CFAT Problem Solving: Logical Reasoning 2

Question 1

If all soldiers are trained and Private Chen is a soldier, what must be true?

Accepted Answer

Private Chen is trained

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Private Chen has been deployed

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Private Chen is an officer

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Private Chen will be promoted

Question 2

If it rains, the field exercise is cancelled. The exercise was NOT cancelled. What can you conclude?

Accepted Answer

It did not rain

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It rained but the exercise continued

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The weather was overcast

Answer

The exercise was postponed instead

Question 3

Every officer has completed basic training. Captain Miller has completed basic training. What can you conclude?

Accepted Answer

Captain Miller may or may not be an officer

Answer

Captain Miller is definitely an officer

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Basic training automatically confers officer rank

Answer

Captain Miller has also completed advanced training

Question 4

Some medics are also pilots. All pilots have completed flight training. What must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some medics have completed flight training

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All medics have completed flight training

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No medics have flight training

Answer

All people with flight training are medics

Question 5

No vehicles in the convoy are older than 5 years. The LAV in the convoy is 3 years old. What can you conclude?

Accepted Answer

The LAV satisfies the convoy's age requirement

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All LAVs everywhere are newer than 5 years

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The LAV does not belong in the convoy

Answer

All vehicles in the convoy are exactly 3 years old

Question 6

A recruit advances to the next phase only if they pass BOTH the fitness test AND the written exam. Recruit Torres failed the written exam. What can you conclude?

Accepted Answer

Recruit Torres will not advance to the next phase

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Recruit Torres also failed the fitness test

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Recruit Torres passed the fitness test

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Recruit Torres needs to retake only the fitness test

Question 7

All members of Unit A are assigned to the northern sector. No members assigned to the northern sector have leave this week. What must be true?

Accepted Answer

No members of Unit A have leave this week

Answer

Some members of Unit A have leave this week

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Some northern sector members are not in Unit A

Answer

Unit A members never receive leave