Korn Ferry Assessment Verbal and Logical Reasoning 3

Question 1

Choose the word most SIMILAR in meaning to 'Pragmatic'.

Accepted Answer

Practical

Answer

'Pragmatic' means dealing with things in a sensible, realistic way — 'practical' is its closest synonym.

Question 2

A sequence reads: 3, 6, 12, 24, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

48

Answer

Each term is doubled: 3×2=6, 6×2=12, 12×2=24, 24×2=48.

Question 3

The memo states: 'No project will proceed without budget approval, and no budget will be approved without an executive sponsor.' A project has an executive sponsor. Can it proceed?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily — budget approval is still required.

Answer

An executive sponsor enables budget approval, but the project still needs actual budget approval before it can proceed.

Question 4

Which sentence uses the word 'Tenuous' correctly?

Accepted Answer

Her argument rested on a tenuous connection between two unrelated studies.

Answer

'Tenuous' means weak or flimsy, so a thin, weak connection between studies is the correct usage.

Question 5

If all ethical decisions require trade-offs, and this decision requires no trade-offs, what follows?

Accepted Answer

This decision is not an ethical decision.

Answer

If all ethical decisions require trade-offs and this one doesn't, it cannot be an ethical decision — by contrapositive logic.

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Korn Ferry Assessment Verbal and Logical Reasoning 3