Question 1
Editorial self-study SET for 2027; not an official SASMO 2027 examination. Known source years remain in individual attributions. Time: 90 minutes. Platform scoring starts at 0: Q1–15 are worth 2 points each; Q16–25 are worth 4 points each; wrong and blank answers score 0; maximum 70. Official SASMO scoring instead starts at 15, deducts 1 for an incorrect Section A answer and has a maximum of 85. Verified means editorially checked; assumptions, source errors and mathematical uncertainty are disclosed where relevant.
Two women, Annie and Taylor, and two men, Bob and Jack, are athletes. One is a swimmer, one a skater, one a gymnast and one a soccer player. They sit around a square table.
1. The swimmer sits on Annie’s left.
2. The gymnast sits opposite Bob.
3. Taylor and Jack sit next to each other.
4. A woman sits on the skater’s left.
Who is the soccer player?
Assume one person sits on each side, all face the centre, and “left” means the adjacent seat to that person’s own left. Each person plays a different sport.
Two women, Annie and Taylor, and two men, Bob and Jack, are athletes. One is a swimmer, one a skater, one a gymnast and one a soccer player. They sit around a square table.
1. The swimmer sits on Annie’s left.
2. The gymnast sits opposite Bob.
3. Taylor and Jack sit next to each other.
4. A woman sits on the skater’s left.
Who is the soccer player?
Assume one person sits on each side, all face the centre, and “left” means the adjacent seat to that person’s own left. Each person plays a different sport.