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Syllogism Practice Test Questions

The document contains 12 logic puzzles involving statements and conclusions. Each puzzle tests the ability to determine which conclusions logically follow from the given statements using concepts of universal and existential quantification. The participant must choose which option(s) identify the valid conclusion(s) for each puzzle.

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Syllogism Practice Test Questions

The document contains 12 logic puzzles involving statements and conclusions. Each puzzle tests the ability to determine which conclusions logically follow from the given statements using concepts of universal and existential quantification. The participant must choose which option(s) identify the valid conclusion(s) for each puzzle.

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1. Statements: Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.

Conclusions:

1 Some actors are dancers.


2 No singer is actor.
[Link] (1) conclusion follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
[Link] (2) conclusion follows E. Both (1) and (2) follow
C. Either (1) or (2) follows

2. Statements: All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.
Conclusions:

1 All the flutes are instruments.


2 All the harmoniums are flutes.

A. Only (1) conclusion follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows


[Link] (2) conclusion follows E. Both (1) and (2) follow
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
3. Statements: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are mangoes.
Conclusions:

1 Some mangoes are green.


2 Tixo is a yellow.

[Link] (1) conclusion follows [Link] (1) nor (2) follows


[Link] (2) conclusion follows E. Both (1) and (2) follow
C. Either (1) or (2) follows

[Link]: Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples.
Conclusions:

1All the apples are parrots.


2Some ants are apples.

[Link] (1) conclusion follows [Link] (1) nor (2) follows


[Link] (2) conclusion follows [Link] (1) and (2) follow
[Link] (1) or (2) follows
[Link]: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.
Conclusions:

1Some pens are pencils.


2Some pens are papers.

[Link] (1) conclusion follows [Link] (1) nor (2) follows


[Link] (2) conclusion follows [Link] (1) and (2) follow
[Link] (1) or (2) follows

[Link]: All the actors are girls. All the girls are beautiful.
Conclusions:

1All the actors are beautiful.


2Some girls are actors.

[Link] (1) conclusion follows [Link] (1) nor (2) follows


[Link] (2) conclusion follows [Link] (1) and (2) follow
[Link] (1) or (2) follows

[Link]: All the windows are doors. No door is a wall.

Conclusions:

1 Some windows are walls.


2 No wall is a door.

[Link] (1) conclusion follows [Link] (1) or (2) follows

[Link] (2) conclusion follows [Link] (1) nor (2) follows

E. Both (1) and (2) follow

8. Statements: All cups are books. All books are shirts.

Conclusions: 1 Some cups are not shirts. 2 Some shirts are cups.

A. Only (1) conclusion follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

B. Only (2) conclusion follows E. Both (1) and (2) follow

C. Either (1) or (2) follows


9. Statements: Some cows are crows. Some crows are elephants.

Conclusions:

1 Some cows are elephants.


2 All crows are elephants.

A)Only (1) conclusion follows D)Neither (1) nor (2) follows

B)Only (2) conclusion follows E)Both (1) and (2) follow

C)Either (1) or (2) follows

10. Statements: All the pencils are pens. All the pens are inks.

Conclusions: 1 All the pencils are inks. 2 Some inks are pencils.

A) Only (1) conclusion follows D) Neither (1) nor (2) follows

B) Only (2) conclusion follows E) Both (1) and (2) follow

C) Either (1) or (2) follows

11. Statements: Some dogs are bats. Some bats are cats.

Conclusions: 1) Some dogs are cats. 2) Some cats are dogs.

A) Only (1) conclusion follows D) Neither (1) nor (2) follows

B) Only (2) conclusion follows E) Both (1) and (2) follow

C) Either (1) or (2) follows

[Link]: All the trucks are flies. Some scooters are flies.

Conclusions:

1) All the trucks are scooters.


2) Some scooters are trucks.

A) Only (1) conclusion follows D) Neither (1) nor (2) follows

B) Only (2) conclusion follows E) Both (1) and (2) follow

C) Either (1) or (2) follows


12. Statements: All buildings are chalks. No chalk is toffee.

Conclusions: 1) No building is toffee 2) All chalks are buildings.

