Read the following statement, then choose the correct answer from the four choices available.A group of children are comparing their birthdays. Joe was born on March 22nd 2003. Turlough is exactly 6 months younger than Stephen and exactly six months older than Sarah who was born on 22nd September 2004. Sarah is the youngest. Using this information decide which of the following statements is true.

There are five main types of questions in reading information problems: relationships, money, age, activities and measurement. Example: Read the following statement, then choose the correct answer from the four choices available. Emmett is Conleth's mother's brother and William is Conleth's father's father. Alistair is William's son. Using this information decide which of the following statements is true. William is Conleth's grandfather Conleth is Emmett's uncle Alistair is William's brother Emmett is Conleth's brother Answer: William is Conleth's grandfather. If William is... Show more

There are five main types of questions in reading information problems: relationships, money, age, activities and measurement.

Example: Read the following statement, then choose the correct answer from the four choices available.
Emmett is Conleth's mother's brother and William is Conleth's father's father. Alistair is William's son. Using this information decide which of the following statements is true.

William is Conleth's grandfather
Conleth is Emmett's uncle
Alistair is William's brother
Emmett is Conleth's brother

Answer: William is Conleth's grandfather.
If William is Conleth's father's father, he must be Conleth's grandfather.

Tip: Organise the data into a table.

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