Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:
At a small company, parking spaces are reserved for the top executives: CEO, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer with the spaces lined up in that order. The parking lot guard can tell at a glance if the cars are parked correctly by looking at the color of the cars. The cars are yellow, green, purple, red, and blue, and the executives names are Alice, Bert, Cheryl, David, and Enid.
* The car in the first space is red.
* A blue car is parked between the red car and the green car.
* The car in the last space is purple.
* The secretary drives a yellow car.
* Alice’s car is parked next to David’s.
* Enid drives a green car.
* Bert’s car is parked between Cheryl’s and Enid’s.
* David’s car is parked in the last space.
1.
Who is the secretary?
A. Enid
B. David
C. Cheryl
D. Bert
E. Alice
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
Cheryl cannot be the secretary, since she’s the CEO, nor can Enid, because she drives a green car, and the secretary drives a yellow car. David’s, the purple car, is in the last space. Alice is the secretary, because her car is parked next to David’s, which is where the secretary’s car is parked.
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2.
Who is the CEO ?
A. Alice
B. Bert
C. Cheryl
D. David
E. Enid
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The CEO drives a red car and parks in the first space. Enid drives a green car; Bert’s car is not in the first space; David’s is not in the first space, but the last. Alice’s car is parked next to David’s, so Cheryl is the CEO.
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3.
What color is the vice president’s car?
A. green
B. yellow
C. blue
D. purple
E. red
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The vice president’s car cannot be red, because that is the CEO’s car, which is in the first space. Nor can it be purple, because that is the treasurer’s car, which is in the last space, or yellow, because that is the secretary’s. The president’s car must be blue, because it is parked between a red car (in the first space) and a green car, which must be the vice president’s.