QUESTIONS 11–20: Logical Reasoning
Directions
Read the information given for each question and choose the best answer. Base your answer only on the information
given.
Q. Their achievements illustrate that if you have a good imagination, you can write a novel—no
matter how unadventurous your life may seem.
R. Similarly, Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of classic adventures such as Treasure Island
and Kidnapped, was an invalid who was confined to his bed for much of his life.
S. And yet, just by observing the people around her, she was able to write universally acclaimed
comedies about love and marriage.
T. However, some of the greatest writers in literary history have been people with a very limited
knowledge of the world.
U. Nineteenth-century novelist Jane Austen, for example, didn’t venture far beyond her circle of
family and friends.
Whenever Kunio rings the bell, Rita plays the trumpet and Omar bangs the drum.
If Rita is not playing the trumpet, which of the following must be true?
11.
(A) Kunio is ringing the bell.
(B) Kunio is not ringing the bell.
(C) Omar is banging the drum.
(D) Omar is not banging the drum.
(E) Either Kunio is ringing the bell or Omar is banging the drum.
Dan and Sonya are married and have exactly three children—Betty, George, and Tara—and exactly three grandchildren.
If George sometimes babysits for Betty’s twin daughters, but Tara never babysits for George’s child, which of the
following must be true?
12.
