PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Logical Reasoning Flashcards

A sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ___. What is the next number?

Answer: 36

The sequence is perfect squares (1², 2², 3², …); the next is 6² = 36.

Every student who completes the orientation receives login credentials. Sam has login credentials. Which is the strongest valid conclusion?

Answer: Sam may or may not have completed the orientation

Credentials could have been assigned by other means; completing orientation is sufficient but not the only path.

In a Venn diagram of 'Students in Drama' and 'Students in Band,' the overlap represents:

Answer: Students in both Drama and Band

The overlapping region of a Venn diagram represents elements belonging to both sets simultaneously.

A principal sends reminders only when homework completion falls below 70%. No reminder was sent this week. What follows?

Answer: Homework completion is above 70%

By contrapositive, if no reminder was sent, completion did not fall below 70%, meaning it is at or above 70%.

Which analogy best completes: Student is to Transcript as Employee is to ___?

Answer: Performance Review

A transcript records a student's academic performance history just as a performance review records an employee's work performance history.

If exactly two of the following statements are true, which pair is consistent? (P: All records are backed up. Q: Some records are not backed up. R: No records are backed up.)

Answer: Q and R

P and Q are contradictory; P and R are contradictory; but Q (some not backed up) and R (none backed up) can both be true if no records are backed up (R implies Q).

A school processes 120 transfer requests per month. Processing time improved so that 15% more requests are handled each month. How many requests are now processed monthly?

Answer: 138

120 × 1.15 = 138 requests per month.