Verbal Reasoning: Logic and Deduction Set 3 - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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EP.V54 Verbal Reasoning: Logic and Deduction Set 3

GL ASSESSMENT EP.V54 · Calculators not allowed · about 30 minutes
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This is a 30-minute Verbal Reasoning depth practice on logic and deduction, styled on GL Assessment 11+ multiple-choice papers. It is a third, all-new set of reasoning questions on this topic. There are 35 questions across five sections: Deductive Reasoning Statements, Ordering and Ranking, True or False from Information, Day and Time Puzzles, and Family Relationship Puzzles. Every question is worth 1 mark, for 35 marks in total. Difficulty increases through each section and across the pack as a whole, finishing with scholarship-level stretch questions that combine several reasoning steps or hinge on precise family or in-law terminology. For each question, choose the ONE best answer from the options given. No calculator is allowed. Treat every statement in a question as certainly true, however unusual it seems, and base your answer only on what is actually said, never on outside knowledge or guesswork; only choose an option such as 'cannot tell' when the information truly is not enough to be certain, not simply because working out the answer takes several steps.
Worked example. Worked example (Deductive Reasoning Statements): Statement 1: Every parcel sent by next-day delivery arrives before 13:00. Statement 2: The parcel addressed to Mr Adeyemi arrived at 11:20. Which conclusion must be true? A) The parcel was sent by next-day delivery B) The parcel was not sent by next-day delivery C) All parcels arrive before 13:00 D) Cannot tell whether the parcel was sent by next-day delivery E) No parcels arrive after 13:00 Answer: D. Statement 1 only tells us that next-day delivery guarantees arrival before 13:00; it does not say that arriving before 13:00 guarantees next-day delivery, since an ordinary delivery could also arrive that early. The parcel arriving at 11:20 is consistent with either type of delivery, so option D is correct. Option A wrongly assumes the rule works in reverse. Option B wrongly asserts the opposite with no support. Option C restates the same illicit reverse rule as a fact about every parcel. Option E is an unsupported overgeneralisation about all deliveries. Apply this same careful approach throughout the pack, even as the sections move from deductive reasoning statements to ordering and ranking puzzles, true-or-false judgements from short passages of facts, day and time calculations, and family relationship puzzles: treat every statement as certainly true, base your answer only on what is actually said, and only choose 'cannot tell' when the information truly falls short, not simply because a question takes several steps to work through.
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SECTION 1: DEDUCTIVE REASONING STATEMENTS (6 minutes, 7 questions)

Each question gives two or three short statements. Treat every statement as certainly true, however unusual it seems, and choose the ONE conclusion that must follow.

