Deductive/Inductive Reasoning UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Giants have lost their last seven games. Thus,
they will probably lose their next game.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If you brush and floss your teeth daily then you will
have fewer cavities. Marie brushes and flosses her teeth daily. Thus, she will have fewer
cavities.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Jones will play tennis today if Smith plays. Jones
will not play tennis today. Thus, Smith will not play.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 4 out of 5 times I beat Corey at pool and I'm going to
play him tomorrow. So, I'll very likely win.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If Bush's popularity goes below 20% then he'll be
forced to cut and run from Iraq, but that's not the case now.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No man has ever gotten pregnant. Thus, no man ever
will get pregnant.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Most people are pro-choice on abortion. At least most
of the people I know.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- John is a heavy thinker. After all, he's rich.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It has been observed that earthquakes precede the
eruption of volcanoes. Thus, earthquakes cause volcanoes to erupt.
, Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Six schools in other countries that favor year-round
school have higher test scores than the US in math, science, and geography. Therefore, the
US should have year-round schools.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- All students go to school. You are a student.
Therefore you go to school.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- All birds can fly. An ostrich is a bird. Therefore an
ostrich can fly.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To graduate from school, a student must earn twenty
credits. Sal will graduate next month. Therefore, Sal must have earned twenty credits.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rufus and Rose came back from the beach with
sunburns. It must have been a sunny day at the beach.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Five of the twenty students surveyed like the new
dance policy. Those five were from the senior class. The senior class likes the new policy.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Generally, when food consumed contains more
calories than needed, the excess calories are stored as fat. Many teenagers eat far more high
calorie foods than their bodies need. Consequently, many teenagers are overweight.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The number of endangered plant and animal species is
on the rise worldwide because of the destruction of their habitats. Much of the Florida
panther's habitat has been taken over by land developers, and the panther's food source is
dwindling. Presently, there are very few Florida panthers remaining. Therefore, the Florida
panther should be placed on the endangered species list.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Two episodes of the Big Bang Theory made me laugh
and laugh LOLOLOLOL! Therefore, The Big Bang Theory is always funny.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Every day, I leave for work in my car at eight
o'clock. Every day, the drive to work takes 45 minutes I arrive to work on time. Therefore, if I
leave for work at eight o'clock today, I will be on time.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Giants have lost their last seven games. Thus,
they will probably lose their next game.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If you brush and floss your teeth daily then you will
have fewer cavities. Marie brushes and flosses her teeth daily. Thus, she will have fewer
cavities.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Jones will play tennis today if Smith plays. Jones
will not play tennis today. Thus, Smith will not play.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 4 out of 5 times I beat Corey at pool and I'm going to
play him tomorrow. So, I'll very likely win.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If Bush's popularity goes below 20% then he'll be
forced to cut and run from Iraq, but that's not the case now.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No man has ever gotten pregnant. Thus, no man ever
will get pregnant.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Most people are pro-choice on abortion. At least most
of the people I know.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- John is a heavy thinker. After all, he's rich.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It has been observed that earthquakes precede the
eruption of volcanoes. Thus, earthquakes cause volcanoes to erupt.
, Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Six schools in other countries that favor year-round
school have higher test scores than the US in math, science, and geography. Therefore, the
US should have year-round schools.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- All students go to school. You are a student.
Therefore you go to school.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- All birds can fly. An ostrich is a bird. Therefore an
ostrich can fly.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To graduate from school, a student must earn twenty
credits. Sal will graduate next month. Therefore, Sal must have earned twenty credits.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rufus and Rose came back from the beach with
sunburns. It must have been a sunny day at the beach.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Five of the twenty students surveyed like the new
dance policy. Those five were from the senior class. The senior class likes the new policy.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Generally, when food consumed contains more
calories than needed, the excess calories are stored as fat. Many teenagers eat far more high
calorie foods than their bodies need. Consequently, many teenagers are overweight.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The number of endangered plant and animal species is
on the rise worldwide because of the destruction of their habitats. Much of the Florida
panther's habitat has been taken over by land developers, and the panther's food source is
dwindling. Presently, there are very few Florida panthers remaining. Therefore, the Florida
panther should be placed on the endangered species list.
Inductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Two episodes of the Big Bang Theory made me laugh
and laugh LOLOLOLOL! Therefore, The Big Bang Theory is always funny.
Deductive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Every day, I leave for work in my car at eight
o'clock. Every day, the drive to work takes 45 minutes I arrive to work on time. Therefore, if I
leave for work at eight o'clock today, I will be on time.
