Abstract Reasoning Pattern Recognition 3

Question 1

Figures are arranged so that each row and column contains exactly one circle, one square, and one triangle.
Given that Row 1 is circle, square, triangle and Row 2 is triangle, circle, square, what is Row 3?

Accepted Answer

Square, triangle, circle

Answer

Circle, triangle, square

Answer

Triangle, square, circle

Answer

Square, circle, triangle

Question 2

A shape alternates between filled and outline, and also rotates 90° clockwise each step. After 4 steps from a filled shape pointing up, what is the shape?

Accepted Answer

Filled, pointing up

Answer

Outline, pointing up

Answer

Filled, pointing left

Answer

Outline, pointing right

Question 3

In a 4-step sequence, a small square moves one cell to the right each step within a 4-cell row. At step 3, where is the square?

Accepted Answer

Cell 3

Answer

Cell 1

Answer

Cell 2

Answer

Cell 4

Question 4

Which rule describes this sequence of figures: ○, ○○, ○○○○, ○○○○○○○○?

Accepted Answer

Double each time

Answer

Add 2 each time

Answer

Add 3 each time

Answer

Triple each time

Question 5

A pattern has figures where the number of sides increases by 1 and the fill alternates shaded/unshaded. The 3rd figure is a shaded pentagon. What is the 5th figure?

Accepted Answer

Shaded heptagon

Answer

Shaded hexagon

Answer

Unshaded hexagon

Answer

Unshaded heptagon

Question 6

In an abstract pattern test, the 'odd-one-out' figure differs in two properties from all others. If all shapes are large black circles except one that is a small black circle, what property makes it the odd one out?

Accepted Answer

Size

Answer

Color

Answer

Shape

Answer

Both size and shape