Abstract Reasoning Pattern Recognition

Question 1

A sequence shows: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

The pattern repeats every three shapes: circle, square, triangle — so the missing shape is triangle.

Question 2

Each row in a grid contains a large shape, a medium shape, and a small shape. The first row has large circle, medium circle, small circle. The second row has large square, medium square, ___.

Accepted Answer

Small square

Answer

Each row uses the same shape type in decreasing size, so the missing piece is a small square.

Question 3

A pattern alternates between shaded and unshaded figures. If the 5th figure is shaded, what is the 8th figure?

Accepted Answer

Unshaded

Answer

The pattern alternates, so odd positions are shaded and even positions are unshaded; position 8 is unshaded.

Question 4

In a 3×3 matrix, each row contains one dot, two dots, and three dots in some order. The first row is 1, 2, 3 and the second row is 3, 1, 2. What is the third row?

Accepted Answer

2, 3, 1

Answer

Each column also contains 1, 2, and 3 exactly once; column totals require the third row to be 2, 3, 1.

Question 5

Shapes rotate 45° clockwise with each step. If a shape starts pointing right (0°), what direction does it point after 6 steps?

Accepted Answer

Up-right diagonal

Answer

6 steps × 45° = 270° clockwise from 0° (right) lands on the up-right diagonal (315°... wait — 270° from right points down-left... let me reconsider: 0° right → 6×45=270° clockwise = pointing upward... actually 270° CW from East = North = up). The shape points upward.

Abstract Reasoning Practice Test

Abstract Reasoning Practice Test

Abstract Reasoning Pattern Recognition