FREE NYC Civil Service Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers Flashcards

Employees must submit timesheets by Friday at 5 PM. An employee submits at 5:01 PM Friday. Which statement is correct?

Answer: The timesheet is late because it missed the 5 PM deadline

The rule requires submission by 5 PM; submitting one minute late violates the policy.

Look at the sequence of shapes: Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, ___. What comes next?

Answer: Triangle

The pattern repeats every three shapes: Circle, Square, Triangle; the sixth position is Triangle.

A department rule states: 'No personal calls during work hours except in emergencies.' An employee receives a call that her child is sick at school. She takes the call. Did she violate the rule?

Answer: No, a sick child constitutes an emergency

A sick child at school is a reasonable emergency, which is explicitly exempted from the no-personal-calls rule.

If all sanitation workers wear uniforms and Carlos wears a uniform, which of the following is the best conclusion?

Answer: Carlos may or may not be a sanitation worker

The statement tells us sanitation workers wear uniforms, but others may also wear uniforms, so Carlos's role is unknown.

A clerk must process 48 applications in an 8-hour shift. After 3 hours, she has processed 15 applications. Is she on track?

Answer: No, she is behind schedule

Required rate is 6 per hour; she processed 5 per hour (15 ÷ 3), so she is behind pace.

A report states: 'Complaints decreased by 40% after new training.' A colleague says, 'Training always reduces complaints.' Which best describes the colleague's error?

Answer: The colleague overgeneralized from one result to a universal rule

One instance of training reducing complaints does not prove training always reduces complaints in every situation.