1.Which of the following is an order in which the six
magazines can be arranged， from position 1 through
position 6？
（A） M， O， P， S， V， T
（B） P， O， S， M， V， T
（C） P， V， T， O， M， S
（D） P， V， T， S， O， M
（E） T， P， V， M， O， S
2.If P occupies position 3， which of the following must
be true？
（A） M occupies position 4.
（B） O occupies position 2.
（C） S occupies position 5.
（D） T occupies position 6.
（E） V occupies position 2.
3.If O and T， not necessarily in that order， occupy
consecutively numbered positions， then T can be in
position
（A） 1
（B） 2
（C） 4
（D） 5
（E） 6
4.Which of the following can be true？
（A） M occupies position 4 and P occupies position 5.
（B） P occupies position 4 and V occupies position 5.
（C） S occupies position 2 and P occupies position 3.
（D） P occupies position 2.
（E） S occupies position 5.
5. If V occupies position 4， then T must occupy the
position that is numbered exactly one lower than the
position occupied by
（A） M （B） O （C） P
（D） S （E） V
6.If S and V， not necessarily in that order， occupy
consecutively numbered positions， which of the
following must be true？
（A） M occupies position 4.
（B） O occupies position 2.
（C） P occupies position 1.
（D） S occupies position 6.
（E） T occupies position 6.
7. Patel： Although enrollment in the region's high
school has been decreasing for several
years， enrollment at the elementary school
has grown considerably. Therefore， the
regional school board proposes building a
new elementary school.
Quintero： Another solution would be to convert some
high school classrooms temporarily into
classrooms for elementary school students.
Which of the following， if true， most helps to support
Quintero's alternative proposal？
（A） Some rooms at the high school cannot be con-
verted into rooms suitable for the use of ele-
mentary school students.
（B） The cost of building a high school is higher than
the cost of building an elementary school.
（C） Although the birth rate has not increased， the
number of families sending their children to
the region's high school has increased markedly.
（D） A high school atmosphere could jeopardize the
safety and self-confidence of elementary school
students.
（E） Even before the region's high school population
began to decrease， several high school class-
rooms rarely needed to be used.
magazines can be arranged， from position 1 through
position 6？
（A） M， O， P， S， V， T
（B） P， O， S， M， V， T
（C） P， V， T， O， M， S
（D） P， V， T， S， O， M
（E） T， P， V， M， O， S
2.If P occupies position 3， which of the following must
be true？
（A） M occupies position 4.
（B） O occupies position 2.
（C） S occupies position 5.
（D） T occupies position 6.
（E） V occupies position 2.
3.If O and T， not necessarily in that order， occupy
consecutively numbered positions， then T can be in
position
（A） 1
（B） 2
（C） 4
（D） 5
（E） 6
4.Which of the following can be true？
（A） M occupies position 4 and P occupies position 5.
（B） P occupies position 4 and V occupies position 5.
（C） S occupies position 2 and P occupies position 3.
（D） P occupies position 2.
（E） S occupies position 5.
5. If V occupies position 4， then T must occupy the
position that is numbered exactly one lower than the
position occupied by
（A） M （B） O （C） P
（D） S （E） V
6.If S and V， not necessarily in that order， occupy
consecutively numbered positions， which of the
following must be true？
（A） M occupies position 4.
（B） O occupies position 2.
（C） P occupies position 1.
（D） S occupies position 6.
（E） T occupies position 6.
7. Patel： Although enrollment in the region's high
school has been decreasing for several
years， enrollment at the elementary school
has grown considerably. Therefore， the
regional school board proposes building a
new elementary school.
Quintero： Another solution would be to convert some
high school classrooms temporarily into
classrooms for elementary school students.
Which of the following， if true， most helps to support
Quintero's alternative proposal？
（A） Some rooms at the high school cannot be con-
verted into rooms suitable for the use of ele-
mentary school students.
（B） The cost of building a high school is higher than
the cost of building an elementary school.
（C） Although the birth rate has not increased， the
number of families sending their children to
the region's high school has increased markedly.
（D） A high school atmosphere could jeopardize the
safety and self-confidence of elementary school
students.
（E） Even before the region's high school population
began to decrease， several high school class-
rooms rarely needed to be used.