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What should be done to balance the bar when more weight of 5 kg is added to the left end?
What should be done to balance the bar when more weight of 5 kg is added to the left end?
- Nothing, the bar is already balanced
- Add to the weight hung on the right end another weight of 4 kg
- Add to the weight hung on the left end another weight of 4 kg
- Add to the weight hung on the right end another weight of 5 kg
- Add to the weight hung on the left end another weight of 5 kg (correct)
What are the solutions to the inequality $(2 - x)(x + 1)x < 0$?
What are the solutions to the inequality $(2 - x)(x + 1)x < 0$?
- $x < -1$ or $0 < x < 2$ (correct)
- $x > 2$
- $-1 < x < 0$
- $-1 < x < 0$ or $x > 2$
- $0 < x < 1$ or $x > 2$
In a Cartesian plane, does the graph of the function $y = x^2 + 4$ intersect the x-axis?
In a Cartesian plane, does the graph of the function $y = x^2 + 4$ intersect the x-axis?
False (B)
From an urn with 20 balls numbered 1 to 20, what is the probability of drawing a ball marked with a perfect square?
From an urn with 20 balls numbered 1 to 20, what is the probability of drawing a ball marked with a perfect square?
For the line equation $y = mx + q$, what conditions make the line $y = Mx + Q$ perpendicular to the original line?
For the line equation $y = mx + q$, what conditions make the line $y = Mx + Q$ perpendicular to the original line?
If the average height of 5 friends is 180 cm and a 165 cm tall boy joins, what is the new average height of the 6 friends?
If the average height of 5 friends is 180 cm and a 165 cm tall boy joins, what is the new average height of the 6 friends?
If Valeria buys a skirt for €40 with a 30% discount and pays with a €50 note, how much change will she receive?
If Valeria buys a skirt for €40 with a 30% discount and pays with a €50 note, how much change will she receive?
If you say that the statement 'All of them don't work' is FALSE, it means that:
If you say that the statement 'All of them don't work' is FALSE, it means that:
Which of the terms given correctly complete the following verbal proportion? X : writer = movie : Y
Which of the terms given correctly complete the following verbal proportion? X : writer = movie : Y
The statement: 'If I use my smartphone too much I will get a headache' implies that:
The statement: 'If I use my smartphone too much I will get a headache' implies that:
Which of the following series is connected by the set relation graphically represented by Diagram 1?
Which of the following series is connected by the set relation graphically represented by Diagram 1?
What part is missing to complete the solid, so as to obtain a cube?
What part is missing to complete the solid, so as to obtain a cube?
Among the pairs shown in the figure, identify the one that completes the given sequence.
Among the pairs shown in the figure, identify the one that completes the given sequence.
In how many different ways can the dots in the figure be divided into groups of three by a single straight line?
In how many different ways can the dots in the figure be divided into groups of three by a single straight line?
Sheet sizes A1, A2, etc. all have the same ratio between the two sides, and in each sheet size the long side is equal to the short side of the previous one. How many times does an A7 sheet fit into an A1 sheet?
Sheet sizes A1, A2, etc. all have the same ratio between the two sides, and in each sheet size the long side is equal to the short side of the previous one. How many times does an A7 sheet fit into an A1 sheet?
Population of Bologna and Florence in all Italian censuses. Which of the following statements is certainly true?
Population of Bologna and Florence in all Italian censuses. Which of the following statements is certainly true?
The missing number is:
The missing number is:
Which of the following statements CANNOT be inferred from the passage I?
Which of the following statements CANNOT be inferred from the passage I?
According to the passage I, Delacroix's painting is considered the first political work in the history of modern painting because:
According to the passage I, Delacroix's painting is considered the first political work in the history of modern painting because:
How is Delacroix's painting described? (see Passage I)
How is Delacroix's painting described? (see Passage I)
According to the passage I, what meaning does Delacroix attribute to history?
According to the passage I, what meaning does Delacroix attribute to history?
The allegorical figure of the woman waving the Tricolor on the barricades is described by the author of the passage I as a mixture of realism and rhetoric because:
The allegorical figure of the woman waving the Tricolor on the barricades is described by the author of the passage I as a mixture of realism and rhetoric because:
More than any other town, Pompeii and Herculaneum can give us an idea of what an ancient city looked like because:
More than any other town, Pompeii and Herculaneum can give us an idea of what an ancient city looked like because:
The typically Roman urban layout is often found still today in:
The typically Roman urban layout is often found still today in:
In Roman cities, the forum was located:
In Roman cities, the forum was located:
In Roman houses, which element was the rainwater collecting basin?
In Roman houses, which element was the rainwater collecting basin?
Which of the following statements is consistent with the content of the passage?
Which of the following statements is consistent with the content of the passage?
What is the name of the literary movement born in France in the second half of the 19th century under the influence of positivism, which dictates that the experimental method should be applied to the writer's work?
What is the name of the literary movement born in France in the second half of the 19th century under the influence of positivism, which dictates that the experimental method should be applied to the writer's work?
The government of the Italian Social Republic was based in:
The government of the Italian Social Republic was based in:
What is a 'rose window'?
What is a 'rose window'?
In the following list, famous museums are matched with the city where they are located. Which match is wrong?
In the following list, famous museums are matched with the city where they are located. Which match is wrong?
Determine the correct chronological order of the following artistic movements.
