Ranking and Ordering Reasoning Practice Questions

1. In a marathon, Runner X finished before Runner Y but after Runner Z. Runner W finished after Runner Y. Runner V finished before Runner Z. What is the correct order of finish?

2. Five cities - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix - are ranked by population size. If Chicago is larger than Houston but smaller than Los Angeles, and Phoenix is the smallest, what is the correct ranking from largest to smallest?

3. Five friends ran a race. Alex finished before Beth but after Charlie. Diana finished last, and Emma finished second. Who finished fifth?

4. In a race, Jack finished ahead of Mike, Luke finished behind Steve, and Mike finished ahead of Steve. Which of the following must be true?

5. Five books are stacked on a table. The red book is above the blue book, the green book is below the yellow book, and the blue book is above the green book. If the white book is on the bottom, what is the order of the books from top to bottom?

6. In a line for movie tickets, Jack is 5th from the front and 6th from the back. How many people are in the line?

7. In a tournament, Team V beat Team X, Team W beat Team V, Team Y lost to Team X, and Team Z beat Team W. Rank the teams from best to worst based on these results.

8. In a fruit basket, there are apples, bananas, oranges, pears, and grapes. The number of apples is more than bananas but less than oranges. There are fewer pears than bananas, and grapes are the most numerous. What is the correct order of fruits from most to least?

9. In a marathon, Runner A finished before Runner B but after Runner C. Runner D finished after Runner B. Runner E finished before Runner C. What is the correct order of finish?

10. In a tournament, Team P beat Team R, Team Q beat Team P, Team S lost to Team R, and Team T beat Team Q. Rank the teams from best to worst based on these results.