TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
PROBLEM: Statement: For example, we looked at the efforts of four agencies (the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Interior, and Veterans Affairs) to both improve services and reduce staffing levels in their personnel offices through the better application of information technology. Choices:  1. Four agencies attempted to use information technologies to improve services. 2. Increasing staffing levels through the better application of information technology was one of the objectives. 3. Four agencies appreciated the impact modern information technology to such a degree that they advised other agencies to also make changes.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: We calculate the daily profit of residential delivery routes for the Postal Service by totaling the revenue minus collection, processing and transportation costs of the mail delivered on each route and subtracting the delivery cost of $266. Choices:  1. The Postal Service subtracts the delivery cost of $30 when calculating daily profit. 2. Postal Service is able to calculate the daily profit resulting from residential delivery routes. 3. A figure of around $250 is needed when calculating the daily profit of residential delivery routes.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: So I don't think it's intellectually dishonest to say that this information must have come from Starr's office. Choices:  1. I really think that saying the information must have come from Starr's office is inctellettualy dishonest. 2. I don't think that saying the information must have come from Starr's office is inctellettualy dishonest. 3. I don't think that saying the information must have come from Starr's office is inctellettualy dishonest, but you will never listen to me.

SOLUTION:
2