ISAT - International Student Admissions Test International Student Admissions Logical Deduction from Passages 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: All students applying from non-English-speaking countries must submit a language proficiency test score. English proficiency tests are accepted from three providers: IELTS, TOEFL, and PTE. Maria is applying from Brazil and has a Cambridge English certificate. What can be deduced?
- Maria meets the language proficiency requirement automatically because she has a certificate.
- Maria's Cambridge certificate may not satisfy the requirement if it is not from an accepted provider. (Correct answer)
- Maria does not need a language proficiency test because Brazil is a Portuguese-speaking country, not English.
- Maria must retake the IELTS regardless of any other qualifications she holds.
Correct answer: Maria's Cambridge certificate may not satisfy the requirement if it is not from an accepted provider.
The passage specifies that only IELTS, TOEFL, and PTE are accepted. Cambridge English is not on that list, so Maria's certificate may not satisfy the requirement — she likely needs to submit a score from one of the three approved providers.
Question 2: An international student scholarship covers tuition only for full-time students enrolled in science or engineering programmes. Students on conditional admission are not eligible. Part-time students may apply for a separate bursary. James is a full-time engineering student admitted unconditionally. He also takes one elective in arts. What can be deduced about James's scholarship eligibility?
- James is ineligible because he takes an arts elective outside his programme.
- James is eligible for the scholarship because he is a full-time engineering student with unconditional admission. (Correct answer)
- James must drop the arts elective before he can apply for the scholarship.
- James qualifies only for the part-time bursary because of his mixed course load.
Correct answer: James is eligible for the scholarship because he is a full-time engineering student with unconditional admission.
The scholarship requires full-time enrolment in science or engineering and unconditional admission. James satisfies both conditions. The passage does not exclude students who take electives outside their main programme, so the arts elective does not affect eligibility.
Question 3: The admissions office processes applications in three stages: document verification (Week 1), academic assessment (Weeks 2–3), and interview (Week 4). Applicants who fail document verification do not proceed. Academic assessment results are released before interviews are scheduled. Priya submitted complete, verified documents and received her academic assessment result on Day 15. What can be deduced?
- Priya's interview must already have taken place by Day 15.
- Priya is eligible to have her interview scheduled, since she passed both earlier stages. (Correct answer)
- Priya must resubmit documents because Day 15 falls outside Week 1.
- Priya cannot receive an interview because academic results are released after interviews.
Correct answer: Priya is eligible to have her interview scheduled, since she passed both earlier stages.
Priya passed document verification (she submitted complete, verified documents) and received her academic assessment result on Day 15, which falls within Weeks 2–3. The passage states interviews are scheduled after academic results are released, so Priya is now eligible for interview scheduling in Week 4.
Question 4: University housing priority is assigned as follows: Tier 1 — first-year international students; Tier 2 — continuing international students; Tier 3 — domestic students. Within each tier, students with disabilities receive priority. If housing is full at any tier, remaining applicants join a waitlist. Leon is a continuing international student without a registered disability. Aisha is a first-year international student without a registered disability. Both apply for housing at the same time. What can be deduced?
- Leon and Aisha have equal priority because neither has a registered disability.
- Aisha has higher housing priority than Leon because she is a first-year international student. (Correct answer)
- Leon has higher priority than Aisha because continuing students have more experience navigating the system.
- Both are placed on the waitlist because neither has a disability.
Correct answer: Aisha has higher housing priority than Leon because she is a first-year international student.
Tier 1 covers first-year international students and Tier 2 covers continuing international students. Aisha, as a first-year international student, belongs to Tier 1, which is higher than Leon's Tier 2. Disability affects priority within a tier, not across tiers.
Question 5: A university accepts transfer credits under these rules: credits from accredited institutions are accepted; credits for courses with a grade below C are rejected; a maximum of 60 transfer credits may be counted toward the degree; and no more than 30 credits may come from online-only courses. Carlos transfers 70 credits total: 65 from an accredited university (all graded C or above) and 5 from an online provider (graded C or above). All 5 online credits are included in the 65. What is the maximum number of transfer credits Carlos can receive?
- 70, because all credits are from accredited institutions with passing grades.
- 60, because the total transfer credit cap applies regardless of source. (Correct answer)
- 65, because only the accredited university credits count.
- 55, because the online credits must be subtracted from the accredited total.
Correct answer: 60, because the total transfer credit cap applies regardless of source.
Carlos has 70 credits that meet the grade and accreditation requirements, but the policy caps total transfer credits at 60. The 30-credit online limit is not exceeded (only 5 online credits), so that rule does not further restrict him. The binding constraint is the 60-credit maximum.
Question 6: An English language waiver is granted if a student meets at least one of the following: (A) completed a degree taught entirely in English, (B) is a citizen of a country where English is the sole official language, or (C) scored 7.0 or above on IELTS within the last two years. Fatima is a citizen of Nigeria (English is one of several official languages), holds a degree from a French-medium university, and has an IELTS score of 6.5 from 18 months ago. What can be deduced?
- Fatima is granted a waiver because Nigeria is an English-speaking country.
- Fatima does not qualify for the waiver under any of the three criteria. (Correct answer)
- Fatima qualifies under criterion C because her IELTS score is recent enough.
- Fatima qualifies under criterion A because she holds a university degree.
Correct answer: Fatima does not qualify for the waiver under any of the three criteria.
Criterion A fails because her degree was taught in French, not entirely in English. Criterion B fails because English is not Nigeria's sole official language. Criterion C fails because her IELTS score of 6.5 is below the required 7.0. None of the three conditions is satisfied, so no waiver is granted.
ISAT - International Student Admissions Test International Student Admissions Logical Deduction from Passages 1
All students applying from non-English-speaking countries must submit a language proficiency test score.
English proficiency tests are accepted from three providers: IELTS, TOEFL, and PTE.
Maria is applying from Brazil and has a Cambridge English certificate.
What can be deduced?