SNAP Daily Practice Day 3

• C opens by introducing the olive tree.
• A adds that it grows slowly but lives long.
• B supports this with figures (300–400 years, even 3000).
• D concludes with “As a result”, giving the ‘immortal tree’ label.

A and D start with the conclusion before the tree is introduced. B starts with A, which uses “The olive tree” before C introduces it.

“Quick” describes the noun “runner”, so it is an adjective.

The adverb in the sentence is “very”, which modifies “quick”. “Runner” is the noun and “is” is the verb.

“Disrupt” means to disturb or throw into disorder. “Derange” means the same: to upset the normal order or working of something.

“Consolidate” (strengthen or unify) and “regularize” (bring into order) are close to opposites. “Ameliorate” means to make better.

“Keep your chin up” means to stay positive and not lose heart in a difficult situation. That is what a coach would tell a team after losing a final.

A, B and D all describe giving in to the loss, which is the opposite of the advice.

“Disinterested” means impartial or having nothing to gain. The sentence means he showed interest in her, so the correct word is “uninterested” (not interested): “…so he couldn't be too uninterested.”

A, B and C are grammatically correct. “Complimented … on” is the right preposition, and “so” correctly introduces the inference.

Each term is multiplied by 1, 2, 3, 4, … and then reduced by 3, 5, 7, 9, …:

• 8 × 1 − 3 = 5
• 5 × 2 − 5 = 5
• 5 × 3 − 7 = 8
• 8 × 4 − 9 = 23
• 23 × 5 − 11 = 104
• 104 × 6 − 13 = 624 − 13 = 611

Mirror time (with seconds) = 11:59:60 − actual time.

11:59:60 − 1:20:24 = 10:39:36.

A and B leave the seconds unchanged instead of mirroring them. A and C also ignore the borrow from the minutes.

I is implicit: power cuts could only “severely affect” these industries if they rely on a steady electricity supply.

II is not implicit: the statement is only about power cuts. It says nothing about rural infrastructure as a whole being unable to support industry, which is a broad generalisation.

• B and C contradict each other, so exactly one of them is truthful.
• Only one person tells the truth, so A is lying.
• A’s claim “B is speaking the truth” is therefore false, so B is lying.
• That leaves C as the truth-teller, so A has not completed his homework.

Split the 6-letter word into three pairs. Swap the letters of the first and last pairs and keep the middle pair unchanged:

• ASSIGN: AS · SI · GN → SA · SI · NG = SASING ✓
• KIDNAP: KI · DN · AP → IK · DN · PA = IKDNPA

A also swaps the middle pair (ND), which the example does not do. B leaves the last pair (AP) unswapped. D rearranges the pairs instead of swapping letters within them.

I follows: some rivers are deserts and all deserts are roads, so those rivers are roads. Hence some roads are rivers.

II fails: the hills that are rivers need not be the rivers that are deserts, so there is no definite link between hills and roads.

III fails: deserts and hills have no definite relation, so “No deserts are hills” can’t be concluded either.

Subtract 9 from each number and write the two results side by side:

• 72 − 9 = 63, 37 − 9 = 28 → 6328 ✓
• 54 − 9 = 45, 13 − 9 = 04 → 4504 ✓
• 61 − 9 = 52, 53 − 9 = 44 → 5244

• L: two people before → Wednesday.
• T: one person after → Saturday.
• U: three between L and U → Sunday (four days before Wednesday isn’t possible).
• S–V: consecutive, from Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri. If S–V = Thu–Fri, N would need Wed or Sun, both taken. So S = Monday, V = Tuesday.
• N: one gap from V (Tuesday) → Thursday. M takes the remaining day, Friday.

So M has the exam on Friday.

Divide both sides by cos² x: sec² x + tan² x = 3 tan x.

Using sec² x = 1 + tan² x: 1 + 2tan² x = 3 tan x, i.e. 2t² − 3t + 1 = 0.

(2t − 1)(t − 1) = 0, so tan x = 1 or ½.

Grow both GDPs year by year (in $ billion):

Country 1 is still behind after 3 years and ahead after 4, so it takes 4 years.

Let A’s age be a and B’s age be b. A was b years old (a − b) years ago, when B was b − (a − b) = 2b − a.

2b − a = a2 − 4, so 2b = 1.5a − 4.

With b = 61 − a: 122 − 2a = 1.5a − 4, so 3.5a = 126 and a = 36. B = 61 − 36 = 25 years.

The chord belongs to the larger circle (radius 5) and touches the smaller one (radius 4). The radius to the point of contact is perpendicular to the chord and bisects it.

Half-chord = √(5² − 4²) = √9 = 3 cm, so chord = 2 × 3 = 6 cm.

B (3 cm) is only half the chord.

Since p, q, r are in GP, q² = pr.

Check whether (pr)² = (qr)(pq): the right side is pq²r = pr × pr = (pr)² ✓.

So qr, pr, pq are in geometric progression. (Equivalently, dividing by pqr gives 1p, 1q, 1r, which is also a GP.)

P(A completes) = 45. P(B completes) = 1 − 58 = 38.

The events are independent, so P(both) = 45 × 38 = 1240 = 310.

Fewest items per hamper means the most hampers. The largest number of identical hampers is HCF(180, 150, 210) = 30.

Each hamper then holds 180 ÷ 30 = 6 pens, 150 ÷ 30 = 5 notebooks and 210 ÷ 30 = 7 markers: 6 + 5 + 7 = 18 items.

A (30) is the number of hampers, not the items in each.

The governing principle is equal pay for equal work. When two people do identical work with identical results, pay should be the same. Counter-offers reward people for threatening to leave rather than for performance, and they can quietly produce gender-based gaps.

A ignores the inequity and its discriminatory effect. C breaks a commitment the company made and damages trust. D is dishonest and pushes the company’s fairness problem onto the employee.

A spouse in senior marketing at the manufacturer is a direct conflict of interest. The cleanest course is to step aside so the review is independent and seen to be independent.

A manufactures an appearance of balance, which is deceptive. B’s small footnote doesn’t remove the conflict and is easy to miss. D is a disproportionate and unreasonable demand on the spouse.

• 4: human safety comes first; secure the area before anything else.
• 3: recognise the duty to report the damage to the employer.
• 2: act on that duty by explaining the accident honestly.
• 1: personal job risk comes last and must not decide whether he tells the truth.

B and D put the reporting duty ahead of safety. C plans the explanation before acknowledging the duty that requires it.

Professional conduct means raising the issue directly with the person involved, privately and calmly, before going further. That gives the colleague a chance to correct the record, and you can escalate later if needed.

A turns the meeting into a public confrontation without hearing the colleague out. B is a disruptive, public accusation sent mid-meeting. C lets the misconduct stand and gives up your legitimate claim.

A duty of reasonable accommodation has a limit: it doesn’t cover changes that cause undue hardship, such as serious safety risks or breaking binding union contracts. Denying this specific request on those grounds is defensible. The employer should still explain the reasons and stay open to workable alternatives.

B overstates the right, which must be balanced against safety and other workers’ contractual rights. C moves the hardship and safety risk onto colleagues. D is coercive and disrespects the employee’s faith.