The jury, after deliberating for nearly a week, announced their verdict, which they said was based largely on the expert testimony. Which of the following best replaces the bold portion of the sentence?

announced its verdict, which it said was

announced their verdict, which they said was

announced their verdict, saying that it was

announced its verdict, which they said was

announced its verdict, and it said it was

Refer to the passage with Question 60. The description of the standard textbook model in the first two sentences of the passage serves mainly to

establish the view with which the passage's account of monopsony is contrasted

argue that the textbook model is mistaken about labor markets of every kind

describe the conditions that workers face in isolated company towns

explain the method that recent studies used to measure hiring concentration

show that minimum wages reduce employment in all realistic labor markets

Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, but it also provoked retaliatory measures from three trading partners. Which of the following best replaces the bold portion of the sentence?

Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, but it also provoked

The new tariff not only raised prices for consumers, but it also provoking

Not only the new tariff raised prices for consumers, but it also provoked

Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, it also provoked

Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, but also provoked

Refer to the passage with Question 160. A manager who followed the practical lesson stated at the end of the passage would most likely

study the cause of a first honest mistake but treat repeated careless errors as a performance issue

have supervisors rather than team members record all errors made by the team

stop setting demanding performance targets so that team members feel safe to speak up

give a monthly reward to the team that reports the fewest errors in its work

punish every reported error in the same way to show that standards remain high

Executive Assessment

Free Executive Assessment Practice Questions

10 sample questions for the Executive Assessment, with the correct answer and an explanation for each. No account needed. Try each one before you open the answer.

Sections covered on the exam: Integrated Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning.

Question 1 · Integrated Reasoning

Fernhill Outfitters: store results, last year
Store	Revenue ($ thousands)	Selling area (sq ft)	Staff	Return rate (%)
Aster	4,820	12,000	38	6.2
Birch	3,150	7,500	24	4.8
Cedar	5,960	16,000	47	7.1
Dunmore	2,740	6,200	21	3.9
Elm	4,410	10,500	33	5.5
Fairview	3,880	9,700	30	6.0

Based on the table, which store generated the greatest revenue per staff member last year?

A.Dunmore
B.Aster
C.Cedar
D.Birch
E.Elm

Show answer and explanation

Answer: E. Elm

Divide revenue by staff: Elm $133,636, Birch $131,250, Dunmore $130,476, Fairview $129,333, Aster $126,842, Cedar $126,809. Elm is highest. Cedar has the most total revenue, and Dunmore leads in revenue per square foot ($442), but neither measure is revenue per staff member.

Question 2 · Integrated Reasoning
A call center run by Elsby Health Services must schedule exactly 1,040 staff-hours per week and spend exactly $21,840 per week on wages. Full-time agents work 40 hours per week at $24 per hour; part-time agents work 20 hours per week at $18 per hour. Select the number of full-time agents and the number of part-time agents that meet both requirements.
- A.Full-time: 26; Part-time: 13
- B.Full-time: 12; Part-time: 28
- C.Full-time: 14; Part-time: 24
- D.Full-time: 13; Part-time: 26
- E.Full-time: 13; Part-time: 24
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Full-time: 13; Part-time: 26
Let f and p be the counts. Hours: 40f + 20p = 1,040, so p = 52 − 2f. Wages: 960f + 360p = 21,840; substituting gives 960f + 18,720 − 720f = 21,840, so 240f = 3,120 and f = 13, p = 26. The pairs 12/28 and 14/24 meet the hours requirement but cost $21,600 and $22,080, so they miss the wage total.
Question 3 · Verbal Reasoning
The jury, after deliberating for nearly a week, announced their verdict, which they said was based largely on the expert testimony.
Which of the following best replaces the bold portion of the sentence?
- A.announced their verdict, which they said was
- B.announced its verdict, which it said was
- C.announced their verdict, saying that it was
- D.announced its verdict, which they said was
- E.announced its verdict, and it said it was
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. announced its verdict, which it said was
"Jury" is a collective noun that acts as one unit here, so it takes the singular "its" and "it." The original uses plural pronouns, and the third version switches from "its" to "they" partway through. In the "and it said it was" version, the two "it"s could each mean the jury or the verdict, and the relative clause is lost.
Question 4 · Verbal Reasoning
Refer to the passage with Question 60. The description of the standard textbook model in the first two sentences of the passage serves mainly to
- A.establish the view with which the passage's account of monopsony is contrasted
- B.argue that the textbook model is mistaken about labor markets of every kind
- C.describe the conditions that workers face in isolated company towns
- D.explain the method that recent studies used to measure hiring concentration
- E.show that minimum wages reduce employment in all realistic labor markets
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. establish the view with which the passage's account of monopsony is contrasted
The passage introduces the competitive model and then turns with "however" to markets that look quite different, so the model serves as the baseline for the contrast. Calling it mistaken everywhere is too extreme: the third paragraph says its prediction still holds when the wage floor is set too high. Company towns are the contrasting case, not what the model describes.
Question 5 · Quantitative Reasoning
Of 10 invoices in a folder, 3 contain errors. An auditor selects 2 of the invoices at random, without replacement. What is the probability that at least one of the selected invoices contains an error?
- A.1/15
- B.7/15
- C.51/100
- D.8/15
- E.3/5
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. 8/15
P(no error) = (7/10)(6/9) = 42/90 = 7/15, so P(at least one error) = 1 - 7/15 = 8/15. Treating the draws as independent (with replacement) gives 1 - 0.49 = 51/100, which is the most tempting wrong answer.

