Abstract Reasoning Analogical Reasoning 3

Question 1

In an abstract analogy, 'black : white :: shaded : ___'. What best completes this?

Accepted Answer

Unshaded

Answer

Black and white are opposites, so the analogy requires the opposite of shaded, which is unshaded.

Question 2

A horizontal rectangle transforms into a vertical rectangle (rotated 90°). Applying the same rule, a downward-pointing triangle (base at top) transforms into:

Accepted Answer

A right-pointing triangle

Answer

Rotating 90° clockwise turns a downward-pointing triangle into a right-pointing triangle.

Question 3

In a figure analogy, all shapes rotate 90° counterclockwise around a box's center. A shape in the top-left corner moves to:

Accepted Answer

Bottom-left corner

Answer

Using coordinate rotation, the top-left position (−1, 1) maps to the bottom-left (−1, −1) after a 90° counterclockwise turn.

Question 4

A figure sequence shows: solid black → cross-hatched → striped → white (empty). This sequence represents a gradual decrease in:

Accepted Answer

Fill density

Answer

The patterns show progressively lighter fills, representing a consistent decrease in fill density from solid black to empty white.

Question 5

In an abstract test, Shape A → Shape B where Shape B is Shape A reflected across the vertical axis. The reverse transformation (Shape B → Shape A) is:

Accepted Answer

The same reflection across the vertical axis

Answer

Reflecting twice across the same axis returns to the original, so the reverse is identical to the forward transformation.

Abstract Reasoning Practice Test

Abstract Reasoning Practice Test

Abstract Reasoning Analogical Reasoning 3