1. In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
(A) If only (1) conclusion follows
(B) If only (2) conclusion follows
(C) If either (1) or (2) follows
(D) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and
(E) If both (1) and (2) follow Statement :All windows are doors.
No door is a wall.
Conclusion :
1. No window is a wall.
2. No wall is a door.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
E
Both I and II follow.
2. Statement: All glasses are liquids. All liquids are fluids.
Conclusion:
1. All glasses are fluids
2. All fluids are glasses
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
A
3. Statement: Some gold are bright. Some bright are silver.
Conclusion:
1. Some gold are silver.
2. Some bright are gold.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
D
4. Statement: All flowers are garden. All gardens are fruits.
Conclusion:
1. All fruits are flowers
2. All flowers are fruits.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
B
In first conclusion, the term ‘fruits’ is distributed which is not distributed in premises.
5. Statement: All poets are singers. No singer is composer.
Conclusion:
1. No composer is poet.
2. All singers are poet.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
A
In Second conclusion, the term ‘singer’ is distributed which is not distributed in first premises
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6. The high school math department needs to appoint a new chairperson, which will be based on seniority. Ms. West has less seniority than Mr. Temple, but more than Ms. Brody. Mr. Rhodes has more seniority than Ms. West, but less than Mr. Temple. Mr. Temple doesn’t want the job. Who will be the new math department chairperson?
A. Mr. Rhodes
B. Mr. Temple
C. Ms. West
D. Ms. Brody
A
Mr. Temple has the most seniority, but he does not want the job. Next in line is Mr. Rhodes, who has more seniority than Ms. West or Ms. Brody
7. Danielle has been visiting friends in Ridge-wood for the past two weeks. She is leaving tomorrow morning and her flight is very early. Most of her friends live fairly close to the airport. Madison lives ten miles away. Frances lives five miles away, Samantha, seven miles. Alexis is farther away than Frances, but closer than Samantha. Approximately how far away from the airport is Alexis?
A. nine miles
B. seven miles
C. eight miles
D. six miles
D
Alexis is farther away than Frances, who is five miles away, and closer than Samantha, who is seven miles away.
8. In a four-day period Monday through Thursday each of the following temporary office workers worked only one day, each a different day. Ms. Johnson was scheduled to work on Monday, but she traded with Mr. Carter, who was originally scheduled to work on Wednesday. Ms. Falk traded with Mr. Kirk, who was originally scheduled to work on Thursday. After all the switching was done, who worked on Tuesday?
A. Mr. Carter
B. Ms. Falk
C. Ms. Johnson
D. Mr. Kirk
D
After all the switches were made, Mr. Kirk worked on Tuesday. Mr. Carter worked on Monday,Ms. Johnson on Wednesday, and Ms. Falk on Thursday.
9. Four people witnessed a mugging. Each gave a different description of the mugger. Which description is probably right?
A. He was average height, thin, and middle-aged.
B. He was tall, thin, and middle-aged.
C. He was tall, thin, and young.
D. He was tall, of average weight, and middle-aged.
B
Tall, thin, and middle-aged are the elements of the description repeated most often and are therefore the most likely to be accurate.
10. Ms. Forest likes to let her students choose who their partners will be; however, no pair of students may work together more than seven class periods in a row. Adam and Baxter have studied together seven class periods in a row. Carter and Dennis have worked together three class periods in a row. Carter does not want to work with Adam. Who should be assigned to work with Baxter?
A. Carter
B. Adam
C. Dennis
D. Forest
A
Baxter should be assigned to study with Carter. Baxter cannot be assigned with Adam, because they have already been together for seven class periods. If Baxter is assigned to work with Dennis, that would leave Adam with Carter, but Carter does not want to work with Adam.
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