SECTION 8: LOGICAL REASONING NAME: ________________________

Time -– 10 minutes SCHOOL: _________________________

25 Questions (296 – 320) SIMULATED EXAM – SET B

Each number contains three statements. Based on the premise of the first two statements, determine if the
conclusion presented in the third statement is definitely true, most probably true, most probably false, or
definitely false. Select the letter that corresponds to your answer.

296. Battery-operated things are electronic devices.

All remote controls are battery-operated things.
Therefore, electronic devices are remote controls.
A. Definitely True C. Most Probably False
B. Most Probably True D. Definitely False

297. All things molded by nature are one-of-a-kind designs.

All one-of-a-kind designs are priceless things.
Therefore, no priceless thing is molded by nature.
A. Definitely True C. Most Probably False
B. Most Probably True D. Definitely False

298. Things invisible to the human eye are things that can be felt.
All gamma radiations are things that can be felt.
Therefore, gamma radiations are things which are invisible to the human eye.
A. Definitely True C. Most Probably False
B. Most Probably True D. Definitely False

299. NBA players are graduate students.

No person under 21 years of age is a graduate student.
Therefore, NBA players are not under 21 years of age.
A. Definitely True C. Most Probably False
B. Most Probably True D. Definitely False

300. All well-trained animals are loyal to their trainers.

Some dogs are well-trained animals.
Therefore, dogs are loyal to their trainers.
A. Definitely True C. Most Probably False
B. Most Probably True D. Definitely False

301. All heroes are people admired by many.

Few outlaws are heroes.
Therefore, outlaws are people admired by many.
A. Definitely True C. Most Probably False
B. Most Probably True D. Definitely False
302. No insulators are good conductors.
Some good conductors are nonmetals.
Some nonmetals are not insulators.
A. Definitely True C. Most Probably False
B. Most Probably True D. Definitely False

Read each statement carefully. Then, determine which type of definition was used in each item.

A. Stipulative – a new meaning to a familiar word.

B. Persuasive – definition meant to persuade, often slanted

C. Lexical – definitions found in dictionaries.

D. Precising – definition to make a vague word more precise

303. Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.
A. Stipulative C. Lexical
B. Persuasive D. Precising

304. Termites are people in the government who are constantly chewing away at the pillars that support the
government.
A. Stipulative C. Lexical
B. Persuasive D. Precising

305. Love is a spirit all compact of fire, not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire.
A. Stipulative C. Lexical
B. Persuasive D. Precising

306. Velocity means rate of motion in a particular direction.

A. Stipulative C. Lexical
B. Persuasive D. Precising

307. A dead person is one whose brain functions have permanently ceased.
A. Stipulative C. Lexical
B. Persuasive D. Precising
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308. Dictionary is a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and
gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing
information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.
A. Stipulative C. Lexical
B. Persuasive D. Precising
 Read the statement in each item carefully. From the given choices, select the most logical conclusion for each
of the given statement.

309. Only if things are pleasing to the eyes, are they thought of as beautiful.
A. All things thought of as beautiful are pleasing to the eyes.
B. All things not pleasing to the eyes are not thought of as beautiful.
C. Both are true.
D. None are true.

310. One who does not treasure his own language is worse than a beast and putrid fish.
A. All people who do not treasure their own language are worse than beasts and putrid fishes.
B. All people who are worse than beasts and putrid fishes do not treasure their own language.
C. Some people who do not treasure their own language are worse than beasts and putrid fishes.
D. Some people who are worse than beasts and putrid fishes do treasure their own language.

311. The only people who worship gold are mentally ill people.
A. All mentally ill people are people who worship gold.
B. All people who worship gold are mentally ill people.
C. Some people who worship gold are mentally ill people.
D. Some people who do not worship gold are mentally ill people.

312. If a student is wearing a jersey jacket, then he is a member of a varsity team.

A. If a student is a member of a varsity team, then he is wearing a jersey jacket.
B. If a student is not a member of a varsity team, then he is not wearing a jersey jacket.
C. If a student is not wearing a jersey jacket, then he is not a member of a varsity team.
D. All of the above.

313. There exists a poem that is not a sonnet.

A. All poems are not sonnets.
B. All sonnets are not poems.
C. Some poems are not sonnets.
D. Some sonnets are poems.

314. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

A. All acts of kindness, no matter how small, are things that are wasted.
B. All acts of kindness, no matter how small, are things that are not ever wasted.
C. Some things that are wasted are acts of kindness, no matter how small.
D. Some acts of kindness, no matter how small, are not ever wasted.
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Determine the truth validity of the statement in each item. Select the letter that corresponds to your answer.

315. Not every player who chooses to quit playing is a failure.

A. Affirmative C. Negative
B. Possibly Affirmative D. Possibly Negative

316. All members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines are lawyers from the Philippines.
A. Affirmative C. Negative
B. Possibly Affirmative D. Possibly Negative

317. “I am an open book. Everybody always seems to know my secrets before I know them myself.”
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
A. Affirmative C. Negative
B. Possibly Affirmative D. Possibly Negative

318. “Some people are worth melting for.”

- Frozen
A. Affirmative C. Negative
B. Possibly Affirmative D. Possibly Negative

319. An occupation is not necessarily a profession.

A. Affirmative C. Negative
B. Possibly Affirmative D. Possibly Negative

320. No man is an island.

A. Affirmative C. Negative
B. Possibly Affirmative D. Possibly Negative