Exercise: Syllogism

Questions for: Syllogism

Statements: Some envelops are gums. Some gums are seals. Some seals are adhesives.

Conclusions:

  1. Some envelopes are seals.
  2. Some gums are adhesives.
  3. Some adhesives are seals.
  4. Some adhesives are gums.

A:
Only (3)
B:
Only (1)
C:
Only (2)
D:
Only (4)
Answer: A

Statements: Some questions are answers. Some answers are writers. All the writers are poets.

Conclusions:

  1. Some writers are answers.
  2. Some poets are questions.
  3. All the questions are poets.
  4. Some poets are answers.

A:
Only (1) and (2)
B:
Only (1) and (4)
C:
Only (1) and (3)
D:
Only (2) and (4)
Answer: B

Statements: Some keys are staplers. Some staplers are stickers. All the stickers are pens.

Conclusions:

  1. Some pens are staplers.
  2. Some stickers are keys.
  3. No sticker is key.
  4. Some staplers are keys.

A:
Only (1) and (2)
B:
Only (2) and (4)
C:
Only (2) and (3)
D:
Only (1) and (4) and either (2) or (3)
Answer: D

Statements: All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats. Some watches are bats.

Conclusions:

  1. Some bats are locks.
  2. Some watches are keys.
  3. All the keys are locks.

A:
Only (1) and (2)
B:
Only (1)
C:
Only (2)
D:
Only (1) and (3)
Answer: B

Statements: All the research scholars are psychologists. Some psychologists are scientists.

Conclusions:

  1. All the research scholars are scientists.
  2. Some research scholars are scientists.
  3. Some scientists are psychologists.
  4. Some psychologists are research scholars.

A:
Only (3) and (4)
B:
None of the four
C:
All the four
D:
Only (3)
Answer: A
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