Logic & Verbal Reasoning Practice Test Questions
- Posted by Brian Stocker MA
- Date December 5, 2011
- Comments 4 comments
Logic and Reasoning Practice
Some tests, particularly the have logic problems which are a type of syllogism. Other types of High School Proficiency exams have a type of logic question called Verbal Reasoning. A third type of logic related question is Arithmetic logic, which are word problems.
HSPT Logic Practice Test Questions
1. The Silver fish can swim faster than the black fish. The gold fish can swim faster than the black fish. The gold fish can swim faster than the silver fish. If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?
2. All rabbits have fur. Some rabbits are pets. Some pets have fur. If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?
3. Deciduous trees drop their leaves in the fall. Confers keep their leaves all year round. Conifers are deciduous. If the first 2 statements are true, then the third statement is:
4. No homework is fun. Reading is homework. Reading is not fun. If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?
5. All informative things are useful things. Some websites are not useful things. Some websites are not informative. . If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?
Answer Key
Verbal Logic Practice Questions (ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT style)
Choose the word with the same meaning
1. Authority
a. Power
b. Rule
c. Knowledge
d. Age
2. Competition
a. Struggle
b. Team
c. Prize
d. Test
3. Experience
a. Facts
b. State
c. Event
d. Participation
4. Exchange
a. Gift
b. Reciprocation
c. Business
d. Transfer
Answer Key
1. A An authority figure is someone who has the power to make rules, persuade, or influence people such as a government official, teacher, or parent.
2. D A competition is a test of skills or abilities between two or more individuals or teams. The winner of a competition is one who can display better abilities in a certain skill or sport.
3. D An experience is the result of the observation or direct participation in a situation by an individual.
4. B An exchange is the reciprocation of gifts, ideas, or other goods; or the act of replacing one thing with another.
Date Published: Monday, December 5th, 2011
Date Modified: Monday, February 21st, 2022
4 Comments
What a great site and informative posts! Regards, Jen.
I have learned some good stuff here. THanks
For question 1 of the word association section, I would argue that authority is much closer to rule then power. If someone has power that doesn’t necessarily mean they have authority over someone. For example Elon Musk is extremely powerful, but has practically no authority over my life. In contrast my English teacher is quite powerless compared to Elon Musk, but she is in a position of authority, thus she rules over me. My point is that Authority is much closely associated to rule then it is to power. Kim Jung Un has power, but that power doesnt impact my life. But again my weak poor English teacher is ruling over me thus she is the authority, even though if my teacher and a dictator are compared to by power, my English teacher pales in comparison. Its not about who has more power, its about who is ruling over you. Going through these examples has greatly confused me, and is why I hate impractical logic questions. Because its debatable. I have disagreed with multiple of the logic answers on this website.
In question 4 of hspt logic we apparently come to the conclusion that all reading is boring, because their is some reading involved in homework. What about reading not involved in homework? Even if the first two statements are true the third statement is most definitely not true. If there are questions like this on my upcoming test I am fucked, because I have no idea what logic is being used here.
Yes those are very good points and that COULD be argued either way – Authority is a noun and rule is a verb so that difference is key. We could have a very interesting debate which I would enjoy BUT this is a multiple choice question and the finer points here are not relevant. You do make a good point though