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Try the LSAT question below. This is a good example of the type of LSAT questions you should NOT use to study for the GMAT. Can you see why? Please offer thoughts as to why this is not like an official GMAT question.
And what about the answer - just for fun take a shot at getting it right -- I will explain later why to avoid this type of question so there is no pressure only the glory of getting it right!
"20. Ann will either take a leave of absence from Technocomp and return in a year or else she will quit her job there; but she would not do either one unless she were offered a one-year teaching fellowship at a prestigious university. Technocomp will allow her to take a leave of absence if it does not find out that she has been offered the fellowship but not otherwise. Therefore, Ann will quit her job at Technocomp only if Technocomp finds out she has been offered the fellowship.
Which of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion above to be properly drawn?
A) Technocomp will find out about Ann being offered the fellowship only if someone informs on her.
B) The reason Ann wants the fellowship is so she can quit her job at Technocomp.
C) Technocomp does not allow any of its employees to take a leave of absence in order to work for one of its competitors.
D) Ann will take a leave of absence if Technocomp allows her to take a leave of absence.
E) Ann will be offered the fellowship only if she quit her job at Technocomp."
Source: Source: Official LSAT from December 1996, question 20 of section 2. Question found in "10 More Actual , Official PrepTests" copyright Law School Admissions Council, 2007.
And what about the answer - just for fun take a shot at getting it right -- I will explain later why to avoid this type of question so there is no pressure only the glory of getting it right!
"20. Ann will either take a leave of absence from Technocomp and return in a year or else she will quit her job there; but she would not do either one unless she were offered a one-year teaching fellowship at a prestigious university. Technocomp will allow her to take a leave of absence if it does not find out that she has been offered the fellowship but not otherwise. Therefore, Ann will quit her job at Technocomp only if Technocomp finds out she has been offered the fellowship.
Which of the following, if assumed, allows the conclusion above to be properly drawn?
A) Technocomp will find out about Ann being offered the fellowship only if someone informs on her.
B) The reason Ann wants the fellowship is so she can quit her job at Technocomp.
C) Technocomp does not allow any of its employees to take a leave of absence in order to work for one of its competitors.
D) Ann will take a leave of absence if Technocomp allows her to take a leave of absence.
E) Ann will be offered the fellowship only if she quit her job at Technocomp."
Source: Source: Official LSAT from December 1996, question 20 of section 2. Question found in "10 More Actual , Official PrepTests" copyright Law School Admissions Council, 2007.
