Logical reasoning questions for practice

1. OPAQUE : TRANSPARENT ::

Dark : Light

Solid : Liquid

Heavy : Light

Rough : Smooth

2. A survey found that companies with strong corporate social responsibility programs had higher employee retention rates. What can be inferred?

Corporate social responsibility programs guarantee high employee retention

Companies without such programs always have low employee retention

There may be a positive relationship between corporate social responsibility and employee retention

High employee retention causes companies to implement social responsibility programs

3. If southeast becomes west, which direction will northeast become?

North

South

East

West

4. The company's _____ response to the product recall helped to maintain customer trust and loyalty.

delayed

evasive

transparent

defensive

5. In a certain code language, '+' represents '×', '-' represents '+', '×' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. Find the value of 24 - 8 + 3 × 6 ÷ 2 = ?

70

72

74

76

6. The stock market crashed after the new economic policy was implemented. Therefore, the new economic policy caused the stock market crash. This argument commits which fallacy?

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Ad hominem

Slippery slope

Bandwagon fallacy

7. A study found that cities with more parks have lower crime rates. Therefore, increasing the number of parks in a city will reduce crime. Which of the following, if true, most weakens this argument?

Parks are more common in affluent neighborhoods with naturally lower crime rates

Cities with more parks tend to have larger police forces

Some parks become gathering places for criminal activity at night

The study did not account for other factors that might influence crime rates

8. All mammals are warm-blooded. Some warm-blooded animals lay eggs. Therefore:

All mammals lay eggs

No mammals lay eggs

Some mammals lay eggs

None of the above

9. All students who attend the after-school program improve their grades. Emily's grades improved. What can we conclude?

Emily definitely attended the after-school program

Emily might have attended the after-school program

Emily did not attend the after-school program

Attending the after-school program is the only way to improve grades

10. Is x a multiple of 6? Statement 1: x is divisible by 2 Statement 2: x is divisible by 3

Statement 1 alone is sufficient

Statement 2 alone is sufficient

Both statements together are sufficient

Both statements together are not sufficient