Logic & Verbal Reasoning Practice Test Questions

Some High School Exams, particularly the HSPT have logic problems which are a type of syllogism.   Other types of High School Proficiency exams have a type of logic question called Verbal Reasoning.    A third type of logic related question is Arithmetic logic, which are word problems.

Here are logic practice test questions for both types, HSPT Logic Syllogism style and ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT style Verbal Reasoning style.

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1.  The Silver fish can swim faster than the black fish.   The gold fish can swim faster than the black fish.  The gold fish can swim faster than the silver fish.  If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?

2.  All rabbits have fur.  Some rabbits are pets.  Some pets have fur. If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?

3. Deciduous trees drop their leaves in the fall.  Confers keep their leaves all year round.  Conifers are deciduous.  If the first 2 statements are true, then the third statement is:

4.  No homework is fun. Reading is homework.  Reading is not fun. If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?

5. All informative things are useful things.    Some websites are not useful things.  Some websites are not informative. . If the first 2 statements are true, is the third statement true or false?

1. Uncertain

2.  True

3. False

4. True

5.  True

See Wikipedia for a big tutorial on logic syllogisms 

Choose the word with the same meaning

1. Authority

a. Power
b. Rule
c. Knowledge
d. Age

2. Competition

a. Struggle
b. Team
c. Prize
d. Test

3. Experience

a. Facts
b. State
c. Event
d. Participation

4. Exchange

a. Gift
b. Reciprocation
c. Business
d. Transfer

1. A    An authority figure is someone who has the power to make rules, persuade, or influence people such as a government official, teacher, or parent.

2. D   A competition is a test of skills or abilities between two or more individuals or teams. The winner of a competition is one who can display better abilities in a certain skill or sport.

 3. D   An experience is the result of the observation or direct participation in a situation by an individual.

 4. B  An exchange is the reciprocation of gifts, ideas, or other goods; or the act of replacing one thing with another.