EXAM 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
●● Negative lead-in phrases are followed by four valid conclusions and
only one invalid conclusion. In this case, you must find the invalid one.
In other words, you should determine what cannot be validly concluded
based on the facts in the paragraph. Answer: "From the information
given above, it CANNOT be validly concluded that..."
●● "All" Statements
A statement about two groups that begins with the words "all" or "every"
gives you some important information
about how the two groups are related. The words "all" and "every" tell
you that everything in the first group is also in the second group.
Answer: Keep in mind that the "all" statement does not provide
sufficient information to determine whether or not all members of the
second group are included in the first group
●● All the people at my party speak Spanish. (True)
"Some people who speak Spanish are at my party"
There are many people who speak Spanish, and some of them are at my
party. Valid or Invalid conclusion Answer: Valid conclusion
, ●● All the people who speak Spanish are at my party.
There are many people who speak Spanish, but we do not know if they
are all at my party. Answer: Invalid conclusion
●● All Supreme Court justices are lawyers.(true)
"Some lawyers are Supreme Court justices" ( right way to say it)
There are many lawyers, and some of them are Supreme Court Justices.
Answer: Valid conclusion
●● All lawyers are Supreme Court Justices.
Not all lawyers are Supreme Court Justices. Answer: Invalid conclusion
●● Every CBP officer works for the U.S. Government. (True)
"Some employees of the U.S. government are CBP Officers."
There are many U.S. government employees, and some of them are CBP
Officers. Answer: Valid conclusion
●● Everyone working for the U.S. government is a U.S. Border Patrol
Agent Not all U.S. government employees are Border Patrol Agents.
Some U.S government employees are CBP Officers. Answer: Invalid
conclusion