Abstract Reasoning Sequence Analysis

Question 1

What is the next shape in this sequence: triangle pointing up, triangle pointing right, triangle pointing down, triangle pointing left, ___?

Accepted Answer

Triangle pointing up

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Top-right

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

These are perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5² = 25.

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Abstract Reasoning Sequence Analysis