Succeed in SHL Deductive Reasoning Testing with our Authentic Prep (2024 Update)

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Deductions and Conclusions Based Questions

Sample Question:

Review the facts below:

Based on the information above, which of the following MUST be true? 

A. Rover lives in London
B. Kitty lives in London
C. Rover is fully vaccinated
D. Kitty is vaccinated once a year
E. Rover and Kitty live in the same city.

Correct answer: C. 

Explanation:

Since all healthy dogs are fully vaccinated, the fact that Rover is a healthy dog means that Rover is fully vaccinated as well. 

Tip: To solve this question, you might want to start with the first option and check if it’s true or not. If it’s true, you have found your answer. If not, you can eliminate this option, move to the next one and keep eliminating the options till you reach the correct answer. 

In this question, option A is 'Rover lives in London', but in the question statement, there is no information about where Rover lives. Hence we eliminate option A. Similarly, option B is also eliminated. Option C comes out to be correct, so there’s no need to check the rest of the options since there can only be ONE correct answer to a question.

Underlying Assumptions Based Questions

The bakery produced 1,000 cakes in the last month and 1,200 in the month before that. Hence, raising employees' salaries helped to improve the bakery's productivity.

Which assumption underlies the above argument?

A. The bakery produces around a thousand cakes each month.
B. The bakery produced around eleven hundred cakes two months ago.
C. The bakery used to produce less than a thousand cakes a month.
D. The bakery has sold more bread in the last two months.
E. Raising the salaries of employees always guarantees an increase in productivity.

Correct answer: C.

Explanation:

The question statement mentions productivity improvement, suggesting that the bakery was comparatively less productive in the past. If the current production of the bakery is between 1,000-1,200, then it must be producing less than a thousand cakes in the past. You might option E as correct, but you cannot make deductions regarding a general rule about all bakeries on the basis of just one instance.

Tip: Eliminate the unsuitable options. Option A is incorrect since the bakery produced 1,200 cakes two months ago. Option B contradicts the question statement. Option D contains irrelevant information since you don’t know whether the company produces bread. All these options can be eliminated. Among the two options left, the correct option is given above.

Here we have listed some top tips that will help you excel in your SHL deductive reasoning test:

Know your test: Make sure you know which version of the test you are required to take. That way you can get familiar with the format of the test, the expected number of questions and the time limit.

Practice, practice and practice some more: They say 'Practice makes perfect', and it couldn’t be any truer than for this test. You will be more familiar with how the questions might be phrased and how to approach them.

'Time waits for no one': The assessment is timed. Not only do you need to make accurate decisions, but you also need to be quick. To help you prepare for this, you should take timed practice assessments. If you don’t have access to timed assessments, you might want to use a stopwatch to manually time your practice questions.

Take mock assessments: Taking full-length mock assessments can give you the exact experience of the final test. Take mock assessments in the same setting that you plan to take the final test. This will help you feel more relaxed when taking the real test.

'Forget the mistake, remember the lesson': Do a retrospective analysis of the questions you answered wrong in practice assessments and learn from your mistakes. Knowing your mistakes and learning how to avoid them in the future, that’s the key!

Prepare for test day: On the day of the assessment, make sure you have done the necessary preparations to comfortably take the test. Have a quiet place to yourself, ensure a stable internet connection, charge your device and keep your charger close, have a pen and notepad with you, and put your phone on silent to avoid any sort of disturbances.