FREE PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

Fulfill the 1, 6, 13, 22, 33 series.

Accepted Answer

46

Answer

Explanation
Pattern is +5, +7, +9, +11
So next number will be +13
33+13 = 46

Question 2

Twelve participants in a conference shook hands before and after the meeting. How many handshakes took place in total?

Accepted Answer

132

Answer

Explanation
The first person shook hands with the 11 remaining people, and the second person also shook hands with 11 people, but we count 10, as the handshake with the first person has already been counted. Then add 9 for the third person, and 8 for the fourth one & proceeding in this fashion we get: 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 66. Hence 66 handshakes took place before & 66 after the meeting, for a total of 132

Question 3

There are four days until Monday as of the day after the day after tomorrow. Which day is it right now?

Accepted Answer

Monday

Answer

Explanation
Four days before Monday is Thursday, simply because four days after Thursday is Monday. Besides, day after the day after tomorrow is Thursday only if present day is Monday.

Question 4

2, 12, 15, 1, 20, and 6, 12, 1, 13, 5 are to flames, consequently

Accepted Answer

Bloat

Answer

Explanation
6,12,1,13,5 each number in the break up signifies the corresponding letter in the alphabet. (viz. 6->f, 12->l...etc.)
Similarly 2,12,15,1,20 which signifies bloat.

Question 5

Two-thirds of children in a study of native-born residents of Newland showed significant levels of nearsightedness after beginning school, although their illiterate parents and grandparents, who had no access to formal education, did not exhibit this condition.
Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the aforementioned claims, assuming they are true?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Explanation
According to the above stated passage only the argument " The nearsightedness in the children is caused by the .....visual stress required by reading and other class work." will be true

PowerSchool Aptitude Test Practice Test

PowerSchool Aptitude Test Practice Test

FREE PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers