Crossover Aptitude Spatial Reasoning: Figure Series Questions and Answers

Question 1

Observe the sequence of figures. Which of the answer choices correctly completes the series?

Problem Figure:
1. A square with a small black circle in the top-left corner.
2. A square with a small black circle in the top-right corner.
3. A square with a small black circle in the bottom-right corner.
4. A square with a small black circle in the bottom-left corner.
5. A square with a small black circle in the top-left corner.
6. ?

Accepted Answer

A square with a small black circle in the top-right corner.

Answer

The black circle moves one corner in a clockwise direction with each step. From position 1 (top-left) it moves to 2 (top-right), then 3 (bottom-right), then 4 (bottom-left), and then back to 1 (top-left). The next step in the sequence would be for the circle to move to the top-right corner again.

Question 2

A series of figures shows a transformation. Identify the figure that should come next in the sequence.

Problem Figure:
1. A large upright arrow pointing up.
2. A large arrow pointing to the right.
3. A large arrow pointing down.
4. ?

Accepted Answer

A large arrow pointing to the left.

Answer

The arrow rotates 90 degrees clockwise in each step of the series. The sequence is Up -> Right -> Down. The next logical step is a 90-degree clockwise rotation from the 'Down' position, which results in the arrow pointing to the Left.

Question 3

Which of the following figures logically continues the established pattern?

Problem Figure:
1. A figure with one horizontal line.
2. A figure with one horizontal line and one vertical line, forming a plus sign.
3. A figure with one horizontal line, one vertical line, and a diagonal line from top-left to bottom-right.
4. ?

Accepted Answer

A figure with one horizontal line, one vertical line, a diagonal from top-left to bottom-right, and a diagonal from top-right to bottom-left.

Answer

The pattern involves adding one new, distinct straight line in a specific order with each step. Step 1 has a horizontal line. Step 2 adds a vertical line. Step 3 adds a diagonal line. The next logical step is to add the remaining primary diagonal line, completing a star or asterisk shape.

Question 4

Analyze the pattern in the figure series and determine the next logical image.

Problem Figure:
1. A square containing a small unshaded circle.
2. A square containing a small shaded circle.
3. A square containing a small unshaded square.
4. A square containing a small shaded square.
5. A square containing a small unshaded triangle.
6. ?

Accepted Answer

A square containing a small shaded triangle.

Answer

There are two patterns occurring simultaneously. First, the inner shape alternates between unshaded and shaded. Second, a new shape is introduced every two steps (Circle, Circle, Square, Square, Triangle, Triangle). The last figure was an unshaded triangle, so the next figure must be a shaded triangle to continue both patterns.

Question 5

In the following series of figures, one figure is missing. Which of the answer choices correctly replaces the question mark?

Problem Figure:
1. A regular pentagon (5 sides).
2. A square (4 sides).
3. A triangle (3 sides).
4. ?

Accepted Answer

A line segment (2 endpoints, often considered 1 or 2 sides depending on context, but visually distinct).

Answer

The pattern is a sequence of polygons where the number of sides decreases by one at each step. The series starts with a pentagon (5 sides), moves to a square (4 sides), then a triangle (3 sides). The next logical figure would have two sides or endpoints, which is a line segment.

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Crossover Aptitude Spatial Reasoning: Figure Series Questions and Answers