LOOSE SEQUENCING GAME #1

A rowing team uses a boat with exactly six seats (B) Ovitz rows immediately behind
arranged in single file and numbered Valerio
sequentially 1 through 6, from the front of the (C) Ovitz rows immediately behind Zita
boat to the back. Six athletes – Lee, Miller, (D) Valerio rows immediately behind
Ovitz, Singh, Valerio and Zita – each row at Lee
exactly one of the seats. The following (E) Singh rows immediately behind Zita
restrictions must apply:
4. Which one of the following CANNOT be
Miller rows closer to the front than
true?
Singh.
(A) Ovitz rows closer to the front than
Singh rows closer to the front than both Singh
Lee and Valerio. (B) Zita rows closer to the front than
Miller
Valerio and Zita each row closer to the (C) Lee rows closer to the front than
front than Ovitz. Valerio
(D) Singh rows closer to the front than
Zita
1. Which one of the following could be an (E) Valerio rows closer to the front than
accurate matching of athletes to seats? Lee
(A) Miller: seat 1; Valerio: seat 5; Lee:
seat 6 5. Exactly how many different seats could
(B) Singh: seat 3; Valerio: seat 4; Zita: be the seat occupied by Zita?
seat 5 (A) Two
(C) Miller: seat 1; Valerio: seat 3; Lee: (B) Three
seat 6 (C) Four
(D) Lee: seat 3; Valerio: seat 4; Ovitz: (D) Five
seat 5 (E) Six
(E) Zita: seat 2; Valerio: seat 3; Ovitz:
seat 6 6. If Valerio rows closer to the front than
Zita, then which one of the following
2. If Valerio rows at seat 5, then which one must be true?
of the following must be true? (A) Miller rows immediately in front of
(A) Miller rows at seat 1 Singh
(B) Singh rows at seat 2 (B) Lee rows immediately in front of
(C) Zita rows at seat 3 Valerio
(D) Lee rows at seat 4 (C) Zita rows immediately in front of
(E) Ovitz rows at seat 6 Ovitz
(D) Singh rows immediately in front of
3. If Lee rows at seat 3, then each of the Lee
following could be true EXCEPT: (E) Singh rows immediately in front of
(A) Zita rows immediately behind Valerio
Valerio

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 7. Suppose the restriction that Miller rows
closer to the front than Singh is
replaced by the restriction that Singh
rows closer to the front than Miller. If
the other two restrictions remain in
effect, then each of the following could
be an accurate matching of athletes to
seats EXCEPT:
(A) Singh: seat 1; Zita: seat 2;
Miller: seat 6
(B) Singh: seat 1; Valerio: seat 3;
Ovitz: seat 5
(C) Singh: seat 3; Lee: seat 4;
Valerio: seat 5
(D) Valerio: seat 3; Miller: seat 4;
Lee: seat 5
(E) Valerio: seat 4; Miller: seat 5;
Ovitz: seat 6

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LOOSE SEQUENCING GAME #2
Each of seven television programs – H, J, L, P, Q, 4. If V is more popular than Q and J is less
S, V – is assigned a different rank: from first popular than L, then which one of the
through seventh (from most popular to least following could be true of the ranking?
popular). The ranking is consistent with the (A) P is more popular than S
following conditions: (B) S is more popular than V
(C) P is more popular than L
J and L are each less popular than H.
(D) J is more popular than V
J is more popular than Q. (E) Q is more popular than V

S and V are each less popular than L. 5. If Q is more popular than L, then each
P and S are each less popular than Q. of the following must be true of the
ranking EXCEPT:
S is not seventh. (A) H is first
(B) L is fourth
1. Which one of the following could be the (C) V is not fourth
order of the programs, from most (D) J is not third
popular to least popular? (E) Q is third
(A) J, H, L, Q, V, S, P
(B) H, L, Q, J, S, P, V
(C) H, J, Q, L, S, V, P
(D) H, J, V, L, Q, S, P
(E) H, L, V, J, Q, P, S

2. If J is more popular than L, and S is

more popular than P, then which one of
the following must be true of the
ranking?
(A) J is second
(B) J is third
(C) L is third
(D) Q is third
(E) P is seventh

