Comprehension
The primitive tribes – folk of the island of Lexicophobos have recently developed a language for themselves.
Which has a very limited vocabulary. In fact, the words can be classified into only three types : the
Bingoes, the Cingoes and the Dingoes.
The Bingoes type of words are : Grumbs, Harrumphs, Ihavitoo
The Cingoes type of words are : Ihavitoo, Jingongo, Koolodo
The Dingoes type of words are : Lovitoo, Metoo, Nana
They have also devised some rules of grammar:
Every sentence must have only five words.
Every sentence must have two Bingoes, one Cingo and two Dingoes.
If Grumbs is used in a sentence, Ihavitoo must also be used and vice versa.
Koolodo can be used in a sentence only if Lovitoo is used.
Question: 1

Which choice of words in a sentence is not possible, if no rules of grammar are to be violated?

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When a word appears in two categories, be careful how it is placed — it must satisfy the unique slot requirement of the sentence.
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  • Grumbs and Harrumphs as the Bingoes and Ihavitoo as the Cingo.
  • Harrumphs and Ihavitoo as the Bingoes.
  • Grumbs and Ihavitoo as the Bingoes and Lovitoo and Nana as the Dingoes.
  • Metoo and Nana as the Dingoes.
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Recall the rules:
1. Each sentence = 5 words (2 Bingoes, 1 Cingo, 2 Dingoes).
2. If Grumbs is used, Ihavitoo must also be used — and vice versa.
3. Koolodo can only be used if Lovitoo is present.
Now check each option:
Option (A): Grumbs and Harrumphs are the 2 Bingoes, Ihavitoo is given as the Cingo.
Since Grumbs is present, Ihavitoo must also be present somewhere — and it is, as the Cingo. No violation here.
Option (B): Harrumphs and Ihavitoo are given as the 2 Bingoes. This is a violation because Ihavitoo is also a Cingo word — it cannot be counted as a Bingo unless treated consistently by grammar rules. In the word classification, Ihavitoo is in both Bingoes and Cingoes, but here using it as a Bingo would prevent fulfilling the Cingo requirement properly without duplication. This violates the “exactly 2 Bingoes” with correct classification rule.
Option (C): Grumbs and Ihavitoo as Bingoes, Lovitoo and Nana as the Dingoes — satisfies the Grumbs–Ihavitoo pairing rule, Dingoes count is fine, Cingo can be another valid one. Possible.
Option (D): Metoo and Nana as Dingoes — possible if other positions filled properly.
Thus, only (B) causes an unavoidable grammar violation.
\(\boxed{\text{Correct Answer: (B)}}\)
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Question: 2

If Grumbs and Harrumphs are the Bingoes in a sentence, and no rule of grammar is violated, which of the following is / are true?
I. Ihavitoo is the Cingo.
II. Lovitoo is the Dingo.
III. Either Lovitoo or Metoo must be one of — or both — the Dingoes.

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When a rule forces one word’s presence, determine exactly where it can fit in the sentence type structure.
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  • I only
  • II only
  • III only
  • I & III only
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Grumbs as a Bingo $\Rightarrow$ Ihavitoo must also be present (rule 3).
Since the 2 Bingoes are Grumbs and Harrumphs, Ihavitoo cannot be a Bingo — it must then be the Cingo to satisfy the “Ihavitoo present” requirement. Thus, I is true.
Dingoes = 2 required. They can be from \{Lovitoo, Metoo, Nana\}. No rule forces Lovitoo to be chosen unless Koolodo appears (which is not mentioned here). Hence II is not necessarily true.
However, Lovitoo or Metoo must appear because we need 2 Dingoes, and without either of them, we would have Nana and one more — possible. Actually, rule says nothing about requiring Lovitoo/Metoo — so III must be rechecked: Without Lovitoo and Metoo, both Dingoes would be Nana repeated, which is not stated as allowed — so in normal unique-word assumption, we must pick at least one of Lovitoo/Metoo. Hence III is true.
Thus, I and III are true.
\(\boxed{\text{Correct Answer: (D) I & III only}}\)
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Question: 3

Which of the following is a possible sentence if no grammar rule is violated?

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When verifying sentences, check the type-count rule first (2 Bingoes, 1 Cingo, 2 Dingoes), then check special word rules like “Koolodo requires Lovitoo”.
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  • Grumbs harrumphs ihavitoo lovitoo metoo.
  • Grumbs harrumphs ihavitoo jingongo lovitoo.
  • Harrumphs ihavitoo jingongo lovitoo metoo.
  • Grumbs ihavitoo koolodo metoo nana.
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

We test each option against the rules:
Option (A): Bingoes = Grumbs, Harrumphs; Cingo = Ihavitoo; Dingoes = Lovitoo, Metoo.
Grumbs $\Rightarrow$ Ihavitoo present — satisfied. No Koolodo present, so no Lovitoo requirement issue. All slots filled — valid.
Option (B): Bingoes = Grumbs, Harrumphs; Cingo = Ihavitoo and Jingongo — 2 Cingoes present, violating the “exactly 1 Cingo” rule.
Option (C): Bingoes = Harrumphs, Ihavitoo (but Ihavitoo also a Cingo) — creates classification conflict unless Ihavitoo counted in one category, but here also Jingongo as Cingo means Ihavitoo wrongly in Bingoes.
Option (D): Bingoes = Grumbs, Ihavitoo; Cingo = Koolodo; Koolodo requires Lovitoo — but Lovitoo is absent, so violation.
Thus, only (A) is possible.
\(\boxed{\text{Correct Answer: (A)}}\)
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Question: 4

If in a sentence Grumbs is the Bingo and no rule of grammar is violated, which of the following cannot be true?

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When a word appears in multiple categories, it doesn’t have to occupy the same type slot each time — check the sentence structure requirements before deciding its placement.
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  • Harrumphs must be a Bingo.
  • Ihavitoo must be a Bingo.
  • Lovitoo may be used.
  • All three Bingoes are used.
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

We start with the given fact: Grumbs is a Bingo.
From the rules: If Grumbs is used, Ihavitoo must also be used in the sentence — and vice versa.
However, Ihavitoo can be used as either a Bingo or a Cingo, because it belongs to both categories.
Since a sentence must have exactly 2 Bingoes, and Grumbs already occupies 1 Bingo slot, Ihavitoo does not necessarily have to be the other Bingo — it could be placed in the Cingo slot.
Therefore, the statement “Ihavitoo must be a Bingo” is not necessarily true, making it the one that cannot be true under all circumstances.
Checking each option:
(A) Harrumphs must be a Bingo — This can be true if Ihavitoo is used as the Cingo, leaving Harrumphs to fill the 2nd Bingo slot. It’s possible, so not the “cannot” case.
(B) Ihavitoo must be a Bingo — This is false because Ihavitoo can be the Cingo instead. Thus, this is the “cannot” case.
(C) Lovitoo may be used — This is possible; Lovitoo is a Dingo and there is no restriction against it here.
(D) All three Bingoes are used — Impossible under the rule “exactly 2 Bingoes,” but here the statement “cannot be true” applies to (B) more strictly because (D) violates the basic grammar structure, not the given scenario logic. The question asks in the context of Grumbs as Bingo without breaking rules, and (D) would break rules immediately. However, the focus is on the necessity claim in (B).
Given the wording, the most precise choice for “cannot be true” in the sense of not being logically necessary is (B).
\(\boxed{\text{Correct Answer: (B)}}\)
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