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3D shape is shown below: Which one of the following options shows a view of the shape from above?

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The 290 bus route from Pinkerton station to Westmoreland station only stops at major bus stations. Tiana boarded the bus at Pinkerton and got off at the second-last stop. Kenmore station is between Tenet station and Maven station. The bus stops at Leonard station right before Maven station. Kenmore station is two stops before Westmoreland station. Gladestown station is two stops after Norville station. What station did Tiana get offat?

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The male height average is higher than the female height average globally. Nancy: “My older sister is 1.65m tall, therefore, my little brother will be at least 1.65m after his growth spurt.” Matthew: “No, that’s not right. Your little brother should be at least 1.7m after his growth spurt.” If the underlined statement is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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A spy agency has a secret communication system which uses the following excerpt from a book: “Once, there were two brothers born nine months apart in the same room of the same hospital in the same manner—the protracted period of ill-timed contractions, the doctor in blue scrubs and white mask, the late-night crowning, the father’s kiss, the death of the mother.” A coded message is formed by giving a sequence of numbers. Each number represents the letter in each position of that number in the excerpt. For example, 2 would represent n and 6 would represent h； Sammy wants to code a message saying “consort”. Which of the following codes could represent this message?

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A turtle petting zoo has four turtles: Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello. The zoo keepers must keep a close eye on what the turtles enjoy eating. The keepers found that if a turtle will eat crickets, it will not eat lettuce. They also found that all turtles that eat crickets will eat chicken. Based on the information above, which one of the following statements must be true?

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The leader of a study group says: “Any snacks that students bring to study sessions should be low in sugars and have high nutritional value.” Which one of these statements, if true, most strengthens the leader’s argument?

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Tristan has a line of 5 dog kennels side by side for his dogs to sleep in. Each dog house is assigned to a different dog. Georgia looks at the line of dog kennels from the front and records which dogs’ kennels are to the left and which are to the right of each kennel. Which dogs sleep directly next to Reggie?

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Students at Jennifer’s school were asked to complete a survey about their exercise tendencies in order to discover the general activeness of the students. The survey found that people who get higher grades have lower hours of exercise (on average) per week than people who had Lower grades. Jocelyn: “This shows that people cannot be good at both academics and sport.” Which one of the following sentences shows the mistake that Jocelyn has made?

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Edward has a collection of 13 tokens which are one of three colours: red, green and yellow. On each token is a number from 1 to 9 inscribed. No two tokens are identical. No number appears on both a red and green token. Which one of the following statements must be true?

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Harold and his friends all went to an archery centre and each had five shots at a target: Tanisha scored 21. Gino missed two shots and scored 15. Wendy scored 25. All four zones ofthe target are worth a different whole number of points. The central zone is worth the most and each zone going outwards are worth less. What did Harold score?

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Alex, Polly, Justine and Raymond are siblings. Their parents have told them that they will not be allowed to have ice-cream for dessert if they have not finished their dinner. Justine: “Alex is eating dessert, therefore, he must have finished his dinner.” Raymond: “Polly ate her dinner, therefore, she will have ice-cream for dessert.” If the information above is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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Some sets of three-letter words can be ordered so that the last letter of each word is the same as the first letter of the next word. For example: CAT, TAP, PEN, NAP, PIT, TEA Another set of words is shown below, however, one word is missing and the words are not ordered properly: NAG, LIP, DIP, RUT, GAL, TAN Which one of the following could be the missing word from this set?

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In an Atlantic City casino, there are five different chips, each with different values: red, green, blue, white and black.10 reds are worth 1 green. 5 greens are worth 1 blue. 2 blues are worth 1 white. 5 whites are worth 1 black. Ifa red chip is worth 10c, how much is a black chip worth?

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Yelena thinks we should all buy recycled white paper instead of regular white paper for Printing. “I read that recyclable paper is made of 80% recycled materials, meaning that only 1/5 of the amount of deforestation is required to produce the same amount of paper,” says Yelena. “Therefore, to aid the environmental health in the long run, we should only use recycled paper.” Which one of these statements, if true, most weakens Yelena’s argument?

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Oz-tag, touch football and rugby league are very similar sports which require very similar skillsets. ● Anyone who can play oz-tag can play touch football. ● Anyone who can play rugby league can play touch football. Wesley: “Seamus is on a competitive touch football team, therefore, he can also play oz-tag and rugby league.” Terry: “Holly cannot play oz-tag, therefore, she can not play touch football either.” If the information above is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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The string of symbols below contains only 4 symbols: ^, !, + and ?. ^ + ! + ! + ? ? ^ ! ? ! + ^ ? ! + Any smaller string of three symbols from within the large string is called a block. What is the only one of these 4 symbols that can be added on the right-hand side of the string to ensure that there is no identical block repeated anywhere in the string?

