SAEE SAEE Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If all engineers are problem-solvers, and some problem-solvers are creative thinkers, which conclusion is definitely true?
- All engineers are creative thinkers
- Some engineers may be creative thinkers (Correct answer)
- No engineers are creative thinkers
- All creative thinkers are engineers
Correct answer: Some engineers may be creative thinkers
The overlap between problem-solvers and creative thinkers may or may not include engineers, so only 'some engineers may be' is warranted.
Question 2: A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
- 0 degrees
- 7.5 degrees (Correct answer)
- 52.5 degrees
- 90 degrees
Correct answer: 7.5 degrees
At 3:15 the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand has moved 7.5° past 90°, leaving a 7.5° difference.
Question 3: Which number correctly completes the series: 2, 6, 18, 54, ___?
- 108
- 162 (Correct answer)
- 216
- 270
Correct answer: 162
Each term is multiplied by 3: 54 × 3 = 162.
Question 4: SAFE is to DANGER as HEALTH is to:
- Medicine
- Illness (Correct answer)
- Doctor
- Hospital
Correct answer: Illness
SAFE and DANGER are antonyms, so the antonym of HEALTH is ILLNESS.
Question 5: A box contains 4 red, 5 blue, and 6 green balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability it is NOT red?
- 4/15
- 7/15
- 11/15 (Correct answer)
- 1/3
Correct answer: 11/15
There are 11 non-red balls out of 15 total, so P(not red) = 11/15.
Question 6: In a certain code, 'LAMP' is written as 'NCRQ'. Using the same code, what does 'DOOR' represent?
- FQQT (Correct answer)
- FQOT
- EQQT
- FQQV
Correct answer: FQQT
Each letter is shifted forward by 2: D→F, O→Q, O→Q, R→T giving FQQT.
Question 7: Three friends share a prize: Ali gets twice as much as Omar, and Omar gets twice as much as Khalid. Khalid receives $500. What is the total prize?
- $2,500
- $3,000
- $3,500 (Correct answer)
- $4,000
Correct answer: $3,500
Khalid=$500, Omar=$1,000, Ali=$2,000; total = $3,500.
SAEE SAEE Reasoning 3
If all engineers are problem-solvers, and some problem-solvers are creative thinkers, which conclusion is definitely true?