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Grade 12 Entrance (Ethiopia): Aptitude/ SAT: Analytical and Logical Reasoning questions with Exam Techniques, Explanations and Answers: Part-
Challenge-1
Directions: Answer the next questions based on the following information. Then, blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet proviled.
1. There are 850 bottles to be filled Abem and Nati working independently, but at the same time take 30 minutes to fill the bottles.
Statement-I: Nati fills half as many bottles as Abem.
Statement-II: Abem would take 45 minutes by himselt.
Which of the statements above make it possible to answer the question, "How long should it take Nati working by himself to fill the bottles?" (G-12: Entrance: 2007/2015)
A. Each statement alone is sufficient.
B. Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient.
C. Statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient.
D. Statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient.
Note: The next 2 questions are based on the following paragraph!
Assume J, L N, M, P. W, C, A, B, F, E, and R represent persons living in a university dormitory. All live in a building having six floors each having two rooms/apartments. No more than two persons live in any apartrment/room. Some rooms may be empty.
L and his roommate live two floors above A and his roommate, C.
J lives alone, three floors below W and two floors below E.
M lives one floor below A and C.
N lives three floors above the floor on which B and F have single rooms.
R and P live in single rooms two floors below M.
2. Which of the following is true about where R lives? (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. Fourth floor, opposite A and C
B. Third floor, above M or E
C. First floor, below B or F
D. Second floor, below J or A and C
3. Which of the following lists the persons named in the correct order, going from the bottom floor to the top? (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. R, B, M, A, L, N
B. R, F, N, E, L, C
C. L, E, A, M, F, R
D. P, B, J, C, N, L
4. Statement: If all the players play to their full potential, we will win the football match. We have won the football match. (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
Conclusions-I: All players played to their full potential.
Conclusions-II: Some players did not play to their full potential.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Both I and II follows
C. Only conclusion II follows
D. Either I or II follows
5. Today's secondary school students are not being educated. They are being trained. Their teachers demand ittle of them other than that they memorize facts and follow directions. The current emphasis on training in basic maths and verbal skills, while a useful step, rarely leads to the essential second step: development of independent critical thinking.
The author would probably consider which of the following aspects of a student's term paper to be most praisewothy? (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. Evidence of original insights and freshly developed concepts
B. The use of grammatically correct sentence structure
C. Evidence of extensive research prior to writing
D. The choice of a challenging topic
6. Obesity is a serious problem in many developed countries. Research suggests that obesity can lead to number of health problems including diabetes sthma, and heart disease. Recent research has even indicated that there may be a relationship between obesity and some types of cancer. Major public health campaigns that increase awareness and propose simple lifestyle changes that will, with diligence and desire, eliminate or at least mitigate the incidence of obesity are a crucial first step in battling this critical problem,
This paragraph best supports the statement that: (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. a decline in obesity would radically decrease the incidence of asthma.
B. people in those countries watch too much television and do not exercise enough.
C. public health campaigns that raise consciousness and propose lifestyle changes are a productive way to fight obesity.
D. fast-food restaurants and unhealthy school lunches contribute greatly to obesity
7. A Company worker has six children. No one else in the factory has six children.
Which of the following conclusions logically follows from the statements given above? (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. Some of the company workers have more than six children.
B. Only one worker in the company has exactly six children.
C. All workers in the company have six children each.
D. Everybody in the company has children.
8. Hassen is standing to the right of Bereket. Beletu is standing on the opposite side of Bereket. Since the opposite of right is wrong, Beletu must be standing on the wrong side of Bereket.
Which of the following logical errors has the author of the araument above committed? (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. He has confused cause and effect
B. He has provided in factual evidence for his conclusion.
C. He has drawn a general conclusIon fronm an insufficient number of examples.
D. He has used a single term to mean two different things.
9. Alula must be a basketbal player; he is wearing a basketball jersey.
The conclusion above is valid only if it is true that: (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. Only basketball players wear basketball jerseys.
