BARB Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Statement: 'All snipers are accurate shooters. Private Kim is an accurate shooter.' Conclusion: 'Private Kim is a sniper.' Is the conclusion true?
- Yes
- No
- Cannot say (Correct answer)
- Only during training
Correct answer: Cannot say
Being an accurate shooter is necessary but not sufficient to be a sniper — other accurate shooters exist.
Question 2: Statement: 'No rank below corporal can authorise leave. Private Daniels is a private.' Conclusion: 'Private Daniels cannot authorise leave.' Is the conclusion true?
- Cannot say
- Yes (Correct answer)
- No
- Sometimes
Correct answer: Yes
Private is below corporal, so Private Daniels falls in the group that cannot authorise leave.
Question 3: Statement: 'All morning drills start at 0600. Today's drill started at 0600.' Conclusion: 'Today's drill is a morning drill.' Is the conclusion true?
- Yes
- No
- Cannot say (Correct answer)
- Only on weekdays
Correct answer: Cannot say
Other drills might also start at 0600, so we cannot confirm the drill is a morning drill.
Question 4: Statement: 'Every soldier in Unit B completed the assault course. Corporal Singh is in Unit B.' Conclusion: 'Corporal Singh completed the assault course.' Is the conclusion true?
- Cannot say
- No
- Yes (Correct answer)
- Only if fit enough
Correct answer: Yes
Every soldier in Unit B completed the course, and Corporal Singh is in Unit B, so the conclusion is true.
Question 5: Statement: 'Some army bases have a swimming pool. Base Bravo is an army base.' Conclusion: 'Base Bravo has a swimming pool.' Is the conclusion true?
- Yes
- No
- Cannot say (Correct answer)
- Only in warm climates
Correct answer: Cannot say
'Some' bases have pools, but we do not know whether Base Bravo is one of them.
Question 6: Which answer best describes the format of questions in the BARB Reasoning subtest?
- Multiple choice arithmetic problems
- Sentence-based logical deductions with true/false/cannot say options (Correct answer)
- Rotated shape comparisons
- Verbal synonym matching
Correct answer: Sentence-based logical deductions with true/false/cannot say options
The Reasoning subtest presents verbal statements and asks candidates to evaluate whether a conclusion logically follows.
BARB Reasoning 2
Statement: 'All snipers are accurate shooters.
Private Kim is an accurate shooter.' Conclusion: 'Private Kim is a sniper.' Is the conclusion true?