Assume the statements are true.
Statements: All spoons are plates. All plates are cups.
Conclusions:
I. All spoons are cups.
II. All cups are spoons.

Only I followsCorrect answerYour answerOnly II followsCorrect answerYour answerNeither I nor II followsCorrect answerYour answerBoth I and II followCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Every spoon is a plate and every plate is a cup, so every spoon is a cup. Conclusion I follows.
Conclusion II turns 'All spoons are cups' around. The cup circle may be much bigger than the spoon circle, so there can be cups that are not spoons. II does not follow.
Only I follows.

Worth noting

'All' is not reversible. From 'All X are Y' you may say 'Some Y are X', never 'All Y are X'.

Concept: Chaining two All statements; All is not reversible
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Assume the statements are true.Statements: All spoons are plates. All plates are cups.Conclusions:I. All spoons are cups.II. All cups are spoons.

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Assume the statements are true.
Statements: All spoons are plates. All plates are cups.
Conclusions:
I. All spoons are cups.
II. All cups are spoons.