3. Which one of the following programs

CANNOT be ranked third?
(A) L
(B) J
(C) Q
(D) V
(E) P

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 LOOSE SEQUENCING GAME #3
A six-week literature course is being planned in
which six books – F, K, N, O, R and T – will be
discussed. The books will be discussed one at a
time, one book per week. In addition, written
summaries will be required for one or more of
the books. The order in which the books are
discussed and the selection of books to be
summarized is subject to the following
conditions:
No two books that are summarized are
discussed in consecutive weeks.
If N is not summarized, then both R and
T are summarized.
N is discussed earlier than T, and T is
discussed earlier than O.
F is discussed earlier than O, and O is
discussed earlier than both K and R.
1. Which one of the following could be the
plan for the course, showing the order,
from first to last, in which the books are
discussed and the choice of books to be
summarized?
(A) F, N, T, O, R, K; with only T and R
summarized
(B) F, T, N, O, K, R; with only N and K
summarized
(C) N, F, T, O, K, R; with only T, O and R
summarized
(D) N, T, F, O, K, R; with only T and O
summarized
(E) N, T, O, F, K, R; with only T and R
summarized
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2. If N is the second book discussed and it
is not summarized, which one of the
following could be true?
(A) F is summarized.
(B) K is summarized.
(C) O is summarized.
(D) T is discussed earlier than F.
(E) The third book discussed is not
summarized.
3. If O is summarized, which one of the
following CANNOT be true?
(A) F is the first book discussed.
(B) K is the sixth book discussed.
(C) F is summarized.
(D) K is not summarized.
(E) N is not summarized.
4. If neither of the last two books
discussed is summarized, which one of
the following could be true?
(A) K is summarized.
(B) O is summarized.
(C) R is summarized.
(D) F and T are summarized.
(E) N is not summarized.
5. Which one of the following, if
substituted for the condition that F is
discussed earlier than O, and O is
discussed earlier than both K and R,
would have the same effect in
determining the plan for the literature
course?
(A) T is discussed third, and the last two
books discussed are K and R, not
necessarily in that order.
(B) T is discussed earlier than F, and the
last two books discussed are K and
R, not necessarily in that order.
 (C) K and R are among the last three
books discussed and F is among the
first three books discussed.
(D) K and R are discussed in consecutive
weeks, not necessarily in that order,
and O is discussed fourth.
(E) K and R are discussed in consecutive
weeks, not necessarily in that order,
and F is discussed third.

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 LOOSE SEQUENCING GAME #4

An archaeologist has six ancient artifacts – a 3. Which one of the following artifacts
figurine, a headdress, a jar, a necklace, a plaque CANNOT be fourth?
and a tureen – no two of which are the same (A) Figurine
age. She will order them from first (oldest) to (B) Headdress
sixth (most recent). The following has already (C) Jar
been determined: (D) Necklace
(E) Plaque
The figurine is older than both the jar
and the headdress.
4. If the figurine is third, which one of the
The necklace and the jar are both older following must be second?
than the tureen. (A) Headdress
(B) Jar
Either the plaque is older than both the (C) Necklace
headdress and the necklace, or both the (D) Plaque
headdress and the necklace are older (E) Tureen
than the plaque.
5. If the plaque is first, then exactly how
many artifacts are there any one of
1. Which one of the following could be the which could be second?
artifacts in the order of their age, from (A) One
first to sixth? (B) Two
(A) figurine, headdress, jar, necklace, (C) Three
plaque, tureen (D) Four
(B) figurine, jar, plaque, headdress, (E) Five
tureen, necklace
(C) figurine, necklace, plaque, 6. Which one of the following, if
headdress, jar, tureen substituted for the information that the
(D) necklace, jar, figurine, headdress, necklace and the jar are both older than
plaque, tureen the tureen, would have the same effect
(E) plaque, tureen, figurine, necklace, in determining the order of the
jar, headdress artifacts?
(A) The tureen is older than the
2. Exactly how many of the artifacts are headdress but not as old as the
there any one of which could be first? figurine.
(A) One (B) The figurine and the necklace are
(B) Two both older than the tureen.
(C) Three (C) The necklace is older than the
(D) Four tureen if and only if the jar is.
(E) Five (D) All of the artifacts except the
headdress and the plaque must be
older than the tureen.

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 (E) The plaque is older than the
necklace if and only if the plaque is
older than the tureen.

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LOOSE SEQUENCING GAME #5
A movie studio is scheduling the release of six
films – Fiesta, Glaciers, Hurricanes, Jets,
Kangaroos and Lovebird. No two of these films
can be released on the same date. The release
schedule is governed by the following
conditions:
Fiesta must be released earlier than
both Jets and Lovebird.
Kangaroos must be released earlier
than Jets, and Jets must be released
earlier than Hurricanes.
Lovebird must be released earlier than
Glaciers.
1. Which one of the following CANNOT be
true?
(A) Fiesta is released second.
(B) Glaciers is released third.
(C) Hurricanes is released fourth.
(D) Kangaroos is released fourth.
(E) Kangaroos is released fifth.
2. Which one of the following must be
true?
(A) Fiesta is released earlier than
Hurricanes.
(B) Jets is released earlier than Glaciers.
(C) Kangaroos is released earlier than
Glaciers.
(D) Lovebird is released earlier than
Hurricanes.
(E) Lovebird is released earlier than
Jets.
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3. If Glaciers is released earlier than
Hurricanes, then each of the following
could be true EXCEPT:
(A) Glaciers is released fourth.
(B) Jets is released third.
(C) Kangaroos is released second.
(D) Lovebird is released third.
(E) Lovebird is released fifth.
4. If Lovebird is released earlier than
Kangaroos, which one of the following
could be true?
(A) Lovebird is released third.
(B) Lovebird is released fourth.
(C) Hurricanes is released earlier than
Lovebird.
(D) Jets is released earlier than Glaciers.
(E) Jets is released earlier than
Lovebird.
5. Which one of the following, if
substituted for the condition that Fiesta
must be released earlier than both Jets
and Lovebird, would have the same
effect on the order in which the films
are released?
(A) Only Kangaroos can be released
earlier than Fiesta.
(B) Kangaroos must be released earlier
than Lovebird.
(C) Fiesta must be released either first
or second.
(D) Fiesta must be released earlier than
both Kangaroos and Lovebird.
(E) Either Fiesta or Kangaroos must be
released first.