Q1. In the science block at Ashcombe School, every tap is colour-coded: cold taps are marked blue and hot taps are marked red. Every sink in Lab 3 has exactly one blue tap and one red tap. Which of the following must be true?
  • A) Every sink in Lab 3 has a cold tap
  • B) Every sink in Lab 3 has two hot taps
  • C) Some taps in Lab 3 are not colour-coded
  • D) No sinks in Lab 3 have a red tap
  • E) All taps in the school are painted blue
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
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(DEDUCTIVE REASONING STATEMENTS) Q2. At Ferndown Academy, every student who studies Latin also studies classics. No student who studies classics studies drama at the same time. Which of the following must be true?
  • A) Every student who studies Latin does not study drama
  • B) Every student who studies drama studies Latin
  • C) No student studies both classics and Latin
  • D) Every student who studies classics studies Latin
  • E) Some Latin students study drama
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
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(DEDUCTIVE REASONING STATEMENTS) Q3. Every parcel weighing more than 2kg needs extra postage. The parcel addressed to Mrs Iqbal weighs 2.4kg. Which of the following must be true?
  • A) The parcel addressed to Mrs Iqbal needs extra postage
  • B) The parcel addressed to Mrs Iqbal weighs exactly 2kg
  • C) All parcels need extra postage
  • D) The parcel addressed to Mrs Iqbal will not be delivered
  • E) No parcel under 2kg needs extra postage
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
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(DEDUCTIVE REASONING STATEMENTS) Q4. Every runner who completes the course in under 40 minutes qualifies for the regional final. Aiden qualified for the regional final. Which of the following must be true?
  • A) Aiden completed the course in under 40 minutes
  • B) Aiden is the fastest runner
  • C) Everyone who qualifies completed the course in under 40 minutes
  • D) It cannot be determined from the statements whether Aiden completed the course in under 40 minutes
  • E) Aiden did not complete the course
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
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(DEDUCTIVE REASONING STATEMENTS) Q5. All the members of the debate team who are in Year 9 have qualified for the regional round. No student qualifies for the regional round unless they have attended at least four practice sessions. Bilal is a Year 9 member of the debate team. Which of the following must be true?
  • A) Bilal has attended at least four practice sessions
  • B) Bilal has attended exactly four practice sessions
  • C) Bilal is not on the debate team
  • D) Some Year 9 students have not qualified for the regional round
  • E) Bilal attends practice sessions with Year 10 students
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
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(DEDUCTIVE REASONING STATEMENTS) Q6. Every cake on the bakery's gluten-free shelf is also dairy-free. Some of the cakes on the dairy-free shelf contain nuts. The lemon drizzle cake is on the gluten-free shelf. Which of the following must be true?
  • A) The lemon drizzle cake is dairy-free
  • B) The lemon drizzle cake contains nuts
  • C) The lemon drizzle cake is not dairy-free
  • D) Every dairy-free cake is gluten-free
  • E) The lemon drizzle cake is on the dairy-free shelf but not the gluten-free shelf
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
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(DEDUCTIVE REASONING STATEMENTS) Q7. A pupil may only enter the art competition if they submit their work by Friday. Every pupil who submits by Friday and uses only recycled materials is automatically shortlisted. Grace entered the art competition and used only recycled materials. Which of the following must be true?
  • A) Grace was automatically shortlisted
  • B) Grace did not submit her work by Friday
  • C) Grace is the only pupil using recycled materials
  • D) Grace's work was rejected from the competition
  • E) It cannot be determined whether Grace was shortlisted
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
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SECTION 2: ORDERING AND RANKING (7 minutes, 8 questions)

Each question gives clues about the relative order, position or ranking of a group of people or things. Combine the clues into a single order before choosing your answer.

Q8. At the school fete, Priti's jam jar weighs more than Callum's. Callum's jar weighs more than Freya's. Whose jar weighs the least?
  • A) Priti
  • B) Callum
  • C) Freya
  • D) Cannot tell
  • E) Priti and Callum weigh the same
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
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(ORDERING AND RANKING) Q9. In a spelling bee, Tariq answered before Niamh. Niamh answered before Ola. Ola answered before Django. Who answered third?
  • A) Tariq
  • B) Niamh
  • C) Ola
  • D) Django
  • E) Cannot tell
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
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(ORDERING AND RANKING) Q10. Beatrice is younger than Callan. Dara is older than Beatrice. Dara is younger than Callan. Who is the oldest?
  • A) Beatrice
  • B) Callan
  • C) Dara
  • D) Beatrice and Dara are the same age
  • E) Cannot tell
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
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(ORDERING AND RANKING) Q11. Five pupils are standing in a line to have their photo taken: Esme, Farid, Grace, Harvey and Ines. Esme is at the front. Grace is exactly in the middle. Harvey is directly behind Grace. Farid is directly behind Esme. Who is at the very back?
  • A) Esme
  • B) Farid
  • C) Grace
  • D) Harvey
  • E) Ines
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
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(ORDERING AND RANKING) Q12. In a running race with four competitors, Liam, Joseph, Kemi and Nadia, Joseph finished immediately before Kemi. Liam finished immediately before Joseph. Kemi did not finish last. Who finished last?
  • A) Liam
  • B) Joseph
  • C) Kemi
  • D) Nadia
  • E) Cannot tell
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
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(ORDERING AND RANKING) Q13. Four boxes are stacked in the store cupboard: Paper, Pens, Paint and Pins. The Paper box is directly above the Pins box. The Paint box is directly above the Paper box. The Pins box is directly above the Pens box. What is the order from top to bottom?
  • A) Paint, Paper, Pins, Pens
  • B) Paper, Paint, Pins, Pens
  • C) Paint, Pins, Paper, Pens
  • D) Paint, Paper, Pens, Pins
  • E) Pens, Pins, Paper, Paint
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
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(ORDERING AND RANKING) Q14. Six runners, Aisha, Ben, Chidi, Dolly, Ewan and Faye, took part in a fun run, and no two finished in the same position. Aisha finished immediately after Ben. Faye finished last. Chidi finished immediately before Dolly. There are exactly two runners between Ben and Ewan. Ewan finished before Chidi. How many runners finished between Chidi and Ben?
  • A) None
  • B) One
  • C) Two
  • D) Three
  • E) Four
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
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(ORDERING AND RANKING) Q15. Five pupils, Osei, Priya, Quinn, Reuben and Sana, are ranked after a maths quiz with no ties. Osei did not come first or last. Priya finished immediately before Quinn. Reuben finished first. Sana finished immediately after Osei. Who came last?
  • A) Quinn
  • B) Sana
  • C) Reuben
  • D) Osei
  • E) Cannot tell for certain
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
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SECTION 3: TRUE OR FALSE FROM INFORMATION (6 minutes, 7 questions)

