Basic Ability Test Basic Ability Spatial Reasoning and Visualization 3

Question 1

A pattern shows: triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, square. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

The pattern repeats every 3 shapes; after square comes triangle again.

Question 2

Looking at a building from above (bird's-eye view), you see a T shape. What could the building look like from the front?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle

Answer

A T-shaped footprint viewed from the front would appear as a rectangle since both arms align at the base.

Question 3

A transparent cube has an X drawn on one face. You rotate the cube 90° to the right. Where is the X now?

Accepted Answer

On the left face

Answer

Rotating 90° to the right moves the front face to the left side.

Question 4

Two identical right triangles are placed together along their longest sides (hypotenuses). What shape do they form?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle

Answer

Two right triangles joined at their hypotenuses form a rectangle.

Question 5

A map shows a park 3 inches wide. The scale is 1 inch = 50 yards. How wide is the park in yards?

Accepted Answer

150 yards

Answer

3 inches × 50 yards/inch = 150 yards.

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