Analytical Reasoning Practice Questions

1. In a group of 50 students, 30 play football, 25 play basketball, and 10 play both sports. How many students don't play either sport?

5

10

15

20

2. A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour to make 20 cookies. How many cups of flour are needed to make 32 cookies?

3.5 cups

4 cups

4.5 cups

5 cups

3. A recipe calls for 3 eggs to make a cake that serves 6 people. How many eggs are needed to make a cake that serves 10 people?

4 eggs

5 eggs

6 eggs

7 eggs

4. A box contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. If three marbles are drawn at random without replacement, what is the probability that at least one is red?

5/10

7/10

8/10

9/10

5. If no A is B, and all B are C, which of the following must be true?

All A are C

No A is C

Some A are C

None of the above

6. In a group of 100 people, 60 like pizza, 70 like burgers, and 40 like both. How many people like either pizza or burgers?

80

85

90

95

7. In a group of 60 people, 25 speak English, 20 speak French, and 15 speak both English and French. How many people in the group speak neither English nor French?

20

25

30

35

8. In a class of 40 students, 25 play tennis and 20 play badminton. If 10 students play both sports, how many students play at least one of these sports?

30

35

40

45

9. If all X are Y, and some Y are not Z, which of the following must be true?

All X are Z

No X are Z

Some X are not Z

Some Z are not X

10. A company has five employees: A, B, C, D, and E. They work on different days of the week from Monday to Friday, with one person working each day. If B works on Tuesday and D works on Friday, which of the following could be true?

A works on Monday and C works on Wednesday

E works on Thursday and C works on Wednesday

C works on Monday and A works on Wednesday

E works on Monday and A works on Thursday