Logical Reasoning - Essential Part

Exercise : Essential Part - Type 1
Directions to Solve
Each question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.

1.
harvest
autumn
stockpile
tractor
crop
Answer: Option
Explanation:
To harvest something, one must have a crop, which is the essential element for this item. Autumn (choice a) is not the only time crops are harvested. There may not be enough of a crop to stockpile (choice b), and you can harvest crops without a tractor (choice c).

2.
desert
cactus
arid
oasis
flat
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A desert is an arid tract of land. Not all deserts are flat (choice d). Not all deserts have cacti or oases (choices a and c).

3.
book
fiction
pages
pictures
learning
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The necessary part of a book is its pages; there is no book without pages. Not all books are fiction (choice a), and not all books have pictures (choice c). Learning (choice d) may or may not take place with a book

4.
language
tongue
slang
writing
words
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Words are a necessary part of language. Slang is not necessary to language (choice b). Not all languages are written (choice c). Not all languages are spoken (choice a).

5.
school
student
report card
test
learning
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Without students, a school cannot exist; therefore, students are the essential part of schools. The other choices may be related, but they are not essential.