Syllogism Practice Questions

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Question 1

No scientists are technicians. All technicians are women.

A Some women are not scientists B No scientists are women C Some women are scientists D None of the above

Question 2

No students are volunteers. All volunteers are award winners.

A No students are award winners B All award winners are volunteers C Some award winners are not students D None of the above

Question 3

All water is liquid. All liquid is wet.

A Everything that is wet is a liquid B Everything that is wet is water C Some liquids are wet D None of the above

Question 4 If I'm right then we will win. If we win then I will celebrate.

A If I celebrate, then we were right B If I celebrate, then we have already won C If I'm wrong then we will be depressed D None of the above

Question 5

No losers are accepted. Some gang members are losers.

A Some gang members are not accepted B All gang members are not accepted C Some losers are not gang members D None of the above

Question 6

All mothers are parents. Some women are not mothers.

A All mothers are women B Some mothers are parents C All parents are mothers D None of the above

Question 7

Some Y are G.

All Y are T.

A All G are T B All T are G C Some T are G D None of the above

C ============== A sample syllogism of each type follows.

Barbara

All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Socrates is mortal. Celarent

No reptiles have fur. All snakes are reptiles. No snakes have fur. Darii

All kittens are playful. Some pets are kittens. Some pets are playful.

Ferio

No homework is fun. Some reading is homework. Some reading is not fun. Cesare

No healthy food is fattening. All cakes are fattening. No cakes are healthy. Camestres

All horses have hooves. No humans have hooves. No humans are horses. Festino

No lazy people pass exams. Some students pass exams. Some students are not lazy. Baroco

All informative things are useful. Some websites are not useful. Some websites are not informative. Darapti

All fruit is nutritious. All fruit is tasty. Some tasty things are nutritious. Disamis

Some mugs are beautiful. All mugs are useful. Some useful things are beautiful. Datisi

All the industrious boys in this school have red hair. Some of the industrious boys in this school are boarders. Some boarders in this school have red hair. Felapton

No jug in this cupboard is new. All jugs in this cupboard are cracked. Some of the cracked items in this cupboard are not new. Bocardo

Some cats have no tails. All cats are mammals. Some mammals have no tails. Ferison

No tree is edible. Some trees are green. Some green things are not edible. Bramantip

All apples in my garden are wholesome. All wholesome fruit is ripe. Some ripe fruit is in my garden. Camenes

All coloured flowers are scented. No scented flowers are grown indoors. No flowers grown indoors are coloured. Dimaris

Some small birds live on honey. All birds that live on honey are colourful. Some colourful birds are small. Fesapo

No humans are perfect. All perfect creatures are mythical. Some mythical creatures are not human. Fresison

No competent people are people who always make mistakes.

Some people who always make mistakes are people who work here. Some people who work here are not competent people.