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Test Partnership Critical Thinking Test 1 Questions Booklet

Instructions This test comprises 20 questions and you will have 40 seconds to answer each question. For each question you will be presented with two premises and your task is to identify which one conclusion from a series of 5 possible conclusions must be true based solely on those premises. Some premises may be congruent with reality; other premises may differ considerably from reality and may appear to be quite abstract, but must still be treated as fact during the test. Try to find a time and place where you will not be interrupted during the test. The test will begin on the next page.

No mammals are fish. No mammals are plants. Q1

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All plants are fish No plants are fish Some plants are fish Some plants are not fish No valid conclusion

All articles are opinions. Some reports are not opinions. Q2

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All reports are articles No reports are articles Some reports are articles Some reports are not articles No valid conclusion

All soups are meals. No meals are snacks. Q3

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All snacks are soups No snacks are soups Some snacks are soups Some snacks are not soups No valid conclusion

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All conversations are discussions. No discussions are arguments. Q4

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All arguments are conversations No arguments are conversations Some arguments are conversations Some arguments are not conversations No valid conclusion

All wines are drinks. No desserts are drinks. Q5

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All desserts are wines No desserts are wines Some desserts are wines Some desserts are not wines No valid conclusion

No managers are poor. All executives are managers.

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Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All executives are poor No executives are poor Some executives are poor Some executives are not poor No valid conclusion

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No rewards are punishments. All fines are punishments. Q7

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All fines are rewards No fines are rewards Some fines are rewards Some fines are not rewards No valid conclusion

All beliefs are valid. Some opinions are beliefs. Q8

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All opinions are valid No opinions are valid Some opinions are valid Some opinions are not valid No valid conclusion

All supports are load bearing. Some supports are walls. Q9

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All walls are load bearing No walls are load bearing Some walls are load bearing Some walls are not load bearing No valid conclusion

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All thieves are criminals. No arsonists are thieves. Q10

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All arsonists are criminals No arsonists are criminals Some arsonists are criminals Some arsonists are not criminals No valid conclusion

Some lessons are compulsory classes. All compulsory classes are 9am classes. Q11

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All 9am classes are lessons No 9am classes are lessons Some 9am classes are lessons Some 9am classes are not lessons No valid conclusion

No greens are colours. Some turquoises are greens. Q12

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All turquoises are colours No turquoises are colours Some turquoises are colours Some turquoises are not colours No valid conclusion

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No decisions are final. Some actions are final. Q13

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All actions are decisions No actions are decisions Some actions are decisions Some actions are not decisions No valid conclusion

No islands are continents. Some continents are archipelagos. Q14

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All archipelagos are islands No archipelagos are islands Some archipelagos are islands Some archipelagos are not islands No valid conclusion

No Men are liars. Some Men are lawyers. Q15

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All lawyers are liars No lawyers are liars Some lawyers are liars Some lawyers are not liars No valid conclusion

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Some rodents are pets. Some vermin are rodents. Q16

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All vermin are pets No vermin are pets Some vermin are pets Some vermin are not pets No valid conclusion

Some lands are arable. Some lands are dry lands. Q17

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All dry lands are arable No dry lands are arable Some dry lands are arable Some dry lands are not arable No valid conclusion

Some works of fiction are best sellers. All works of fiction are books. Q18

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All books are best sellers No books are best sellers Some books are best sellers Some books are not best sellers No valid conclusion

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All farms are collective. All banks are collective. Q19

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All banks are farms No banks are farms Some banks are farms Some banks are not farms No valid conclusion

All consultants are experts. All employees are consultants. Q20

Which one of the following conclusions is definitely true based on the statement?

All employees are experts No employees are experts Some employees are experts Some employees are not experts No valid conclusion

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