Logical reasoning · lesson 14 of 30 · free

Blood relations — Logical reasoning for kids

Ravi’s father’s only son’s sister — who is she? Read the chain one step at a time and draw a small family tree. “Only son” and “only daughter” are the big clues.

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How to think it through

Step by step — “replace each “’s” with the person it names, starting nearest to the child”

  1. Start with the person and go one “’s” at a time: father’s → the father; his only son → …
  2. “Father’s only son” for a boy is the boy himself. “Father’s father’s only son” is the father.
  3. Name the last person from the child’s side: mother’s brother = uncle (mama), father’s sister = aunt (bua), brother’s daughter = niece.

Use it for: Blood relation questions in reasoning tests, and family trees in social studies.

Worked example: Ravi is a boy. How is Ravi’s father’s only son’s sister related to Ravi? Sister

  1. Ravi’s father’s only son is Ravi himself (a boy with no brother).
  2. So the person is Ravi’s own sister.

Check: Father → only son (Ravi) → his sister ✓

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✓ Written and checked by the TalentJR team · Updated 27 Oct 2026 · How we make our lessons

🔥 Blood relations challenge

Harder family puzzles from competitive exams: “pointing to a photograph” chains, coded relations (A + B means A is the father of B) and questions asked the other way round. Every question comes from a real family tree, so there is always exactly one answer.

🔥 Challenge practice

Work it out in your head or on paper, then tap your answer — or type it and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

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🔥 Blood relations challenge test

20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

🏅 Pass to earn the 🔥 Family Tree Master badge — sign in with Google to keep it. The challenge is extra: it doesn't count towards the part certificate.

🖨️ Blood Relations Worksheet

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