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: In effect, Nixon's misdeeds () so dwarf Clinton's--even the most severe charges of suborning perjury--that Republicans could wind up bollixed. Choices:  1. All things considered, Nixon's mistakes are bigger than Clinton's. 2. All things considered, Nixon should face a stiffer punishment than Clinton. 3. In effect Clinton's sins are greater than Nixon's.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: For women, lots of sex didn't mean lots of offspring. Choices:  1. Women who have lots of sex don't always have kids because they use protection. 2. Women who have lots of sex have lots of kids. 3. Women who had lots of sex didn't mean they had lots of kids.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: From 1990 to 2000, the share of business fixed investment devoted to information equipment and software rose from less than 28 percent to 39 percent. Choices:  1. Information equipment is the number 1 fixed investment among businesses. 2. Information equipment became more popular over the course of the '90s. 3. Investments more than doubled in just 10 years.

SOLUTION:
2