Cut-e Logical Reasoning Flashcards

In a Cut-e logical reasoning test, you are given the rule: 'All X are Y. Some Y are Z.' What can you definitively conclude?

Answer: Some X may be Z

Since all X are Y and only some Y are Z, it is possible but not certain that some X are also Z, making 'some X may be Z' the only defensible conclusion.

A sequence reads: 2, 6, 18, 54, ___. What is the next number?

Answer: 162

Each term is multiplied by 3: 2×3=6, 6×3=18, 18×3=54, 54×3=162.

If 'faster' means 'slower' and 'louder' means 'quieter', what does 'stronger' mean in this logic system?

Answer: Weaker

The pattern reverses each descriptor to its antonym, so 'stronger' maps to 'weaker'.

Four employees — Ava, Ben, Cal, and Dee — each prefer a different project. Ava does not prefer Alpha. Ben prefers Beta. Cal does not prefer Gamma. Which project does Ava prefer?

Answer: Delta

Ben takes Beta, leaving Alpha, Gamma, Delta; Ava cannot take Alpha, Cal cannot take Gamma, so Cal takes Alpha or Delta; working through constraints, Ava must take Delta.

Which statement is an example of deductive reasoning?

Answer: All managers attend Monday meetings; Sara is a manager; therefore Sara attends Monday meetings.

Deductive reasoning moves from a general rule to a specific, certain conclusion, as illustrated by the manager-meeting syllogism.

A code converts letters: A=1, B=2, C=3, … Z=26. What is the sum of the code for 'ACE'?

Answer: 9

A=1, C=3, E=5; 1+3+5=9.

In a logical matrix, row 1 has shapes: circle, square, triangle. Row 2: circle, square, ___. Row 3: circle, ___, triangle. What fills row 2's blank if each shape appears exactly once per row?

Answer: Triangle

Row 2 already has circle and square, so triangle must fill the blank to complete the set.