IPAT Abstract Reasoning — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a sequence of shapes: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, ___. What comes next?
- Square (Correct answer)
- Triangle
- Circle
- Pentagon
Correct answer: Square
The pattern repeats every three shapes: circle, square, triangle. After the third circle, the next shape in the cycle is a square.
Question 2: Complete the number sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54, ___
- 162 (Correct answer)
- 108
- 148
- 216
Correct answer: 162
Each number is multiplied by 3 to get the next: 2×3=6, 6×3=18, 18×3=54, 54×3=162.
Question 3: If all BLOOPS are RAZZLES, and some RAZZLES are LAZZLES, which statement must be true?
- Some BLOOPS might be LAZZLES (Correct answer)
- All LAZZLES are BLOOPS
- No BLOOPS are LAZZLES
- All RAZZLES are BLOOPS
Correct answer: Some BLOOPS might be LAZZLES
Since all BLOOPS are RAZZLES, and some RAZZLES are LAZZLES, it is possible that some BLOOPS (being RAZZLES) are also LAZZLES. We cannot say definitively that they are or aren't — only that they might be.
Question 4: What number should replace the question mark? 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, ?
- 33 (Correct answer)
- 31
- 35
- 29
Correct answer: 33
The differences between consecutive numbers form an arithmetic sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. So 23 + 10 = 33.
Question 5: In a coded language, POLICE is written as QPMJDF. How would CRIME be written?
- DSJNF (Correct answer)
- DSKOF
- DSJMF
- BQHLD
Correct answer: DSJNF
Each letter is shifted forward by one position in the alphabet: P→Q, O→P, L→M, I→J, C→D, E→F. Applying the same to CRIME: C→D, R→S, I→J, M→N, E→F = DSJNF.
Question 6: Which number does not belong in this series: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17?
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 11
- 3
- 7
Correct answer: 15
This is a series of prime numbers (numbers divisible only by 1 and themselves). 15 is not prime — it is divisible by 3 and 5 (3 × 5 = 15).
IPAT Abstract Reasoning
In a sequence of shapes: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, ___.
What comes next?