CCAT CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

A 3×3 matrix has shapes arranged so each row and column contains exactly one triangle, one circle, and one square. The center cell is missing. The center row already has a circle and a square. What fills the center cell?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Since the center row already contains a circle and a square, the missing shape must be a triangle.

Question 2

In an abstract series, each figure is a square with a shape inside that moves one vertex clockwise each step. The shape starts at the top-left. Where is it after four steps?

Accepted Answer

Top-left

Answer

Moving one vertex clockwise each step through four vertices returns the shape to the starting top-left position.

Question 3

A pattern alternates between two figures that are mirror images of each other. Figure 1 has an arrow pointing left. Figure 2 has an arrow pointing right. What does Figure 5 show?

Accepted Answer

Arrow pointing left

Answer

Odd-numbered figures match Figure 1 (arrow left), so Figure 5 has an arrow pointing left.

Question 4

Each row of a matrix applies the rule: shape in column 3 = shape in column 1 with all filled regions from column 2 added. Column 1 has an empty circle; column 2 has a half-filled circle. What does column 3 show?

Accepted Answer

Half-filled circle

Answer

Adding the half-filled regions of column 2 to the empty circle of column 1 yields a half-filled circle.

Question 5

A sequence of figures shows a pentagon losing one side each step: pentagon, square, triangle, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Line segment

Answer

Losing one side from a triangle (3 sides) produces a line segment (2 sides, or a digon).

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CCAT CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 3