Analogical Reasoning Flashcards
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In an abstract analogy, a filled (solid) black circle is paired with an outlined (hollow) black circle. Using the same rule, a filled black square would become:
Answer: An outlined (hollow) black square
The rule changes a filled shape to its outlined version, so a filled black square becomes an outlined black square.
Shape A has 3 sides and Shape B has 9 sides. Shape C has 4 sides. How many sides does Shape D have?
Answer: 12 sides
Shape B has triple the sides of Shape A (3×3=9), so Shape D has triple the sides of Shape C (4×3=12).
In a figure analogy, a small shape appears in the top-left corner of a box. Its pair shows the same shape in the bottom-right corner. If Shape C starts in the top-right corner, where does Shape D appear?
Answer: Bottom-left corner
The shape moves diagonally to the opposite corner; the opposite of top-right is bottom-left.
A white square with a black dot becomes a black square with a white dot. Using this rule, a white circle with a black star becomes:
Answer: A black circle with a white star
The rule inverts both colors: the background swaps white↔black and the interior symbol also swaps black↔white.
In an analogy test, a shape is rotated 90° clockwise. If a right-pointing arrow is the input, what is the output?
Answer: A downward-pointing arrow
Rotating a right-pointing arrow 90° clockwise results in it pointing downward.
Shape A has diagonal hatching (lines going top-left to bottom-right). Shape B has no hatching. Shape C has horizontal hatching. Shape D has:
Answer: No hatching
The rule removes hatching entirely (A is hatched → B is unhatched), so hatched Shape C becomes unhatched Shape D.
In a shape analogy, a pentagon is paired with a circle by a 'round off' rule. Applying the same rule to a rectangle gives:
Answer: An oval (ellipse)
The rule replaces a straight-sided polygon with its curved equivalent; the curved equivalent of a rectangle is an oval or ellipse.