SHSAT Logic: Practice 2

1. Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following information.

In the code below, (1) each nonsense word represents the same English word, (2) each English word is represented by only one nonsense word, and (3) in any given sentence, the position of the nonsense word may or may not be the same as the English word it represents.

bos du la tig mah
means
"Nicole is studying alone today."

la cou bos reh du
means
"Bob is also studying alone."

mah bos tig ke la
means
"Today Nicole is not studying."

Which nonsense word represents "not"?

(a) tig

(b) la

(c) ke

(d) cou

(e) Cannot be determined from the information given

2. Which English word is represented by bos?

(a) Nicole

(b) alone

(c) studying

(d) is

(e) Cannot be determined from the information given

3. If Kathy sings, then Jacob listens to his iPod and Conan leaves the room. If Conan is not leaving the room, then which of the following statements must be true?

(a) Kathy is singing and Jacob is listening to his iPod.

(b) Jacob is listening to his iPod but Kathy is not necessarily singing.

(c) Kathy is singing but Jacob is not necessarily listening to his iPod.

(d) Kathy has been singing and Jacob is beginning to listen to his iPod.

(e) Kathy is not singing.

4. Anyone visiting the Crescent Island is required to have either a traveling visa or a working permit. Crescent Island law states that everyone with a traveling visa can only stay a maximum of one month.

Based on the information above, which of the following statements must also be true?

(a) If Peter visits Crescent Islands, then he has a traveling visa.

(b) If Stacy visits Crescent Islands for 3 months and doesn't violate Crescent Island law, then she has a working permit.

(c) Cindy visited Crescent Islands with a traveling visa, so she stayed for one

(d) Amanda did not visit Crescent Islands, so she does not have a traveling visa.

(e) If Raymond visits Crescent Islands with a working permit, then he must stay for at least one month.