Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some sheds are huts. All huts are cabins. No cabin is a villa.
Conclusions:
I. Some sheds being villas is a possibility.
II. All sheds being villas is a possibility.

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 hut is a cabin and no cabin is a villa, so no hut is a villa. The sheds that are huts are therefore not villas, so 'Some sheds are not villas' is definite.
That makes 'All sheds being villas' impossible: II does not follow.
Sheds that are not huts are unrestricted, so a picture where some of them are villas obeys every statement. I follows.
Only I follows.

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Find the definite Some-not first. Any possibility that contradicts it is out.

Concept: Possibility against a definite Some … not in a chain
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Assume the statements are true.Statements: Some sheds are huts. All huts are cabins. No cabin is a villa.Conclusions:I. Some sheds being villas is a possibility.II. All sheds being villas is a possibility.

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Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some sheds are huts. All huts are cabins. No cabin is a villa.
Conclusions:
I. Some sheds being villas is a possibility.
II. All sheds being villas is a possibility.