SAEE Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: All managers attended the meeting. John did not attend. What follows?
- John is a manager
- John is not a manager (Correct answer)
- John is late
- John resigned
Correct answer: John is not a manager
Since all managers attended and John did not, John cannot be a manager.
Question 2: Which number completes the analogy: 4 is to 16 as 5 is to ?
- 20
- 25 (Correct answer)
- 30
- 10
Correct answer: 25
Each number is squared, so 5 squared is 25.
Question 3: Day is to night as hot is to ?
- Warm
- Cold (Correct answer)
- Sun
- Summer
Correct answer: Cold
Day and night are opposites, as are hot and cold.
Question 4: Odd one out: Square, Triangle, Circle, Rectangle?
- Square
- Triangle
- Circle (Correct answer)
- Rectangle
Correct answer: Circle
A circle has no straight sides while the others are polygons.
Question 5: If some books are heavy and all heavy items are hard to carry, then?
- All books are hard to carry
- Some books are hard to carry (Correct answer)
- No books are heavy
- Heavy items are books
Correct answer: Some books are hard to carry
Some books being heavy and heavy items being hard to carry means some books are hard to carry.
Question 6: Series: 100, 50, 25, 12.5, ?
- 6.25 (Correct answer)
- 10
- 5
- 7.5
Correct answer: 6.25
Each term is halved, so 12.5 / 2 = 6.25.
Question 7: Sara is older than Tom but younger than Mia. Who is youngest?
- Sara
- Tom (Correct answer)
- Mia
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: Tom
Tom is younger than Sara who is younger than Mia, so Tom is youngest.
SAEE Reasoning 3
All managers attended the meeting.
John did not attend.
What follows?