NYC FREE NYC Civil Service Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The timesheet is late because it missed the 5 PM deadline

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The timesheet is on time because it was submitted Friday

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The deadline only applies to managers

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Timesheets submitted after 5 PM are automatically approved

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Circle

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Square

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Rectangle

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

No, a sick child constitutes an emergency

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Yes, all personal calls are banned

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Yes, emergencies must be approved in advance

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No, the rule only applies to supervisors

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Carlos may or may not be a sanitation worker

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Carlos is a sanitation worker

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Carlos is not a sanitation worker

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All people who wear uniforms are sanitation workers

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

No, she is behind schedule

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Yes, she is ahead of schedule

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Yes, she has processed more than half

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No, she has processed too many

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The colleague overgeneralized from one result to a universal rule

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The colleague correctly generalized the data

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The colleague should have said complaints increased

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The colleague's statement is irrelevant