CCAT CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A shape is reflected across a vertical axis, then reflected again across a horizontal axis. The net result is equivalent to which single transformation?
- 90° rotation
- 180° rotation (Correct answer)
- No change
- 270° rotation
Correct answer: 180° rotation
A vertical reflection followed by a horizontal reflection is equivalent to a 180° rotation about the center.
Question 2: In the sequence: △ ○ ○ △ △ △ ○ ○ ○ ○ … the shapes appear in groups of increasing size (1 triangle, 2 circles, 3 triangles, 4 circles…). What is the 15th symbol in the sequence?
- Triangle (Correct answer)
- Circle
- Square
- Diamond
Correct answer: Triangle
Groups have sizes 1,2,3,4,5… with totals 1,3,6,10,15; the 15th symbol ends the 5th group (triangles), so it is a triangle.
Question 3: Every figure in a matrix is divided into 4 quadrants. Top-left is always shaded, and the shaded quadrant rotates 90° clockwise each step. Starting from top-left shaded, which quadrant is shaded in the 5th figure?
- Top-left (Correct answer)
- Top-right
- Bottom-right
- Bottom-left
Correct answer: Top-left
The shading cycles through 4 positions every 4 steps, so the 5th figure (same as the 1st) has the top-left quadrant shaded.
Question 4: Two overlapping shapes create three regions: left-only, overlap, right-only. In a sequence, the overlap region grows while the non-overlapping regions shrink equally. This pattern illustrates which abstract concept?
- Divergence
- Convergence (Correct answer)
- Rotation
- Reflection
Correct answer: Convergence
The two shapes are moving toward each other and increasing shared area, which represents convergence.
Question 5: A grid pattern uses only black and white squares. Each row is the inverse (swapped colors) of the row above it. Row 1 starts: Black, White, Black. What does Row 3 look like?
- White, Black, White
- Black, White, Black (Correct answer)
- Black, Black, White
- White, White, Black
Correct answer: Black, White, Black
Row 2 inverts Row 1, and Row 3 inverts Row 2, returning to the original pattern: Black, White, Black.
Question 6: Which figure completes the analogy? Solid circle is to hollow circle as solid triangle is to ___.
- Solid square
- Hollow triangle (Correct answer)
- Solid triangle
- Hollow square
Correct answer: Hollow triangle
The analogy removes the fill from a shape, so a solid triangle becomes a hollow triangle.
Question 7: A sequence of arrows points: Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down, Left… In which direction does the 22nd arrow point?
- Up
- Right (Correct answer)
- Down
- Left
Correct answer: Right
The 4-direction cycle repeats every 4 steps; 22 ÷ 4 = 5 remainder 2, so the 22nd arrow points Right (position 2 in the cycle).
CCAT CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 5
A shape is reflected across a vertical axis, then reflected again across a horizontal axis.
The net result is equivalent to which single transformation?