CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Syllogisms and Deductions Questions and Answers

Question 1

Assume the following two statements are true:
1. All managers attend the weekly briefing.
2. Some team leads are managers.

Which of the following conclusions is logically guaranteed to be true?

Accepted Answer

Some team leads attend the weekly briefing.

Answer

Since all managers attend the weekly briefing and some team leads are managers, it logically follows that the portion of team leads who are managers must attend the briefing. Therefore, at least 'some' team leads attend.

Question 2

Consider these premises:
1. If a report is submitted after 5 PM, it is marked as late.
2. The marketing report was not marked as late.

What can be logically deduced from these statements?

Accepted Answer

The marketing report was submitted at or before 5 PM.

Answer

This is an example of denying the consequent (modus tollens). The rule is: If A (submitted after 5 PM), then B (marked late). The second premise states 'not B' (not marked late). Therefore, we can conclude 'not A'. 'Not submitted after 5 PM' means it was submitted at 5 PM or earlier.

Question 3

Based on the following information, which statement must be true?
1. To access the server room, an employee must either have a keycard or be escorted by security.
2. John, an employee, was not escorted by security when he entered the server room.

Accepted Answer

John has a keycard.

Answer

This is a disjunctive syllogism. The first premise establishes two possible conditions for entry (A or B). The second premise eliminates one of those conditions (not B). Therefore, the other condition (A) must be true for the entry to have been legitimate according to the rules.

Question 4

Read the following statements:
1. All documents processed by the finance department must be stamped.
2. Only invoices and expense reports are processed by the finance department.
3. This document is an expense report.

Which of the following can be logically concluded?

Accepted Answer

This document must be stamped.

Answer

According to premise 3, the document is an expense report. According to premise 2, expense reports are processed by the finance department. According to premise 1, all documents processed by the finance department are stamped. Therefore, this document must be stamped.

Question 5

Given that the first two statements are true, which of the following statements is a certain conclusion?
1. No remote employees work in the logistics department.
2. Sarah is a remote employee.

Accepted Answer

Sarah does not work in the logistics department.

Answer

The first premise establishes a complete separation between the group of 'remote employees' and the group of 'logistics department employees'. Since Sarah belongs to the first group, she cannot possibly belong to the second.

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CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Syllogisms and Deductions Questions and Answers