SHSAT SHSAT Logical Reasoning

Question 1

All mammals are warm-blooded. A whale is a mammal. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

Whales are warm-blooded

Answer

Using deductive reasoning: all mammals are warm-blooded, and whales are mammals, so whales must be warm-blooded.

Question 2

If today is Wednesday, what day will it be in 10 days?

Accepted Answer

Saturday

Answer

10 days after Wednesday: 10 mod 7 = 3, so three days after Wednesday is Saturday.

Question 3

In a sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, what is the next number?

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

The differences are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 — increasing odd numbers — so add 11 to 26 to get 37.

Question 4

Maria is taller than Jake. Jake is taller than Sam. Who is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Sam

Answer

Maria > Jake > Sam, so Sam is the shortest in this chain.

Question 5

If HOUSE is coded as IPVTF, how is DOOR coded?

Accepted Answer

EPPS

Answer

Each letter is shifted one position forward in the alphabet: D→E, O→P, O→P, R→S = EPPS.

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