Free LSAT Logic Game: Grouping: Splitting


LSAT Blog reader Caleb wrote this LSAT Logic Game.

I've modified the game's questions slightly, but Caleb provided the core. All complaints and/or compliments about the game's topic and rules should be directed to him :)

However, please thank him in the comments for allowing me to share the game with all of you!

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I categorize the game as Grouping: Splitting since it divides the variables into two groups, both of which are present. Some similar LSAC-written Logic Games are listed at the bottom of this post.

Please post your thoughts and questions in the comments! Next week, I'll publish a complete explanation of the game's setup.

If you are named Jacob or Hezekiah, or if you are a seagull, I'm sorry.


Here's the Logic Game:

Seven seagulls: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, will shit on the goofy hats of two men, Jacob and Hezekiah. Seagulls A, B, C, and D are male, and seagulls E, F, and G are female. Each seagull will shit on exactly one of the two men, and each man will be shit on by at least one seagull.

The following conditions must apply:

At least two male seagulls will shit on Jacob.
At least two female seagulls will shit on Hezekiah.
If D shits on Jacob, then F does not shit on Hezekiah.
If D does not shit on Jacob, then G shits on Jacob.
A and B will shit on the same man.


1. Which one of the following could be a complete and accurate list of the seagulls that shit on Jacob?

(A) A, B, D, F
(B) A, B, E
(C) A, B, E, D
(D) A, C, D, F
(E) C, G


2. If G shits on Jacob, which one of the following seagulls must also shit on Jacob?

(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E
(E) F


3. If B shits on Hezekiah, then which one of the following must be true?

(A) A shits on the same person as C
(B) A shits on the same person as F
(C) B shits on the same person as C
(D) C shits on the same person as F
(E) D shits on the same person as G


4. If G does not shit on Jacob, which one of the following seagulls CANNOT shit on Hezekiah?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E


5. If exactly 4 seagulls shit on Jacob, which one of the following is a pair of seagulls, both of which must be among those that shit on him?

(A) A, B
(B) B, D
(C) B, G
(D) C, G
(E) D, F


6. Each of the following could be true EXCEPT:

(A) All 4 male seagulls shit on Jacob.
(B) All 3 female seagulls shit on Hezekiah.
(C) Exactly 5 seagulls shit on Jacob.
(D) Exactly 4 seagulls shit on Hezekiah.
(E) Exactly 3 seagulls shit on Jacob.


7. Which one of the following seagulls must shit on Hezekiah?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E

Good luck, dudes!


The text below contains the answers to the above Logic Game.
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1. A
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. E

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Can't figure out how to do the game? Not to worry - leave a comment!

Here's a complete explanation of the game's setup.


For some similar LSAC-written Logic Games, check out:

PrepTest 29 (Oct 1999), Game 1 (p32 in Next 10)
PrepTest 34 (June 2001), Game 4 (p213 in Next 10)

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