CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL, INDIRAPURAM
CLASS: VII LOGICAL REASONING
1. Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, . . . What number should come next?
a. 9 b. 29 c. 32 d. 34
2. Look at this series: 40, 40, 47, 47, 54, . . . What number should come next?
a. 40 b. 44 c. 54 d. 61
3. Look at this series: U32, V29, , X23, Y20, . . . What number should fill the blank?
a. W26 b. W17 c. Z17 d. Z26
4. Look at this series: QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU________
a. UAV b. UAT c. TAS d. TAT
5. Look at this series: 15, , 27, 27, 39, 39, . . . What number should fill the blank?
a. 51 b.39 c. 23 d.15
6. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a. tulip b. rose c. bud d. daisy
7. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a. tire b. steering wheel c. engine d. car.
8. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a. parsley b. basil c. dill d. mayonnaise
9. Each question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is
a necessary part of the underlined word. A good way to approach this type of question is to say the
following sentence: “A __________could not exist without.” Put the underlined word in the first blank.
Try each of the answer choices in the second blank to see which choice is most logical.
For questions 8 to 13, find the word that names a necessary part of the underlined word.
10. Election
a. president b. voter c. November d. nation
11. Diploma
a. principal b. curriculum c. employment d. graduation
12. Swimming
a. pool b. bathing suit c. water d. life jacket
13. School
a. student b. report card c. test d. learning
14. Monopoly
a. corrupt b. exclusive c. rich d. gigantic
From question 14 to 18 Complete the same relationship with the word.
15. Window is to pane as book is to
a. novel. b. glass. c. cover. d. page.
16. Secretly is to openly as silently is to
a. scarcely. b. impolitely. c. noisily. d. quietly.
17. Artist is to painting as senator is to
a. attorney. b. law. c. politician. d. constituents.
18. Careful is to cautious as boastful is to
a. arrogant. b. humble. c. joyful. d. suspicious
19. Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to
a. gloomy. b. mean. c. petty. d. helpful.
From Question 20 to 26, Find the pair that has a similar relationship.
20. PETAL: FLOWER
a. salt: pepper b. tire: bicycle c. base: ball
d. sandals: shoes e. puppy: dog
21. BRISTLE: BRUSH
a. arm: leg b. stage: curtain c. recline: chair
d. key: piano e. art : sculpture
22. FISH : SCHOOL
a. wolf : pack b. elephant : jungle c. beagle : clan
d. herd : peacock e. cow : farm
23. ODOMETER: DISTANCE
a. scale: weight b. length : width c. inch : foot
d. mileage : speed e. area : size
24. SIAMESE : CAT
a. type : breed b. dog : puppy c. mark : spot
d. romaine : lettuce e. collar : leash
25. PEDAL : BICYCLE
a. inch : yardstick b. walk : skip c. tire : automobile
d. buckle : belt e. oar : canoe
26. PULSATE : THROB
a. walk : run b. tired : sleep c. examine : scrutinize
d. ballet : dancer e. find : lose
27. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
peslligen means basketball court
ligenstrisi means courtroom
oltaganti means placement test
Which word could mean “guest room”?
a. peslstrisi b. vosefstrisi c. gantipesl d. oltastrisi
28. Last summer, Mike spent two weeks at a summer camp. There, he went hiking, swimming, and canoeing.
This summer, Mike looks forward to attending a two-week music camp, where he hopes to sing, dance,
and learn to play the guitar.
a. Mike’s parents want him to learn to play the guitar.
b. Mike prefers music to outdoor activities.
c. Mike goes to some type of camp every summer.
d. Mike likes to sing and dance.
29. On weekends, Mr. Sanchez spends many hours working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs.
Sanchez spends her free time reading and listening to classical music. Both Mr. Sanchez and Mrs.
Sanchez like to cook.
a. Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables.
b. Mr. Sanchez does not like classical music.
c. Mrs. Sanchez cooks the vegetables that Mr. Sanchez grows.
d. Mrs. Sanchez enjoys reading nineteenth- century novels.
30. Sara lives in a large city on the East Coast. Her younger cousin Marleen lives in the Mid- west in a small
town with fewer than 1,000 residents. Marleen has visited Sara several times during the past five years.
In the same period of time, Sara has visited Marleen only once.
a. Marleen likes Sara better than Sara likes Marleen.
b. Sara thinks small towns are boring.
c. Sara is older than Marleen.
d. Marleen wants to move to the East Coast.
