Cut-e Logical Reasoning Flashcards

In a Venn diagram, circle A contains 30 items, circle B contains 20 items, and the overlap contains 8 items. How many items are in A or B (union)?

Answer: 42

Union = |A| + |B| − |A∩B| = 30 + 20 − 8 = 42.

A logical puzzle states: 'Either the report is late or the data is missing. The report is not late.' What must be true?

Answer: The data is missing

By disjunctive syllogism, if 'P or Q' is true and P is false, then Q must be true — so the data is missing.

Which reasoning type is used when you observe that the sun has risen every day and conclude it will rise tomorrow?

Answer: Inductive

Inductive reasoning draws probable general conclusions from repeated specific observations, as in inferring tomorrow's sunrise from past experience.

A grid has 5 rows and 5 columns. Each row and column must contain the numbers 1–5 exactly once (like a mini Sudoku). Row 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, ___. What is the missing number?

Answer: 5

Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 are already placed in row 1, so 5 is the only number that can fill the blank.

On a Cut-e logical reasoning test, time pressure is significant because the test is designed to measure:

Answer: Processing speed alongside accuracy

Cut-e tests are specifically designed to assess both accuracy and cognitive processing speed simultaneously under timed conditions.

Identify the odd one out based on logical category: Hypothesis, Theory, Law, Experiment, Principle.

Answer: Experiment

Hypothesis, theory, law, and principle are all statements or models of knowledge, whereas experiment is a process or method, making it the odd one out.

In a logic grid, if every red shape is large and every large shape is heavy, which conclusion is guaranteed?

Answer: Every red shape is heavy

Red → large and large → heavy, so by transitivity every red shape is heavy.