Question Type Strategies and Negations Flashcards
What does “Must Be True” mean?
It happens 100% of the time
What does “Could Be True” mean?
It happens more than 0% of the time. Could be true therefore includes the possibility of must be true.
What does “Could Be False” mean?
It happens less than 100% of the time. Could be true therefore includes the possibility of must be false.
What does “Must Be False” mean?
It happens 0% of the time
What does it mean to “negate” or find the “logical opposite” of something?
Find the term that covers EVERYTHING else in the spectrum of possibilities (not just what is on the opposite end of the spectrum)
For example, the logical opposite of must be true is could be false because could be false is everything less than 100%, meaning it is everything except for 100%
ID the Question Type:
“Which one of the following could be the order, from first to seventh, of the pieces on the recording?”
Acceptability
What is an Acceptability Question? What is the strategy?
This question type asks for an arrangement of the entities that is possible. In other words, an arrangement that does NOT break ANY of the rules.
Take Rule 1 and check EVERY answer choice to see if any of them break rule 1. Eliminate any answer choices that break the rule. Then move onto the next rule and continue the process until you arrive at one answer choice.
ID the Question Type:
“Which one of the following could be a list of the factories in the order of their scheduled inspections, from day 1 through day 6?”
Acceptability
ID the Question Type:
“Which one of the following must be true?”
Must be true, Global
Explanation:
Global because it is NOT asking about a specific entity or slot
ID the Question Type:
“X could be placed in which of the following spots?”
Could be true, Local
Explanation:
Local because it is asking about a specific entity, X
ID the Question Type:
Each of the following could be true EXCEPT
Must be False, Global
Explanation:
Global because it is NOT asking about a specific entity or slot
“EXCEPT” means we need to negate. The negation of could be true is must be false
ID the Question Type:
Which one of the following CANNOT be true?
Must be False, Global
Explanation:
Global because it is NOT asking about a specific entity or slot
ID the Question Type:
Each of the following must be true EXCEPT
Could be False, Global
Explanation:
Global because it is NOT asking about a specific entity or slot
“EXCEPT” means we need to negate. The negation of must be true is could be false
ID the Question Type:
Which one of the following could be true?
Could be True, Global
Explanation:
Global because it is NOT asking about a specific entity or slot
