CFAT Problem Solving: Figure Series 2

Question 1

In a figure series, a shape rotates 90° clockwise with each step. If the shape points upward in figure 1, which direction does it point in figure 5?

Accepted Answer

Upward

Answer

To the right

Answer

Downward

Answer

To the left

Question 2

A series shows: Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, ___. What shape completes the sequence?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Pentagon

Question 3

Each figure in a series has one more side than the previous. Figure 1 is a triangle (3 sides). How many sides does figure 5 have?

Accepted Answer

7 sides

Answer

5 sides

Answer

6 sides

Answer

8 sides

Question 4

A series alternates between a filled (black) circle and an empty (white) circle. If figure 1 is filled, what is figure 8?

Accepted Answer

Empty

Answer

Filled

Answer

Half-filled

Answer

Striped

Question 5

In a figure series, the number of dots increases by 2 each step: 1, 3, 5, 7, ... What is the number of dots in figure 6?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

9

Answer

13

Answer

15

Question 6

A series shows an arrow rotating 45° counterclockwise each step. Starting pointing right (→) in figure 1, what direction does the arrow point in figure 5?

Accepted Answer

Left

Answer

Upward

Answer

Upper-left

Answer

Downward

Question 7

In a figure series, a 5-pointed star loses one point with each step. Starting with 5 points in figure 1, how many points remain in figure 4?

Accepted Answer

2 points

Answer

1 point

Answer

3 points

Answer

4 points