Revelian Test Verbal Logical Reasoning 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Passage: 'The town council voted to close the library on Sundays to cut costs. Attendance on Sundays averaged 200 visitors.' Which conclusion is best supported?
- Sunday visitors are unimportant to the council.
- Closing on Sundays will deny library access to many residents who currently use it then. (Correct answer)
- The library will save enough money to stay open other days.
- Sunday visitors will use online resources instead.
Correct answer: Closing on Sundays will deny library access to many residents who currently use it then.
With 200 visitors on Sundays, closure will directly affect those regular users, which is directly supported by the data given.
Question 2: If the alarm sounds, evacuate immediately. The alarm did not sound. Which conclusion is valid?
- Everyone evacuated.
- No one evacuated.
- There is no information about whether people evacuated. (Correct answer)
- The building is safe.
Correct answer: There is no information about whether people evacuated.
The rule only tells us what to do IF the alarm sounds; it says nothing about behavior when it doesn't sound.
Question 3: All fraud cases are reviewed by the compliance team. This case was reviewed by the compliance team. Which is the most accurate conclusion?
- This case is definitely a fraud case.
- This case may or may not be a fraud case. (Correct answer)
- This case was wrongly referred to compliance.
- All compliance reviews involve fraud.
Correct answer: This case may or may not be a fraud case.
Compliance reviews ALL fraud cases, but may also review non-fraud cases, so a compliance review does not confirm fraud.
Question 4: Passage: 'Mandatory recycling programs increase recycling rates. Therefore, making recycling mandatory will solve the city's waste problem.' What assumption is required?
- The city currently has no recycling program.
- Higher recycling rates are sufficient to solve the waste problem. (Correct answer)
- Residents oppose mandatory recycling.
- Waste management is expensive.
Correct answer: Higher recycling rates are sufficient to solve the waste problem.
The conclusion jumps from 'higher recycling rates' to 'solving the waste problem,' assuming that improved recycling alone is enough.
Question 5: TENACIOUS is to RESOLVE as RECKLESS is to:
- Caution
- Impulse (Correct answer)
- Speed
- Danger
Correct answer: Impulse
Tenacious reflects strong resolve; reckless reflects acting on impulse without careful thought.
Question 6: Most marketing professionals use social media daily. Sofia is a marketing professional. Which best describes what can be concluded?
- Sofia definitely uses social media daily.
- Sofia probably uses social media daily, but it is not certain. (Correct answer)
- Sofia does not use social media.
- Sofia uses every social media platform.
Correct answer: Sofia probably uses social media daily, but it is not certain.
'Most' means a majority but not all, so Sofia is more likely than not to use social media daily without it being guaranteed.
Question 7: Passage: 'Our sales increased after we launched the new ad campaign. The ad campaign caused the sales increase.' Which additional piece of information would most undermine this conclusion?
- The ad campaign was expensive to produce.
- A competitor went out of business the same week the campaign launched. (Correct answer)
- Sales typically increase in Q4 regardless.
- The ads were shown on television and online.
Correct answer: A competitor went out of business the same week the campaign launched.
If a major competitor closed simultaneously, that event could explain the sales increase instead of the campaign.
Revelian Test Verbal Logical Reasoning 4
Passage: 'The town council voted to close the library on Sundays to cut costs.
Attendance on Sundays averaged 200 visitors.' Which conclusion is best supported?