Inductive Reasoning Practice Questions

1. In a group of animals, there are twice as many cats as dogs, and half as many birds as cats. If there are 24 cats, how many animals are there in total?

48

54

60

72

2. If all A are B, and some B are C, which of the following statements must be true?

All A are C

Some A are C

No A are C

All C are A

3. A farmer notices that his cows produce more milk on sunny days than on cloudy days. Based on this observation, what can the farmer reasonably conclude?

Sunlight directly increases milk production

There might be a correlation between weather and milk production

Cloudy days cause cows to produce less milk

The farmer should only milk cows on sunny days

4. All mammals are warm-blooded. No reptiles are warm-blooded. Based on these statements, what can be concluded about mammals and reptiles?

All mammals are reptiles

No mammals are reptiles

Some mammals are reptiles

All reptiles are mammals

5. In a certain code, ROAD is written as URDG. How is SWAN written in that code?

VZDQ

VZDP

UXDQ

UZDP

6. All mammals are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded animals have a four-chambered heart. Some animals with a four-chambered heart can fly. Which of the following must be true?

All flying animals are mammals

All mammals can fly

Some warm-blooded animals can fly

All animals with a four-chambered heart are mammals

7. In a group of 100 people, 70 like coffee, 80 like tea, and 10 don't like either. How many people like both coffee and tea?

50

60

70

80

8. In a line of people, A is 4th from the left and B is 6th from the right. If there are 3 people between A and B, how many people are there in the line?

11

12

13

14

9. All the trees in the park are either oak or maple. Some of the trees are diseased. All the oak trees are healthy. What can be concluded from this information?

All maple trees are diseased

Some maple trees are diseased

No maple trees are diseased

All diseased trees are oak

10. All birds have feathers. Some animals that fly have feathers. Which of the following can be concluded?

All animals that fly are birds

Some birds might not fly

All animals with feathers can fly

Some animals that fly might not be birds