Crossover Aptitude Test Crossover Aptitude Abstract Reasoning: Pattern Recognition

Question 1

A sequence of shapes follows this rule: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Pentagon

Question 2

Each row contains shapes that increase by one side: triangle (3), square (4), pentagon (5). What shape belongs in the next row?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Heptagon

Answer

Octagon

Answer

Pentagon

Question 3

In a 3×3 grid, the top row has 1, 2, 3 dots; the middle row has 4, 5, 6 dots; the bottom-left cell has 7 dots. What number belongs in the bottom-middle cell?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

6

Question 4

A pattern alternates between shaded and unshaded circles in groups of two: ●●○○●●○○. What are the next two symbols?

Accepted Answer

○○

Answer

●●

Answer

●○

Answer

○●

Question 5

Shapes rotate 90° clockwise each step: arrow pointing up → right → down → ___. What is the next direction?

Accepted Answer

Left

Answer

Up

Answer

Down

Answer

Right

Question 6

In a matrix, the number of sides of each shape increases by 1 across each row (3, 4, 5) and by 2 down each column (3, 5, 7). What shape is in the bottom-right cell if the top-left is a triangle?

Accepted Answer

Nonagon (9 sides)

Answer

Octagon (8 sides)

Answer

Heptagon (7 sides)

Answer

Decagon (10 sides)