GCAT Figural Pattern Completion 2

Question 1

A 3×3 grid contains shapes that rotate 45° clockwise with each step. The top-left has an arrow pointing up, top-center points upper-right, top-right points right. The middle-left points upper-left, middle-center is missing. What belongs in the middle-center?

Accepted Answer

Arrow pointing upper-right

Answer

Each shape rotates 45° clockwise, so the center position (step 4 from top-left) points upper-right.

Question 2

In a pattern series, each figure gains one side per step: circle, triangle, square, pentagon, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Each shape adds one side sequentially, so after pentagon (5 sides) comes hexagon (6 sides).

Question 3

A pattern shows a large white circle containing a small black square, then a large black square containing a small white circle. What is the next figure?

Accepted Answer

Large black circle containing a small white square

Answer

The pattern alternates outer shape (circle/square) and reverses fill colors (white/black) each step.

Question 4

Each row in a matrix has three figures where the number of dots doubles: 1 dot, 2 dots, 4 dots. The second row starts with 2 dots and 4 dots. What completes the second row?

Accepted Answer

8 dots

Answer

The doubling rule applies within each row, so 2→4→8 dots.

Question 5

A sequence shows figures with shading that moves one section clockwise: a square shaded on the top, then on the right, then on the bottom. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Square shaded on the left

Answer

The shading moves one face clockwise each step: top → right → bottom → left.

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GCAT Figural Pattern Completion 2