TIBCO CCAT Logical Reasoning 5

Question 1

Three friends Alice, Bob, and Carol each have a different pet: a cat, dog, and bird. Alice does not have a cat. Bob has a dog. Who has the cat?

Accepted Answer

Carol

Answer

Bob has a dog, Alice doesn't have a cat (so Alice has a bird), leaving the cat for Carol.

Question 2

Which number does NOT fit the pattern: 4, 9, 16, 25, 35, 49?

Accepted Answer

35

Answer

The series is perfect squares (2², 3², 4², 5², 6², 7²); 35 is not a perfect square, while 36 would fit.

Question 3

ELOQUENT most nearly means ___

Accepted Answer

Articulate

Answer

Eloquent means fluent and persuasive in speech or writing, which is closest in meaning to articulate.

Question 4

A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

Accepted Answer

7.5°

Answer

At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5° (3×30 + 15×0.5); the angle is 7.5°.

Question 5

Which arrangement of words makes a logical sentence? (birds/nest/a/in/live/many)

Accepted Answer

Many birds live in a nest

Answer

'Many birds live in a nest' is the only arrangement that forms a grammatically correct and logical sentence.

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