Logical Reasoning Test Prep Questions
And Answers
Sample mQuestion: m"Many mborder mpatrol magents mare mnot mfluent min mfrench" mCan myou
minfer mthat mthere mat mleast ma mfew mBP mAgents mwho mare mfluent min mfrench? m-
mAnswer m- mNo, myou mcan't mbecause mYou mdo mnot mknow mif mANY mborder mpatrol
magents mare mfluent min mfrench mso myou mcan't mmake mthat massumption
How mshould myou mtreat mthe mmeaning mof m"Some" min ma mlogical mreasoning mquestion? m-
mAnswer m- m"at mleast msome"
Does mthe mword m"some" mimply msomething mabout man mentire mgroup? m- mAnswer m- mNO,
mbecause mit mrefers mto man munknown mnumber mand mimplies mnothing mabout mthe mentire
mgroup
What mdoes mthe mword m"ALL" mtell myou mabout mtwo mgroups? m- mAnswer m- mtells myou
mthat meverything min mthe m1st mgroup mis malso ma mapart mof mthe m2nd mgroup.
Ex:Every mBPA mworks mfort mhe mUS mGov
Valid mConclusion: mSome memployees mof mthe mUS mgov mare mborder mpatrol magents
Invalid mConclusion: mEveryone mworking mfor mthe mUS mGov mis ma mBPA
How mto mtreat minfo mthat mis mNOT mtrue m- mAnswer m- m"NONE mof mthe mstolen mcars
mrecovered mfrom mthe mrail myard mwere mcars mstolen mfrom mCanada" m
you mcan malso msay:
"None mof mthe mcars mstolen mfrom mCanada mwere mrecovered min mfrom mthe mrail myard"
What mis mthe mdefinition mof mInference m- mAnswer m- mA mconclusion mreached mon mthe
mbasis mof mevidence mand mreasoning
what mis man massumption? m- mAnswer m- ma mthing mthat mis maccepted mas mtrue mor
mexpected mto mhappen mwithout mproof
Whats mthe mdifference mbetween man minference mand man massumption m- mAnswer m-
mInference mis ma mconclusion mthat mhas mevidence, massumption mdoes mnot
m- mAnswer m- mYou mcan't mjump mto mconclusions mwithout mevidence
It mis mimportant mto mpay mattention mto mthe mwords m"some" mand m"most" mbecause mthey
mprovide myou mwith mwhat mtype mof minformation? m- mAnswer m- mintentionally mimprecise
mand mrefer mto man munknown mquantity mwithin ma mgroup. mRemember mthat mif mthe
, mstatement monly mapplies mto ma mPART mof mSOME mof mthe mgroup mYOU mCANNOT
mASSUME mANYTHING mABOUT mTHE mENTIRE mGROUP
IF mTHEN mSTATEMENTS m- mAnswer m- mthe m2 mpieces mof minfo mare mALWAYS mTRUE. mif
mthe mfirst meven mor msituation moccurs, mthen mthe msecond mevent mor msituation mMUST
moccur
If mthen mstatement mtip m- mAnswer m- mCause mand meffect mrelationships mcan malso minform
myou mthat mIF mTHE mEFFECT m(second mevent) mNEVER mOCCURRED, mTHEN mTHE mCAUSE
m(FIRST mEVENT) mMUST mNOT mHAVE mOCCURRED.
why mshould myou mwatch mout mfor mthe mword m"only"? m- mAnswer m- mThis mword
mimmediately mlimits mwhat mis mtrue
Why mshould myou mwatch mout mfor mthe mword m"not"? m- mAnswer m- mthis mword mmakes
mthe msentence mhave mthe mopposite mmeaning. mREMEMBER mDOUBLE mNEGATIVES mEQUAL
mA mPOSITIVE.
Ex: mAgents mshould mNEVER mmake mdecisions mthat mare mNOT methical.
Conclusion: mAgents mshould mmake mdecisions mthat mare methical
Negative mlead min mstatement m- mAnswer m- mit masks mfor ma mconclusion mthat mis mNOT
msupported mby mthe mparagraph. mthat mmeans mthat mthe mother mstatements mare mtrue
mwhile mONE mis mnot.