A)Only (1) conclusion follows D) Neither (1) nor (2) follows

B) Only (2) conclusion follows E) Both (1) and (2) follow

C) ither (1) or (2) follows

13. Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats.

Conclusions: 1) All cars are fans. 2) Some fans are cars.

A)Only (1) conclusion follows D)Neither (1) nor (2) follows

B)Only (2) conclusion follows E)Both (1) and (2) follow

C)Either (1) or (2) follows

TEST 2. SYLLOGISM

[Link]: No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.

Conclusions:

No door is cat.
No cat is door.
Some cats are dogs.
All the cats are dogs.

A) Only (2) and (4) D) Only (3)

B)Only (1) and (3) E) All the four

C) Only (3) and (4)

2. Statements: All green are blue. All blue are white.

Conclusions:

1) Some blue are green. 3) Some green are not white.


2) Some white are green. 4) All white are blue.
A)Only (1) and (2) C)Only (1) and (4)

B)Only (1) and (3) D)Only (2) and (4)

[Link]: All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates.

Conclusions:

All men are mammals.


All mammals are men.
Some vertebrates are mammals.
All vertebrates are men.

A)Only (4) D) Only (1)

B) Only (2) E) Only (1) and (3)

C) Only (3)

[Link]: All the phones are scales. All the scales are calculators.

Conclusions:

All the calculators are scales.


All the phones are calculators
All the scales are phones.
Some calculators are phones.

A)Only (1) and (4) D) Only (1) and (2)

B)Only (3) and (4) E) Only (1) and (3)

C) Only (2) and (4)

[Link]: Some tables are T.V. Some T.V. are radios.

Conclusions:

Some tables are radios.


Some radios are tables.
All the radios are T.V.
All the T.V. are tables.
A)Only (2) and (4) D)Only (1) and (4)

B)Only (1) and (3) E)None of the four

C)Only (4)

6. Statements: Some pens are books. Some books are pencils.

Conclusions:

Some pens are pencils.


Some pencils are pens.
All pencils are pens.
All books are pens.

A) Only (1) and (3) D) None of the four

B) Only (2) and (4) E) Only (1)

C) All the four

[Link]: All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.

Conclusions:

All the goats are lions.


All the lions are goats.
Some lions are goats.
Some tigers are goats.

A) All the four C)Only (1), (3) and (4)

B)(1), (2) and (3)) D)Only (2), (3) and (4)

[Link]: All the books are pencils. No pencil is eraser.

Conclusions:

All the pencils are books.


Some erasers are books.
No book is eraser.
Some books are erasers.
A)Only (3) D) Only (2) and (3)

B)Only (1) and (3) E) Only (3) and (4)

C) Only (1) and (2)

[Link]: All the research scholars are psychologists. Some psychologists are scientists.

Conclusions:

All the research scholars are scientists.


Some research scholars are scientists.
Some scientists are psychologists.
Some psychologists are research scholars.

A)Only (3) and (4) D)Only (3)

B)None of the four E) Only (2) and (4)

C)All the four

TEST 3 SYLLGISM

[Link]: All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats. Some watches are bats.

Conclusions:

Some bats are locks.


Some watches are keys.
All the keys are locks.

A)Only (1) and (2) C) Only (2)

B) Only (1) D) Only (1) and (3)

[Link]: Some keys are staplers. Some staplers are stickers. All the stickers are pens.

Conclusions:

Some pens are staplers.


Some stickers are keys.
No sticker is key.
Some staplers are keys.

A) Only (1) and (2) C)Only (2) and (3)

B)Only (2) and (4) D) Only (1) and (4) and either (2) or
(3)

[Link]: Some questions are answers. Some answers are writers. All the writers are
poets.

Conclusions:

Some writers are answers.


Some poets are questions.
All the questions are poets.
Some poets are answers.

A) Only (1) and (2) C) Only (1) and (3)

B) Only (1) and (4) D) Only (2) and (4)

[Link]: Some envelops are gums. Some gums are seals. Some seals are adhesives.

