9) NB CZ
mb cz
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
10) OYRW
oyrw
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
11) KTPC
lufe
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
12) xf vh
XF VH
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
13) mj nh
MJ NH
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
14) thil
J YCD
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
15) crbu
NXZI
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
16) OL YF
onyf
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
17) rsgi
J SGI
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
18) J UKS
gukp
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
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19) KTFY
nocy
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
20) xgzj
XGVJ
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
21) vt ko
J TKO
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
22) EHEK
lhsg
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
23) IGQL
iyzc
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
24) jbtx
BOSX
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
25) pbud
BDUT
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3 E 4
The answers to this section are on page 121.
Army – Reasoning
Instructions
Read the sentence and then answer a question associated with it
when it appears on the computer screen. When taking the actual
test you will only see one sentence at a time on the computer
screen. You will have to memorise the sentence in order to
answer the question when it is presented on the next screen.This
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might be easier for you if you just remember the name of the
‘winner’ – i.e. the highest, the fastest and so on.
The first thing that you need to focus on is the word that con-
nects the two people. In the first practice example below this is
faster. The next thing that you need to do is to decide the direc-
tion of the comparison that is being made. In the first practice
example it is Peter who is the faster runner. Once you have estab-
lished this, answering the question is easy. Peter is the ‘winner’ so
the answer to the question is Paul.
Practice questions
1) Peter is a faster runner than Paul.
Who is the slower runner?
A Peter
B Paul
2) Raj has a more expensive watch than Jean.
Who has the more expensive watch?
A Raj
B Jean
3) Sally is better at football than Lisa.
Who is the better footballer?
A Sally
B Lisa
4) David is a faster typist than Pauline.
Who is the slower typist?
A David
B Pauline
5) Mohammed reads more books than Gene.
Who reads less?
A Mohammed
B Gene
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6) Siri is brighter than Penny.
Who is brighter?
A Siri
B Penny
7) Stephen is a stronger swimmer than Sarah.
Who is the weaker swimmer?
A Stephen
B Sarah
8) Philip is more talented than Roger.
Who has less talent?
A Philip
B Roger
9) Graham is not as quick at maths as Harold.
Who is slower at maths?
A Graham
B Harold
10) Alfred is quicker than Harry.
Who is slower?
A Alfred
B Harry
11) Lisa is better at sports than Asha.
Who is less good at sports?
A Lisa
B Asha
12) Vincent is not as good a cook as Gordon.
Who is the better cook?
A Vincent
B Gordon
13) Jack is not as good a gardener as Nasim.
Who is the lesser gardener?
A Jack
B Nasim
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14) Ada is not as outgoing as Zack.
Who is more outgoing?
A Ada
B Zack
15) Isaac is not as good a pool player as Peter.
Who is the lesser pool player?
A Isaac
B Peter
16) Valery is not as strong a card player as Shoaib.
Who is the better card player?
A Valery
B Shoaib
17) Evelyn is friendlier than Amritpal.
Who is friendlier?
A Evelyn
B Amritpal
18) Richard is more academic than Freddy.
Who is less academic?
A Richard
B Freddy
19) Riya is older than Andy.
Who is younger?
A Riya
B Andy
20) Sarah has a smaller car than Jason.
Who has the bigger car?
A Sarah
B Jason
21) Manuel has a lower drive than Yasar.
Who has less motivation?
A Manuel
B Yasar
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