Each question gives one or more facts about an everyday situation. Treat every fact as certainly true and choose the ONE statement that must be true.

Q16. Fact 1: Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
Fact 2: Everest is in the Himalayas.
Which statement must be true?
  • A) The Himalayas are the tallest mountain range in the world
  • B) The tallest mountain in the world is in the Himalayas
  • C) All mountains in the Himalayas are the tallest in the world
  • D) Everest is not in the Himalayas
  • E) Cannot tell where the tallest mountain in the world is
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
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(TRUE OR FALSE FROM INFORMATION) Q17. Fact 1: The 08:15 bus to Norwich stops at every request stop on its route.
Fact 2: Fenwick Lane is a request stop on the 08:15 bus's route.
Which statement must be true?
  • A) The 08:15 bus stops at Fenwick Lane
  • B) The 08:15 bus does not stop at Fenwick Lane
  • C) Every bus stops at Fenwick Lane
  • D) Fenwick Lane is not on the 08:15 bus's route
  • E) Cannot tell whether the 08:15 bus stops at Fenwick Lane
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
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(TRUE OR FALSE FROM INFORMATION) Q18. Fact 1: Some of the plants in the greenhouse need watering every day.
Fact 2: The tomato plants are the only plants in the greenhouse that need watering every day.
Which statement must be true?
  • A) The tomato plants need watering every day
  • B) The tomato plants do not need watering every day
  • C) All plants in the greenhouse need watering every day
  • D) The tomato plants are not in the greenhouse
  • E) Cannot tell how often the tomato plants need watering
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
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(TRUE OR FALSE FROM INFORMATION) Q19. Fact 1: Some pupils in Year 6 play a brass instrument.
Fact 2: Sam is a pupil in Year 6.
Which statement must be true?
  • A) Sam plays a brass instrument
  • B) Sam does not play a brass instrument
  • C) All pupils in Year 6 play a brass instrument
  • D) No pupils outside Year 6 play a brass instrument
  • E) Cannot tell whether Sam plays a brass instrument
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
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(TRUE OR FALSE FROM INFORMATION) Q20. Fact 1: No pupils are allowed to bring glass bottles into the sports hall.
Fact 2: Ellie brought a glass bottle into the sports hall.
Which statement must be true?
  • A) Ellie followed the sports hall rules
  • B) Ellie broke the sports hall rules
  • C) Glass bottles are allowed in the sports hall on some days
  • D) Ellie was not in the sports hall
  • E) Cannot tell whether Ellie followed the rules
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
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(TRUE OR FALSE FROM INFORMATION) Q21. Fact 1: All the packets in the red box are past their expiry date.
Fact 2: The packet of custard creams is in the red box.
Which statement must be true?
  • A) The packet of custard creams is past its expiry date
  • B) The packet of custard creams is not past its expiry date
  • C) All packets in the kitchen are past their expiry date
  • D) The packet of custard creams is not in the red box
  • E) Cannot tell whether the packet of custard creams is past its expiry date
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
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(TRUE OR FALSE FROM INFORMATION) Q22. Fact 1: Everyone who finishes the fun run before 11am receives a certificate.
Fact 2: Everyone who receives a certificate gets their name read out at assembly.
Fact 3: Priti finished the fun run at 10:47am.
Which statement must be true?
  • A) Priti's name will be read out at assembly
  • B) Priti's name will not be read out at assembly
  • C) Everyone who finished the fun run receives a certificate
  • D) Priti did not receive a certificate
  • E) Cannot tell whether Priti's name will be read out at assembly
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
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SECTION 4: DAY AND TIME PUZZLES (5 minutes, 6 questions)

Each question involves working out a day of the week, a date, or a clock time. Work through the calculation carefully before choosing your answer.

