Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some forks are knives. Some knives are spoons.
Conclusions:
I. No fork is a spoon.
II. Some forks being spoons is a possibility.

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

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Two 'Some' statements give no definite link between forks and spoons. 'No fork is a spoon' is only one possible picture, so I does not follow.
Draw the fork-knives and the knife-spoons as the same objects. The statements hold and some forks are spoons, so II follows.
Only II follows.

Worth noting

A possible picture is not a definite conclusion. I is possible but not certain, while II only claims a possibility.

Concept: Definite versus possible after Some + Some
Typical timeTypical: 40 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsPossibility and either-or

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Assume the statements are true.Statements: Some forks are knives. Some knives are spoons.Conclusions:I. No fork is a spoon.II. Some forks being spoons is a possibility.

Explanation

Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some forks are knives. Some knives are spoons.
Conclusions:
I. No fork is a spoon.
II. Some forks being spoons is a possibility.