Revelian Test Verbal Logical Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Passage: 'No reptiles are warm-blooded. All turtles are reptiles.' Which conclusion MUST follow?
- Some turtles are warm-blooded.
- No turtles are warm-blooded. (Correct answer)
- Some reptiles are turtles.
- Warm-blooded animals are not reptiles.
Correct answer: No turtles are warm-blooded.
Since turtles are all reptiles and no reptiles are warm-blooded, no turtles can be warm-blooded.
Question 2: Which word pair has the same relationship as ABRIDGED : CONDENSED?
- Expanded : Extended (Correct answer)
- Verbose : Succinct
- Amplified : Shortened
- Edited : Published
Correct answer: Expanded : Extended
Abridged and condensed are synonyms meaning shortened; expanded and extended are synonyms meaning enlarged.
Question 3: A survey found that students who eat breakfast score higher on exams. The school concluded that providing free breakfast will raise exam scores. Which best identifies a flaw in this reasoning?
- Breakfast foods vary in nutritional value.
- Correlation does not establish that breakfast causes higher scores. (Correct answer)
- The survey sample was too small.
- Exam scores are not the only measure of success.
Correct answer: Correlation does not establish that breakfast causes higher scores.
The data shows a correlation but does not prove that breakfast itself causes the higher scores.
Question 4: Either the project is over budget or it is behind schedule. The project is on schedule. What follows?
- The project is under budget.
- The project is over budget. (Correct answer)
- The project is both on time and under budget.
- No conclusion can be drawn about the budget.
Correct answer: The project is over budget.
Since the 'either/or' requires at least one condition to be true and 'behind schedule' is false, 'over budget' must be true.
Question 5: Passage: 'Only experienced staff may handle client accounts. Jordan has been with the firm for six months.' What can be concluded?
- Jordan may handle client accounts.
- Jordan may not handle client accounts. (Correct answer)
- Jordan will become experienced after one year.
- Jordan is not qualified for any role at the firm.
Correct answer: Jordan may not handle client accounts.
The passage says only experienced staff may handle accounts; without knowing Jordan is experienced, we cannot grant that permission.
Question 6: Which statement, if true, most STRENGTHENS the argument: 'Raising the minimum wage will reduce employee turnover'?
- Some employees prefer part-time work.
- Studies show workers earning higher wages stay at their jobs significantly longer. (Correct answer)
- Minimum wage increases are politically controversial.
- Turnover rates vary across industries.
Correct answer: Studies show workers earning higher wages stay at their jobs significantly longer.
Evidence that higher wages directly correlate with longer job tenure directly supports the claim.
Question 7: All new hires complete orientation. No one who completes orientation skips the safety briefing. Tom is a new hire. Which must be true?
- Tom skipped the safety briefing.
- Tom did not skip the safety briefing. (Correct answer)
- Tom may or may not have attended orientation.
- Tom completed orientation but skipped the safety briefing.
Correct answer: Tom did not skip the safety briefing.
Tom completed orientation (as a new hire), and orientation completers never skip safety briefings, so Tom did not skip it.
Revelian Test Verbal Logical Reasoning 3
Passage: 'No reptiles are warm-blooded.
All turtles are reptiles.' Which conclusion MUST follow?