CCAT Logic Practice: 15 Questions With Answers

This independent practice set contains 15 original logic questions covering:

  • categorical statements;
  • conditional reasoning;
  • comparison chains;
  • ordering;
  • adjacency;
  • rule checking;
  • necessary conclusions.

Criteria includes logic within the official Math and Logic ability area. Independent study can separate logic from numerical practice, but the live CCAT uses one shared timer.

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Scope and Use

This page provides targeted logic practice. Criteria reports Math and Logic as one broad ability area, while independent preparation may isolate logic to make review and error diagnosis easier.

Instructions

  • Use only the supplied premises.
  • Distinguish all, some, and none.
  • Do not reverse an if–then rule.
  • Treat immediate-order relationships as fixed blocks.
  • Select what must follow, not what merely seems likely.
  • Complete the set before checking answers.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Assume:

  • Every analyst reviews data.
  • Some managers are analysts.

Which conclusion must be true?

A. Every manager reviews data
B. Some managers review data
C. No manager reviews data
D. Everyone who reviews data is an analyst
E. Every analyst is a manager

Question 2

If a request is approved, it is recorded. The request was not recorded. What follows?

A. It was approved
B. It was not approved
C. The record was deleted
D. Every recorded request was approved
E. No conclusion follows

Question 3

Nora finished before Liam. Liam finished before Priya. Who must have finished first?

A. Nora
B. Liam
C. Priya
D. Nora or Priya
E. Cannot be determined

Question 4

Four tasks W, X, Y, and Z are completed in order. W is before X. Y is after X. Z is before W. Which order is possible?

A. W, X, Z, Y
B. Z, X, W, Y
C. Y, Z, W, X
D. Z, W, X, Y
E. X, Y, Z, W

Question 5

Assume:

  • No trainee is a supervisor.
  • Some engineers are trainees.

Which conclusion must be true?

A. Every engineer is a trainee
B. Some engineers are not supervisors
C. No engineer is a supervisor
D. Every supervisor is an engineer
E. Some supervisors are trainees

Question 6

A valid code must begin with an odd digit, end with an even digit, contain no repeated digit, and have a second digit smaller than the third. Which code is valid?

A. 3514
B. 5278
C. 7334
D. 8157
E. 4268

Question 7

If the alarm sounds, the building is evacuated. The building was not evacuated. Which conclusion follows?

A. The alarm did not sound
B. The alarm sounded quietly
C. The building was empty
D. Every evacuation requires an alarm
E. No conclusion follows

Question 8

All designers are creative. Some creative people are researchers. Which statement must be true?

A. Some designers are researchers
B. Every researcher is creative
C. Some creative people are researchers
D. No designer is a researcher
E. Every creative person is a designer

Question 9

Five seats are arranged in a row. A must sit immediately before B. C must sit after B. D must sit before A. Which partial order is required?

A. A, D, B, C
B. D, A, B, C
C. C, D, A, B
D. B, C, D, A
E. D, B, A, C

Question 10

Mira is taller than Talia. Talia is taller than Rina. Rina is taller than Sia. Who is shortest?

A. Mira
B. Talia
C. Rina
D. Sia
E. Cannot be determined

Question 11

Assume:

  • Every archived file has a label.
  • No temporary file has a label.

Which conclusion must be true?

A. No temporary file is archived
B. Every labeled file is archived
C. Some temporary files are archived
D. Every archived file is temporary
E. No archived file exists

Question 12

A project can begin only after both approval and funding. Approval is complete, but funding is not complete. What must be true?

A. The project has begun
B. The project cannot yet begin
C. Approval is invalid
D. Funding will be completed
E. The project was cancelled

Question 13

Three reports-R, S, and T-are submitted on different days. R is before S. T is after S. Which order is required?

A. R, S, T
B. S, R, T
C. T, R, S
D. S, T, R
E. R, T, S

Question 14

If a machine is active, its light is on. The light is on. Which conclusion is valid?

A. The machine must be active
B. The machine must be inactive
C. The light cannot fail
D. The machine may be active, but it is not proven
E. Every active machine has two lights

Question 15

Some consultants are trainers. Every trainer prepares materials. Which conclusion must be true?

A. Every consultant prepares materials
B. Some consultants prepare materials
C. No consultant prepares materials
D. Every person preparing materials is a trainer
E. Some trainers are not consultants

Answer Key

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BBADBBACBD
1112131415
ABADB

Answer Explanations

Question 1: B - Some managers review data

The managers who are analysts must review data because every analyst reviews data.

Question 2: B - It was not approved

Approved implies recorded. Not recorded therefore implies not approved.

Question 3: A - Nora

The complete chain is Nora before Liam before Priya.

Question 4: D - Z, W, X, Y

The constraints create Z before W before X before Y.

Question 5: B - Some engineers are not supervisors

The engineers who are trainees cannot be supervisors, so some engineers are not supervisors.

Question 6: B - 5278

5278 begins with an odd digit, ends with an even digit, contains no repeated digit, and has 2 < 7.

Question 7: A - The alarm did not sound

Alarm implies evacuation. No evacuation therefore implies no alarm.

Question 8: C - Some creative people are researchers

The third option repeats the stated premise. The other relationships are not established.

Question 9: B - D, A, B, C

The fixed chain is D before A immediately before B before C.

Question 10: D - Sia

The chain descends Mira, Talia, Rina, Sia. Sia is shortest.

Question 11: A - No temporary file is archived

An archived file must have a label, while a temporary file cannot have one. A temporary file therefore cannot be archived.

Question 12: B - The project cannot yet begin

Both conditions are required. With funding incomplete, the project cannot yet begin.

Question 13: A - R, S, T

The conditions create the complete order R before S before T.

Question 14: D - The machine may be active, but it is not proven

Active implies light on. Light on does not prove active because another cause may turn on the light.

Question 15: B - Some consultants prepare materials

The consultants who are trainers must prepare materials.

Review Your Logic Errors

Classify errors as:

  • reversed implication;
  • unsupported converse;
  • some treated as all;
  • overlooked exclusion;
  • broken order chain;
  • missed immediate block;
  • external assumption;
  • rule-checking oversight;
  • excessive time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is logic a separate official CCAT section?

Criteria reports Math and Logic as one official ability area. Independent preparation may separate the two for study.

Can I use real-world knowledge?

No. Use only the stated premises unless the question explicitly supplies outside information.

Does if P, then Q mean if Q, then P?

No. That is an unsupported converse.

What should I do when a question is taking too long?

Use elimination, make an informed choice, and continue. Criteria advises moving on after more than one minute, and many time traps should be abandoned earlier.

Is this an official score?

No. It is a result on an independent practice set.

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