Conclusions:

Some envelopes are seals.


Some gums are adhesives.
Some adhesives are seals.
Some adhesives are gums.

A)Only (3) C)Only (2)

B)Only (1) D)Only (4)

[Link]: All the papers are books. All the bags are books. Some purses are bags.

Conclusions: 1) Some papers are bags. 2) Some books are papers. 3)Some books are
purses.

A)Only (1) C)Only (1) and (2)

B)Only (2) and (3) D)Only (1) and (3)


[Link]: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is cow.

Conclusions:

No cow is cat.
No dog is rat.
Some cats are rats.

A)Only (1) D)Only (2) and (3)

B)Only (1) and (2) E)Only (3)

C)Only (1) and (3)

[Link]: All the books are papers. Some papers are journals. Some journals are
calendars.

Conclusions:

Some journals are books.


Some calendars are papers.
Some books are journals.
Some books are calendars.

A)Only (1) D)Only (4)

B)Only (2) E)None of the four

C)Only (3)

[Link]: All the bottles are boxes. All the boxes are bags. Some bags are trays.

Conclusions: 1Some bottles are trays. 2Some trays are boxes.

3All the bottles are bags. 4Some trays are bags.

A)Only (3) and (4) C)Only (2) and (3)

B)Only (1) and (2) E)Only (1) and (4)

9. Statements: Some cars are jeeps. All the boxes are jeeps. All the pens are cars.
Conclusions:

Some cars are boxes.


No pen is jeep.
Some boxes are cars.

A) None of three

B) (1) and (2)

C)Only (1) and (3)

E) Only (2) and (3)


ANSWER KEYS FOR TEST 1-3

TEST 1 TEST 2
TEST 3
1.a 1.D
2.b 2.A 1.B
3.d 3.C 2.D
4.b 4.C 3.B
5.e 5.E 4.A
6.e 6.D 5.B
7.b 7.C 6.E
8.b 8.A 7.E
9.d 9.A 8.A
10.e 9.A
11.d
12.d
13.a
14.d

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The conclusion 'No building is toffee' directly follows from the premise because if all buildings are chalks and no chalk is toffee, it follows logically that no building can be toffee .

The statement 'Some vertebrates are men' is plausible but not definitive. While all men are vertebrates, this does not establish that some, specifically named vertebrates must necessarily be men; the setup allows for men to be included as some among vertebrates without specific necessity. Hence, it's valid by inclusion but invalid as a separately definable subset unless further narrowed .

The conclusion 'No wall is a door' is valid given the statements because from 'No door is a wall,' it directly follows that no wall can be a door since there is a categorical negation of any door being a wall .

The logical conclusion that follows is 'Some actors are dancers' because if some actors are singers and all singers are dancers, then necessarily some actors must be dancers as well .

The conclusion 'All trucks are scooters' is incorrect because the statement 'Some scooters are flies' does not establish that they encompass all flies, including trucks. Without indicating a truck to scooter link, such a conclusion is unjustified due to the lack of a comprehensive relationship .

The conclusion 'Some fans are cars' is invalid because both cars and fans are subsets of cats but there is no direct stated relationship or overlapping subset between cars and fans. Without additional premises linking them directly, they remain separate within the broader category of cats .

The conclusions from these statements indicate possible cross-sectional membership but not definitive crossover since 'Some pens are pencils' or other relationships are not explicitly established. Therefore, no definitive conclusions about pen and pencil overlap can be drawn beyond their shared category through books .

The conclusion that can be drawn is 'Some gums are adhesives'. The statement implies that there can be some overlap within the same category providing the possibility, not certainty, of connections without a definitive overlap in the provided conclusions .

The valid conclusion is 'All harmoniums are flutes'. If all harmoniums are instruments and all instruments are flutes, then logically, all harmoniums must also be flutes .

The valid conclusions are 'Some scientists are psychologists' and 'Some psychologists are research scholars'. These arise because some psychologists being scientists does not preclude their overlap with research scholars who are all psychologists. Thus, these subsets interact without exhaustive categorization .

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