APCAT APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Pattern Recognition and Spatial Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

A series of license plate numbers follows a pattern: AB-101, AB-103, AB-105, AB-107. What is the next plate in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

AB-109

Answer

Each plate number increases by 2 (odd numbers), so after 107 comes 109.

Question 2

An officer maps four intersections: North is 3 blocks from the station, East is 5 blocks, South is 3 blocks, and West is 5 blocks. What shape does this form?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Two sides measure 3 blocks and two sides measure 5 blocks, forming a rectangle.

Question 3

A series of case numbers reads: 2024-01, 2024-04, 2024-09, 2024-16. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

2024-25

Answer

The suffixes are perfect squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, so the next is 25.

Question 4

If a patrol route goes: North 2 blocks, East 3 blocks, South 2 blocks, West 3 blocks, where does the officer end up?

Accepted Answer

Back at the start

Answer

Moving equal distances in opposite directions (N/S and E/W) returns the officer to the starting point.

Question 5

Incident codes follow the pattern: 1A, 2B, 3C, 4D. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

5E

Answer

Numbers increase by 1 and letters advance alphabetically, so the next code is 5E.

APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Test Practice Test

APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Test Practice Test

APCAT APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Pattern Recognition and Spatial Reasoning Questions and Answers