Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

C. Ordering them: A > B > C, so C is the shortest.

Question 2

Painter is to Canvas as Sculptor is to __

Accepted Answer

Clay. A painter works on canvas; a sculptor works with clay as the primary medium.

Question 3

SURGEON is to SCALPEL as SCULPTOR is to ___. Which analogy fits the relationship most precisely?

Accepted Answer

Chisel. A surgeon's defining cutting tool is a scalpel; a sculptor's defining shaping tool is a chisel — both are the primary instrument of precision craft.

Question 4

CLOCK is to TIME as THERMOMETER is to ___. BAROMETER is to ___. Which pair correctly completes BOTH?

Accepted Answer

Temperature / Pressure. A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer measures atmospheric pressure — both analogies match instrument to measured quantity.

Question 5

In a race, if you overtake the person in 3rd place, what place are you now in?

Accepted Answer

3rd. You take over the position of the person you passed — you are now in 3rd place, and they drop to 4th.

Question 6

A clock's minute hand moves 12× faster than the hour hand. How many times do they overlap between 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight?

Accepted Answer

11. The hands overlap every 720/11 minutes, so in 12 hours they overlap exactly 11 times (the first overlap after 12:00 is ~1:05, the last is ~10:55, and they meet again at exactly 12:00 midnight which is the endpoint, not counted as an interior overlap).

Question 7

GLOVE is to HAND as THIMBLE is to ___

Accepted Answer

Finger. A glove covers the whole hand; a thimble covers a single finger — same protective-covering relationship.

Question 8

A man walks 3 km north, turns and walks 4 km east. He then walks diagonally back to his start. What is total distance walked?

Accepted Answer

12 km. The diagonal return distance is √(3²+4²)=5 km; total = 3+4+5 = 12 km.

Question 9

ELBOW is to ARM as KNEE is to: FOOT, LEG, JOINT, ANKLE — pick the best analogy.

Accepted Answer

Leg. An elbow is a joint found on the arm; a knee is the corresponding joint found on the leg.

Question 10

Some doctors are pilots. All pilots are athletes. Which conclusion is definitely valid?

Accepted Answer

Some doctors are athletes. Some doctors are pilots, and all pilots are athletes, so those doctors who are pilots must also be athletes.

Question 11

ANALOGY: Composer : Symphony :: Architect : ___

Accepted Answer

Building. A composer creates a symphony (the final work); an architect creates a building (the final work), not just the blueprint.

Question 12

Complete the analogy: Composer is to Symphony as Architect is to ___.

Accepted Answer

Building. A composer creates a symphony (their large-scale output); an architect creates a building — the closest parallel product of their craft.

Question 13

Complete the analogy: PAINTER : CANVAS :: SCULPTOR : ___ :: COMPOSER : ___. Which pair correctly fills both blanks IN ORDER?

Accepted Answer

Marble, Score. A painter works on canvas; a sculptor works primarily in marble (material); a composer writes on a musical score (medium/surface).

Question 14

FINGER : GLOVE :: FOOT : ?  — but now apply the same logic one level deeper: HAND : ?

Accepted Answer

Mitten. A glove covers individual fingers; a mitten covers the hand as a whole without separating digits — paralleling how a sock covers a foot without separating toes.

Question 15

A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

Accepted Answer

$0.05. If ball = x, bat = x + 1.00; x + x + 1.00 = 1.10, so 2x = 0.10, x = $0.05.

Question 16

In a row of 10 people, Ava is 4th from the left and Ben is 6th from the right. How many people sit between them?

Accepted Answer

1. Ava is position 4; Ben is position 10−6+1 = 5; they are adjacent, so exactly 1 person sits between positions 4 and 5... wait: positions 4 and 5 are adjacent with 0 between — re-check: Ben at position 5 means one person (position 4.5 doesn't exist); positions 4 and 5 are consecutive so 0 people are between them... actually correct answer is 0.

Question 17

If you rearrange CARTHORSE, you get the name of an everyday object. What category is it?

Accepted Answer

Musical instrument. CARTHORSE is an anagram of ORCHESTRA — a musical ensemble, so the category is musical instrument/group.

Question 18

FINGER is to HAND as CHAPTER is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Book. A finger is a named subdivision of a hand; a chapter is a named subdivision of a book — part-to-whole analogy.

Question 19

CLOCK is to TIME as THERMOMETER is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Temperature. A clock measures time; a thermometer measures temperature — instrument-to-measured-quantity analogy.

Question 20

Complete the analogy: Symphony is to Composer as Sculpture is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Sculptor. A composer creates a symphony; a sculptor creates a sculpture — same creator-to-creation relationship.

Question 21

A man is 4 times as old as his son. In 20 years, he'll be twice as old. How old is the son now?

Accepted Answer

10. Let son = x, father = 4x. 4x+20 = 2(x+20) → 4x+20 = 2x+40 → x = 10.

Question 22

Lateral thinking: A woman shoots her husband, then dines with him. How?

Accepted Answer

She photographed him then cooked dinner. She is a photographer — she 'shot' him with a camera, then they had dinner together.

Question 23

GLOVE is to HAND as HELMET is to:

Accepted Answer

Head. A glove covers the hand; a helmet covers the head — same protective-covering relationship.

Question 24

PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to:

Accepted Answer

Book. A petal is a component part of a flower; a chapter is a component part of a book.

Question 25

A man walks 3 km north, 4 km east, then 3 km south. How far is he from his start?

Accepted Answer

4 km. North and south cancel; he ends up exactly 4 km east of his starting point.

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Reasoning Quiz — 25 Questions

1. A is taller than B. B is taller than C. Who is shortest?

2. Painter is to Canvas as Sculptor is to __

3. SURGEON is to SCALPEL as SCULPTOR is to ___. Which analogy fits the relationship most precisely?

4. CLOCK is to TIME as THERMOMETER is to _. BAROMETER is to _. Which pair correctly completes BOTH?

5. In a race, if you overtake the person in 3rd place, what place are you now in?

6. A clock's minute hand moves 12× faster than the hour hand. How many times do they overlap between 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight?

7. GLOVE is to HAND as THIMBLE is to ___

8. A man walks 3 km north, turns and walks 4 km east. He then walks diagonally back to his start. What is total distance walked?

9. ELBOW is to ARM as KNEE is to: FOOT, LEG, JOINT, ANKLE — pick the best analogy.

10. Some doctors are pilots. All pilots are athletes. Which conclusion is definitely valid?

11. ANALOGY: Composer : Symphony :: Architect : ___

12. Complete the analogy: Composer is to Symphony as Architect is to ___.

13. Complete the analogy: PAINTER : CANVAS :: SCULPTOR : _ :: COMPOSER : _. Which pair correctly fills both blanks IN ORDER?

14. FINGER : GLOVE :: FOOT : ? — but now apply the same logic one level deeper: HAND : ?

15. A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

16. In a row of 10 people, Ava is 4th from the left and Ben is 6th from the right. How many people sit between them?

17. If you rearrange CARTHORSE, you get the name of an everyday object. What category is it?

18. FINGER is to HAND as CHAPTER is to ___?

19. CLOCK is to TIME as THERMOMETER is to ___?

20. Complete the analogy: Symphony is to Composer as Sculpture is to ___?

21. A man is 4 times as old as his son. In 20 years, he'll be twice as old. How old is the son now?

22. Lateral thinking: A woman shoots her husband, then dines with him. How?

23. GLOVE is to HAND as HELMET is to:

24. PETAL is to FLOWER as CHAPTER is to:

25. A man walks 3 km north, 4 km east, then 3 km south. How far is he from his start?

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