Thinking Skills

Camilla Cabello’s personal special code for her phone password uses these two rules in encoding words:

1. For odd-positioned letters in a word, the code will be the letter in its position if the alphabet was reversed. (A will become Z)
2. For even-positioned letters in a word, the code will be the letter found 2 steps before it. (C will become A)

BREATH is coded as YPVYGF, and AGENDA is coded as ZEVLWY

How would you code the word POLITICAL?

Instead of using normal alphabetical letters to communicate, Alexandria uses the keyboard keys to write a message. Below is a guide to Shekinah’s new messaging system:

Alexandria wants to send her co-worker a message: “PLAY FOOTBALL NOW”

How will the message be encoded?

Five architects – Caroline, Carlita, Carlos, Camella, and Cabela –  were placing their bets on each other as to who could complete a plate assignment the fastest.

Caroline is the farthest one from Camella.

Cabela came immediately after Camella.

Camella surpassed three of them.

Carlos was second to the last.

What is the ranking of the whole group?

Every person with less than $1,000 in salary will have tax exemptions.

If the above statement is true, which of the following must also be true?

If someone is mathematically inclined, then they are excellent in statistics.

If the above statement is true, which of the following must also be true?

If the information in the box is true, whose reasoning is correct? 

Mary: If Kyla paid for a subscription, then she could make pots.

Marie: If Kyle can already make pots, then she must have attended pot-making training.

If the information in the box is true, whose reasoning is correct? 

George: “A few dragons are large, yet not all of them are gentle.”

Giordan: “If a species can breathe fire, then it is a dragon.”

Dwayne made use of two flags to communicate a message to his friend during their boy scout camp. Here is a complete guide to their messaging system:

The doorway to Narnia has a keypad lock with a six-digit code.

The fourth digit is the second digit added with one.

The last digit is the first prime number.

The first digit is the first positive even number.

The second digit is the sum of the first digit and the last digit.

The third digit is the difference between the second digit and three.

What could be the six-digit code for the door to open?

Tyson creates golden swords for a weaponry shop. He made around 126 pieces of the said sword this year. Each of them needs around three and a half bars of gold and a plank of wood to make it. Last year, Tyson was able to manufacture 142 golden swords.

How many bars of gold did Tyson use in the recent year?

Michelle has 7 cubic bricks. Each brick has a different letter on each face. The letters on each brick are:

Brick 1:QWJKLA

Brick 2: CBVONM

Brick 3: LRIQOK

Brick 4:UTRHSM

Brick 5: EOKLIJ

Brick 6: NQWRFM

Brick 7: ESDMBP

Which one of the following can Michelle not spell out with her bricks?

One lemon provides about 31 mg of vitamin C, which is 51% of the reference daily intake (RDI). Research shows that eating fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C reduces your risk of heart disease and stroke. However, it’s not only vitamin C that is thought to be good for your heart. The fibre and plant compounds in lemons could also significantly lower some risk factors for heart disease.

Which of the following statements best concludes the statement?

There have been an increasing number of reports of juvenile crimes that have victimised young individuals in recent months. Authorities also say that most of these incidents happen at night. This has alarmed government officials in terms of the safety and security of most young individuals. It was later decided by the senate that they would impose a law that would enact curfews from 8 PM – 4 AM for teenagers up to 18 years of age. During the said time, teenagers are not allowed to be in the streets. Otherwise, they would be penalised according to the law. This was deemed the best solution to reduce juvenile crimes.

Which of the following statements, if true, best strengthens the argument?

Over the years, children have become more involved in social media sites such as Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. These platforms provide entertainment to these young individuals, making it enticing and addicting at times. As children are still developing and growing, the various influences that social media has to offer can help them become knowledgeable of the things around them. For instance, social media influencers can talk about their advocacies on environmentalism online. These influences are what children need to be more aware of the issues of the world around them, making their immersion in social media a necessity.

Which of the following statements, if true, best weakens the argument?

AI art refers to any medium of art that makes use of AI technology to produce images, symbols, and visuals with just the use of descriptive words. A user only has to write down what they want from art in order for an AI machine to create it. The way AI does this is by sampling various images around the internet that relate to the descriptive words given to them. This has sparked controversy among traditional artists, who claim that their own artworks are stolen with the prevalence of AI art. It turns out that AI machines could also sample artworks made by artists and use them for a new AI art piece. Protests have been launched online to condemn the use of AI art.

Which of the following statements, if true, best strengthens the argument?

Henry: “I already played for the entirety of the Australasian Cup. We even became champions with my last-minute clutch point in the final round. I’m sure I’m not going to be able to play in the World Cup anymore.”

Which one of the following sentences shows the mistake Henry has made?

Yuen: “The iPhone 14 Pro Max is revolutionary, as everyone says. A day does not go by that I don’t hear anyone mention how they like the new phone release. It’s because of this traction that we should definitely get ourselves one of those phones.”

Which of the following best expresses the flaw in Joshua’s argument above?

Kyla wants to participate in Taylor Swift’s month-long masterclasses. She wants to be there from March 3,4,5,6,7,9,10 and 11. Since Kyle is on a tight budget, she wishes to buy the cheapest combination of tickets available for the masterclasses.

How much is the cheapest ticket combination? 

Spike Lee owns a shoe store and has recently recorded the number of sales he earned each month. Below is the breakdown of his recent sales over a span of five months. He also segmented the sales based on the brands of shoes sold.

Which of the following line charts BEST represents the total shoe sales cumulative of the available brands per month range?

Kim Atienza wants to recreate his favourite Subway sandwich combo at the comfort of his home. He shopped at a local grocery to get the ingredients he needed – a loaf of bread, two bottles of salad dressing, four tomatoes, and three pounds of ground meat. He was torn between which brands to choose for the items he needed for his sandwich.

If Kim chose the pricier options, how much would he have saved had he chosen the cheaper ones?

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A student council was deciding who they would elect as their new secretary for the entire school year. They held a school-wide votation. Below is the list of the candidates and the number of votes they garnered.

Which of the following bar charts BEST represents the data in the table?

Giannis wants to visit DC Land for most of his summer vacation. He also plans to include with him his son, Luka. He planned to visit there from August 3 to 12, consecutively. Giannis wants to figure out the cheapest ticket combinations he could have from the available tickets that are sold per head.

How much is the cheapest ticket combination for Giannis and his son?

Chloe made an experiment on the effects of wiregrass extract in Ascaris that can be found in pigs. The graph below depicts the effects of wiregrass extract on five worms, with added ten percent solution applied to each worm. 

They transferred the data to a pie chart but put one of the lines of the pie chart in the wrong place.

Jalen needs a dozen quail eggs for his cooking class this coming weekend. With the help of his mother, Jalen was able to roam around their city and find four stores that sell the quail eggs he needs.

If Jalen wishes to buy the priciest option, which shop should he choose?