Crossover Aptitude Test Crossover Aptitude Abstract Reasoning: Pattern Recognition 3

Question 1

A pattern grid has ×, ○, × in row 1; ○, ×, ○ in row 2; ×, ○, ___ in row 3. What fills the blank?

Accepted Answer

×

Answer

Columns alternate between × and ○, and column 3 follows ×, ○, × — so the missing symbol is ×.

Question 2

Shapes in a series double in size each step: 1 cm², 2 cm², 4 cm², 8 cm², ___. What is the next area?

Accepted Answer

16 cm²

Answer

Each term doubles, so 8 × 2 = 16 cm².

Question 3

In a 3×3 symbol matrix, each row contains exactly one ■, one ●, and one ▲. Row 1: ■, ●, ▲; Row 2: ▲, ■, ●; Row 3: ●, ___, ■. What fills the blank?

Accepted Answer

▲

Answer

Each symbol appears exactly once per row; since ● and ■ are placed, the blank must be ▲.

Question 4

A repeating color pattern is: red, blue, green, red, blue, green. What color is the 17th element?

Accepted Answer

Red

Answer

17 mod 3 = 2, which corresponds to the second element (blue) in the repeating triplet.

Question 5

An abstract pattern shows figures where the number of sides increases by 2 each step: 3, 5, 7, 9, ___. What is the next number of sides?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

The sequence increases by 2 each step (odd numbers), so after 9 comes 11.

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