Logic and Reasoning Questions and Answers
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Q151
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>town</u>
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Residents must be present in order to have a
town. A town may be too small to have skyscrapers
(choice b). A town may or may not have parks (choice c) and libraries (choice d),
so they are not the essential elements.
Q152
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>wedding</u>
Answer: Option D
Explanation: A wedding results in a joining, or a marriage, so
choice d is the essential element. Love (choice
a) usually precedes a wedding, but it is not
essential. A wedding may take place anywhere,
so a church (choice b) is not required. A ring (choice c) is often used in a wedding, but it is not necessary.
Q153
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>faculty</u>
Answer: Option C
Explanation: A faculty consists of a group of teachers and
cannot exist without them. The faculty may
work in buildings (choice a), but the buildings
aren’t essential. They may use textbooks (choice
b) and attend meetings (choice d), but these
aren’t essential either.
Q154
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>cage</u>
Answer: Option A
Explanation: A cage is meant to keep something surrounded,
so enclosure is the essential element. A prisoner
(choice b) or an animal (choice c) are two
things that may be kept in cages, among many
other things. A zoo (choice d) is only one place
that has cages.
Q155
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>directory</u>
Answer: Option B
Explanation: A directory is a listing of names or things, so
choice b is the essential element. A telephone
(choice a) often has a directory associated with
it, but it is not essential. A computer (choice c)
uses a directory format to list files, but it is not
required.Names (choice d) are often listed in a
directory, but many other things are listed in
directories, so this is not the essential element.
Q156
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>contract</u>
Answer: Option A
Explanation: An agreement is necessary to have a contract. A
contract may appear on a document (choice b),
but it is not required. A contract may be oral as
well as written, so choice c is not essential. A contract can be made without an attorney
(choice d).
Q157
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>saddle</u>
Answer: Option B
Explanation: A saddle is something one uses to sit on an animal,
so it must have a seat (choice b). A saddle
is often used on a horse (choice a), but it may
be used on other animals. Stirrups (choice c)
are often found on a saddle but may not be used. A horn (choice d) is found on Western saddles, but not English saddles, so it is not the essential element here.
Q158
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Something cannot vibrate without creating motion, so motion is essential to vibration.
Q159
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>cell</u>
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The essential part of a cell is its nucleus.Not all
cells produce chlorophyll (choice a). Not all cells are nerve cells (choice c). All living things, not just humans (choice d), have cells.
Q160
find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
<u>champion</u>
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Without a first-place win, there is no champion,
so winning is essential. There may be champions in running, swimming, or speaking, but there are also champions in many other areas.