Day 3 Thinking Skills Homework

Ronald has a book collection in his room. He has a total of 129 books in his mini-library. But he only has 6 favourite books and he wants to place those on the topmost shelf. The books are as follows: Wonder, A Wrinkle in Time, The Secret Garden, The Little Prince, Love You Forever and Matilda.

The order is based on the following conditions:

• The book Wonder is placed before the book Love You Forever and is placed 4th.
• The book Little Prince is not placed first or third. 
• The book The Secret Garden is placed before the Love You Forever.
• One other book is placed after Wonder and before Matilda.
• The Secret Garden is his current favourite as it is placed first. 

What is the position of the Little Prince on Ronald’s bookshelf?

Three people – Dianne, Karina, and Brix were suspected of stealing in a jewellery shop. The store owner knows that one of them is guilty. When faced with imprisonment, they made the following statements:

Dianne: I am guilty.

Karina: Dianne is guilty.

Brix: Karina is guilty.

However, only 2 of them are telling the truth; the other 1 is lying.

Which of the following statements must be true?

Chesca, Lalaine, Joy, and Jesmine are wearing the same Casio Baby G watches in different colours: white, black, blue, and pink.

• Chesca and Jesmine are not wearing black or blue. 
• Joy doesn’t like blue but wears it anyway.
• Chesca wore a pink watch. 

What colour of Casio Baby G watch did Lalaine wear?

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

Luke: “Some night furries  are active during the day, but all night furies are playful and gentle animals.”

Ariel: “If an animal is coloured white, it must be a night fury.”

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

Ron: “If Harry can access the magician directory, he can perform a magic trick.”

Snape: “If a magic trick is achieved by Harry, he must have contacted an expert magician.”

Mom said that whoever did not keep his or her room and hallway clean, regardless of any reason, is subject to consequences, which can either be a deduction of their school allowance or being grounded for a week.

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

Scully, Hitchkuk,  Gina, and Raymond are music band leaders. Each of their bands is invited to sing in four separate events, held in four different places. The available places for the events are IT Park, ICON Auditorium, Bonifacio District, and Naga Baywalk. The event organisers are Loreli Po, Chester Lim, Roger Branzuela, and Gabo Monasterio.

• The band that came to Bonifacio District was invited by Gabo Monasterio.
• Scully accepted the invitation to the event held in IT Park.
• The band that came to ICON Auditorium was not invited by Roger Branzuela.
• Hitchkuk accepted the invitation of Lorelli Po.
• Gina accepted the invitation of Chester Lim.

Which of the following is most likely true?

A person part of the Branzuela clan is only gifted in dancing.

A person part of the Marano clan is not gifted in dancing, but in singing.

Only those who are gifted in dancing can be Monasterios.

Consider the following statements:

I. The Marano clan are not Monasterios.

II. The Branzuela Clan are also Monasterios.

III. Singing is not a gift of the Monasterios.

Which of these statements must be true?

Mark and James are not scholars.

Saje and Kate are scholars.

Both Saje and Mark are honour students.

Drake is neither a scholar nor an honour student.

Which of the following is true?

Statements:

I. Some polos are t-shirts.

II. All skinny pants are t-shirts.

III. No skinny pants are tattered jeans.

IV. No polos are not tattered jeans.

Conclusions:

I. No t-shirt can be tattered jeans.

II. All polos can be tattered jeans.

Which among the options below follows?

A number of conclusions are given in the following question below, and there are four sets of statements to choose from. You must accept the statements as true and then decide which of the given statements logically follows.

Conclusion 1: No sugar is a ball pen. 

Conclusion 2: Some white are not sugar.

Conclusion 3: Some boxes are sugar. 

Conclusion 4: Some white are ball pens. 

Which of the following statements must be true?

The famous Richard Moore explained to a news reporter his system for playing roulette:

Richard: “In each round, I always bet half of my total money at the time on red. Yesterday, I counted and I noticed that I won as many rounds as I had lost.”

What was the result of Richard’s game yesterday?

Sammy always goes to the store twice a week. On the days he does not go to the store, Sammy visits his grandmother. When he visits his grandmother, Sammy bakes cookies. But if he visits her on a Saturday, they usually cook fried chicken instead. He only goes to the store if it is a Tuesday, a Friday or a Saturday. 

Which of the following must be true?

If Kelvin’s instructor is correct, which one of these statements must be true?

Jackson, Murphy, Airah, and Malcolm are seated at a table in a restaurant. Two of them are facing forwards (in the direction of the main door) and two are facing backwards. Two have window seats where cars and trucks can be seen and the other two have aisle seats where people pass by.

 I know that: 

• Jackson is sitting diagonally opposite Airah.
• Malcolm is facing forwards.
• Murphy is next to Jackson.
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Which one of the following do I also know?

