Abstract Reasoning Skills Flashcards
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A code substitutes each letter with the one two places later in the alphabet (A→C, B→D). What does 'CAT' become?
Answer: ECV
C→E, A→C, T→V, so CAT becomes ECV.
In a sequence of dominoes, each domino's right half equals the next domino's left half: [1|3][3|5][5|7][7|?]. What fills the blank?
Answer: 9
The right halves are 3, 5, 7, 9 — increasing by 2 each time — so the blank is 9.
A grid has arrows: row 1 all point right, row 2 all point down, row 3 all point left. What direction do row 4 arrows point?
Answer: Up
The directions cycle clockwise: right, down, left, up — so row 4 points up.
Spot the pattern: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, __?
Answer: 21
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each term equals the sum of the two preceding terms: 8 + 13 = 21.
If a square is reflected across its vertical axis and then rotated 90° clockwise, which transformation gives the same result in one step?
Answer: Rotate 90° counter-clockwise
Reflecting vertically then rotating 90° clockwise is equivalent to a single 90° counter-clockwise rotation.
Which statement must be true if 'No managers are hourly workers' and 'Sam is a manager'?
Answer: Sam is not an hourly worker
Since no managers are hourly workers and Sam is a manager, Sam cannot be an hourly worker.
A repeating tile pattern uses a 2×2 block: [■□/□■]. After tiling a 4×4 grid, how many ■ tiles appear?
Answer: 8
The 2×2 block has 2 filled tiles; a 4×4 grid fits four 2×2 blocks, giving 4 × 2 = 8 filled tiles.