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LOGICAL REASONING EXAM NEWEST 2024
A statement in a logical reasoning exam question that has two negative words has what effect on the meaning of the statement.
- The meaning is negative since the sentence is worded negatively
- The meaning becomes positive as the two negatives cancel each other out
- The meaning becomes a strong statement meant to determine cause and effect
- The meaning suggests that you should look for the conclusion that is also
negatively worded - ANSWER-b. The meaning becomes positive as the two negatives cancel each other out
Sample Question: "Many border patrol agents are not fluent in french" Can you infer that there at least a few BP Agents who are fluent in french? - ANSWER-No, you can't because You do not know if ANY border patrol agents are fluent in french so you can't make that assumption
How should you treat the meaning of "Some" in a logical reasoning question? - ANSWER-"at least some"
Does the word "some" imply something about an entire group? - ANSWER-NO, because it refers to an unknown number and implies nothing about the entire group
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pg. 2 The questions in the Border Patrol Agent Logical Reasoning Entrance Exam evaluate your ability to make critical decisions in short periods of time by testing which of the following skills?
- Memory
- Reasoning
- Awareness
- Knowledge of facts - ANSWER-b. Reasoning
When selecting the correct answer on a logical reasoning question, you should use which of the following methods?
- Use your knowledge and experience of CBP work to select the correct response
- Memorize the entire passage before selecting the correct response
- Eliminate answers you know are not correct
- Accept every fact in the text as true - ANSWER-a. Eliminate answers you know
- Accept every fact in the text as true
are not correct
The lead-in phrase is best described by which one of the following statements?
- The lead-in phrase is not a very important part of the logical reasoning question
- The lead-in phrase is the same in every question so you can save time by not
- The lead-in phrase can be either positive or negative so you must read it in order
reading it
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It is important to pay attention to the words "all" and "every" because they provide you with which type of information?
- Information that provides just enough detail for you to determine whether or not
- Information that tells you that some information in the question is not useful and
- Information that tells you that everything in the first group is also in the second
all members of the second group are included in the first group
can be overlooked
group - ANSWER-c. Information that tells you that everything in the first group is also in the second group
It is important to pay attention to the words "not" and "none" because they provide you with which type of information?
- Information that allows you to draw conclusions about one of the two groups as
- Information that something is NOT true could be useful but it often has no
- Information that allows you to identify groups and understand the relationships
it relates to the other group since you can count on the fact that the two groups have no members in common
impact on determining which conclusion is avlid and should be overlooked
between the groups in order to determine what total number of valid conclusions you should select when answering the question - ANSWER-a. Information that allows you to draw conclusions about one of the two groups as it relates to the other group since you can count on the fact that the two groups have no members in common
It is important to pay attention to the words "some" and "most" because they provide you with what type of information?
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