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Assumptions & Conclusions - Beginner-Intermediate Level: step-by-step approach BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

Quick intensive drill ★ session: 20 beginner-intermediate-level assumptions & conclusions questions. Worksheet 7 of 30 - Focus: step-by-step approach. Practice aptitude training, reasoning skills, logical ability with instant feedback. Great for developing students needing building on fundamentals with moderate challenges practice.

📝 Worksheet 7 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner-intermediate level

What you'll learn in this worksheet:
Your progress through Assumptions & Conclusions
Worksheet 7 of 30 (23% complete)

Question 1

Policy Statement: Companies should adopt 4-day work weeks. Assumptions: I. Shorter weeks increase productivity. II. Offices have chairs. Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 2

Statement: Some fullstack developers are suburban. All suburban are faculty. Conclusions: 1. Some fullstack developers are faculty. 2. All fullstack developers are faculty. Select the correct answer:
Some fullstack developers are suburban and all suburban are faculty implies some fullstack developers are faculty, but not necessarily all.
statement, conclusion

Question 3

Statement: All writers are persistent. No persistent are seniors. Conclusions: 1. No writers are seniors. 2. Some writers are seniors. Select the correct answer:
If all writers are persistent and no persistent are seniors, then no writers can be seniors.
statement, conclusion

Question 4

Policy Statement: Online learning should be promoted. Assumptions: I. Students have phones. II. Online learning is scalable. Choose the correct answer:
Second assumption directly supports the policy. First is weak or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 5

Policy Statement: Schools should provide nutritious meals. Assumptions: I. Nutritious food prevents obesity. II. All students are vegetarians. Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 6

Statement: Only illustrators are tall. All clients are tall. Conclusions: 1. All clients are illustrators. 2. Some clients are illustrators. Select the correct answer:
'Only illustrators are tall' means tall ⊆ illustrators. All clients are tall means clients ⊆ tall ⊆ illustrators, so all clients are illustrators. This also implies some clients are illustrators.
statement, conclusion

Question 7

Policy Statement: Schools should provide nutritious meals. Assumptions: I. Healthy food supports learning. II. All students are vegetarians. Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 8

Statement: Ava says, 'You should carry smoke detector.' Assumptions: I. There is a need for smoke detector. II. Smoke detector is readily available. Select the correct answer:
Recommendation implies need (I), not availability (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 9

Policy Statement: Companies should adopt 4-day work weeks. Assumptions: I. Reduced hours boost employee morale. II. 4-day weeks improve work-life balance. Choose the correct answer:
Both assumptions provide logical, relevant support for the policy.
strength, assumption

Question 10

Statement: Amelia says, 'raincoat is rarely used.' Assumptions: I. Raincoat is available to most people. II. Most people choose not to use raincoats. Select the correct answer:
Rarity implies choice not to use (II), but not availability (I).
assumption, reasoning

Question 11

Statement: Lucas says, 'Everyone should own a seatbelt.' Assumptions: I. Seatbelt provides universal benefit. II. All people can afford seatbelts. Select the correct answer:
Universal ownership recommendation implies universal benefit (I), not affordability (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 12

Statement: Noah says, 'Everyone should own a lunch box.' Assumptions: I. Lunch box provides universal benefit. II. All people can afford lunch boxs. Select the correct answer:
Universal ownership recommendation implies universal benefit (I), not affordability (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 13

Statement: No janitors are reliable. Only retirees are reliable. Conclusions: 1. No retirees are janitors. 2. Some retirees are janitors. Select the correct answer:
'Only retirees are reliable' means reliable ⊆ retirees. No janitors are reliable means reliable and janitors are disjoint, so retirees could contain janitors as long as that part isn't in reliable. Actually conclusion 1 is not necessarily true.
statement, conclusion

Question 14

Policy Statement: Companies should adopt 4-day work weeks. Assumptions: I. Friday is a good day off. II. Employees like weekends. Choose the correct answer:
Neither assumption strongly supports the policy. Both are trivial or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 15

Statement: All detectives are adaptable. Some adults are not detectives. Conclusions: 1. Some adults are not adaptable. 2. No adults are adaptable. Select the correct answer:
Those adults that are not detectives could still be adaptable or not. No definite conclusion.
statement, conclusion

Question 16

Policy Statement: Public transport should be free. Assumptions: I. Some people own cars. II. Public transport is only for rich. Choose the correct answer:
Neither assumption strongly supports the policy. Both are trivial or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 17

Statement: All neuroscientists are selfish. No retirees are selfish. Conclusions: 1. No retirees are neuroscientists. 2. Some retirees are neuroscientists. Select the correct answer:
If all neuroscientists are selfish and no retirees are selfish, then no retirees can be neuroscientists.
statement, conclusion

Question 18

Statement: All programmers are courageous. Some programmers are not patients. Conclusions: 1. Some courageous are not patients. 2. No courageous are patients. Select the correct answer:
If all programmers are courageous and some programmers are not patients, then those programmers are courageous that are not patients, so some courageous are not patients.
statement, conclusion

Question 19

Statement: Some animators are licensed. All licensed are people. Conclusions: 1. Some animators are people. 2. All animators are people. Select the correct answer:
Some animators are licensed and all licensed are people implies some animators are people, but not necessarily all.
statement, conclusion

Question 20

Statement: David says, 'charging cable is rarely used.' Assumptions: I. Charging cable is available to most people. II. Most people choose not to use charging cables. Select the correct answer:
Rarity implies choice not to use (II), but not availability (I).
assumption, reasoning
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