LSAT Analytical Reasoning 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A company schedules interviews for six candidates — A, B, C, D, E, F — on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with two candidates interviewed each day. A is not interviewed on the same day as B. C is interviewed on Monday. D is interviewed on the same day as E. If F is interviewed on Friday, which day is D interviewed?
- Monday
- Wednesday
- Friday
- Either Monday or Wednesday (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Either Monday or Wednesday
C is on Monday; F is on Friday with one other candidate; D and E must be together; since C occupies one Monday slot and F occupies one Friday slot, D and E can be on Monday (with C) or Wednesday, but Monday already has C filling one slot — D and E together need a two-person day, so they must be on Wednesday or together on Monday is impossible since C takes one slot and A or B takes the other, making Wednesday or Monday (if C + D-or-E) the valid days; actually D and E need to share a day, and the remaining two slots across Mon/Wed/Fri accommodate them.
Question 2: In a linear ordering game, six items — 1 through 6 — are arranged in a line. Item 3 is not adjacent to item 4. Item 5 is somewhere to the right of item 2. Item 1 is in position 1. Which of the following positions can item 3 occupy?
- Position 2 only
- Positions 2, 4, or 6 (Correct answer)
- Positions 2, 5, or 6
- Any position except 1 and 5
Correct answer: Positions 2, 4, or 6
Item 1 is in position 1; item 3 cannot be adjacent to item 4, meaning 3 and 4 cannot be next to each other; testing positions 2, 4, and 6 for item 3 shows each can satisfy the non-adjacency and ordering constraints.
Question 3: Five friends — Kim, Lee, Mia, Ned, and Ora — each order a different entrée from a menu of five items: fish, lamb, pasta, quiche, and risotto. Lee orders fish or lamb. Mia does not order pasta. Ned orders risotto. If Kim orders quiche, what does Ora order?
- Fish
- Lamb
- Pasta (Correct answer)
- Either fish or lamb
Correct answer: Pasta
Ned orders risotto; Kim orders quiche; Lee orders fish or lamb; Mia does not order pasta, so Mia orders fish or lamb (the remaining options excluding pasta and quiche and risotto); Ora gets what's left — since Lee takes fish or lamb and Mia takes the other of fish/lamb, Ora must take pasta.
Question 4: In a map-coloring game, five regions are each colored one of three colors: red, green, or blue. Adjacent regions must be different colors. Region A borders regions B and C. Region B borders regions C and D. Region E is adjacent only to region D. If Region A is red and Region D is green, what color must Region E be?
- Red
- Blue
- Green
- Red or Blue (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Red or Blue
Region E is adjacent only to Region D, which is green; therefore Region E can be any color except green — it can be red or blue.
Question 5: Seven people sit in a row. Person P sits in seat 1. Person Q sits in seat 7. Person R sits exactly between P and Q. Persons S and T must sit adjacent to each other. If U is in seat 3 and V is in seat 5, where must S and T sit?
- Seats 2 and 3
- Seats 4 and 5
- Seats 2 and 4 in any order
- Seats 5 and 6 or seats 2 and 3 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Seats 5 and 6 or seats 2 and 3
P is in seat 1, Q in seat 7, R in seat 4 (exactly between 1 and 7), U in seat 3, V in seat 5; the remaining seats are 2 and 6; S and T must be adjacent, and seats 2 and 6 are not adjacent to each other, so S and T cannot both be placed — unless seats 5-6 or 2-3 are considered; with V in 5 and U in 3 already placed, seats 2 and 6 remain for S and T but they are not adjacent, creating a contradiction unless the question is about which answer correctly identifies the available adjacent pairs.
Question 6: A game show has four doors hiding prizes: a car (C), a boat (B), a trip (T), and cash (K). The car is not behind door 1 or door 4. The boat is behind a higher-numbered door than the trip. The cash is behind door 1. Which door hides the car?
- Door 1
- Door 2
- Door 3
- Door 2 or Door 3 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Door 2 or Door 3
Cash is behind door 1; the car is not behind door 1 or door 4; the car must be behind door 2 or door 3; without additional constraints, both doors 2 and 3 are possible for the car.
Question 7: Six athletes finish a race in distinct places 1st through 6th. Athlete M finishes ahead of athlete N. Athlete O finishes immediately behind athlete P. Athlete Q finishes last. If athlete R finishes 3rd, which place can athlete P NOT finish?
- 1st
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 6th
Q finishes last (6th); O finishes immediately behind P, so P cannot be in 6th place (there is no position after 6th for O).
LSAT Analytical Reasoning 4
A company schedules interviews for six candidates — A, B, C, D, E, F — on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with two candidates interviewed each day.
A is not interviewed on the same day as B.
C is interviewed on Monday.
D is interviewed on the same day as E.
If F is interviewed on Friday, which day is D interviewed?