Epic Skills Assessment Epic Skills Assessment Logical Pattern Recognition Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

What number replaces the question mark: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?

Accepted Answer

13

Answer

This is the Fibonacci sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers, so 5 + 8 = 13.

Question 2

In a sequence of shapes, every odd position has a filled shape and every even position has an outline shape. What appears at position 9?

Accepted Answer

Filled shape

Answer

Position 9 is odd, so it contains a filled shape following the established pattern.

Question 3

If 2 → 5, 3 → 10, 4 → 17, what does 5 map to?

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

The pattern is n² + 1, so 5² + 1 = 26.

Question 4

In a number matrix, the top row is 4, 9, 2 and the middle row is 3, 5, 7. If each column sums to 15, what is the first number in the bottom row?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

The first column must sum to 15, so the missing value is 15 − 4 − 3 = 8.

Question 5

What is the next letter in the sequence: O, T, T, F, F, S, S, ?

Accepted Answer

E

Answer

These are the first letters of One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, so the next letter is E.

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