Basic Ability Test Basic Ability Abstract Pattern Recognition 5

Question 1

A pattern shows shapes shrinking: the first shape has 8 units, the second 4, the third 2. What size is the fifth shape?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

Each shape is half the previous: 8, 4, 2, 1, 0.5 — the fifth shape is 0.5 units.

Question 2

Letters follow the pattern: Z, Y, X, W, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

V

Answer

The sequence counts backward through the alphabet: Z, Y, X, W, V.

Question 3

A 4×4 grid has a diagonal of shaded cells from top-left to bottom-right. If the top-left is position (1,1), which position completes the diagonal?

Accepted Answer

(4,4)

Answer

The diagonal shades positions where row = column: (1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4).

Question 4

Each term in a sequence is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 3 and subtracting 1: 2, 5, 14, 41, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

122

Answer

41 × 3 − 1 = 123 − 1 = 122.

Question 5

In a pattern, a black dot moves clockwise around the corners of a square: top-left, top-right, bottom-right, bottom-left. Starting at top-left, where is the dot after 6 moves?

Accepted Answer

Top-right

Answer

The dot cycles through 4 positions; 6 mod 4 = 2, so it is at the 2nd position: top-right.

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Basic Ability Test Basic Ability Abstract Pattern Recognition 5