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Samantha wants to convince her mother to come to the graduation assembly. Her mother said she will only come if at least one of her children was receiving an award. Awards are very Difficult to earn since only a certain number of students are given them. Awards are given to the most athletic students, most responsible students, most academic students and most involved students in each class. Obviously, awards are only awarded to students at Samantha’s school. If the above information is correct, which one of the following is not possible?

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Pangolins are unique creatures who like to feed on small insects. Biologists observed pangolin feeding behaviours and made an interesting discovery: ● Some pangolins have been observed to break open cow patties and turn them over to feed on termites. ● Only pangolins who have not found food in 5 days will break open cow patties. Louise: “That must mean pangolins do not enjoy eating termites.” Kristina: “The most amount of times a pangolin can break open cow patties for food in one week is twice.” If the information above is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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In a game called “Tost”, points are represented by different coloured marbles that are worth 5- points, 7-points or 15-points. I have three sacks of each filled completely with either 5-point, 7-point or 15-point marbles. Each sack has the same number of marbles. The combined point total oftwo of the sacks is 110 points. What is the total of the other sack of marbles?

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Artificial Intelligence is an up-and-coming technology which can be applied to many fields in the real world. It is useful as it can significantly reduce errors and increase accuracy and Precision. The decisions taken by AI in every step is decided by information previously Gathered and a certain set of algorithms. This can be applied in many industries and practices. Which one of these statements, if true, most weakens the above argument?

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At a reading club, every member of the club gets a single vote on the book to be read. Everyone Must use their vote and the book that gets the most votes is the one that is read for that session. There are 31 members attending this session and 6 books to choose from. Kathleen: “The book that we will read will need to get at least 6 votes.” Sammy: “If a book gets 15 votes we will definitely by reading it.” If the information above is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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Lucy wants to tile her bathroom floor with patterned tiles like the one shown below. The tile is a rectangle with side lengths of 0.4m by 0.45m. Her bathroom is a rectangular room which has measurements 5.05m by 6.15m. Lucy begins tiling from one corner of the room and lines the tiles in rows. The last row and column of tiles must be cut to fit in. Which one of the following tiles shows how the tile in the corner opposite from where Lucy started tiling from could look like?

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Linda wants to join the weightlifter’s club at the local gym. To qualify for the club, all participants must be able to deadlift at least 1.5 times their weight. Maxwell: “Linda is able to lift her own weight, which was 75kg. Therefore, if she loses 25kg of weight, she should be able to qualify for the club.” Which one of the following sentences shows the mistake Maxwell has made?

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The following diagram shows the switches and which lightbulb they are connected to. When a switch is changed, each of the lightbulb it is connected to is turned on (if it was off) or is turned off (if it was on). When all three switches are off, then all four lights are off. Which one of the following statements is false?

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I have 4 double-sided cards, each with a letter printed on both sides. The cards can be arranged to make the following words. There are no repeated letters across the 4 cards. Which of the following words can definitely be made using the cards?

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A small musician called Mark wants to go on tour in the United States of America. However, the tour will be cancelled by his producer if he only has shows in 15 states or less. On top of this, he must run at least 2 shows in each state he visits. Rebecca: “As long as Mark has 30 shows, the tour will go ahead.” Niles: “If the tour is cancelled, it must be because Mark must not have had shows in enough states.” If the information in the box is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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Four friends were comparing how much they liked each one of the three icy-pop flavours: Lemon, raspberry and cola. ● Aisha liked raspberry more than cola. ● Only Terry liked cola more than lemon. ● Felix liked cola more than raspberry. ● Sofia liked raspberry the most. What is the maximum number of the four friends who could have liked raspberry the least?

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Julia is cutting 2D shapes out of pieces of paper. She then places them on top of a glass table. Below shows the view of the table from above. Which one of the following is a view from under the glass table?

