housing costs explain the reluctance.

Identify a weakening argument about why insurers avoid flood insurance, using Bayside, Dryad, and Triadic River Valley to show that the 'only reason' claim may be undermined.

Practice questions resolve a paradox about who first broke a convention by suggesting that playwrights were contemporaries and that influence between them accounts for the inconsistency.

Explore why the European paradox arises from a high correlation between the protein are excelente and coronary heart disease, and note that berries neutralize the protein's harmful effects.

Strengthen the claim that homeowners will buy a powerful handheld vacuum designed for small, hard-to-clean spaces by selecting evidence that fits its scope over conventional vacuums.

Explore how social science reasoning distinguishes population trends from individual outcomes, using education level–income level correlations and recognizing outliers.

Practice weakening a conclusion about a parking garage’s September vacancies by evaluating August evidence and counterexamples, identifying which choice most weakens the argument in a GMAT critical reasoning context.

Identify the missing link between premises and conclusion in this critical reasoning practice question. Connect Aerojet International's popularity to crowding to justify Chesterfield Airport relocation that would satisfy customers.

Strengthen the argument by presenting evidence that SMK contributes to improved performance in strenuous activities like weightlifting and sprinting, while ruling out alternative causes.