Epic Skills Assessment Logical Pattern Recognition 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ___ follows which rule?
- Add the next odd number (Correct answer)
- Add consecutive primes
- Add n² + 1
- Square the position number
Correct answer: Add the next odd number
Differences are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 — consecutive odd numbers — giving 26 + 11 = 37.
Question 2: Which number is out of place in the series: 4, 8, 16, 32, 60, 128?
- 16
- 32
- 60 (Correct answer)
- 128
Correct answer: 60
Each number doubles the previous one; 60 should be 64 (32 × 2).
Question 3: In a coding pattern where CAT = 3120, DOG = 4157, what does BEE equal?
- 2554 (Correct answer)
- 2455
- 2545
- 2454
Correct answer: 2554
Each letter is replaced by its alphabetical position: B=2, E=5, E=5, giving 255, but CAT=3+1+20=24 and DOG=4+15+7=26, so BEE=2+5+5=12... actually using direct position concatenation: B=2,E=5,E=5 → 255; CAT: C=3,A=1,T=20→3120; BEE: B=2,E=5,E=5→2554 with a trailing digit pattern.
Question 4: A pattern shows: ◆◆○, ◆○○, ○○○, ◆◆◆, ◆◆○, ___. What comes next?
- ◆◆◆
- ◆○○ (Correct answer)
- ○○○
- ◆◆○
Correct answer: ◆○○
The sequence cycles through a decreasing diamond pattern then resets, with ◆◆○ followed by ◆○○.
Question 5: If the pattern is: 1A, 3C, 5E, 7G, what is the next term?
- 8H
- 9I (Correct answer)
- 11K
- 10J
Correct answer: 9I
Numbers increase by 2 (odd numbers) and letters advance by 2 alphabetical positions, giving 9I.
Question 6: A Venn diagram shows Set A = multiples of 3, Set B = multiples of 5. Which number belongs in the intersection?
- 9
- 25
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 21
Correct answer: 30
The intersection contains multiples of both 3 and 5; 30 = 3×10 = 5×6.
Question 7: In a logical grid, rows sum to 15 and columns sum to 15. Given [5, ?, 4], [?, 5, ?], [3, ?, 6], what fills the top-middle cell?
- 4
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 3
Correct answer: 6
Row 1 must sum to 15: 5 + ? + 4 = 15, so ? = 6.
Epic Skills Assessment Logical Pattern Recognition 3
The sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ___ follows which rule?