Crossover Aptitude Test Crossover Aptitude Critical Thinking: Deductive Reasoning 2

Question 1

Every team lead reports to a director. No director reports to a team lead. Carlos is a director. Which must be true?

Accepted Answer

No team lead reports to Carlos.

Answer

Since no director reports to a team lead, and Carlos is a director, no team lead is Carlos's superior.

Question 2

A project is on schedule only if the deliverables are complete. The deliverables are complete. Is the project on schedule?

Accepted Answer

Cannot be determined

Answer

Complete deliverables are necessary but may not be sufficient — other conditions could affect the schedule.

Question 3

All test-takers who pass Phase 1 move to Phase 2. No one in Phase 2 has failed Phase 1. Derek is in Phase 2. What is true?

Accepted Answer

Derek passed Phase 1.

Answer

Being in Phase 2 entails passing Phase 1, since no Phase 2 participant has failed it.

Question 4

Either the server is down or the application is buggy. The server is not down. What follows?

Accepted Answer

The application is buggy.

Answer

In a disjunction where one option is eliminated, the other must be true.

Question 5

All approved vendors are on the vendor list. XYZ Corp is not on the vendor list. What must be true?

Accepted Answer

XYZ Corp is not approved.

Answer

Because approved status requires being on the list, absence from the list means XYZ Corp is not approved.

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