1.4 Logical Puzzles

Explanation

Remember, not all the information they present will be important. We need to work out  what is represented by the monkey bars.

Looking at the box from afar, we see that three shapes are very close to each other, and  two shapes are in the opposite corners.

When corroborating with the text, we see why it is useful to look at the box from afar.

It is likely that the triangle, semi circle and pentagon all relate to the phrase:

“The slide is almost equidistant from the see-saw and roundabout”.

This must mean that the semi-circle represents the slide. We know that the triangle and pentagon could both be either see-saw or roundabout.

To help us work out which one is which we can use:

“The roundabout is not allocated to the triangle”.

This means that the roundabout is therefore related to the pentagon, and the see-saw is related to the triangle. We now know the middle three shapes. We are left with bench and monkey bars.

We know that “the monkey bars are not allocated to the heart”. This means that the monkey bars must be the trapezium shape, so the answer is A, trapezium.

Explanation

The correct answer is D. The first step is to find the location of the church. The only shape equidistant between two others is the cross.

Next we ascertain that the most easterly building is the Heart and so this must be the gurdwara.

That means that the one remaining shape, the square, must be the temple and thus the answer is D.

Explanation

The correct answer is B. Whilst the time travelled between these two locations is the same, this doesn’t mean that the distance is equal and so B is the incorrect statement.

A is not the correct answer. This is because the question specifically states that the journey takes at least 7 minutes, which is correct because it would take more than 7 minutes. This type of linguistic specificity is common in the UCAT, and worth being vigilant for.

Explanation

The correct answer is D. First of all William lives in Flat one and so Lucy must live in Flat 8.

From this statement we can see that Robin lives in Flat 7, adjacent to Lucy with Sally in Flat 6.

This means that Sally cannot live in Flat 7 and so the answer which cannot be true is D.

Explanation

The correct answer is C. Firstly we can place Jamie and Alicia. We know that the order goes – Jamie, Woman, Man, Alicia as shown in the diagram opposite.

Next we can see that for Catherine it goes Catherine, Man, Woman, Man, Woman, Alicia as represented on the right diagram.

This means we can place Catherine on Jamie’s left on the diagram on the left.

From the next line, we can place Roberto two places to the right of Jamie.

We now can see that Roberto is not sat next to Catherine and as she is the only woman he is not sat next to, she must be his playing partner and so the answer is C.

Explanation

The correct answer is A. First of all we can see that Tim and Tom live opposite in middle flats.

Jenna and David must occupy either of the the other two middle spots given they have views of the green space.

Dan and Cameron must live in corner flats next to Tim.

Dan and Cameron must live in corner flats next to Tim. This means that Dan can be either three or one flat away from Jenna but not two flats apart and so A cannot be true

Explanation

The correct answer is C. The only information to answer this question is the third line. If Tommy is on the left of the woman, he is the person on the right of the woman. This means that he must be Molly-Mae’s partner.

Explanation

The correct answer is D. The forest is the most southerly and so it must be represented by the heart.

We are told that the school is the star and the star is northeast of the square and so the square must be the town hall.

The only two shapes remaining are the circle and the pentagon. As we are told that the estate is not represented by the circle, it must be represented by the pentagon and so the answer is D.

Explanation

The correct answer is A. From the first line we can say that Charlie and Gareth are at either end of the table

From the next line, we can say that Andi or Dani occupy the seats next to Ellie and Farhan sits in the middle of the other side.

From the final line, we can say that Bryan is between Farhan and Gareth with Andi between Ellie and Gareth. This means that Andi cannot be next to Charlie.

Explanation

The correct answer is A.  From this line we can tell that the leftmost block is Block D because the triangle is south of it.

From the next line we can tell that the accommodation block B is the bottom rectangle and C is the top. This leaves block A as the block represented by the question mark.