{"id":49663,"date":"2023-12-29T13:14:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T07:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=49663"},"modified":"2023-12-29T13:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T07:47:16","slug":"data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-practice-question-with-solution-hints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-practice-question-with-solution-hints\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Sufficiency Verbal Reasoning &#8211; Practice Question with Solution Hints"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">A <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read <\/span><\/span>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"15-practice-questions\">Practice Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"16-version-1-statement-2-has-changed-everything-else-is-the-same-\">Version 1:&nbsp; <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last summer, as with every summer, Oshin and Reena made exactly one long trip together to a town neither of them had visited before. For their long summer trips, Oshin and Reena have always chosen to visit a town that Reena would have liked to visit\u2014unless Oshin had been to that town before. Reena had visited Town F and Town G before\u2014and Oshin had never visited Town J or Town K. Did Oshin and Reena visit one of these four towns last summer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1) Reena had never visited Town J, and Oshin had never visited Town F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) Reena would have liked to visit either Town J or Town K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"17-version-2-all-parts-of-the-question-have-been-modified\">Version 2: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last summer, as with every summer, Oshin and Reena made exactly one long trip together. However, unlike previous years, this time, they decided to visit a town that was recommended by their close friends and that either Oshin or Reena, but not both, had visited before. Did Oshin and Reena visit one of these four towns last summer? Oshin had visited Town F and Town G before, while Reena had never visited Town J or Town K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1) Among the towns recommended by their friends were Town F and Town J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) Reena prefers visiting towns that Oshin has already explored to have a familiar guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"19-cheat-sheet-for-practice-questions\">Cheat Sheet for practice questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"20-version-1\">Version 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>St2: Reena would have liked to visit either Town J or Town K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>J<\/td><td>K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R wish?<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R not visited?<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t know if she visited these two.&nbsp; So, not sufficient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St1 and 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>J<\/td><td>K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R wish?<\/td><td>Yes, from st2.<\/td><td>Yes, from st2.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R not visited?<\/td><td>Yes, from st1.<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, they visited one of the four towns for sure.&nbsp; So, C is the correct answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"21-version-2\">Version 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last summer, as with every summer, Oshin and Reena made exactly one long trip together. However, unlike previous years, this time, they decided to visit a town that was recommended by their close friends and that either Oshin or Reena, but not both, had visited before. Did Oshin and Reena visit one of these four towns last summer? Oshin had visited Town F and Town G before, while Reena had never visited Town J or Town K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1) Among the towns recommended by their friends were Town F and Town J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) Reena prefers visiting towns that Oshin has already explored to have a familiar guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Condition<ul><li>1: recommended by friends<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>2: Both should not have visited.&nbsp; One visit is ok.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Information<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Oshin<\/td><td>Reena<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>F<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>G<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>J<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>K<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Inference<ul><li>J and K are surely in the running since Reena had not visited them.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>F and G may not be in the running:<ul><li>If Reena had visited, then not in running.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>If Reena had not visited, then in the running.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Framework<ul><li>For J and K<ul><li>Did the friends recommend?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>For F and G<ul><li>Did the friends recommend?<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Did Reena not visit them?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Oshin<\/td><td>Reena<\/td><td>Recommendation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>F<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Need<\/td><td>Need<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>G<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Need<\/td><td>Need<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>J<\/td><td>Don\u2019t care<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Need<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>K<\/td><td>Don\u2019t care<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Need<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Execution<ul><li>Statement 1:<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Oshin<\/td><td>Reena<\/td><td>Recommendation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>F<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Need<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>G<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Need<\/td><td>Need<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>J<\/td><td>Don\u2019t care<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>K<\/td><td>Don\u2019t care<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Need<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since J is certainly a choice, even if F isn\u2019t, we can answer the question that yes, they went to one of these 4 towns. So, AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Statement 2: Reena prefers visiting towns that Oshin has already explored, to have a familiar guide.<ul><li>Does not matter.&nbsp; We don\u2019t have any information about the need for cells, and hence not sufficient.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>This may have helped if we had a choice between two towns.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Answer = A.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"ub-styled-box ub-bordered-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-828bff70-0c7d-473d-9617-c901f408c386\">\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">Ready to tackle the GMAT Focus Edition? e-GMAT offers a <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"https:\/\/success.e-gmat.com\/new_study-plan\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Personalized Study Planner<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;\"> and top-notch <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"https:\/\/resources.e-gmat.com\/take-sigma-x-mock\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Free GFE mock exam<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;\"> to help you prepare effectively. 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