DAY 3 – Summer Holiday Group 3 Year 4 Thinking Skills Trial Test

Sara is taking her 4 kids out on a Sunday afternoon. Her kids do not seem to agree on one place to go. She told her kids to vote in favour of the place they want to go. They will visit the place which will get the maximum votes. Their options are the museum, aquarium, or amusement park. Each place got at least one vote. 

Which one of the following would allow us to know the result of the vote?

Over the last 15 years in World Championship history, the team who has won all its league matches has won the finals. Australia this year has won all the league matches and reached the semi-finals. Thus, they will definitely win the world cup this time.

The journalist’s argument is most vulnerable to which one of the following reasons?

Data calculation: The following table represents the day and night temperature of a city in degree C.

On which weekday is the difference of the temperature maximum?

Logical codes:

In a certain language, MANGO is written as 41576, and ORANGE is written as 691575. What will be the code for APPLE?

Logical games:

There are 5 envelopes placed in a row in front of Eric. They are all of different colours. One envelope contains a ticket to Paris. Eric can open only one envelope. He has 5 clues to make his choice.

The white envelope is 2 places away from the envelope having the ticket.

The black envelope is at the far right and 2 places away from the white envelope.

The blue envelope is not next to the black or white envelope.

The red envelope is not next to the envelope with the ticket.

The yellow envelope is left in the white envelope.

Which envelope should Eric open to find the ticket?

In a cafeteria, cake, doughnuts, and cupcakes are available at different times and on different days of the week.

• The cake is available for customers on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. On Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday between 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
• Doughnuts are available on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday between 8:00 am to 11:00 am. On Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday between 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
• Cupcakes are available on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday between 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. On Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday between 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

On which day before the afternoon will all three items be available in the cafeteria at the same time?

Six friends Arthur, Beck, Carol, Diana, Ella, and Frank are playing volleyball. Three friends are in each team. They are  playing in such a way that each friend is facing exactly one friend of another team. 

Diana is playing at the centre of one team. Ella is playing opposite Carol and left to Diana. Frank is to the left of Beck, who is facing Diana.

Who is the immediate left of Arthur?

In summer, many organisations tend to employ students for work on a temporary basis because companies generally experience peak workload at this time and permanent staff frequently take their own holidays at this time. This typically favours both organisations and students. Students get to earn as well as learn while organisations can benefit from extra staff.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above?

Many types of research have shown that older ants, which normally spend extra time in assembling nourishment for the colony, tend to possess bigger brains than younger ants, which generally aid ant larvae in the colony. Since assembling nourishment needs more substantial cognitive expertise than nurturing larvae, it would appear that such assembling leads to the enlarged brain size of older ants.

Which of the following, if true, deliberately weakens the above argument?

A software has been developed by the University of Sydney to tell one’s age accurately from the view of his/her face. This could be useful in stopping underage drinkers from entering bars and in preventing minors from purchasing tobacco products. A local convenience store owned by Mr. Benjamin was chosen to be the first to test the software.

Mr. Benjamin: “I can tell that some of the customers who buy tobacco products are underage, with the software, I can now surely tell how old they are.”

The reasoning is flawed about the capability of the software because

In a family of six persons (Sera, Jacob, Kim, Tony, Krish, Ama) there are two married couples and two singles. Each of them likes different flavours of ice cream which are vanilla, chocolate, cookies and cream, strawberry, coffee, and mint.

Sera is the wife of Tony,  likes vanilla, and is the mother-in-law of Kim.

Krish is the father of Ama and he does not like chocolate or mint flavour.

Ama likes cookies and cream flavour and is the sister of Jacob who likes coffee flavoured ice cream.

Tony does not like mint flavour.

Who likes chocolate flavour and what is their relation with Jacob?

Sunscreen, also called sun cream, acts as a sunblock against harmful UV rays, in other words, it absorbs UV rays and does not let them penetrate in the skin. If you apply sunscreen daily, it protects your skin from sunburn and minimises the risk of cancer. A study conducted in 2013 showed that daily application of sunscreen could decelerate the growth of wrinkles and droopy skin.

Which of the following contradicts the above claim?

On the first weekend of the summer vacation, Noah is planning to host a party with his classmates to commemorate their success in moving up to a higher year level in school. Since he doesn’t have particular activities to do for his party, he asked his classmates suggestions on what they should do.

Blake: “Noah should not invite Jane to his party this weekend because we are neighbours and I have not seen her outside her house on weekends, she must like to be alone.”

Which among the statements best describes the flaw in Blake’s  statement?

Humans are the main cause of the climate change we experience today. The emission of carbon dioxide by burning fuels has resulted in the increased temperature of Earth. Scientists have studied ways to prevent climate change, this involves the usage of renewable energy sources to minimise the use of depleting energy sources such as fossil fuels.

Which of the following contradicts the above claim?

A police officer says: “You should park a vehicle such that it faces the direction of the ongoing traffic.”

Which of the following statements best supports the police officer’s claim?

Government should prioritise the public transport system. It provides easy transport and is more environmentally friendly than cars.Everyday, more and more private vehicles are present on the road and contribute to the volume of traffic and noise and air pollution.

Which of the following statements strengthens the above claim?

An economist said: “International trade is the solution to the shortcomings of domestic trade.”

Which of the following statements if true best supports the above claim?

A study has suggested that the fatality rate in Santa Fe due to cancer (mortality rate per 1000 people)has now elevated to 25% more than it was a decade ago. While in Campbell corresponding growth is only 5%, where an extensive anti-smoking program was initiated a decade ago. These statistics aid the conclusion that residents of Santa Fe are more likely to die from cancer than the residents of Campbell.

The study’s conclusion is flawed because it fails to consider

Today’s high school students spend too much time thinking about shallow and distracting matters such as fashion. And they often dress inappropriately on school grounds. Rather than checking on them regularly, school uniforms should be made compulsory, which will inflict a sense of discipline on the students. Another positive effect would be that teachers and administrators would not waste their time on these insignificant issues and would have time to focus on important matters.

Which of the following best supports the above claim?

A report states that every child must learn to play at least one musical instrument. It helps in shaping the personality of the child. Learning to play an instrument stimulates the brain cells, improving functions like memory and abstract reasoning skills, which are essential for maths and science. Music, in general, helps bring balance and harmony to one’s life. Children who learn to play an instrument have an outlet for creativity and their emotions.

Which one of the following statements best supports the above claim?

If COUNTRY = 8, STATE = 6, and CITY = 5, then CAPITAL is equal to?

In a certain language code, QUESTION is written as SEUQNOIT, ANSWER is written as SNAREW, then how SOLUTION is coded?

If ‘pen’ is called ‘eraser’, ‘pencil’ is called ‘scale’, ‘scale’ is called ‘sharpener’, and ‘sharpener’ is called ‘box’. Which of the following is useful to measure the length?

If WORRY is written as 12330 and FRIEND is written as 439857, then what will be the code for FRIDAY?

At Winners Academy, each student studies exactly one foreign language as per their curriculum. 

One-sixth of the total students take French.

One-third of the remaining students take German. 

Two-fifth of the remaining students take Spanish.

The remaining take Japanese.

Which language has the most students studying it?

In America, the Federal government imposed the Income-tax as per the given income thresholds;

*Note-The approximate values of income thresholds and rate are given below.

Mr. George, has yearly income of $42,000. What is the expected tax on his income?