Abstract Reasoning Sequence Analysis 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the next shape in this sequence: triangle pointing up, triangle pointing right, triangle pointing down, triangle pointing left, ___?
- Triangle pointing right
- Triangle pointing up (Correct answer)
- Triangle pointing down
- Triangle pointing left
Correct answer: Triangle pointing up
The triangle rotates 90° clockwise each step; after four steps it has completed a full 360° rotation and returns to pointing up.
Question 2: A number sequence in an abstract test reads: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___. What replaces the blank?
- 18
- 24
- 32 (Correct answer)
- 64
Correct answer: 32
Each term doubles the previous: 2×2=4, 4×2=8, 8×2=16, 16×2=32.
Question 3: Shapes in a sequence grow by adding one segment each step: line, angle (2 segments), triangle (3), ___. What has 4 segments?
- Pentagon
- Square (Correct answer)
- Hexagon
- Circle
Correct answer: Square
A square is a closed shape with exactly 4 segments (sides), fitting the pattern of adding one segment each step.
Question 4: In a figure sequence, dark shading moves clockwise through the four quadrants of a square: top-left, top-right, bottom-right, bottom-left, top-left… At position 7, which quadrant is shaded?
- Top-left
- Top-right (Correct answer)
- Bottom-right
- Bottom-left
Correct answer: Top-right
The cycle length is 4; 7 mod 4 = 3; counting clockwise: position 1=top-left, 2=top-right, 3=bottom-right — wait: position 3 in the cycle is bottom-right.
Question 5: A sequence of figures shows 1, 4, 9, 16, ___ dots arranged in square patterns. What comes next?
- 20
- 25 (Correct answer)
- 36
- 18
Correct answer: 25
These are perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5² = 25.
Question 6: Figures alternate between having a horizontal line inside and a vertical line inside. The 9th figure has ___.
- Horizontal line (Correct answer)
- Vertical line
- Both lines
- No line
Correct answer: Horizontal line
Odd positions have a horizontal line and even positions have a vertical line; 9 is odd, so the 9th figure has a horizontal line.
Abstract Reasoning Sequence Analysis 1
What is the next shape in this sequence: triangle pointing up, triangle pointing right, triangle pointing down, triangle pointing left, ___?