Watson Glaser Test
(Assumptions)16 Questions
with Correct Answers/100%
Correct
Physician: People who wish to prevent kidney stones should drink three
glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice a day.
Proposed Assumption: Oranges are available throughout the year - -
Assumption made. Prevention is a continuing action. If one is advised to
drink fresh orange juice on a daily basis, it means that one will be able
to find oranges on a daily basis (throughout the year).
-A lack of courtesy among staff members implies that the managers
were unsuccessful in their role.
Proposed Assumption: Nowadays, managers of employees with low
courtesy levels want to be seen as successful. - -Assumption not made.
The statement is dealing with outside evaluation of managerial roles. It
is not related to managers' wills and wishes; thus, the assumption is
irrelevant to the statement.
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
Proposed Assumption: The of monarchic nations are responsible for
setting tax rates on their citizens - -Assumption not made
The statement does not rely on the fact (or assumption) that
governments set tax rates for their citizens. The statement doesn't
attempt to explain what causes the difference in tax payments, merely
that there is a difference
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
Proposed Assumption: Republican nations do not have a royal family - -
The statement says that monarchic nations are those with a royal
family. The statement is assuming that this is one aspect which
differentiates monarchic nations from republican nations
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
, Proposed Assumption: The only types of nation are monarchic and
republican - -Assumption not made
The statement is just talking about the differences between two types of
nation; it does not imply that these are the only two nor does the
statement rely on there being just two types
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
Proposed Assumption: A monarchic nation cannot be a republican nation
- -Assumption made
The statement relies on the two types of nation being different in order
to describe their differences. The statement also talks about the tax rate
paid by citizens of a monarchic nation with the implication that citizens
of republican nations pay different tax
-In 2008, the President of the USA promised to prevent the country
entering economic depression, but he failed because at the beginning of
2012, over 12 million USA
citizens were unemployed
Proposed Assumption: Unemployment is an indicator of economic
depression - -Assumption made:
The statement says that the promise of not entering economic
depression was not met due to unemployment figures. So, the
statement had made an assumption that unemployment is indicative of
economic depression
-In 2008, the President of the USA promised to prevent the country
entering economic depression, but he failed because at the beginning of
2012, over 12 million USA
citizens were unemployed
Proposed Assumption: The number of USA citizens out of work ought to
be less than 12 million - -Assumption Made
The statement uses the level of unemployment as a justification for
declaring that the promise of avoiding economic depression had not
been met. Regardless of whether unemployment is or isn't a fair
measure of economic depression, the statement is assuming that this
level of unemployment is worse than what would be considered
acceptable
(Assumptions)16 Questions
with Correct Answers/100%
Correct
Physician: People who wish to prevent kidney stones should drink three
glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice a day.
Proposed Assumption: Oranges are available throughout the year - -
Assumption made. Prevention is a continuing action. If one is advised to
drink fresh orange juice on a daily basis, it means that one will be able
to find oranges on a daily basis (throughout the year).
-A lack of courtesy among staff members implies that the managers
were unsuccessful in their role.
Proposed Assumption: Nowadays, managers of employees with low
courtesy levels want to be seen as successful. - -Assumption not made.
The statement is dealing with outside evaluation of managerial roles. It
is not related to managers' wills and wishes; thus, the assumption is
irrelevant to the statement.
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
Proposed Assumption: The of monarchic nations are responsible for
setting tax rates on their citizens - -Assumption not made
The statement does not rely on the fact (or assumption) that
governments set tax rates for their citizens. The statement doesn't
attempt to explain what causes the difference in tax payments, merely
that there is a difference
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
Proposed Assumption: Republican nations do not have a royal family - -
The statement says that monarchic nations are those with a royal
family. The statement is assuming that this is one aspect which
differentiates monarchic nations from republican nations
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
, Proposed Assumption: The only types of nation are monarchic and
republican - -Assumption not made
The statement is just talking about the differences between two types of
nation; it does not imply that these are the only two nor does the
statement rely on there being just two types
-Monarchic nations, i.e. those with royal families, differ from republic
nations in several ways. An example of this difference is that citizens of
monarchic nations pay more tax
Proposed Assumption: A monarchic nation cannot be a republican nation
- -Assumption made
The statement relies on the two types of nation being different in order
to describe their differences. The statement also talks about the tax rate
paid by citizens of a monarchic nation with the implication that citizens
of republican nations pay different tax
-In 2008, the President of the USA promised to prevent the country
entering economic depression, but he failed because at the beginning of
2012, over 12 million USA
citizens were unemployed
Proposed Assumption: Unemployment is an indicator of economic
depression - -Assumption made:
The statement says that the promise of not entering economic
depression was not met due to unemployment figures. So, the
statement had made an assumption that unemployment is indicative of
economic depression
-In 2008, the President of the USA promised to prevent the country
entering economic depression, but he failed because at the beginning of
2012, over 12 million USA
citizens were unemployed
Proposed Assumption: The number of USA citizens out of work ought to
be less than 12 million - -Assumption Made
The statement uses the level of unemployment as a justification for
declaring that the promise of avoiding economic depression had not
been met. Regardless of whether unemployment is or isn't a fair
measure of economic depression, the statement is assuming that this
level of unemployment is worse than what would be considered
acceptable
