Venn Diagrams Practice Test for Verbal Reasoning -- Free Practice

Practice Venn Diagram questions covering relationships between classes such as doctors, teachers, and parents, syllogism-style set logic, and identifying the correct diagram for a given group of items.

Question 1

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Passengers, Aeroplane and Ship?

four Venn diagram options A to D showing different relations between three groups

four Venn diagram options A to D showing different relations between three groups

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B✓✗

C✓✗

D✓✗

Explanation

Aeroplane and Ship are different from each other (their circles do not overlap), but some passengers travel by aeroplane and some travel by ship, so the Passengers circle overlaps both. This is the chain of three overlapping circles in diagram C.

Question 2

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Income, Salary and Interest?

four Venn diagram options A to D showing different relations between three groups

A✓✗

B✓✗

C✓✗

D✓✗

Explanation

Salary and Interest are different from each other, but both of them are parts of Income. So two separate circles lie inside one larger circle, as in diagram A.

Question 3

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Men, Fathers and Doctors?

four Venn diagram options A to D showing different relations between three groups

A✓✗

B✓✗

C✓✗

D✓✗

Explanation

All fathers are men, so the Fathers circle lies inside the Men circle. Some fathers and some men may be doctors, so the Doctors circle overlaps both the Fathers circle and the Men circle (and also extends outside Men, since not all doctors are men). This is diagram B.

Question 4

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Hospital, Medicines and Doctors?

four Venn diagram options A to D showing different relations between three groups

A✓✗

B✓✗

C✓✗

D✓✗

Explanation

Medicines and Doctors are different from each other, but both are found in a Hospital. So two separate circles lie inside one larger circle, as in diagram D.

Question 5

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Pilot, Carpenter and Teacher?

four Venn diagram options A to D showing different relations between three groups

A✓✗

B✓✗

C✓✗

D✓✗

Explanation

All three are different professions, so no circle overlaps another. Three separate circles are shown in diagram C.