B. All basketball players wear basketball jerseys.
C. Basketball players often wear basketball jerseys.
D. Basketball players are required to wear basketball jerseys.
10. Rearrange the following five sentences in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph,
then answer the questions given below.
1. Kemal received a call to attend the interview.
2. He applied for a new job.
3. Kemal was an ambitious boy.
4. But, he was not happy there.
5. His father had put him in a clerical job.
The correct order is: ______ (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. 3, 5, 4, 2, 1
B. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
C. 2, 4, 5, 3, 2
D. 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
Challenge-2
Directions: Answer the next questions based on the following information. Then, blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet proviled.
1. Today's secondary school students spend too much time thinking about trivial and distracting matters such as fashion. Additionally, they often dress inappropriately on college grounds. Rather than spending time writing another detailed dress policy, we should make school uniforms mandatory. If students were required to wear uniforms, it would increase a sense of community and harmony in our schools and it would instill a sense of discipline in our students. Another positive effect would be that teachers and administrators would no longer have to act as clothing police, freeing them up to focus on more important issues.
This paragraph best supports the statement that: (G-12: Entrance: 2010/2018)
A. students are not interested in being part of a community.
B. students who wear school uniforms get into better colleges.
C. school uniforms should be compulsory for secondary school students.
D. inappropriate clothing leads to failing grades.
Note: The next 4 questions are based on the following paragraph!
The director of a small rural primary school plans to assign six teachers--Kargebo, Melaku, Nahom. Paulos, Robel, and Sanmson - tutor/help students after school from Monday to Saturday according to the following rule:
Melaku must be before Robel
Paulos must tutor on Tuesday
Kargebo must tutor on the day immediately before or after Nahom tutored
2. Which can be assigned on Monday? (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Kargebo
B. Melaku
C. Paulos
D. Robel
3. If Nahom is assigned on Wednesday, Kargebo is to be assigned on: (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Saturday
B. Friday
C. Thursday
D. Monday
4. If Nahom is assigned on Saturday, when should Kargebo be assigned? (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday
5. If Melaku is assigned on Wednesday, Robel cannot be assigned on:
The conclusion above assumes that: (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Monday
B. Thursday
C. Friday
D. Saturday
6. According to one psychological theory, in order to be happy, one must have an intimate relationship with another person. Yet the world's greatest composers spent most of their time in solitude and had no intimate relationships. So, the psychological theory must be wrong. (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. The world's greatest composers chose to avoid intimate relationship
B. People who have intimate relationships spend little time in solitude
C. Less well known composers had intimate relationship
D. The world's greatest composers were happy
7. Adama is one of the cities with lowest car accidents. and it is one of the few cities that require strict annual car safety inspections. Therefore, all cities of Ethiopia should apply similar safety inspection procedures.
The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions? (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Most cities tend to impose few rules on the cars drivers use
B. Most cities are doubtful that annual car safcty inspection can reduce accidents
C. Annual car safety inspections contribute significantly to reduce Adama car accident
D. Smaller number of accidents can be reported in other major cities of Ethiopia
8. A factory worker has one more than five children. No one else in the factory has six children.
Which of the following conclusions logically follows from the given statements? (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. All workers in the factory have six children each.
B. Only one worker in the factory has exactly six children.
C. Some of the factory workers have more than six children.
D. Everybody in the factory has children.
9. Statement: Population increase coupled with recurrent drought is going to be the scenario of many African countries in the days to come.
Conclusion-I: The population of developing countries will not continuc to increase in the future.
Conclusion-II: It vill be very difficult for the governments of many African countries to provide its people decent quality of life. (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Only conclusion (I) follows
B. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C. Only conclusion (I) follows
D. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
10. Statement: The teacher humiliated Abraham in the presence of his colleagues.
Conclusion-I: The teacher did not like Abraham
Conclusion-II: Abraham was not popular with his colleagues. (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Only conclusion (II) follows.
B. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C. Only conclusion (I) follows
D. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Challenge-3
Directions: Answer the next questions based on the following information. Then, blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet proviled.
1. Statement: North Korea faced growing international opposition for its decision to explode nuclear weapons at its test site.
Conclusion-I: The citizens of the nation favored the decision.
Conclusion-II: Some powerful countries do not want other nations to become powerful as they are. (G-12: Entrance: 2011/2019)
A. Only conclusion (Il) follows
B. Both concłusions (I) and (II) follow
C. Only conclusion (I) follows
D. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Note: The next 4 questions are based on the following paragraph!
XYZ, a specialty restaurant, is open for business every Monday through Saturday but is closed Sundays. Lunch is the only meal served on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Dinner is the only meal served on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The restaurant's floors are polished and its plants are watered only on days that XYZ is open for business, according to the following schedule:
Plants are watered two days each week, but never on consecutive days and never on the same day are that floors polished.
Floors are polished on Monday and two other days each week, but never on consecutive days and never on the same day that plants are watered.
2. According to the schedule, which of the following could be true? (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. Floors are polished on Tuesday.
B. Dinner is served on Thursday.
C. Plants are watered on Saturday.
D. Lunch is served on Friday.
3. According to the schedule, the restaurant's floors are polished on either: (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. Wednesday or Friday.
B. Thursday or Friday.
C. Tuesday or Wednesday.
D. Tuesday or Thursday.
4. If dinner is served on a day that plants are watered, which of the following must be true? (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. Plants are watered on Wednesday.
B. Floors are polished on Wednesday
C. Plants are watered on Tuesday.
D. Floors are polished on Thursday.
5. Assume that floors are polished on consecutive instead of non-consecutive days but that all other scheduling policies are unchanged. For how many of the six days can it be determined both whether plants are watered and whether floors are polished? (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. Six
B. Four
C. Three
D. Two
A College in Addis Ababa has built its reputation for academic excellence largely on significant contributions from wealthy alumni who are fans of the colleges' football team. Although the team has won more national championships over years than any other team in its division, this year it did not even win the division title, and so the College can expcct to see a decline in alumni contributions next year.
6. The above argument relies on which of the following assumptions about the college? (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. The college's alumni contributions depend to an extent on a winning record by the college's football team.
B. The college's football team will continue its losing streak next year.
C. The college's reputation for academic excellence depends on the performance of its football team.
D. Contributions from alumni are needed for the college to produce a winning football team.
It is well known that the world urgently needs the adequate distribution of food so that everyone gets enough. Adequate distribution of medicine is just as urgent as the need for food. Medical expertise and medical supplies need to be redistributed throughout the world so that people in emerging nations will have proper medical care.
7. This paragraph best supports the statement that: (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. the medical-supply industry should step up production of its products.
B. many people who live in emerging nations are not receiving proper medical care.
C. food production in emerging nations has slowed during the past several years.
D. most ofthe world's doctors are selfish about giving time and money to the poor.
Five children are sitting in a row. S is sitting next to P but not T. K is sitting next to R who is sitting on the extreme left and T is not sitting next to K.
8. Who are sitting adjacent to S? (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. Only P
B. P&T
C. A. K& P
D. R&P
9. In a family, there are husband-wife two sons and two daughters. All the ladies were invited to a dinner. Both sons went out to play. Husband did not return from office. Who was at home? (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. Only sons were at home.
B. All ladies were at home.
C. Only wife was at home.
D. Nobody was at home.
10. Read the following statement and the conclusions. Then choose the conclusion that can be reached based on the statement.
Statement: Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children,
Conclusion: ________ (G-12: Entrance: 2013/2021)
A. Parents are ready to do whatever they can to satisfy their children.
B. Rich parents were more concerned for their children's education that poor parents are.
C. All parents these days are very well off.
D. Parents have an obsessive passion for perfect development of their children through good schooling.