Logical Reasoning Quiz – Artificial Language Questions
Q1. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
gorblflur means fan belt
pixngorbl means ceiling fan
arthtusl means tile roof
Which word could mean “ceiling tile”?
A. gorbltusl
B. flurgorbl
C. arthflur
D. pixnarth
Explanation: Gorbl means fan; flur means belt; pixn means ceiling; arth means tile; and tusl means roof. Therefore, pixnarth is the correct choice
Q2. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
hapllesh means cloudburst
srenchoch means pinball
resbosrench means ninepin
Which word could mean “cloud nine”?
A. leshsrench
B. ochhapl
C. haploch
D. haplresbo
Explanation:
Hapl means cloud; lesh means burst; srench means pin; och means ball; and resbomeans nine. Leshsrench (choice a) doesn’t contain any of the words needed for cloud nine. We know that och means ball, so that rules out choices b and c. When you combine hapl (cloud) with resbo (nine), you get the correct answer
Q3. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
agnoscrenia means poisonous spider
delanocrenia means poisonous snake
agnosdeery means brown spider
Which word could mean “black widow spider”?
A. deeryclostagnos
B. agnosdelano
C. agnosvitriblunin
D. trymuttiagnos
Explanation:
In this language, the noun appears first and the adjectives follow. Since agnos means spider and should appear first, choices a and d can be ruled out. Choice b can be ruled out because delano means snake.
Q4. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
moolokarn means blue sky
wilkospadi means bicycle race
moolowilko means blue bicycle
Which word could mean “racecar”?
A. wilkozwet
B. spadiwilko
C. moolobreil
D. spadivolo
Explanation:
From wilkospadi, you can determine that wilko means bicicyle and spadi means race. Therefore, the first part of the word that means racecar should begin with spadi. That limits your choices to b and d. Choice b, spadiwilko, is incorrect because we have already determined that wilkomeans bicycle. Therefore, the answer must be choice d, spadivolo.
Q5. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
migenlasan means cupboard
lasanpoen means boardwalk
cuopdansa means pullman
Which word could mean “walkway”?
A. poenmigen
B. cuopeisel
C. lasandansa
D. poenforc
Explanation:
Migen means cup; lasan means board; poen means walk; cuop means pull; and dansameans man. The only possible choices, then, are choices a and d. Choice a can be ruled out because migen means cup.
Q6. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
godabim means kidney stones
romzbim means kidney beans
romzbako means wax beans
Which word could mean “wax statue”?
A. godaromz
B. lazbim
C. wasibako
D. romzpeo
Explanation:
In this language, the adjective follows the noun. From godabim and romzbim, you can determine that bim means kidney. From romzbim and romzbako, you can determine that romz means beans. Therefore, bako means wax. Because the adjective wax must come after the noun in this language, wasibako is the only choice
Q7. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
granamelke means big tree
pinimelke means little tree
melkehoon means tree house
Which word could mean “big house”?
A. granahoon
B. pinishur
C. pinihoon
D. melkegrana
Explanation:
Grana means big;melkemeans tree; pini means little; hoonmeans house. Therefore, granahoon means big house.
Q8. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
daftafoni means advisement
imodafta means misadvise
imolokti means misconduct
Which word could mean “statement”?
A. kratafoni
B. kratadafta
C. loktifoni
D. daftaimo
Explanation:
Dafta means advise; foni is the same as the suffix -ment; imo is the same as the prefix mis-; lokti means conduct. Since the only word in the answer choices that hasn’t been defined is krata, it is reasonable to assume that krata means state. Therefore, kratafoniis the only choice that could mean statement.
Q9. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
lelibroon means yellow hat
plekafroti means flower garden
frotimix means garden salad
Which word could mean “yellow flower”?
A. lelifroti
B. lelipleka
C. plekabroon
D. frotibroon
Explanation:
Leli means yellow; broon means hat; pleka means flower; froti means garden; mixmeans salad. Therefore, lelipleka means yellow flower.
Q10. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
myncabel means saddle horse
conowir means trail ride
cabelalma means horse blanket
Which word could mean “horse ride”?
A. cabelwir
B. conocabel
C. almamyn
D. conoalma
Explanation:
Myn means saddle; cabel means horse; cono means trail; and wir means ride. Therefore, cabelwir is the correct answer.