Brilliant Verbal Reasoning Tests

15) Internet retail sales in the UK and France will be higher

next year.

True/False/Can’t tell

The Board of Directors of Fone Industries (together with its

subsidiaries) wishes to inform shareholders in the Company, as

well as potential investors, that the consolidated net profit of the

Group for the current quarter is expected to show a significant

decline compared to that for the previous quarter. We attribute

this unprecedented fall to the global economic downturn that

has resulted in a drastic reduction in consumer spending on

telecommunication products – and mobile handsets in par-

ticular. Fone Industries believes that our diverse product

portfolio, respected brand and competitive pricing will enable us

to weather the current economic situation.The information con-

tained in this announcement is a preliminary assessment; full

results for the year will be disclosed in the annual report to be

published in April.

16) The global economy has been in recession for the past two

quarters.

True/False/Can’t tell

17) Fone Industries has suffered a nosedive in profits and is

now operating at a loss.

True/False/Can’t tell

18) Fone Industries’ profits for the current quarter are pre-

dicted to be lower than those of the previous quarter.

True/False/Can’t tell

19) Fone Industries is paying the price for the poor quality of its

mobile phone handsets.

True/False/Can’t tell

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