Analytical Reasoning Question No. 77
The organizers of a speech tournament will give an awards banquet after the final round of debates for the two teams in that round: for the Model School, composed of Instructor M and speakers N, O, and P, and for the Oxford School, composed of Instructor Q and speakers R, S, and U. At the winners' table exactly seven places will be set, all along one side of the table and consecutively numbered one through seven. The assignment of sitting to these seven positions will be determined by the team scores from the final round of debates and must meet the following conditions:
- All the speakers will be seated.
- If one team wins, the Instructor of the winning team will sit in the first position and a speaker from that team will sit in the fourth position.
- In case of a tie, neither Instructor will sit at the winners table, and Judge Z will sit in the fourth position.
- No two speakers from the same team can sit next to each other.
- N and U will not sit next to each other.
1. Which of the following could be an acceptable assignment for chairs one through four, respectively?
| Option | One | Two | Three | Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | N | O | P | U |
| (B) | M | N | U | P |
| (C) | Q | N | S | R |
| (D) | Q | U | O | S |
| (E) | S | U | P | R |
2. If O and U sit, respectively, in the second and seventh positions, which of the following must sit in the first position?
(A) M (B) N (C) P (D) Q (E) R
3. If U and P are, respectively, in the first and seventh positions, which of the following must sit in the fifth position?
(A) N (B) O (C) Q (D) R (E) S
4. If the Model School and the Oxford School tie, which of the following could be an acceptable assignment for positions three through six, respectively?
| Option | Three | Four | Five | Six |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | N | Z | O | U |
| (B) | O | U | R | N |
| (C) | S | Z | N | U |
| (D) | S | Z | U | O |
| (E) | U | Z | N | S |
5. If Q and N sit in the first and third positions, respectively, which of the following can sit in the fourth position?
(A) O (B) P (C) Z (D) S (E) U
6. If N, S, and P sit, respectively, in the third, fifth, and sixth positions, which of the following must sit in the seventh position?
(A) M (B) O (C) Q (D) R (E) U
