FREE School Safety Agent Inductive & Deductive Reasoning Question and Answers

Question 1

One of the lemon cakes that Kevin left unattended in the staff area for an hour vanished. All three of Margaret, Alice, and Peter have been charged with consuming the treat. Following a quest, you discover that:

Margaret has a citrus allergy, but around lunch, she was seen exiting the staff room.

Lemon cake is Alice's favorite flavor, but she wasn't seen near the staff area.

Since Peter started, additional cakes have vanished and Peter has previously stolen cakes from the staff room.

Who is the person you can infer has stolen the lemon cake most likely?

Accepted Answer

Peter

Answer

Margaret

Answer

Alice

Question 2

You bring £100 to an art market in the hopes that you would leave with a great painting to take home. You start to keep track of the prices of the works you have seen as you move around: £450, £2000, £500, and £1500.

Which of the subsequent claims best exemplifies an inductive argument?

Accepted Answer

You probably won’t be able to afford any of the paintings

Answer

You won’t find a painting to take home with you

Answer

You’ll find a painting you can afford if you keep looking

Answer

The art is overpriced

Question 3

The Red Room, Blue Room, Yellow Room, and Green Room are the names of the classrooms in a school.

Which of the subsequent claims best exemplifies an inductive argument?

Accepted Answer

All of the classrooms are probably named after colors

Answer

The children in Red Room probably wear red clothes

Answer

There are 4 rooms in the school

Answer

All of the above

Question 4

1. Vehicles are either to one another's right or left.
2. The German car is parked next to just Dutch vehicles.
3. The bus is twice as large as the German car.
4. The Swedish vehicle is positioned close to the Dutch bicycle.
5. The motorcycle and the cars next to the German car are also from the same country.
6. The German car is only half as big as the motorcycle.

The motorcycle is Dutch, as stated.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

Insufficient information

Question 5

1. Vehicles are either to one another's right or left.
2. The German car is parked next to just Dutch vehicles.
3. The bus is twice as large as the German car.
4. The Swedish vehicle is positioned close to the Dutch bicycle.
5. The motorcycle and the cars next to the German car are also from the same country.
6. The German car is only half as big as the motorcycle.

The bus is eight times bigger than the motorcycle.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Answer

Insufficient information

Question 6

1. Vehicles are either to one another's right or left.
2. The German car is parked next to just Dutch vehicles.
3. The bus is twice as large as the German car.
4. The Swedish vehicle is positioned close to the Dutch bicycle.
5. The motorcycle and the cars next to the German car are also from the same country.
6. The German car is only half as big as the motorcycle.

The bicycle is half as large as the motorcycle.

Accepted Answer

Insufficient information

Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 7

A store selling art supplies:

Paint tubes cost $1.50 each.
Two square feet of the canvas are covered by a tube of paint.
Small or big canvases are available, measuring 1 foot by 1.5 feet or 2 feet x 3 feet.
The price difference between the two canvases is proportional to their size.
A discounted starter set includes one small canvas, one large canvas, and four paint tubes cost $22.
When compared to purchasing the art supplies separately, the beginner's bundle deal saves $4.
The price of paint is not reduced for beginners.

Both canvases can be painted using a package for beginners.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

Insufficient information