GCAT Figural Pattern Completion 4

Question 1

A pattern alternates between a filled shape and its outline only. Figure 1: filled black circle. Figure 2: circle outline. Figure 3: filled black triangle. Figure 4: triangle outline. What is figure 5?

Accepted Answer

Filled black square

Answer

The pattern cycles through shapes (circle, triangle, square…) while alternating filled/outline, so figure 5 is a filled black square.

Question 2

In a sequence, a small dot moves one cell to the right across a 4-cell grid, then resets to the left. Positions: cell 1, cell 2, cell 3, cell 4, cell 1, cell 2, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Cell 3

Answer

The dot moves right and wraps around; after cell 2 comes cell 3.

Question 3

Three figures each show a square divided into quadrants with different shading. Figure 1: top-left shaded. Figure 2: top-right shaded. Figure 3: bottom-right shaded. What is figure 4?

Accepted Answer

Bottom-left shaded

Answer

The shaded quadrant rotates clockwise around the square, so after bottom-right comes bottom-left.

Question 4

A series shows overlapping circles where the overlap region is shaded. Two circles overlap slightly (small shaded lens), then moderately (larger lens), then greatly (very large overlap). What changes in the next figure?

Accepted Answer

The circles completely merge into one

Answer

The circles are moving closer with increasing overlap; the logical endpoint is complete merger into one circle.

Question 5

A 3×3 matrix uses three symbols: ●, ■, ▲. Each symbol appears exactly once per row and once per column. Row 1: ●, ■, ▲. Row 2: ■, ▲, ?. What is the missing symbol?

Accepted Answer

●

Answer

Row 2 already has ■ and ▲, so the missing symbol must be ●.

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