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Logical reasoning test practice

Six questions on sequences, deductions and arguments. Inductive tests, abstract tests and critical-thinking tests such as the Watson Glaser all look different, and this set practises the reasoning they have in common.

Logical reasoning6:00

Sequences, rules and short arguments, in the style of inductive and critical-thinking tests. 6 questions, 6 minutes. Nothing you pick leaves this browser.

  1. Question 1 of 6

    What comes next? 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, …

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    38. The gaps are 3, 5, 7, 9, so the next gap is 11: 27 + 11 = 38.

  2. Question 2 of 6

    What comes next? 2, 6, 18, 54, …

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    162. Each term is multiplied by 3: 54 × 3 = 162.

  3. Question 3 of 6

    All the graduates on the rota work on Saturdays. Priya does not work on Saturdays. What follows?

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    Priya is not a graduate on the rota. Only graduates on the rota are covered by the rule. Priya could be a graduate who is not on the rota, or someone on the rota who is not a graduate.

  4. Question 4 of 6

    Some managers are engineers. All engineers have passed the safety course. What must be true?

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    Some managers have passed the safety course. The managers who are engineers must have passed it. Nothing is known about the other managers.

  5. Question 5 of 6

    Argument: "Our graduates who attended the extra training scored higher in reviews, so the training raises performance." What assumption does this rely on?

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    Those who chose the training were not already stronger performers. If stronger people chose to attend, the training may have changed nothing. The argument assumes that was not the case.

  6. Question 6 of 6

    In a code, CAT becomes DBU. What does DOG become?

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    EPH. Each letter moves forward by one: D to E, O to P, G to H.

How to do better on this test

Look at the gaps

If a sequence is not obvious, write the differences between terms. They usually show the rule.

Only conclude what must be true

In deduction questions, "probably" is not enough. Ask whether there is any way the conclusion could fail.

Find the hidden step

An assumption is what has to be true for the argument to work, even though nobody said it.

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