Crossover Aptitude Test Crossover Aptitude Abstract Reasoning: Pattern Recognition 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A sequence of shapes follows this rule: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, ___. What comes next?
- Circle
- Triangle (Correct answer)
- Square
- Pentagon
Correct answer: Triangle
The pattern repeats every three shapes (circle, square, triangle), so the sixth position is triangle.
Question 2: Each row contains shapes that increase by one side: triangle (3), square (4), pentagon (5). What shape belongs in the next row?
- Heptagon
- Hexagon (Correct answer)
- Octagon
- Pentagon
Correct answer: Hexagon
Each successive shape gains one side, so after pentagon (5) comes hexagon (6).
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?
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 9
- 10
- 6
Correct answer: 8
The dots increase sequentially left-to-right, top-to-bottom, so the bottom-middle cell contains 8.
Question 4: A pattern alternates between shaded and unshaded circles in groups of two: ●●○○●●○○. What are the next two symbols?
- ○○ (Correct answer)
- ●●
- ●○
- ○●
Correct answer: ○○
The pattern is two shaded followed by two unshaded, so after ●● the next pair is ○○.
Question 5: Shapes rotate 90° clockwise each step: arrow pointing up → right → down → ___. What is the next direction?
- Up
- Left (Correct answer)
- Down
- Right
Correct answer: Left
Rotating 90° clockwise four times completes a full cycle, so after down the arrow points left.
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?
- Nonagon (9 sides) (Correct answer)
- Octagon (8 sides)
- Heptagon (7 sides)
- Decagon (10 sides)
Correct answer: Nonagon (9 sides)
Starting at 3, moving right by 1 and down by 2: bottom-right = 3 + 2(columns) + 2×2(rows) = 9 sides.
Crossover Aptitude Test Crossover Aptitude Abstract Reasoning: Pattern Recognition 1
A sequence of shapes follows this rule: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, ___.
What comes next?