Epic Skills Assessment Abstract Reasoning Skills 4

Question 1

A clock face shows 3:00. After the minute hand rotates 270°, what time does it show?

Accepted Answer

3:45

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Matter : Atom

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

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.

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