GCAT Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Three friends run a race. Xavier finishes before Zoe. Yara finishes after Xavier but before Zoe. Who finishes last? → Zoe
2. If 'Some politicians are honest' is true, which of the following must also be true? → Some honest people are politicians
3. What is the primary weakness of an argument that relies solely on anecdotal evidence? → A single personal experience may not represent the broader pattern
4. An inspector checks parts and records defects. She checks 12 parts, finds defects on parts 2, 5, 8, and 11. What pattern do the defective part numbers follow? → Every 3rd part starting from 2
5. A quality checker flags items if they weigh less than 100g OR cost more than $50. An item weighs 120g and costs $55. Is it flagged? → Yes, because it costs over $50
6. A worker must complete tasks in this order: receive, sort, tag, shelve. She has completed 'receive' and 'tag' but skipped 'sort'. What should she do? → Go back and sort before shelving
7. Which of the following best describes a valid argument? → An argument where if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true
8. A report shows that a warehouse processed 1,250 orders last month with a 96% accuracy rate. How many orders contained errors? → 50
9. Which hidden assumption is embedded in the argument: 'Students who study more get better grades, so we should require all students to study more hours'? → More studying always improves grades for all students equally
10. Find the next letter in the following series: B, C, E, H, L, ? → Q
11. Verbal Analogy: find the relationship between the pair of words below, and identify the most similar relationship in the answer options. → BLATANT is to MASKED
12. If 'all roses are flowers' and 'some flowers fade quickly,' which conclusion is necessarily true? → Some roses are flowers
13. Verbal Reasoning: Vocabulary Clout most closely means - → Prestige
14. Breeze is to gale as drizzle is to: → downpour
15. How many times does the digit '3' appear in the following list: 13, 33, 73, 103, 130, 333? → 9
16. Read this sequence of letters once: B, F, M, K, R, T. Which letter appeared THIRD? → M
17. An argument is considered 'sound' when which condition is met? → It is valid and all its premises are actually true
18. Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning? → The sun has risen every day for billions of years, so it will likely rise tomorrow
19. You are given a list of 7 colors to memorize: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Pink. Which color is in the FIFTH position? → Orange
20. Which number logically follows in this sequence? 4, 5, 9, 18, 34, ? → 59
21. Study these initials for 10 seconds: J.T., P.R., M.K., W.B., C.L., A.N. Which initials appeared FOURTH? → W.B.
22. An automated system generates sequential tracking codes. The first few codes are AZ, CX, EV, ?. What is the next code in this pattern? → GT
23. CANDID is to INDIRECT as HONEST is to: → deceitful
24. A manager notices sales increased after changing the office decor and concludes the decor caused the increase. What logical error is being made? → Post hoc ergo propter hoc — confusing correlation with causation
25. A data analyst observes the following sequence in a time-series dataset: 5, 6, 14, 41, 105, ?. Which number should come next? → 230
26. A system for organizing files uses the following alphanumeric sequence: Z1A, Y2B, X3C, ?. What is the next entry in the sequence? → W4D
27. A line graph shows a company's revenue rising from $80K in Q1 to $95K in Q2, then dropping to $88K in Q3. What is the net change in revenue from Q1 to Q3? → +$8K
28. Which of the following correctly completes the sequence: 10, C, 13, G, 16, K, ? → 19, O
29. Given the sequence 5, 6, 10, 19, 35, what is the next term? → 60
30. Which of the following MOST strengthens the argument: 'We should invest in renewable energy because it reduces carbon emissions'? → Carbon emissions are a leading cause of climate change