GCAT - General Cognitive Ability Abstract Reasoning Matrices Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the options correctly completes the following 3x3 matrix? The matrix shows a grid of squares.
The top row contains: 1) a large black circle, 2) a large black circle with a small white square inside, 3) a large black circle with a small white circle inside.
The middle row contains: 1) a large black square, 2) a large black square with a small white square inside, 3) a large black square with a small white circle inside.
The bottom row contains: 1) a large white circle, 2) a large white circle with a small white square inside, 3) a missing image.

Accepted Answer

A large white circle with a small white circle inside.

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A large black square with a small black circle inside.

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A large white circle with a small black square inside.

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A large black circle with a small white circle inside.

Question 2

Observe the pattern in the 3x3 matrix and determine which answer choice completes the grid. In the top row, the first cell has a single horizontal line. The second has two horizontal lines. The third has three horizontal lines. In the middle row, the first cell has a single vertical line. The second has two vertical lines. The third has three vertical lines. In the bottom row, the first cell has a single diagonal line (top-left to bottom-right). The second cell has two diagonal lines. What does the third cell contain?

Accepted Answer

Three diagonal lines (top-left to bottom-right).

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One vertical line and one horizontal line.

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Four horizontal lines.

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A single circle.

Question 3

A 3x3 matrix has a missing figure in the bottom right corner. The first row contains a triangle, a square, and a pentagon. The second row contains a circle pointing up, a circle pointing right, and a circle pointing down. The third row contains a shaded square, a shaded pentagon, and the missing figure. Which figure completes the matrix?

Accepted Answer

A shaded triangle.

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A shaded circle.

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An unshaded triangle.

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A shaded hexagon.

Question 4

Examine the 3x3 grid. In each cell, there is a large shape with a smaller shape inside. The pattern is as follows: The third cell in each row is a combination or superposition of the shapes from the first two cells. In the top row, Cell 1 has a circle. Cell 2 has a cross. Cell 3 has a circle with a cross inside. In the middle row, Cell 1 has a square. Cell 2 has a triangle. Cell 3 has a square with a triangle inside. The bottom row starts with a diamond in Cell 1 and a single dot in Cell 2. What is in Cell 3?

Accepted Answer

A diamond with a dot inside.

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A square with a dot inside.

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A diamond with a cross inside.

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A circle with a diamond inside.

Question 5

Which of the following options logically completes the matrix? The matrix contains arrows. Top row: Arrow points Up, Arrow points Up-Right, Arrow points Right. Middle row: Arrow points Up-Left, [Missing Figure], Arrow points Down-Right. Bottom row: Arrow points Left, Arrow points Down-Left, Arrow points Down.

Accepted Answer

A central dot with no arrow.

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An arrow pointing straight down.

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An arrow pointing up.

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A circle.

Question 6

In the provided 3x3 matrix, each cell contains a shape that rotates. In the top row, a 'T' shape is shown upright, then rotated 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees. In the middle row, an 'L' shape is shown upright, then rotated 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees. In the bottom row, an 'F' shape is shown upright, then rotated 90 degrees clockwise. What is the final figure in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

An 'F' shape rotated 180 degrees.

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An 'F' shape rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

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An 'F' shape in its original upright position.

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A 'T' shape rotated 180 degrees.