Sequence Analysis Flashcards
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What is the next shape in this sequence: triangle pointing up, triangle pointing right, triangle pointing down, triangle pointing left, ___?
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.
A number sequence in an abstract test reads: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___. What replaces the blank?
Answer: 32
Each term doubles the previous: 2×2=4, 4×2=8, 8×2=16, 16×2=32.
Shapes in a sequence grow by adding one segment each step: line, angle (2 segments), triangle (3), ___. What has 4 segments?
Answer: Square
A square is a closed shape with exactly 4 segments (sides), fitting the pattern of adding one segment each step.
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?
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.
A sequence of figures shows 1, 4, 9, 16, ___ dots arranged in square patterns. What comes next?
Answer: 25
These are perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5² = 25.
Figures alternate between having a horizontal line inside and a vertical line inside. The 9th figure has ___.
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.