TOC Consult Aptitude Test Past Questions and Answers

CRITICAL REASONING TEST

Question: A farmer has 10 apples and gives 3 to his friend. How many apples does the farmer have now?
A) 10
B) 7
C) 3
D) 13
Answer:B 7

Question:If all roses are flowers and some flowers fade quickly, can we conclude that some roses fade quickly?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Maybe
D) Not enough information
Answer:B No

Question: If a shirt costs $20 and is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price of the shirt?
A) $5
B) $15
C) $17.50
D) $25
Answer:C $17.50

Question: Arrange the following words to form a logical sentence: “Quickly / dog / the / the / street / ran / across.”
A) Quickly ran the dog across the street.
B) The dog quickly ran across the street.
C) The quickly dog ran across street the.
D) Across the dog quickly ran the street.
Answer:B The dog quickly ran across the street.

Question: If a bicycle has two wheels, and a tricycle has three wheels, how many wheels does a unicycle have?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: A 1

Question: If some doctors are scientists and all scientists are researchers, can we conclude that some doctors are researchers?

A) Yes
B) No
C) Maybe
D) Not enough information
Answer: A Yes

Question: In a group of 30 people, 18 like tea, and 12 like coffee. How many people like both tea and coffee?
A) 6
B) 12
C) 18
D) 24
Answer: A 6

Question: If birds have feathers and can fly, can we conclude that all animals with feathers can fly?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Maybe
D) Not enough information
Answer: B No

Question: A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour, but you only have a 1-cup measuring cup. How many times do you need to use the 1-cup measuring cup to measure the flour?

A) 1 time
B) 2 times
C) 3 times
D) 4 times
Answer: B 2 times

Question: If Mary is older than John, and John is older than Lisa, who is the youngest among them?
A) Mary
B) John
C) Lisa
D) Not enough information
Answer:C Lisa

Question: Arrange the following numbers in ascending order: 8, 3, 12, 6, 1, 9.
A) 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12
B) 12, 9, 8, 6, 3, 1
C) 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 1
D) 12, 8, 9, 6, 3, 1
Answer: A 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12

Question:If all mammals have a backbone and a cat is a mammal, can we conclude that a cat has a backbone?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Maybe
D) Not enough information
Answer: A Yes

Question: If 3 pencils cost $6, how much would 5 pencils cost?
A) $5
B) $8
C) $10
D) $15
Answer: B $8

Question: If trees are plants and some plants are green, can we conclude that some trees are green?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Maybe
D) Not enough information
Answer: A Yes

Question: If there are 24 hours in a day and 60 minutes in an hour, how many minutes are there in a day?
A) 240
B) 600
C) 1440
D) 3600
Answer: C 1440