Mensa Logical Reasoning 2

Question 1

All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

Some roses may fade quickly

Answer

Since only some flowers fade quickly, we can only conclude some roses might, not that all do.

Question 2

If no scientists are poets, and all poets are dreamers, which must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some dreamers are not scientists

Answer

Poets are dreamers but not scientists, so at least those dreamers are not scientists.

Question 3

A is taller than B. C is shorter than B. D is taller than A. Who is tallest?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

D > A > B > C, so D is the tallest.

Question 4

Every time it rains, the match is cancelled. The match was not cancelled. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

It did not rain

Answer

If rain always cancels the match and it wasn't cancelled, it could not have rained.

Question 5

Some books are heavy. All heavy things are hard to carry. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

Some books are hard to carry

Answer

The heavy books fall into the hard-to-carry category, so some books are hard to carry.

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