Mettl Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If all Bloops are Razzles and all Razzles are Lazzles, which conclusion must be true?
- All Bloops are Lazzles (Correct answer)
- All Lazzles are Bloops
- Some Razzles are not Lazzles
- No Bloops are Lazzles
Correct answer: All Bloops are Lazzles
Since Bloops→Razzles→Lazzles, all Bloops are Lazzles by transitivity.
Question 2: In a row of people, Tom is 3rd from the left and 6th from the right. How many people are in the row?
- 7
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 9
- 10
Correct answer: 8
Position from left + position from right − 1 = total: 3 + 6 − 1 = 8.
Question 3: A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
- 0°
- 7.5° (Correct answer)
- 15°
- 22.5°
Correct answer: 7.5°
At 3:15 the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5°, giving a difference of 7.5°.
Question 4: If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE coded? (Each letter shifts the same amount.)
- ECPFNG (Correct answer)
- EDRIRL
- DCPFNG
- ECQFNG
Correct answer: ECPFNG
Each letter is shifted +2: C→E, A→C, N→P, D→F, L→N, E→G, giving ECPFNG.
Question 5: Five boxes are stacked. Red is above Blue, Green is above Red, Yellow is below Blue, and White is above Green. Which box is at the bottom?
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow (Correct answer)
- Green
Correct answer: Yellow
Order from top to bottom: White, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow — so Yellow is at the bottom.
Question 6: A man walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 5 km south. How far is he from his starting point?
- 3 km (Correct answer)
- 5 km
- 8 km
- 13 km
Correct answer: 3 km
The 5 km north and 5 km south cancel out, leaving only the 3 km east displacement.
Question 7: Which number comes next in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
- 40
- 42 (Correct answer)
- 44
- 48
Correct answer: 42
Differences are 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 (increasing by 2 each time), so 30 + 12 = 42.
Mettl Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 2
If all Bloops are Razzles and all Razzles are Lazzles, which conclusion must be true?