Q23. The school cafe is open every day except Sunday and Wednesday. If today is Tuesday, how many days will pass until the cafe is next closed?
  • A) 0 days
  • B) 1 day
  • C) 2 days
  • D) 5 days
  • E) 6 days
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
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(DAY AND TIME PUZZLES) Q24. A parcel is posted on Monday and takes exactly 3 working days to arrive, where working days run Monday to Friday and exclude weekends. On which day does it arrive?
  • A) Wednesday
  • B) Thursday
  • C) Friday
  • D) Saturday
  • E) Monday
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
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(DAY AND TIME PUZZLES) Q25. Freya's dentist appointment is 5 days after her previous appointment, which was on Friday 03/07. On what date is her next appointment?
  • A) Tuesday 07/07
  • B) Wednesday 08/07
  • C) Thursday 09/07
  • D) Monday 06/07
  • E) Wednesday 15/07
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
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(DAY AND TIME PUZZLES) Q26. A cinema shows a film every 40 minutes, starting at 13:20. What time is the 4th showing of the day?
  • A) 14:40
  • B) 15:00
  • C) 15:20
  • D) 15:40
  • E) 16:00
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
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(DAY AND TIME PUZZLES) Q27. Three friends, Harun, Lily and Owen, each have a piano lesson on a different day of the same week, Monday to Friday. Harun's lesson is two days after Lily's. Owen's lesson is the day before Lily's. Lily's lesson is not on a Monday. None of the three lessons is on a Friday. On which day is Harun's lesson?
  • A) Monday
  • B) Tuesday
  • C) Wednesday
  • D) Thursday
  • E) Friday
(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)
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(DAY AND TIME PUZZLES) Q28. A coach leaves Manchester at 09:45, and the journey to Leeds takes 1 hour 50 minutes. The coach then waits 25 minutes at Leeds before continuing to York, a further 55-minute journey. At what time does the coach arrive in York?
  • A) 12:30
  • B) 12:45
  • C) 12:55
  • D) 13:05
  • E) 13:15
(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)
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SECTION 5: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP PUZZLES (6 minutes, 7 questions)

Each question describes part of a family using words such as father, mother, brother, sister, son and daughter. Work out the exact relationship asked for.

Q29. Wendy is Callum's mother. Callum is Douglas's father. What is Wendy to Douglas?
  • A) Mother
  • B) Grandmother
  • C) Aunt
  • D) Sister
  • E) Cousin
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
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(FAMILY RELATIONSHIP PUZZLES) Q30. Priya's father has one sister, called Meera. What is Meera to Priya?
  • A) Mother
  • B) Grandmother
  • C) Aunt
  • D) Cousin
  • E) Sister
(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)
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(FAMILY RELATIONSHIP PUZZLES) Q31. Amina's husband is Zaid. Zaid's mother is Halima. What is Halima to Amina?
  • A) Mother
  • B) Mother-in-law
  • C) Aunt
  • D) Grandmother
  • E) Sister-in-law
(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)
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(FAMILY RELATIONSHIP PUZZLES) Q32. Owen's wife is Ruth. Ruth's brother is Callum. Callum has one daughter, called Isla. What is Isla to Owen?
  • A) Daughter
  • B) Niece
  • C) Cousin
  • D) Granddaughter
  • E) Cannot tell
(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)
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(FAMILY RELATIONSHIP PUZZLES) Q33. Grandpa Solomon has two children, Miriam and Yusuf. Miriam has one son, called Idris. Yusuf has one daughter, called Zara. What is Idris to Zara?
  • A) Brother
  • B) Cousin
  • C) Uncle
  • D) Nephew
  • E) Cannot tell
(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)
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(FAMILY RELATIONSHIP PUZZLES) Q34. Frankie has one sibling, called Reggie. Reggie has one child, called Bobby. What is Frankie to Bobby?
  • A) Aunt
  • B) Uncle
  • C) Aunt or uncle, but it cannot be told which
  • D) Grandparent
  • E) Cousin
(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)
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(FAMILY RELATIONSHIP PUZZLES) Q35. Grandma Pauline is the mother of Denise and Martin. Denise is the mother of Chioma. Martin is the father of Bilal. Chioma and Bilal were born in the same year. What is Denise to Bilal?
  • A) Mother
  • B) Aunt
  • C) Grandmother
  • D) Cousin
  • E) Cannot tell
(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)
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