Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning Flashcards

An officer reads: 'To lead effectively, one must understand those being led.' Which statement best reflects this principle?

Answer: Building rapport with subordinates improves leadership effectiveness

Understanding those you lead requires building rapport and empathy, which directly improves leadership effectiveness.

All brave soldiers are decorated. No decorated soldier is a coward. Which conclusion must be true?

Answer: No brave soldier is a coward

Since all brave soldiers are decorated and no decorated soldier is a coward, it follows that no brave soldier is a coward.

MISSION is to OBJECTIVE as STRATEGY is to ?

Answer: Plan

Just as 'mission' and 'objective' both describe a purpose or goal, 'strategy' and 'plan' both describe a method for achieving goals.

In a sequence of figures, a circle contains 4 dots, then 8 dots, then 16 dots. How many dots will the next circle contain?

Answer: 32

The number of dots doubles with each figure: 4 → 8 → 16 → 32.

Starting at point X, a patrol moves 4 km west, 3 km south, 4 km east, then 3 km north. Where is the patrol now?

Answer: At point X

The 4 km west and 4 km east cancel out; the 3 km south and 3 km north cancel out, returning the patrol to point X.

Radar, Sonar, and Lidar all belong to which category?

Answer: Remote sensing technologies

Radar (radio waves), Sonar (sound waves), and Lidar (light) are all remote sensing technologies that detect objects at a distance.

An officer states: 'If morale is high, performance improves. Morale is high.' What conclusion logically follows?

Answer: Performance improves

This is valid deductive reasoning (modus ponens): given 'if P then Q' and 'P is true,' it follows necessarily that 'Q is true.'