Directions to solve: each question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an answer based on given information.
1. Eileen is planning a special birthday dinner for her husband’s 35th birthday. She wants the evening to be memorable, but her husband is a simple man who would rather be in jeans at a baseball game than in a suit at a fancy restaurant. Which restaurant below should Eileen choose? (d)
a. Alfredo’s offers fine Italian cuisine and an elegant Tuscan decor. Patrons will feel as though they’ve spent the evening in a luxurious Italian villa.
b. Pancho’s Mexican Buffet is an all-you-can-eat family style smorgasbord with the best tacos in town.
c. The Parisian Bistro is a four-star French restaurant where guests are treated like royalty. Chef Dilbert Olay is famous for his beef bourguignon.
d. Marty’s serves delicious, hearty meals in a charming setting reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse in honor of the owner, Marty Lester, a former major league baseball all-star.
2. The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal? (b)
a. A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers.
b. Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
c. Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
d. Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn’t supposed to be on school grounds.
3. Mark is working with a realtor to find a location for the toy store he plans to open in his town. He is looking for a place that is either in, or not too far from, the center of town and one that would attract the right kind of foot traffic. Which of the following locations should Mark’s realtor call to his attention? (b)
a. a storefront in a new high-rise building near the train station in the center of town whose occupants are mainly young, childless professionals who use the train to commute to their offices each day.
b. a little shop three blocks away from the town’s main street, located across the street from an elementary school and next door to an ice cream store
c. a stand-alone storefront on a quiet residential street ten blocks away from the town’s center
d. a storefront in a small strip mall located on the outskirts of town that are also occupied by a pharmacy and a dry cleaner