Verbal ReasoningYears 5–6Sentence Completion & Logic

Logical deduction from statements

Draw valid conclusions from two or more given statements using basic logical reasoning

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a bag of 3 coloured balls: one red, one blue, one green. Your friend says 'The green ball is NOT in my hand.' That's a clue!

  2. 2

    If the green ball is NOT in your friend's hand, which ball COULD be in their hand?

  3. 3

    Tap the ball that MUST be in your friend's hand if: 'The red ball is NOT in my hand' AND 'The blue ball IS in my hand.'

  4. 4

    Let's solve a puzzle together! 'The cat is not black. The dog is not white. The cat is white.' What colour is the dog?

  5. 5

    From the worked example, what colour is the dog?

  6. 6

    Three friends: Ali, Ben, and Cat. Ali is NOT the tallest. Ben IS the shortest. Who is the tallest? Tap the right name.

  7. 7

    If Ali is not tallest and Ben is shortest, who MUST be tallest?

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