Analytical Reasoning Question No. 41
Exactly five adults—R, S, T, U, and V—have gathered to play a sport called Trios. In each round of the sport, exactly three of these adults must play. The following are all the conditions:
- No adult can play in three consecutive rounds.
- No adult can sit out two consecutive rounds.
- In any sport, each of the five adults must play in exactly three rounds.
1. If R, S, and T play in a first round, which of the following could be the trio who play in that sport's second round?
(A) R, S, U (B) R, S, V (C) R, T, U (D) S, T, V (E) S, U, V
2. If, in an individual sport, S, T, and U play in the first round and R, T, and U play in the third round, the players in the second round must be
(A) R, S, T (B) R, S, U (C) R, S. V (D) S, T, V (E) S, U, V
3. If, in an individual sport, T and V do not play in the first round, which of the following must be true?
(A) T plays in rounds three and four. (B) V plays in rounds three and five.
(C) T and V both play in round four. (D) T and V both play in round five.
(E) U and V both play in round four.
4. If, in an individual sport, R, T, and U play in the first round, and S, U. and V play in the second round, which of the following must play in the fourth round?
(A) R (B) S (C) T (D) U (E) V
5. If, in an individual sport, R, U, and V play in the first round, and if U and S play in the fourth round, which of the following CANNOT have played in the third round?
(A) R (B) S (C) T (D) U (E) V
6. If, in an individual sport, R, S, and U play in the first round and S, U, and V play in the third round, which of the following CANNOT play in the fourth round and must play in the fifth round?
(A) R (B) S (C) T (D) U (E) V