HPAT - Health Professions Admissions Non-Verbal Reasoning: Sequences Questions and Answers

Question 1

A sequence of five figures is presented.
Each figure contains a large square divided into four equal quadrants.
In Figure 1, a black circle is in the top-left quadrant.
In Figure 2, the black circle has moved to the top-right quadrant, and a small white square has appeared in the top-left quadrant.
In Figure 3, the black circle is in the bottom-right quadrant, and the white square is in the top-right.
In Figure 4, the black circle is in the bottom-left quadrant, and the white square is in the bottom-right.
Which of the following is the correct Figure 5 in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

A) The black circle is in the top-left quadrant, and the white square is in the bottom-left.

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B) The black circle is in the top-right quadrant, and the white square is in the bottom-left.

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C) The black circle is in the top-left quadrant, and the white square is in the bottom-right.

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D) The black circle and the white square are both in the top-left quadrant.

Question 2

Consider a sequence of figures. Figure 1 is a regular pentagon (5 sides). Figure 2 is a regular hexagon (6 sides). Figure 3 is a regular heptagon (7 sides). Inside each figure, there is an arrow. In Figure 1, the arrow points to the top vertex. In Figure 2, the arrow points to the vertex immediately to the right of the top vertex (clockwise). In Figure 3, the arrow points to the second vertex, clockwise from the top. Which figure logically continues the sequence?

Accepted Answer

D) An octagon where the arrow points to the third vertex clockwise from the top.

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A) An octagon where the arrow points to the second vertex clockwise from the top.

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B) An octagon where the arrow points to the fourth vertex clockwise from the top.

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C) A nonagon where the arrow points to the third vertex clockwise from the top.

Question 3

Each figure in a sequence consists of a large triangle. In Figure 1, there is 1 small black dot inside the triangle. In Figure 2, there are 3 small black dots and the entire large triangle is shaded grey. In Figure 3, there are 5 small black dots and the triangle is white (unshaded). In Figure 4, there are 7 small black dots and the triangle is shaded grey. What is the correct next figure in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

B) A white triangle with 9 dots.

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A) A grey triangle with 8 dots.

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C) A grey triangle with 9 dots.

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D) A white triangle with 11 dots.

Question 4

A sequence shows a 3x3 grid in each figure. In Figure 1, the top row contains three X's. In Figure 2, the middle row contains three O's. In Figure 3, the bottom row contains three X's. In Figure 4, the left column contains three O's. What would Figure 5 be?

Accepted Answer

A) The middle column contains three X's.

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B) The right column contains three O's.

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C) The top row contains three O's.

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D) The middle column contains three O's.

Question 5

In a sequence, Figure 1 shows a black square. Figure 2 shows the black square from Figure 1, with a smaller white circle placed on its right side. Figure 3 shows the contents of Figure 2, with an even smaller black triangle placed on the right of the white circle. Figure 4 shows the contents of Figure 3, with a yet smaller white star placed on the right of the black triangle. Which of the following describes Figure 5?

Accepted Answer

A) The sequence from Figure 4, with a smaller black pentagon added to the right of the star.

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B) The sequence from Figure 4, with a smaller white square added to the right of the star.

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C) The sequence from Figure 4, with a smaller black square added to the right of the star.

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D) Only a black pentagon is shown.

Question 6

Each figure in a sequence contains a large circle with a single line inside it, like the hand of a clock. In Figure 1, the line points to the 12 o'clock position. In Figure 2, it points to the 3 o'clock position. In Figure 3, it points to the 7 o'clock position. In Figure 4, it points to the 12 o'clock position. Which figure logically follows in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

C) A circle with the line pointing to the 10 o'clock position.

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A) A circle with the line pointing to the 9 o'clock position.

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B) A circle with the line pointing to the 11 o'clock position.

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D) A circle with the line pointing to the 1 o'clock position.