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Students are usually only expelled from a private school if they have repeated bad behaviour warnings. The only exception to this is when a student is expelled for having extremely bad attendance rates with no acceptable reason. Kirsten: “The principal said she had to expel Nolan, despite him never getting a bad behaviour warning. Therefore, he must have extremely bad attendance rates.” Fern: “If Nolan provided an acceptable reason for missing school, the principal definitely won’t expel him as long as he maintain his good behaviour.” If the information above is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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The most effective way of preventing airborne diseases from spreading is to practice proper Handwashing, particularly after sneezing or coughing and before touching your face, food, or other people. This helps to mitigate the spread of pathogenic microbes that may be present on your hands, which can then be transferred onto surfaces or other people via physical contact. Which one of these statements, if true, most weakens the above argument?

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Albert is experimenting with a digital clock. He types in the current date, 14th of February 2023, in the format DDMMYYYY. When Albert enters his birthday which is on the 1st of February, he notices that it reads as the same date when he turns his clock upside down. How old is Albert currently?

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Six students are standing in a circle in the classroom facing inwards as shown below They are playing a game involving asking trivia questions. One student must ask a student a question. The student who answers the question gets to ask the next question but there are Rules to who they can ask. If the student gets the question wrong, they must ask the person to their left. If the student gets the question right, they must ask the person directly opposite Them. Milton answers the first question. Which of the following could not be asked the fourth question?

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Melanie and Jorge often play scissors-paper-rock to settle disputes. There is no skill involved in Such a game, so they each have won around half of the games they’ve played against each other. Stewart: “I know Melanie won around 7 scissors-paper-rock games against Jorge yesterday, therefore, they must have played around 14 scissors-paper-rock games yesterday.” Which one of the following sentences shows the mistake Stewart has made?

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Jessica and Tyson use code to communicate very often. They have a set rule for the code where Each letter of the alphabet is actually represented by a different letter of the alphabet. Jessica asks Tyson: “DSZG RH BLFI UZELFIRGV NLMGS LU GSV BVZI” which means “WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MONTH OF THE YEAR”. To which Tyson replies: “UVYIFZIB”. What is Tyson’s favourite month of the year?

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Lara is raiding an ancient tomb and stumbles across a puzzle door. She needs to correctly Arrange four slabs of stone in a row to open the door. Each slab has different carving on it. She uses an ancient manuscript for clues about the puzzle: The mouse should be left of and directly next to the lion. The rabbit is on one of the ends. The bear is not on either end. A tomb spirit appears before Lara and grants her one simple yes-or-no question to ask. Which of the following questions would enable Lara to open the puzzle door?

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Beavers often build dams and lodges in lakes, rivers and large streams. Due to the way their lodges are designed, they require a water level of at least 0.6m to prevent their underwater Entrances from being blocked by ice during the winter. If the water level is not sufficient, only then will they build dams. After constructing dams, they will construct lodges. If they don’t Require dams, they will construct lodges straight away. Lalo: “That lake is 0.7m deep, therefore, there must be beaver lodges in that lake.” Kristina: “That river is 0.8m deep, therefore, there must be no beaver dams in that river. ” If the information above is true, whose reasoning is correct?

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Sally runs a cookie store which makes customised cookie shapes. To cut the cookies she has a Special machine where she presses two buttons and it will cut a cookie with an outside shape and an inside hole shape. There are 5 buttons to choose from and the first press determines the outside shape and the second press determines the inside hole shape. Each button represents a specific and different shape. If she presses the green button then the red button, it’ll create the following cookie. If she presses the purple button then the yellow button, it’ll create the following cookie. Sally presses the yellow button and the orange button but forgot in which order. Which of the following cookies could not be made?

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In a chess tournament, there are four placement heats and every competitor competes in two of the placement heats. Any competitor who finished in the top three of at least one of the Placement heats will progress to the finals. Chester: “Linda beat Timothy in the first placement heat, therefore, if Timothy qualifies for the finals, so will Linda.” Which one of the following sentences shows the mistake Chester has made?

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5 cars are parked in a garage in car spots labelled 1-5. They are all either hatchbacks or sedans. They each are painted two different colours out of the following colours: red, black, silver, blue. ● The car in spot 1 is red and blue. ● The car in spot 2 is black and blue. ● The car in spot 3 has silver paint. ● All the cars are hatchbacks unless they have red paint. ● All the cars which are sedans have blue paint. Which one of the following statements must be true?

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Mrs. Francesca runs an orphanage with a certain number of kids. Yesterday at lunch-time, she Observes that 15 were wearing jackets, 10 were wearing hats and 19 were wearing glasses. When she looks closer, she realises all the kids wearing hats have jackets on. She also realises That none of the kids wearing jackets are wearing glasses. Two of the kids were wearing none of the three pieces of clothing. How many kids are there at the orphanage?