Question 6 · Integrated Reasoning

Brookline Supply Co.: online sales by category, last quarter
Category	Orders	Average order value ($)	Return rate (%)	Gross margin (%)
Footwear	8,400	86	22	42
Outerwear	5,200	142	12	47
Accessories	12,900	34	6	58
Activewear	9,750	61	9	45
Home	3,600	118	4	38

Gross profit equals revenue after returns × gross margin, where revenue = orders × average order value and returns remove the stated percent of revenue. Which category produced the second-highest gross profit last quarter?

A.Accessories
B.Footwear
C.Home
D.Outerwear
E.Activewear

Show answer and explanation

Answer: E. Activewear

Gross profit: Outerwear $305,402, Activewear $243,550, Accessories $239,125, Footwear $236,658, Home $154,967. Activewear is second. Footwear ranks second by revenue and by gross profit before returns ($303,408), but its 22% return rate drops it to fourth.

Question 7 · Integrated Reasoning
Each chair built at Marwick Furniture requires 2 hours of assembly labor and 1 hour of machine time; each table requires 3 hours of assembly labor and 3 hours of machine time. This week the shop has exactly 120 assembly-labor hours and 84 machine hours. Select the number of chairs and the number of tables that would use all of both resources.
- A.Chairs: 24; Tables: 16
- B.Chairs: 36; Tables: 16
- C.Chairs: 36; Tables: 12
- D.Chairs: 16; Tables: 36
- E.Chairs: 48; Tables: 12
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Chairs: 36; Tables: 16
Labor: 2C + 3T = 120; machine: C + 3T = 84. Subtracting gives C = 36, and then 3T = 84 − 36 = 48, so T = 16. Check: 2(36) + 3(16) = 120. The pair 48 chairs and 12 tables uses exactly 84 machine hours but needs 2(48) + 3(12) = 132 labor hours, more than the 120 available.
Question 8 · Verbal Reasoning
Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, but it also provoked retaliatory measures from three trading partners.
Which of the following best replaces the bold portion of the sentence?
- A.Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, but it also provoked
- B.The new tariff not only raised prices for consumers, but it also provoking
- C.Not only the new tariff raised prices for consumers, but it also provoked
- D.Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, it also provoked
- E.Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, but also provoked
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. Not only did the new tariff raise prices for consumers, but it also provoked
The original is correct. A clause that begins with "Not only" needs inversion ("did the new tariff raise"), and the second clause needs "but" and its own subject ("it also provoked"). Dropping "but" leaves the paired idiom incomplete, dropping "it" leaves "provoked" without a subject, and "provoking" is not a finite verb.
Question 9 · Verbal Reasoning
Refer to the passage with Question 160. A manager who followed the practical lesson stated at the end of the passage would most likely
- A.have supervisors rather than team members record all errors made by the team
- B.stop setting demanding performance targets so that team members feel safe to speak up
- C.study the cause of a first honest mistake but treat repeated careless errors as a performance issue
- D.give a monthly reward to the team that reports the fewest errors in its work
- E.punish every reported error in the same way to show that standards remain high
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. study the cause of a first honest mistake but treat repeated careless errors as a performance issue
The passage advises managers to keep expectations high while responding differently to honest errors and to carelessness or repeated neglect, which is what the first choice describes. Rewarding the fewest reported errors is tempting but would encourage the concealment the passage warns against. Dropping demanding targets contradicts the statement that the lesson is not to relax expectations.
Question 10 · Quantitative Reasoning
A firm has submitted two independent bids. The probability that it wins the first bid is 0.6, and the probability that it wins the second is 0.25. What is the probability that the firm wins exactly one of the two bids?
- A.0.15
- B.0.30
- C.0.45
- D.0.50
- E.0.55
Show answer and explanation
Answer: E. 0.55
P(first only) = 0.6 x 0.75 = 0.45 and P(second only) = 0.4 x 0.25 = 0.10, so P(exactly one) = 0.55. The value 0.45 counts only the case of winning the first bid alone, and 0.15 is the probability of winning both.

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