what mwords mshould myou mpay mspecial mattention mto min mpersonality mtests? m- mAnswer m-
mAlways, mnever, msometimes, musually
Personality mtest mtaking mtips m- mAnswer m- m-Don't mspend mtoo mmuch mtime mon mone
manswer
-be mDECISIVE
-Be mefficient m
-avoid manxiety
-avoid mextreme mscores m(always, mnever, msometimes,)
-be mcautious mand mcalculated
-emphasize myour mstrengths, mnot myour mweaknesses
-Try mto mavoid mthe mneutral manswer
-always manswer mthe mquestions mabout mhow mYOU mACT mAT mWORK, mnot mat mhome
Personality mtest mtips mpart m2 m- mAnswer m- m-avoid mbeing ma myes mman
The mmain mconclusion mof ma mparagraph musually mfollows mwhat mwords? m- mAnswer m- mso,
mtherefore, mhence, mhowever
And Answers
Sample mQuestion: m"Many mborder mpatrol magents mare mnot mfluent min mfrench" mCan myou
minfer mthat mthere mat mleast ma mfew mBP mAgents mwho mare mfluent min mfrench? m-
mAnswer m- mNo, myou mcan't mbecause mYou mdo mnot mknow mif mANY mborder mpatrol
magents mare mfluent min mfrench mso myou mcan't mmake mthat massumption
How mshould myou mtreat mthe mmeaning mof m"Some" min ma mlogical mreasoning mquestion? m-
mAnswer m- m"at mleast msome"
Does mthe mword m"some" mimply msomething mabout man mentire mgroup? m- mAnswer m- mNO,
mbecause mit mrefers mto man munknown mnumber mand mimplies mnothing mabout mthe mentire
mgroup
What mdoes mthe mword m"ALL" mtell myou mabout mtwo mgroups? m- mAnswer m- mtells myou
mthat meverything min mthe m1st mgroup mis malso ma mapart mof mthe m2nd mgroup.
Ex:Every mBPA mworks mfort mhe mUS mGov
Valid mConclusion: mSome memployees mof mthe mUS mgov mare mborder mpatrol magents
Invalid mConclusion: mEveryone mworking mfor mthe mUS mGov mis ma mBPA
How mto mtreat minfo mthat mis mNOT mtrue m- mAnswer m- m"NONE mof mthe mstolen mcars
mrecovered mfrom mthe mrail myard mwere mcars mstolen mfrom mCanada" m
you mcan malso msay:
"None mof mthe mcars mstolen mfrom mCanada mwere mrecovered min mfrom mthe mrail myard"
What mis mthe mdefinition mof mInference m- mAnswer m- mA mconclusion mreached mon mthe
mbasis mof mevidence mand mreasoning
what mis man massumption? m- mAnswer m- ma mthing mthat mis maccepted mas mtrue mor
mexpected mto mhappen mwithout mproof
Whats mthe mdifference mbetween man minference mand man massumption m- mAnswer m-
mInference mis ma mconclusion mthat mhas mevidence, massumption mdoes mnot
m- mAnswer m- mYou mcan't mjump mto mconclusions mwithout mevidence
It mis mimportant mto mpay mattention mto mthe mwords m"some" mand m"most" mbecause mthey
mprovide myou mwith mwhat mtype mof minformation? m- mAnswer m- mintentionally mimprecise
mand mrefer mto man munknown mquantity mwithin ma mgroup. mRemember mthat mif mthe
, mstatement monly mapplies mto ma mPART mof mSOME mof mthe mgroup mYOU mCANNOT
mASSUME mANYTHING mABOUT mTHE mENTIRE mGROUP
IF mTHEN mSTATEMENTS m- mAnswer m- mthe m2 mpieces mof minfo mare mALWAYS mTRUE. mif
mthe mfirst meven mor msituation moccurs, mthen mthe msecond mevent mor msituation mMUST
moccur
If mthen mstatement mtip m- mAnswer m- mCause mand meffect mrelationships mcan malso minform
myou mthat mIF mTHE mEFFECT m(second mevent) mNEVER mOCCURRED, mTHEN mTHE mCAUSE
m(FIRST mEVENT) mMUST mNOT mHAVE mOCCURRED.
why mshould myou mwatch mout mfor mthe mword m"only"? m- mAnswer m- mThis mword
mimmediately mlimits mwhat mis mtrue
Why mshould myou mwatch mout mfor mthe mword m"not"? m- mAnswer m- mthis mword mmakes
mthe msentence mhave mthe mopposite mmeaning. mREMEMBER mDOUBLE mNEGATIVES mEQUAL
mA mPOSITIVE.
Ex: mAgents mshould mNEVER mmake mdecisions mthat mare mNOT methical.
Conclusion: mAgents mshould mmake mdecisions mthat mare methical
Negative mlead min mstatement m- mAnswer m- mit masks mfor ma mconclusion mthat mis mNOT
msupported mby mthe mparagraph. mthat mmeans mthat mthe mother mstatements mare mtrue
mwhile mONE mis mnot.
what mwords mshould myou mpay mspecial mattention mto min mpersonality mtests? m- mAnswer m-
mAlways, mnever, msometimes, musually
Personality mtest mtaking mtips m- mAnswer m- m-Don't mspend mtoo mmuch mtime mon mone
manswer
-be mDECISIVE
-Be mefficient m
-avoid manxiety
-avoid mextreme mscores m(always, mnever, msometimes,)
-be mcautious mand mcalculated
-emphasize myour mstrengths, mnot myour mweaknesses
-Try mto mavoid mthe mneutral manswer
-always manswer mthe mquestions mabout mhow mYOU mACT mAT mWORK, mnot mat mhome
Personality mtest mtips mpart m2 m- mAnswer m- m-avoid mbeing ma myes mman
The mmain mconclusion mof ma mparagraph musually mfollows mwhat mwords? m- mAnswer m- mso,
mtherefore, mhence, mhowever
