AFPSAT Reviewer 6

AFPSAT Reviewer

Instructions:

Please answer each question to the best of your ability. Each question is multiple choice, and only one answer per question is correct. Select the most appropriate answer from the options provided.

When you have completed all questions, click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page to see your score. Good luck!

1. All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Which of the following is a valid conclusion?

A) All roses fade quickly.
B) Some roses may fade quickly.
C) All flowers are roses.
D) No roses fade quickly.

2. If today is Monday, what day will it be 10 days from now?

A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday

3. If all cats are mammals and all mammals are animals, which of the following is true?

A) All cats are animals.
B) All animals are cats.
C) No animals are cats.
D) Some cats are not animals.

4. What is the missing number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, __?

A) 30
B) 32
C) 24
D) 36

5. A is taller than B. B is taller than C. Who is the shortest?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) Cannot be determined

6. Which number logically completes the pattern: 5, 10, 20, 40, __?

A) 80
B) 70
C) 90
D) 100

7. “Some pencils are pens” and “All pens are blue.” What can be concluded?

A) All pencils are blue.
B) Some pencils are blue.
C) No pencils are blue.
D) Some pens are not blue.

8. Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

A) 3
B) 5
C) 9
D) 11

9. If it is not raining, then we will go outside. It is raining. What can we conclude?

A) We will go outside.
B) We will not go outside.
C) We will stay outside anyway.
D) It is not raining.

10. Which of the following best defines inductive reasoning?

A) Drawing general conclusions from specific observations
B) Proving statements using known facts
C) Deducting a principle from a known law
D) Accepting assumptions without questioning

11. Which of the following statements is logically equivalent to “If it rains, then we stay inside”?

A) If we stay inside, then it rains.
B) If it doesn’t rain, we stay inside.
C) If we don’t stay inside, then it didn’t rain.
D) We stay inside whether it rains or not.

12. If all squares are rectangles and all rectangles are quadrilaterals, then:

A) All squares are quadrilaterals.
B) All quadrilaterals are squares.
C) All rectangles are squares.
D) Some quadrilaterals are not squares.

13. Which comes next in the series: A, C, F, J, O, __?

A) T
B) S
C) U
D) V

14. Which of the following is not a valid deductive argument?

A) Some mammals are dogs. Therefore, some dogs are mammals.
B) All humans are mortal. Socrates is human. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
C) If it rains, the ground gets wet. It rains. Therefore, the ground gets wet.
D) No birds are mammals. All sparrows are birds. Therefore, no sparrows are mammals.

15. In logic puzzles, if "A implies B" and "B implies C", then which is valid?

A) A implies C
B) C implies A
C) A is unrelated to C
D) B implies A

16. Which of the following best illustrates a syllogism?

A) All birds have feathers. A robin is a bird. Therefore, a robin has feathers.
B) The bird sings beautifully.
C) Most robins are seen in spring.
D) If a robin sings, then it is happy.

17. A logical fallacy in which an argument attacks the person instead of the issue is called:

A) Red herring
B) Ad hominem
C) Slippery slope
D) Straw man

18. What is the contrapositive of the statement: “If it is sunny, then I will go out”?

A) If I do not go out, then it is not sunny.
B) If it is not sunny, then I will not go out.
C) If I go out, then it is sunny.
D) If it is sunny, then I will not go out.

19. If all apples are fruits and some fruits are oranges, which is necessarily true?

A) All apples are oranges.
B) All apples are fruits.
C) Some apples are oranges.
D) Some fruits are apples and oranges.

20. Which of the following arguments commits a circular reasoning fallacy?

A) I'm right because I said so.
B) It rained because the forecast said so.
C) I trust her because she’s honest.
D) He’s smart because he studies hard.

21. What is the truth value of the statement: “If 2 + 2 = 5, then pigs can fly”?

A) True
B) False
C) Cannot be determined
D) Nonsense

22. If some A are B, and all B are C, then which is true?

A) Some A are C.
B) All A are C.
C) All C are A.
D) No A are C.

23. What is the fallacy in “Everyone is buying this phone, so it must be the best”?

A) Bandwagon
B) Straw man
C) Red herring
D) Ad hominem

24. If “Either A or B is true” and A is false, what can we conclude?

A) B is true
B) B is false
C) A is actually true
D) Nothing can be concluded

25. Which is the converse of “If it rains, then I stay home”?

A) If I stay home, then it rains.
B) If it doesn’t rain, then I don’t stay home.
C) If I don’t stay home, then it didn’t rain.
D) It rains and I stay home.

26. If all books are papers and all papers burn, then:

A) No books burn.
B) Some books do not burn.
C) All books burn.
D) Only some books burn.

27. Which of the following is an example of false cause fallacy?

A) I wore red, and we won the game. So red brings luck.
B) She’s tall, so she must play basketball.
C) He said I was wrong, so he must hate me.
D) Everyone thinks this is good, so it must be.

28. What logical structure is used in mathematical proofs?

A) Analogical reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Circular reasoning
D) Inductive reasoning

29. Which of the following is a tautology?

A) It will either rain or not rain.
B) It might rain, or I’ll stay in.
C) If it rains, I may or may not go.
D) If it doesn’t rain, then I’ll go out.

30. Which of the following makes a valid modus tollens argument?

A) If P, then Q. Not Q. Therefore, not P.
B) If P, then Q. P. Therefore, Q.
C) Q. Therefore, P.
D) P or Q. P. Therefore, not Q.

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