Question

***pls note i am re asking some questions as the answers i was provided for the 80 questions i asked only 39 were correct.**

Carefully read the " Interpretation" section of the instructions before answering questions
does the proposed Conclusion follows or Conclusion does not follow the information.

Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the students had a perfect attendance
record during a single school semester. Among those who sold newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance record during the same semester.

Proposed conclusion: Students who sold newspapers were more likely to have perfect attendance records during the semester than students who did not.

Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the students had a perfect
attendance record during a single school semester. Among those who sold newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance record during the same semester.

Proposed conclusion: Strict enforcement of school attendance laws in this city did not prevent 85 percent of the students from being absent sometime during the semester.

Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the students had a perfect attendance record during a single school semester. Among those who sold newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance record during the same semester.

Proposed conclusion: If truants were given jobs selling newspapers, their school attendance would improve.

Information: In a certain city where school attendance laws are strictly enforced, it was found that only 15 percent of the students had a perfect attendance record during a single school semester. Among those who sold newspapers, however, 25 percent had a perfect attendance record during the same semester.

Proposed conclusion: The low rate of perfect attendance by students in that school system was due mainly to illness or injury.

Information: When I go to bed at night, I usually fall asleep quite promptly. But about twice a month I drink coffee during the evening, and whenever I do, I lie awake and toss for hours.

Proposed conclusion: My problem is mostly psychological: I expect that the coffee will keep me awake and therefore it does.

Information: When I go to bed at night, I usually fall asleep quite promptly. But about twice a month I drink coffee during the evening, and whenever I do, I lie awake and toss for hours.

Proposed conclusion: I don't fall asleep promptly at night after drinking coffee because the caffeine in it overstimulates my nervous system.

Information: When I go to bed at night, I usually fall asleep quite promptly. But about twice a month I drink coffee during the evening, and whenever I do, I lie awake and toss for hours.

Proposed conclusion: On nights when I want to fall asleep promptly, I'd better not drink coffee in the evening.

Answer 1

* As in the information statement, what percentage of students who sold newspaper and got perfect attendance score, among the 15 percent of students who got perfect attendance score is not mentioned. Hence,the proposed Conclusion does not follow the information.

* In this statement,the interpretation is correct, as the strict laws and rules of the city did not prevent the 85 percent of students to be absent during the school days.Only 15 percent of students had perfect attendance score. Hence, the Conclusion follows the information.

* The percentage of students who sold newspaper is not enough to interpret this conclusion for the statement.Hence, the Conclusion does not follow the information.

* The information statement lacks any mentioning of illness or injury as a reason for the absence of students in the class during the semester. Hence, the Conclusion does not follow the information.

* The information statement lacks any mentioning of such psychological assumption. Hence, the Conclusion does not follow the information.

* As the effect of caffeine of coffee is well established in the overstimulation of nervous system and it's relationship with sleeplessness, the interpretation for the information is true. Hence, the Conclusion follows the information.

* As the information statement mentions the relationship between the coffee and sleeplessness, hence, the Conclusion follows the information.