PI Cognitive Verbal Reasoning Assessment 3

Question 1

Statement: 'All premium members get free shipping. Some premium members also receive a discount.' Which must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some people receive both free shipping and a discount

Answer

All premium members get free shipping (universal). Some premium members get a discount. Therefore, those 'some' who get a discount also have free shipping — so some people get both.

Question 2

A news report states: 'Cities that invested in public transportation saw a 15% reduction in traffic congestion. Cities that did not invest saw no change.' City X reduced congestion by 15%. What can we conclude?

Accepted Answer

Nothing definitive can be concluded

Answer

While the pattern matches, there could be other causes for the 15% reduction. The report shows correlation, not exclusive causation.

Question 3

'No supervisor approved overtime for last weekend. Tom worked overtime last weekend.' Which conclusion follows?

Accepted Answer

Tom's overtime was not approved by a supervisor

Answer

Since no supervisor approved overtime for that weekend, and Tom worked overtime, his overtime was not supervisor-approved. We cannot conclude policy violation or discipline without more information.

Question 4

Passage: 'Employees are eligible for promotion after 2 years of service AND completion of a leadership course. Jane has 3 years of service but has not completed the leadership course.' Is Jane eligible for promotion?

Accepted Answer

No, both conditions must be met

Answer

The word AND requires BOTH conditions: 2+ years of service AND course completion. Jane meets only one condition, so she's not eligible.

Question 5

Consider: 'Whenever the factory alarm sounds, all workers must evacuate. The alarm did not sound today.' Which is valid?

Accepted Answer

Workers may or may not have evacuated

Answer

The rule only tells us what happens WHEN the alarm sounds. When it doesn't sound, we have no information — workers might evacuate for other reasons or might not.

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PI Cognitive Verbal Reasoning Assessment 3