Persistent Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
- On the day the Barton triplets are born, Jenna weighs more than Jason. Jason weighs less than Jasmine. Of the three babies, Jasmine weighs the most. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - The temperature on Monday was lower than on Tuesday. The temperature on Wednesday was lower than on Tuesday. The temperature on Monday was higher than on Wednesday. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - Spot is bigger than King and smaller than Sugar. Ralph is smaller than Sugar and bigger than Spot. King is bigger than Ralph. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: b. false. - A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons. There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges. The basket contains more apples than oranges. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy. Rebecca’s house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy. Rebecca’s house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: b. false. - Joe is younger than Kathy. Mark was born after Joe. Kathy is older than Mark. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next?
(a) 22
(b) 24
(c) 25 (Ans)
(d) 26
- Look at this series: 1000, 200, 40, ... What number should come next?
(a) 8 (Ans)
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20
- Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, ... What number should come next?
(a) 3
(b) 3.3
(c) 3.5
(d) 3.6 (Ans)
- Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ... What number should come next?
(a) 20 (Ans)
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 50
- Look at this series: F2, __, D8, C16, B32, ... What number should fill the blank?
(a) A16
(b) G4
(c) E4 (Ans)
(d) E3