Mettl Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Four cards lie face down: King, Queen, Jack, Ace. Clue 1: King is not next to Queen. Clue 2: Ace is at one end. Clue 3: Jack is immediately right of Queen. What is the left-to-right order?
- Ace, Queen, Jack, King (Correct answer)
- King, Jack, Queen, Ace
- Ace, King, Queen, Jack
- Queen, Jack, King, Ace
Correct answer: Ace, Queen, Jack, King
Placing Ace at the left end and applying all clues yields Ace, Queen, Jack, King.
Question 2: A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 die. How many sheep are left?
- 8
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 17
- 0
Correct answer: 9
'All but 9' means 9 survive; the starting total is irrelevant.
Question 3: In a 3×3 matrix pattern, each row contains a circle, triangle, and square; each column contains large, medium, and small shapes. Row 3 has a large circle and a medium triangle. What is the missing cell in row 3?
- Large square
- Medium square
- Small square (Correct answer)
- Small triangle
Correct answer: Small square
Row 3 needs a square (row rule) and the square's column already has large and medium, so it must be small.
Question 4: A boat travels 12 km upstream in 3 hours and 12 km downstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the current?
- 1 km/h (Correct answer)
- 2 km/h
- 3 km/h
- 4 km/h
Correct answer: 1 km/h
Upstream speed = 4 km/h, downstream speed = 6 km/h; current = (6 − 4) / 2 = 1 km/h.
Question 5: Statements: No cats are dogs. Some dogs are wolves. Conclusion: Some wolves are not cats. Does the conclusion follow?
- Yes, it definitely follows (Correct answer)
- No, it does not follow
- It follows only if all wolves are dogs
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: Yes, it definitely follows
The wolves that are also dogs cannot be cats (since no cats are dogs), so some wolves are definitely not cats.
Question 6: Letters A, B, C, D, E are assigned distinct values from 1–5. Given A + C = 6, B + E = 6, and D = 3, what is B?
- 1
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 5
Correct answer: 2
D = 3; remaining values {1, 2, 4, 5} must form two pairs summing to 6: {1,5} and {2,4}; A+C uses one pair and B+E the other, with B being the smaller of the second pair = 2.
Question 7: Exactly one of these statements is true: (1) 2 + 2 = 5. (2) Rome is in Italy. (3) All birds can fly. Which is the single true statement?
- Statement 1
- Statement 2 (Correct answer)
- Statement 3
- Statements 2 and 3 are both true
Correct answer: Statement 2
2 + 2 ≠ 5 (false), Rome is in Italy (true), and not all birds can fly — penguins cannot (false), so Statement 2 is the one true statement.
Mettl Logical Reasoning and Puzzles 5
Four cards lie face down: King, Queen, Jack, Ace.
Clue 1: King is not next to Queen.
Clue 2: Ace is at one end.
Clue 3: Jack is immediately right of Queen.
What is the left-to-right order?