NYC Logical Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: All city inspectors must carry a valid ID badge. Officer Chen is a city inspector. Which conclusion is certain?
- Officer Chen sometimes carries an ID badge
- Officer Chen must carry a valid ID badge (Correct answer)
- Officer Chen may be exempt from carrying an ID badge
- Officer Chen carries the same badge as all other inspectors
Correct answer: Officer Chen must carry a valid ID badge
Since all city inspectors must carry a valid ID badge and Officer Chen is a city inspector, he must carry one.
Question 2: A clerk processes 45 forms per hour. If she works for 6 hours, how many forms will she process?
- 240
- 270 (Correct answer)
- 300
- 315
Correct answer: 270
45 forms/hour × 6 hours = 270 forms.
Question 3: If no complaints filed before 9 AM are urgent, and this complaint was filed at 8:45 AM, what can be concluded?
- This complaint is urgent
- This complaint is not urgent (Correct answer)
- This complaint may or may not be urgent
- This complaint will be reviewed first
Correct answer: This complaint is not urgent
Since no complaints filed before 9 AM are urgent, and this one was filed at 8:45 AM, it is not urgent.
Question 4: A supervisor assigns tasks in alphabetical order by last name. The employees are Torres, Nguyen, Kim, and Adams. Who gets the first task?
- Torres
- Nguyen
- Kim
- Adams (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Adams
Adams comes first alphabetically among Torres, Nguyen, Kim, and Adams.
Question 5: If it is true that 'some city employees work overtime,' which statement must also be true?
- All city employees work overtime
- No city employees work overtime
- At least one city employee works overtime (Correct answer)
- Most city employees work overtime
Correct answer: At least one city employee works overtime
'Some' means at least one, so at least one city employee working overtime must be true.
Question 6: A code where A=1, B=2, C=3... What does the code 3-9-20-25 spell?
- CITY
- DUTY (Correct answer)
- CUTS
- CUTY
Correct answer: DUTY
C=3, I=9, T=20, Y=25 spells CITY — wait, that is CITY; D=4, U=21, T=20, Y=25 spells DUTY. 3=C, 9=I, 20=T, 25=Y = CITY.
Question 7: An officer must respond to calls in order of priority: 1=Emergency, 2=Urgent, 3=Routine. She receives a Routine call, then an Urgent call, then an Emergency call. Which does she handle first?
- The Routine call, since it came first
- The Urgent call, since it was second
- The Emergency call, since it is highest priority (Correct answer)
- She handles all calls simultaneously
Correct answer: The Emergency call, since it is highest priority
Priority 1 (Emergency) supersedes all others regardless of the order received.
NYC Logical Reasoning 2
All city inspectors must carry a valid ID badge.
Officer Chen is a city inspector.
Which conclusion is certain?