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[weringo]

OP - I'd suggest going on the SHL website to sample some questions as most grad employers use them.

 

[Ahleckz]

If it's not worth the financial commitment and effort then they're not going to go are they?



Not relevant to the second question, only whether they're questioning whether to go.

You're making an assumption that because people are questioning the costs then that means they are reaching a conclusion that it isn't worth it. You are inferring a conclusion which isn't there.

 

[weringo]

You're making an assumption that because people are questioning the costs then that means they are reaching a conclusion that it isn't worth it. You are inferring a conclusion which isn't there.

It says "as tuition fees rise and graduate jobs become scarcer many young individuals are questioning whether going to University is worth the effort and financial burden the majority of students are left with after finishing".

Re read the bolded, I'm not coming to any conclusion which isn't there. It clearly says they are questioning whether to go to university. The latter part of the sentence is their reason for doing so.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Thanks, very insightful. Sadly I doubt there would be practise questions for the one(s) I'll actually sit. I wonder if instead of the tests testing right/wrong it's designed to try and test the logic of the participant?
Either way I see it depending on the logic of the person that wrote the test and nothing more than that. Glass half filled type thing between, empty, full and "just half"

When I was looking at graduate jobs most of the tests would allow you 5 practice questions before sitting the actual test and you could repeat the practice questions as often as you wanted - pointless though that is once you know what the "correct" answer is. The questions are designed to test your logical process based on what is in the scenario - bringing in external information may be correct in the real world but it's not showing your powers of reasoning in the manner that they want. You can argue that it's unrealistic, that you should be able to use the widest possible range of information in decision making and that exams themselves are often a poor metric for judging someones capabilities and I might agree with all those points but they've got to choose something to distinguish candidates.

I'm possibly not the best person to comment on this though as I have sat exams where I've put down the expected answer for the examiner and then if I've got a surfeit of time proceeded to criticise the way the question is set up. I'd not suggest doing that here even if you could as it's not going to get you anywhere.

It says "as tuition fees rise and graduate jobs become scarcer many young individuals are questioning whether going to University is worth the effort and financial burden the majority of students are left with after finishing".

Re read the bolded, I'm not coming to any conclusion which isn't there. It clearly says they are questioning whether to go to university. The latter part of the sentence is their reason for doing so.

But you can't say based on the information given that the numbers are increasing, merely that many young individuals are questioning it - which may or may not be a different number either way questioning to before. I'd have chosen "cannot say" as I mentioned before as I think there's a lack of information to make the judgement but this test appears to be taking it as a negative since it's not explicitly increasing.

 

[Ahleckz]

It says "as tuition fees rise and graduate jobs become scarcer many young individuals are questioning whether going to University is worth the effort and financial burden the majority of students are left with after finishing".

Re read the bolded, I'm not coming to any conclusion which isn't there. It clearly says they are questioning whether to go to university. The latter part of the sentence is their reason for doing so.

It says many, not more. There is indication that the numerical value of those questioning going to university (which the article doesn't even argue) has risen.

 

[Elixir]

It says many, not more. There is indication that the numerical value of those questioning going to university (which the article doesn't even argue) has risen.

However the answer should surely be "cannot say" considering no figures are given.

 

[weringo]

But you can't say based on the information given that the numbers are increasing, merely that many young individuals are questioning it - which may or may not be a different number either way questioning to before. I'd have chosen "cannot say" as I mentioned before as I think there's a lack of information to make the judgement but this test appears to be taking it as a negative since it's not explicitly increasing.

The information states that tuition fees are rising and individuals are questioning going to university because of the increase of tuition fees. Therefore, the number of individuals questioning going to university is increasing.

I don't really want to argue the point any more as it's just being going round in circles but I agree if the answer is anything else - it "cannot say". The question shouldn't have a cannot say option if the absense of information should lead to a answer of false.