5 Chefs raced to see who could create the most number of dishes.

No one came after Cedric.

Rodriquez came just before Cedric.

Wilkins beat three people.

Edwin is in 1st place.

Where did Ruben finish?

If Jimbo digs deep, he will find the treasure.

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

Which of the following is False?

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

Sarah: “All cactus lovers put their cactuses inside their house.”

Larry: “If a person puts a plant inside their house, then it must be a cactus.”

Jerome organised a garage sale to get rid of some of his belongings. The following items are found in the garage sale: shirts, chairs, and books. He found that:

• No customer who bought books did not buy shirts.
• Some customers who bought shirts also bought chairs
• No customer who bought chairs bought books.

Only one statement is true. Which is it?

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

Rex: “All superheroes use technology for their suits.”

Christian: “If a superhero uses a suit that hides his identity, then enemies have used technology.”

Courses of Action:

I. The Department should be asked to immediately withdraw the notification.

II. The Government should make an effort to shift the parks, sanctuaries and reserve forests to other non-mining areas.

Which of the following courses of action follow the passage?

Conclusions:

1. The accident that occurred was fatal.
2. Accidents have so far taken place because of the unsatisfactory state of roads.

Which of the following conclusions follow/s?

Children  love fast-food chains. Some who like Jollibee also like McDonald’s. Everyone who likes KFC likes Jollibee. No one who only likes Mcdonald’s likes KFC.

Which of the following statements is true?

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

Pio: “If a sport is hard, then it must be self-defence.”

Paulo: “If a sport requires a lot of practice, then it must be hard.”

All seasoned writers can write a novel.

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

Conclusions:

I. No flower is a door.

II. No flower is a bus.

III. All doors are leaves.

IV. No flower is a leaf.

Which of the following conclusions follow/s?

The class of Mr Jekyll was given a survey to figure out which cartoon character (from a list of four) the students liked the most. It was found that:

• None of the students who liked Mr Bean picked Spongebob.
• Most of the students who liked Elsa also liked Mr Bean
• All students who picked Snoopy also picked Spongebob.
• All of the students picked at least one cartoon character.

Which of the following statements is most likely true?

Statements:

I. Some irons are helium.

II. There are no carbons that are not oxygens.

III. None of the oxygens is an iron.

Conclusions:

I. All carbons can be helium.

II. All oxygens can be helium.

Which among the options below follows?

Mildred is a sensitive person with certain medical limitations. If Mildred has eaten squid, she will trigger her allergies. If she spends too much time under the sun, she will get very tired. Sometimes, her allergies can also cause her to feel very tired.

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

The following statements were given:

I. Scarecrows are made of wood.

II. Some scarecrows have elaborate designs.

III. No scarecrows last for more than a year.

IV. All scarecrows are placed in the fields

If the statements above are true, which of the following statements should also be true?

Cysero was on his way to school when he found a mangy kitten by the street. The tiny animal looked helpless and his heart couldn’t bear leaving the poor animal. For a moment, he wasn’t sure what to do since his mother might not accept another stray kitten into their house. After a while, Cysero decided to bring the kitten to the veterinarian and asked his friend, Ashley, to take care of the said animal.

In accordance with the passage, which of the following statements must also be true?

Statements:

I. Most policemen are actors.

II. None of the lawyers is an artist.

III. Not a single actor is not an artist.

Conclusions:

I. There are lawyers that can be actors.

II. All policemen can be artists.

Which among the options below follows?

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

Nestor: “If a flower looks appealing to the eye, vibrant, and is poisonous, it is definitely a castor flower.”

Camilla: “If a poisonous oil is derived from a flower that isn’t coloured dark purple or pale white, it cannot be from a castor flower. .”

If the moon is full, all wolves will howl. Some wolves will howl when hunting or mating.

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

If the statements above are true, which among the following must also be true?

Leni, Bong, and Manny are characters from a video game. This video game classifies its characters into Fighter, Mage, or Tank. Every hero is classified in at least one of these categories.

Leni and Bong share a category. Manny is the best fighter. Leni is neither a Fighter nor a Tank. Bong is not a Tank.

Based on the conditions above, which of the following cannot be true?

Statements:

I. A portion of Computer Science graduates are Psychology graduates.

II. All Computer Science graduates are Chemical Engineering graduates

III. No Chemical Engineering graduate is an Accounting graduate.

Conclusions:

I. All Psychology graduates can be Chemical Engineering graduates.

II. Every Accounting graduate can be a Computer Science graduate.

Which among the options below follows?

Statements:

I. Portions of hats are shoes.

II. Each headphone is plastic.

III. Some hats are headphones.

Conclusions:

I. Every hat can be plastic.

II. All shoes cannot be plastics.

Which among the options below follows?