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Assumptions & Conclusions - Beginner-Intermediate Level: logical deduction BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

Intensive quick response training 🎯 drill: 20 beginner-intermediate-level assumptions & conclusions questions. Worksheet 10 of 30 hones your logical deduction abilities. Practice problem solving, practice tests, exam preparation under timed conditions. Best for developing students seeking building on fundamentals with moderate challenges.

📝 Worksheet 10 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner-intermediate level

What you'll learn in this worksheet:
Your progress through Assumptions & Conclusions
Worksheet 10 of 30 (33% complete)

Question 1

Policy Statement: Companies should adopt 4-day work weeks. Assumptions: I. 4-day weeks improve work-life balance. II. Work weeks have five days normally. Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 2

Statement: Some barbers are efficient. All efficient are residents. Conclusions: 1. Some barbers are residents. 2. All barbers are residents. Select the correct answer:
Some barbers are efficient and all efficient are residents means those barbers are residents, so some barbers are residents.
statement, conclusion

Question 3

Statement: No academic advisors are efficient. Some officers are academic advisors. Conclusions: 1. Some officers are not efficient. 2. No officers are efficient. Select the correct answer:
If no academic advisors are efficient and some officers are academic advisors, then those officers cannot be efficient, so some officers are not efficient.
statement, conclusion

Question 4

Statement: No mechanics are fair. Only preschoolers are mechanics. Conclusions: 1. No preschoolers are fair. 2. Some preschoolers are fair. Select the correct answer:
'Only preschoolers are mechanics' means mechanics ⊆ preschoolers. Since no mechanics are fair, then those preschoolers that are mechanics are not fair, but other preschoolers could be. Actually conclusion 1 is not necessarily true.
statement, conclusion

Question 5

Statement: Isabella says, 'hard hats are overpriced.' Assumptions: I. The price exceeds reasonable value. II. Most people want hard hats. Select the correct answer:
Overpriced means price > value (I), not demand (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 6

Statement: Priya says, 'identity card prevents danger.' Assumptions: I. Identity card is effective at safety. II. People face dangers regularly. Select the correct answer:
Preventing danger implies effectiveness (I), not frequency of danger (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 7

Statement: All teachers are creative. Some taxpayers are creative. Conclusions: 1. Some taxpayers are teachers. 2. All taxpayers are teachers. Select the correct answer:
All teachers are creative means teachers ⊆ creative. Some taxpayers are creative could be from outside teachers.
statement, conclusion

Question 8

Policy Statement: Employers must offer skills training. Assumptions: I. Monday is the best day for training. II. Skills training is disliked by all employees. Choose the correct answer:
Neither assumption strongly supports the policy. Both are trivial or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 9

Policy Statement: Employers must offer skills training. Assumptions: I. Some employees are experienced. II. Training takes time. Choose the correct answer:
Neither assumption strongly supports the policy. Both are trivial or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 10

Statement: All civil servants are empathetic. Some athletes are not empathetic. Conclusions: 1. Some athletes are not civil servants. 2. No athletes are civil servants. Select the correct answer:
If all civil servants are empathetic and some athletes are not empathetic, then those athletes cannot be civil servants, so some athletes are not civil servants.
statement, conclusion

Question 11

Policy Statement: Government must promote solar energy. Assumptions: I. Solar panels are aesthetically pleasing. II. Everyone already uses solar panels. Choose the correct answer:
Neither assumption strongly supports the policy. Both are trivial or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 12

Statement: Mason says, 'You should carry life jacket.' Assumptions: I. There is a need for life jacket. II. Life jacket is readily available. Select the correct answer:
Recommendation implies need (I), not availability (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 13

Policy Statement: Public transport should be free. Assumptions: I. Public transport helps reduce traffic. II. Free transit encourages car-free living. Choose the correct answer:
Both assumptions provide logical, relevant support for the policy.
strength, assumption

Question 14

Statement: No electrical engineers are compassionate. All compassionate are officers. Conclusions: 1. Some officers are not electrical engineers. 2. No officers are electrical engineers. Select the correct answer:
If no electrical engineers are compassionate and all compassionate are officers, then all compassionate are in officers but not in electrical engineers, so some officers (specifically the compassionate) are not electrical engineers.
statement, conclusion

Question 15

Statement: Ethan says, 'Never forget your life jacket.' Assumptions: I. Forgetting life jacket leads to problems. II. People often forget life jackets. Select the correct answer:
Warning implies consequences (I), not frequency of forgetting (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 16

Statement: All conductors are organized. Some personnel are not organized. Conclusions: 1. Some personnel are not conductors. 2. No personnel are conductors. Select the correct answer:
If all conductors are organized and some personnel are not organized, then those personnel cannot be conductors, so some personnel are not conductors.
statement, conclusion

Question 17

Statement: Neha says, 'fire extinguishers are overpriced.' Assumptions: I. The price exceeds reasonable value. II. Most people want fire extinguishers. Select the correct answer:
Overpriced means price > value (I), not demand (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 18

Policy Statement: Cities should build more bike lanes. Assumptions: I. Bike lanes reduce traffic congestion. II. Helmets are required. Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
strength, assumption

Question 19

Policy Statement: Employers must offer skills training. Assumptions: I. Training is essential for career growth. II. Training reduces workplace errors. Choose the correct answer:
Both assumptions provide logical, relevant support for the policy.
strength, assumption

Question 20

Statement: Emily says, 'face mask must be costly.' Assumptions: I. High cost items are rarely purchased. II. Face mask has high production expenses. Select the correct answer:
Costliness implies high production expenses (II), not purchase rarity (I).
assumption, reasoning
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