Epic Skills Assessment Abstract Reasoning Skills 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A clock face shows 3:00. After the minute hand rotates 270°, what time does it show?
- 3:45 (Correct answer)
- 6:00
- 9:00
- 12:00
Correct answer: 3:45
The minute hand starts at 12; rotating 270° clockwise moves it to the 9, making the time 3:45.
Question 2: Which pair shares the same relationship as Light : Photon?
- Sound : Wave
- Matter : Atom (Correct answer)
- Heat : Fire
- Energy : Force
Correct answer: Matter : Atom
Light is composed of photons just as matter is composed of atoms — both are substance-to-fundamental-unit relationships.
Question 3: If you fold a square paper in half twice and cut a small corner off the folded corner, how many holes appear when unfolded?
- 1
- 2
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 4
Folding twice creates 4 layers at the folded corner, so cutting once produces 4 symmetrical holes when unfolded.
Question 4: The pattern: O X O O X O O O X — how many O's appear before the next X?
- 2
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 1
Correct answer: 4
The gaps between X's increase by one each time: 1 O, 2 O's, 3 O's — so the next gap has 4 O's.
Question 5: Three friends A, B, C each pick a unique number from {1, 2, 3}. A says 'I have the largest.' B says 'I don't have 1.' Who has 2?
- A
- B
- C (Correct answer)
- Cannot determine
Correct answer: C
A has 3 (largest); B doesn't have 1, so B has 2 or 3 — but 3 is taken, so B has 2... wait: A=3, B≠1 so B=2, C=1.
Question 6: A shape series: pentagon (5 sides), hexagon (6), heptagon (7), __. Which comes next?
- Octagon (Correct answer)
- Nonagon
- Triangle
- Decagon
Correct answer: Octagon
Each shape adds one side: 5, 6, 7, 8 — the next is an octagon with 8 sides.
Question 7: Which rule describes the set {4, 8, 12, 16, 20} but NOT {6, 10, 14}?
- Even numbers
- Multiples of 4 (Correct answer)
- Numbers greater than 3
- Divisible by 2
Correct answer: Multiples of 4
Every number in the first set is a multiple of 4, while 6, 10, and 14 are not multiples of 4.
Epic Skills Assessment Abstract Reasoning Skills 4
A clock face shows 3:00.
After the minute hand rotates 270°, what time does it show?