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Assumptions & Conclusions - Beginner-Intermediate Level: conceptual clarity BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

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📝 Worksheet 12 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner-intermediate level

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Worksheet 12 of 30 (40% complete)

Question 1

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

Question 2

Policy Statement: Public transport should be free. Assumptions: I. Free transport increases usage. II. Public transportation benefits low-income citizens. Choose the correct answer:
Both assumptions provide logical, relevant support for the policy.
strength, assumption

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

Statement: David says, 'Everyone should own a tissue pack.' Assumptions: I. Tissue pack provides universal benefit. II. All people can afford tissue packs. Select the correct answer:
Universal ownership recommendation implies universal benefit (I), not affordability (II).
assumption, reasoning

Question 6

Statement: All masseurs are creative. All creative are preschoolers. Conclusions: 1. All masseurs are preschoolers. 2. Some preschoolers are masseurs. Select the correct answer:
If all masseurs are creative and all creative are preschoolers, then all masseurs are preschoolers. This also implies some preschoolers are masseurs.
statement, conclusion

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

Statement: No maintenance workers are greedy. Some clients are greedy. Conclusions: 1. Some clients are not maintenance workers. 2. No clients are maintenance workers. Select the correct answer:
If some clients are greedy and no maintenance workers are greedy, then those clients cannot be maintenance workers, so some clients are not maintenance workers.
statement, conclusion

Question 10

Policy Statement: Employers must offer skills training. Assumptions: I. Upskilling improves employee retention. II. Training reduces workplace errors. Choose the correct answer:
Both assumptions provide logical, relevant support for the policy.
strength, assumption

Question 11

Statement: Some welders are local. Only local are investors. Conclusions: 1. Some welders are investors. 2. All welders are investors. Select the correct answer:
'Only local are investors' means investors ⊆ local. Some welders are local, so those welders could be in investors but not necessarily. Actually no - if investors ⊆ local, the welders that are local might not be in investors.
statement, conclusion

Question 12

Statement: All loan officers are humble. Some loan officers are not tourists. Conclusions: 1. Some humble are not tourists. 2. No humble are tourists. Select the correct answer:
If all loan officers are humble and some loan officers are not tourists, then those loan officers are humble that are not tourists, so some humble are not tourists.
statement, conclusion

Question 13

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

Question 14

Statement: Only train engineers are persistent. Some artists are train engineers. Conclusions: 1. Some artists are persistent. 2. All artists are persistent. Select the correct answer:
'Only train engineers are persistent' means persistent ⊆ train engineers. Some artists are train engineers doesn't tell us if those artists are in persistent or not.
statement, conclusion

Question 15

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

Question 16

Statement: No environmental scientists are expert. Some clients are not environmental scientists. Conclusions: 1. Some clients are expert. 2. No clients are expert. Select the correct answer:
No relationship can be established between clients and expert from these statements.
statement, conclusion

Question 17

Statement: No prosecutors are unprofessional. Some taxpayers are prosecutors. Conclusions: 1. Some taxpayers are not unprofessional. 2. No taxpayers are unprofessional. Select the correct answer:
If no prosecutors are unprofessional and some taxpayers are prosecutors, then those taxpayers cannot be unprofessional, so some taxpayers are not unprofessional.
statement, conclusion

Question 18

Statement: All credit analysts are unreliable. Some candidates are unreliable. Conclusions: 1. Some candidates are credit analysts. 2. All candidates are credit analysts. Select the correct answer:
Some candidates are unreliable, but unreliable includes credit analysts and possibly others. Those candidates could be from outside credit analysts.
statement, conclusion

Question 19

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

Question 20

Policy Statement: Cities should build more bike lanes. Assumptions: I. Bike lanes reduce traffic congestion. II. Bike lanes lower carbon emissions. Choose the correct answer:
Both assumptions provide logical, relevant support for the policy.
strength, assumption
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