Cognitive Reasoning — Free Sample

A 5-item sample of the Cognitive Reasoning family — pattern recognition, sequence completion, verbal analogy, deductive logic, and abstract reasoning. Items are originally authored or adapted from public-domain reasoning-test traditions (Spearman 1904; Cattell-Horn-Carroll fluid-intelligence framework). Cognitive ability tests show large demographic group differences and substantial validity for job performance — see the Data Notice below for limits. For a verified Skills Passport credential, take the full Cognitive Reasoning assessment.

1. What number completes the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ___?

36 40 42 44

2. All philosophers think carefully. Some careful thinkers reach correct conclusions. Which statement MUST be true given only the two premises above?

All philosophers reach correct conclusions. Some philosophers reach correct conclusions. No conclusion about philosophers reaching correct conclusions can be drawn from the premises alone. All careful thinkers are philosophers.

3. Choose the analogy that best matches the relationship: Cartographer is to Map as ___?

Composer is to Symphony Pianist is to Concert Reader is to Book Critic is to Review

4. If five machines produce five widgets in five minutes, how long would it take 100 machines to produce 100 widgets, assuming the same per-machine rate?

5 minutes 20 minutes 100 minutes 500 minutes

5. Three of the following four pairs of words share a common structural relationship; one does not. Which one is the OUTLIER?

Sapling : Tree Caterpillar : Butterfly Tadpole : Frog Branch : Trunk

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