Finastra Assessment Test Finastra Spatial Reasoning Assessment 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A shape sequence shows: square with 1 dot, square with 4 dots, square with 9 dots. The dots are arranged in a grid pattern. How many dots does the next shape have?
- 16 (Correct answer)
- 12
- 25
- 20
Correct answer: 16
The dots follow perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², so the next shape has 4² = 16 dots.
Question 2: You view a 3D object from above and see a cross (+) shape. From the front you see a rectangle. From the side you also see a rectangle. Which object is it?
- A plus-sign-shaped prism (Correct answer)
- A pyramid with a cross base
- A cylinder
- A cube with notches cut out
Correct answer: A plus-sign-shaped prism
A cross-shaped prism has a cross top-view and rectangular front and side views, matching all three described views.
Question 3: A grid of 5×5 squares has every other diagonal colored. Starting from the top-left corner, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th diagonals are shaded. How many shaded squares are there in total?
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 15
- 10
- 12
Correct answer: 13
Diagonal 1 has 1 square, diagonal 3 has 3 squares, diagonal 5 has 5 squares, diagonal 7 has 3 squares, diagonal 9 has 1 square = 1+3+5+3+1 = 13 squares.
Question 4: An object is rotated 180° around a horizontal axis. A triangle pointing UP on the front face now points:
- Down, on the back face (Correct answer)
- Up, on the back face
- Down, on the front face
- Left, on the side face
Correct answer: Down, on the back face
Rotating 180° around a horizontal axis flips the object front-to-back and inverts top-to-bottom, so the triangle moves to the back face pointing down.
Question 5: A pattern matrix has 3 rows and 3 columns. Each row contains a circle, square, and triangle in some order, and each column also contains all three shapes. The first row is circle-square-triangle; the second row is triangle-circle-square. What is the third row?
- Square-triangle-circle (Correct answer)
- Circle-triangle-square
- Triangle-square-circle
- Square-circle-triangle
Correct answer: Square-triangle-circle
This is a Latin square: each shape appears once per row and column; the third row must contain the missing shapes in each column position.
Question 6: A square piece of paper is folded diagonally, and a triangular corner is cut off from the folded edge. When unfolded, what shape hole appears?
- A square hole (Correct answer)
- A triangular hole
- A diamond hole
- A hexagonal hole
Correct answer: A square hole
Cutting a triangle from the folded edge creates a mirrored cut on both layers, producing a square (two mirror-image triangles joining at their hypotenuse) when unfolded.
Question 7: You are navigating a maze and take these turns: right, left, left, right, right, left. If you started facing North, which direction are you now facing?
- North (Correct answer)
- South
- East
- West
Correct answer: North
Track turns: R→E, L→N, L→W, R→N, R→E, L→N — after all 6 turns you are facing North again.
Finastra Assessment Test Finastra Spatial Reasoning Assessment 4
A shape sequence shows: square with 1 dot, square with 4 dots, square with 9 dots.
The dots are arranged in a grid pattern.
How many dots does the next shape have?