Determine the correct chronological order of the following artistic movements.
The 'Aventine secession' took place as a result of which event?
The 'Aventine secession' took place as a result of which event?
What was the so-called 'Question of Fiume' about?
What was the so-called 'Question of Fiume' about?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place in:
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place in:
The style of the Siena Cathedral is:
The style of the Siena Cathedral is:
The Domus Aurea was built to be the residence of:
The Domus Aurea was built to be the residence of:
Match the following programming languages with their primary usage:
Match the following programming languages with their primary usage:
Consider a 5 µF capacitor connected to a 1.5 V battery. What is the charge deposited on each of the plates of the capacitor?
Consider a 5 µF capacitor connected to a 1.5 V battery. What is the charge deposited on each of the plates of the capacitor?
A 24 N force applied to a 3 kg mass produces an acceleration of:
A 24 N force applied to a 3 kg mass produces an acceleration of:
What is approximately the work performed by gravity on a 2 kg coconut falling from a 10-metre high palm?
What is approximately the work performed by gravity on a 2 kg coconut falling from a 10-metre high palm?
Study Notes
Test of Logical Reasoning
- If a statement "All of them don't work" is FALSE, it means that at least one of them works.
- In the verbal proportion "X : writer = movie : Y", X = book and Y = director.
- The statement "If I use my smartphone too much I will get a headache" implies that if I don't get a headache, then I did not use my smartphone too much.
Series and Patterns
- The series connected by the set relation graphically represented by Diagram 1 is {12, 2, 14, 7, 5, 8}; {1, 3, 4, 6, 2, 5}; {10, 11, 0, 9, 15, 13}.
- The missing part to complete the solid to obtain a cube is Figure 2.
- The pair that completes the given sequence is Figure 2.
Spatial Reasoning
- The dots in the figure can be divided into groups of three by a single straight line in 3 different ways.
- An A7 sheet fits into an A1 sheet 64 times.
Reading Comprehension
Passage I
- Delacroix's painting "Liberty Leading the People" is considered the first political work in the history of modern painting.
- The painting glorifies the insurgency that ended the White Terror of the restored Bourbon monarchy in July 1830.
- For Delacroix and the Romantics, freedom is national independence.
- The allegorical figure of the woman waving the Tricolor on the barricades is a mixture of realism and rhetoric.
Passage II
- The Roman town planning scheme is based on the Greek-Hellenistic Hippodameian system.
- The streets are mostly straight and arranged in a grid, with the cardo maximus and decumanus maximus as the two main thoroughfares.
- The intersection of the cardo and decumanus was usually the location of the Forum, the city's main square.
- Roman residential houses are structured around a courtyard, the atrium, with a portico, bedrooms, and a tablinum.
Culture and History
- Naturalism is a literary movement born in France in the second half of the 19th century under the influence of positivism.
- The Italian Social Republic was based in Salò.
- A "rose window" is a large circular window in the middle of the façade of many churches.
- The correct chronological order of the artistic movements is Neoclassicism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Pop Art.
- The "Aventine secession" took place as a result of the assassination of Matteotti.
- The "Question of Fiume" is an international dispute arisen at the end of World War I, concerning sovereignty over the city of Fiume.
- The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place in 1941.
- The style of the Siena Cathedral is Gothic.
Architecture and Art
- The vault shown in the figure is a groin vault.
- The work represented in the figure is Oskar Kokoschka's "The Bride of the Wind", 1914.
- The author of the given painting is Canaletto.
- The author of the given painting is Paul Klee.
- The "Discobolus" was sculpted by Myron.
Drawing and Representation
- An A0 sheet is equal to four A1 sheets, an A1 sheet is equal to four A2 sheets, and an A2 sheet is equal to four A3 sheets.
- The correct match for the type of perspectives and graphical representation is 1–a, 2–b, 3–c.### Geometry and Spatial Reasoning
- A solid has a certain number of faces, which can be determined by examining its shape.
- A floor plan can be matched with its corresponding front view based on its features.
- A section line in a floor plan corresponds to a specific view of the solid.
- Solids can be classified into different types based on their intended use (e.g., prison, place of worship, theatre, residence).
Physics
- A capacitor connected to a battery has a certain amount of charge deposited on its plates.
- The charge on a capacitor's plates can be calculated using the capacitance and voltage.
- A force applied to a mass produces an acceleration, which can be calculated using the formula F = ma.
- The work performed by gravity on an object can be calculated using the formula W = mgh.
- The pressure-volume product (PV) of a perfect gas changes when the temperature increases.
Mathematics
- Inequalities can be solved by determining the values of x that satisfy the equation.
- The solution to an inequality can be expressed in interval notation or as a set of values.
- Probability can be calculated as the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes.
- A function can be graphed on a Cartesian plane, and its properties can be determined from the graph.
Word Problems
- Word problems can involve real-world scenarios, such as balancing a metal bar or calculating the average height of a group of friends.
- Word problems require applying mathematical concepts to solve the problem.
- Understanding the context and identifying the relevant information is crucial in solving word problems.
Miscellaneous
- Units and conversions are important in physics and mathematics problems.
- Calculations require attention to detail and accuracy to avoid errors.
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Practice your logical reasoning skills with this test, designed for students applying to architecture courses at Italian universities. This test is part of the 2016/2017 academic year admissions process.
