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2621. Some poets are teachers. No teacher is silent. Every poet reads. Which conclusion must follow?
- A. Some poets are not silent.
- B. All teachers are poets.
- C. Some poets are silent.
- D. No reader is a teacher.
Explanation: At least one person is both a poet and a teacher. No teacher is silent, so that poet must not be silent.
Correct answer: Some poets are not silent.- A. Some volunteers are certified.
- B. All volunteers are mechanics.
- C. Some certified workers are not volunteers.
- D. Every mechanic is a volunteer.
Explanation: The volunteer mechanics are trained, and every trained worker is certified. Therefore, at least some volunteers are certified.
Correct answer: Some volunteers are certified.- A. Some sealed boxes contain a token.
- B. All sealed boxes contain a token.
- C. Some red boxes are missing tokens.
- D. No sealed box is counted.
Explanation: The sealed red boxes are red boxes, so they contain tokens. Those tokens are counted and are not missing, but the necessary conclusion is…
Correct answer: Some sealed boxes contain a token.- A. Some assistants of analysts are not trained.
- B. Every temporary worker assists an analyst.
- C. Some analysts are temporary workers.
- D. Every intern is trained and certified.
Explanation: A temporary intern exists and every intern assists an analyst. Because no trained person is temporary, that intern is not trained, so some…
Correct answer: Some assistants of analysts are not trained.- A. Some guides accompany a ranger who is not inexperienced.
- B. Every ranger accompanies an inexperienced guide.
- C. Some guides are trained.
- D. No guide accompanies a ranger.
Explanation: An inexperienced guide exists, and every guide accompanies a trained ranger.
Correct answer: Some guides accompany a ranger who is not inexperienced.- A. Hira is a musician.
- B. Every musician is a violinist.
- C. Hira teaches music.
- D. Some musicians are not violinists.
Explanation: Hira belongs to the group of violinists, and every violinist is a musician. Therefore, Hira must be a musician.
Correct answer: Hira is a musician.- A. Usman is not a pedestrian.
- B. Every pedestrian is a cyclist.
- C. Usman is a pedestrian.
- D. No cyclist owns a bicycle.
Explanation: The first premise excludes every cyclist from the pedestrian group. Since Usman is a cyclist, he cannot be a pedestrian.
Correct answer: Usman is not a pedestrian.- A. The gym opens before the library.
- B. The library opens before the gym.
- C. The cafeteria opens before the library.
- D. The gym opens before the cafeteria.
Explanation: The library comes before the cafeteria, and the cafeteria comes before the gym. Therefore, the library must come before the gym.
Correct answer: The library opens before the gym.- A. Some mugs are breakable.
- B. All breakable things are mugs.
- C. No mugs are ceramic cups.
- D. All mugs are breakable.
Explanation: At least some mugs belong to the ceramic cup group. Since every ceramic cup is breakable, those mugs must be breakable.
Correct answer: Some mugs are breakable.- A. No writer is impatient.
- B. Some writers are not impatient.
- C. Every poet submits work.
- D. Some impatient writers are poets.
Explanation: Some writers are poets, and no poet is impatient. Those particular writers are therefore not impatient.
Correct answer: Some writers are not impatient.- A. All volunteers are prepared.
- B. Some volunteers are not unprepared.
- C. No scout is a volunteer.
- D. Every unprepared person is a volunteer.
Explanation: Some volunteers are scouts, so those volunteers are trained. No trained person is unprepared, so some volunteers are not unprepared.
Correct answer: Some volunteers are not unprepared.- A. No intern is careless.
- B. Some interns are not careless.
- C. All artists are sculptors.
- D. Some careless people are interns.
Explanation: The interns who are sculptors are also artists and observant. Since no observant person is careless, those interns are not careless.
Correct answer: Some interns are not careless.- A. Some researchers are not unregistered.
- B. All researchers are cyclists.
- C. No cyclist wears a helmet.
- D. Every unregistered person is a researcher.
Explanation: Some researchers are cyclists, so those researchers wear helmets. No helmet wearer is unregistered, so some researchers are not…
Correct answer: Some researchers are not unregistered.- A. All volunteers are archivists.
- B. Some volunteers are not careless.
- C. No assistant checks sources.
- D. Every careless person is an archivist.
Explanation: Some assistants are archivists, so they are historians, source-checkers, and methodical.
Correct answer: Some volunteers are not careless.- A. All interns are not temporary.
- B. Some interns are not temporary.
- C. No intern is certified.
- D. Every temporary intern is a surveyor.
Explanation: Some interns are surveyors, so they are trained and certified. No certified worker is temporary, so those particular interns are not…
Correct answer: Some interns are not temporary.- A. 42
- B. 49
- C. 56
- D. 63
Explanation: The second number is the square of the first number. Therefore, 7 squared equals 49.
Correct answer: 49- A. 15
- B. 16
- C. 18
- D. 20
Explanation: The first number is multiplied by 3 to get the second number. Therefore, 6 multiplied by 3 equals 18.
Correct answer: 18- A. 30
- B. 32
- C. 34
- D. 36
Explanation: Multiply the first number by 4, then add 2. For 8, the calculation is 8 multiplied by 4 plus 2, giving 34.
Correct answer: 34- A. 36
- B. 42
- C. 48
- D. 56
Explanation: The second number is found by multiplying a number by the next number. Thus, 4 times 5 is 20, so 6 times 7 is 42.
Correct answer: 42- A. 256
- B. 384
- C. 512
- D. 625
Explanation: The second number is the cube of the first number. Since 5 cubed is 125, 8 cubed is 512.
Correct answer: 512