1. Consider the gender analysis by age group for the customers of a certain company as represented in the figure below. For which age group is the Female to Male ratio highest?

2. Bernard had been helping the client with a particularly difficult price negotiation with a 3rd party vendor. Finally, it all went off well and the happy client informed Bernard that he would be soon getting a part of the cost-saving arising out of the effective negotiations as a monetary reward.

What is the most effective response?

3. In a certain code, VEDCXJKISWTO means EXIT. In the same code, what does PHSLOTYWY mean?

4. What is the shape in this series?

5. Each set of four numbers follows the same rule. Find the missing number.

6. Which two of the following statements together prove that SILVER CUPS ARE HEAVIER THAN BRASS CUPS?

1. Gold plates are heavier than Brass Cups.
2. Copper plates are heavier than Brass Cups.
3. Gold plates are lighter than Silver Cups.
4. Copper plates are lighter than Silver Cups.

7. In the UK, some schools are state-funded. All state-funded schools need to follow the National Curriculum. Therefore, no private schools follow the National Curriculum.

8. Choose the term that is least like the other three.

9. Read these four statements. Choose the letter that has the numbers for the sentences in the best order.

1. First, I must not be late for the meeting.
2. I need to be well prepared for the negotiation.
3. Today is Thursday.
4. Before meeting the client I will print out the proposal.

10. Please read the following passage and answer the question at the end of the passage:

Dear Employee:

You have completed another year with the company, and you have continued to do a very good job overall. Your punctuality, professional demeanor, and attention to detail all continue to be a very high level.

There are, however, a few aspects of your job performance that need improvement. First, as a regular daily occurrence at practices, you often fail to gather the balls and put them back on their racks in a timely enough fashion; our players want those balls back on the racks as soon as possible so that they can continue practicing without delays and without losing their rhythm. Second, water needs to be available to any time and, occasionally, you have been slow to get water to the players as soon as they come off the court. Be sure to have the water ready for a player as soon as it is needed. Finally, you should always be available to immediately retrieve balls that bounce away from the court. Recently, after one player shot an air-ball, you didn’t retrieve the ball until after free-throw shooting drills had begun. Please make a point to retrieve balls as quickly as possible.

Question:

The employee has done a great job in the past year in terms of making water available. Based on the passage, is this statement: