Reasoning Skills
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The applicant’s reasoning skills are assessed in this section. There are eight questions in total. Read them carefully and select the answer that you think is correct, based on the given information. There is only one correct answer in each question.
A correct answer produces +2.5 points, an incorrect answer -0.6 points and no answer at all 0 points.
The lowest passing score in this section is five points.
Question 1
Five school mates (Ben, Kevin, Frans, Maya, Alina) competed who was the quickest to build a card house. They all started the competition at the same time.
Ben was ready before Alina but later than Maya. Kevin was ready before Frans but only after Alina.
Select the correct order of school mates, from the quickest to the slowest.
1. Alina, Kevin, Frans, Maya, Ben
2. Maya, Ben, Kevin, Frans, Alina
3. Ben, Maya, Alina, Frans, Kevin
4. Alina, Kevin, Ben, Maya, Frans
5. Alina, Maya, Bena, Frans, Kevin
6. Ben, Alina, Maya, Frans, Kevin
7. Maya, Ben, Alina, Kevin, Frans
8. Maya, Ben, Alina, Frans, Kevin
9. I will leave this question unanswered
Question 2
Lucas takes care of this brother’s new puppy for the first time. His brother instructed Lucas as follows: if the puppy wants to have a ball, the puppy wants to play.
Which one of the following conclusions is the definitely correct one? Choose the correct answer.
1. If the puppy wants to play, then the puppy wants the ball.
2. If the puppy does not want the ball, then the puppy does not want to play.
3. If the puppy does not want to play, then the puppy does not want the ball.
4. None of these conclusion’s is definitely correct based on the information given.
5. I will leave this question unanswered.
Question 3
Eric had visited a physiotherapist at the hotel during his previous stay. He was very pleased with the service he received and would now like to book an appointment for the same physiotherapist for his next visit to the same hotel. Unfortunately, he couldn’t remember the physiotherapist’s name. Please help the busy front desk worker to find out the name of Ericn’s physiotherapist.
A correct answer produces +2.5 points, an incorrect answer -0.6 points and no answer at all 0 points.
The lowest passing score in this section is five points.
Question 1
Five school mates (Ben, Kevin, Frans, Maya, Alina) competed who was the quickest to build a card house. They all started the competition at the same time.
Ben was ready before Alina but later than Maya. Kevin was ready before Frans but only after Alina.
Select the correct order of school mates, from the quickest to the slowest.
1. Alina, Kevin, Frans, Maya, Ben
2. Maya, Ben, Kevin, Frans, Alina
3. Ben, Maya, Alina, Frans, Kevin
4. Alina, Kevin, Ben, Maya, Frans
5. Alina, Maya, Bena, Frans, Kevin
6. Ben, Alina, Maya, Frans, Kevin
7. Maya, Ben, Alina, Kevin, Frans
8. Maya, Ben, Alina, Frans, Kevin
9. I will leave this question unanswered
Question 2
Lucas takes care of this brother’s new puppy for the first time. His brother instructed Lucas as follows: if the puppy wants to have a ball, the puppy wants to play.
Which one of the following conclusions is the definitely correct one? Choose the correct answer.
1. If the puppy wants to play, then the puppy wants the ball.
2. If the puppy does not want the ball, then the puppy does not want to play.
3. If the puppy does not want to play, then the puppy does not want the ball.
4. None of these conclusion’s is definitely correct based on the information given.
5. I will leave this question unanswered.
Question 3
Eric had visited a physiotherapist at the hotel during his previous stay. He was very pleased with the service he received and would now like to book an appointment for the same physiotherapist for his next visit to the same hotel. Unfortunately, he couldn’t remember the physiotherapist’s name. Please help the busy front desk worker to find out the name of Ericn’s physiotherapist.
Client number | Last name | First name |
| |
1 | Jones | Mike | ||
2 | Williams | Sarah | ||
3 | Taylor | Eric | ||
4 | Brown | Anne | ||
5 | Taylor | Sara | ||
Order number |
Order date |
Client number | ||
10 |
12 March 2020 |
2 | ||
Order number |
Order date |
Client number |
| |||
20 |
22 March 2020 |
4 | ||||
30 |
8 April 2020 |
5 | ||||
40 |
12 April 2020 |
3 | ||||
50 |
24 April 2020 |
5 | ||||
60 |
2 May 2020 |
3 | ||||
70 |
14 May 2020 |
1 | ||||
Service |
Room |
Order number |
Therapist id | |||
Pedicure |
202 |
10 |
25 | |||
Pedicure |
203 |
40 |
35 | |||
Physiotherapy |
201 |
50 |
25 | |||
Physiotherapy |
201 |
10 |
35 | |||
Physiotherapy |
202 |
40 |
45 | |||
Aquagym |
pool |
60 |
50 | |||
Aquagym |
pool |
20 |
45 | |||
Therapist id |
Last name |
First name |
25 |
Adams |
Nina |
35 |
Burton |
Jenny |
45 |
Stevens |
Leah |
50 |
Wright |
Julia |
65 |
Henriksson |
Anna |
Who was Eric’s physiotherapist? Choose the correct answer.
1. Jenny
2. Anna
3. Nina
4. Leah
5. Julia
6. I will leave this question unanswered.
Question 4
Filip has grown apples for decades and noticed that the following statement is true: every red apple tastes good. Filip went to his storage to get red apples but suddenly the lights went off and it became totally dark. After some struggling, he found an apple and tasted it; this apple tasted bad.
Which one of the following statements is true, as regards the apple that Filip tasted?
1. The apple was not yellow
2. The apple was yellow
3. The apple was not green
4. The apple was red
5. The apple was green
6. Cannot say based on the information given
7. I will leave this question unanswered
Question 5
A numerical value corresponds to each letter in the table. Most column and row sums have already been calculated. What is the numerical value of the sum that is now marked with a question mark
11
13
15
16
17
18
I will leave this question unanswered
Question 6
Mike ran a longer distance than Tilda. Peter ran a shorter distance than Mike. Which one of the following statements is true?
1. Peter and Tilda ran an equally long distance.
2. Peter ran a shorter distance than Tilda.
3. Tilda ran a longer distance than Peter.
4. Peter ran a longer distance than Tilda.
5. It is impossible to say which one, Peter or Tilda, ran a longer distance.
6. I will leave this question unanswered.
Question 7
Elias woke up in the middle of the night and, due to a power cut, it was very dark in his apartment. Elias’s pencils were in one large box, and he remembered that there were 11 blue pencils, 14 black pencils and 8 grey pencils in the box.
As Elias didn’t see the color of the pencils, he picked as many pencils from the box that he would have at least two black pencils.
What was the minimum amount of pencils Elias needed to pick to ensure he would get at least two black pencils?
14
19
21
26
28
33
I will leave this question unanswered.
Question 8
Tasks, A, B, C, D, and E must be completed first, in order to finalize an assignment. These tasks can be executed simultaneously with the following expectations:
1. C has to be completed before A can be started.
2. E has to be completed before D can be started.
3. A has to be completed before D can be started.
4. B has to be completed before A can be started.
B’s completion takes 5 days and also E’s completion takes 5 days. A’s completion takes 3 days. D’s completion takes 2 days, and also C’s completion takes 2 days. It is not possible to influence the duration of the individual tasks.
How many days does it take, at least, to finalize the entire assignment?
1. 5 days
2. 7 days
3. 8 days
4. 10 days
5. 12 days
6. I will leave this question unanswered.
A numerical value corresponds to each letter in the table. Most column and row sums have already been calculated. What is the numerical value of the sum that is now marked with a question mark
11
13
15
16
17
18
I will leave this question unanswered
Question 6
Mike ran a longer distance than Tilda. Peter ran a shorter distance than Mike. Which one of the following statements is true?
1. Peter and Tilda ran an equally long distance.
2. Peter ran a shorter distance than Tilda.
3. Tilda ran a longer distance than Peter.
4. Peter ran a longer distance than Tilda.
5. It is impossible to say which one, Peter or Tilda, ran a longer distance.
6. I will leave this question unanswered.
Question 7
Elias woke up in the middle of the night and, due to a power cut, it was very dark in his apartment. Elias’s pencils were in one large box, and he remembered that there were 11 blue pencils, 14 black pencils and 8 grey pencils in the box.
As Elias didn’t see the color of the pencils, he picked as many pencils from the box that he would have at least two black pencils.
What was the minimum amount of pencils Elias needed to pick to ensure he would get at least two black pencils?
14
19
21
26
28
33
I will leave this question unanswered.
Question 8
Tasks, A, B, C, D, and E must be completed first, in order to finalize an assignment. These tasks can be executed simultaneously with the following expectations:
1. C has to be completed before A can be started.
2. E has to be completed before D can be started.
3. A has to be completed before D can be started.
4. B has to be completed before A can be started.
B’s completion takes 5 days and also E’s completion takes 5 days. A’s completion takes 3 days. D’s completion takes 2 days, and also C’s completion takes 2 days. It is not possible to influence the duration of the individual tasks.
How many days does it take, at least, to finalize the entire assignment?
1. 5 days
2. 7 days
3. 8 days
4. 10 days
5. 12 days
6. I will leave this question unanswered.
I failed the exam. lol.
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