Free CLAST Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

The statement "Bob is an engineer or Tom is a musician" is negated by:

Accepted Answer

Bob is not an engineer and Tom is not a musician

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Bob is an engineer and Tom is not a musician

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Bob is not an engineer or Tom is not a musician

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Bob is not an engineer and Tom is a musician

Question 2

"Pam is going to work and Kay is going shopping," in the negative, means:

Accepted Answer

Pam is not going to work or Kay is not going shopping

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Pam is going to work and Kay is not going shopping

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Pam is not going to work or Kay is going shopping

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Pam is not going to work and Kay is not going shopping

Question 3

If Kari is presented with a job offer, she will take it, the converse is true:

Accepted Answer

Kari is offered a job and she does not accept it

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If Kari is offered a job, she will not accept it

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If Kari is not offered a job, she will not accept it

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Kari is offered a job and she accepts it

Question 4

The opposite of "All the staff members will attend the picnic" is:

Accepted Answer

Some employees will attend the picnic

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All the employees will attend the picnic

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All the employees will not attend the picnic

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Some employees will not attend the picnic

Question 5

It is illogical to claim that both Frank and Ralph are students. The logical equivalent is:

Accepted Answer

Frank is not a student or Ralph is not a student

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If Frank is not a student, Ralph is not a student

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Ralph is not a student and Frank is not a student

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If Ralph is not a student, Frank is not a student

Question 6

"If Joe moves back east, then he will feel homesick" has the following logical equivalent:

Accepted Answer

Joe will get homesick, or he does not move back east

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If Joe does not get homesick, then he moved back east

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Joe does not move back east or he does not get homesick

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Joe moves back east, or he does not get homesick

Question 7

If Mary has a son, then, logically, she is a mother, hence the sentence is equivalent to:

Accepted Answer

If Mary is not a mother, then she does not have a son

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Mary has a son or she is a mother

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If Mary is a mother, then she has a son

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If Mary does not have a son, then she is not a mother