Abstract Reasoning Flashcards
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If → means 'greater than', ← means 'less than', and ↔ means 'equal to', which statement is correct: A = 15, B = 20, C = 15?
Answer: A ← B and A ↔ C
A (15) is less than B (20), so A ← B is correct. A (15) equals C (15), so A ↔ C is correct. Only option A has both correct statements.
Complete the pattern: AB, CD, EF, GH, ___
Answer: IJ
Each pair consists of consecutive letters of the alphabet, advancing by two letters each time: AB, CD, EF, GH, IJ.
A cube has its faces painted in 6 different colours. If red is opposite blue, and green is opposite yellow, and white is adjacent to red, which face is opposite white?
Answer: The face painted in the sixth colour (e.g., orange)
With red opposite blue and green opposite yellow, that accounts for 4 faces. White and the sixth colour (orange) must be the remaining opposite pair.
What comes next in the sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ___?
Answer: 21
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers: 8 + 13 = 21.
If Monday is coded as 1, Tuesday as 2, and so on, what is the sum of the codes for Wednesday and Friday?
Answer: 8
Wednesday = 3, Friday = 5. Sum = 3 + 5 = 8.
Four people sit around a square table. A is opposite C. B is to A's right. Who is to C's left?
Answer: B
If A is at the top, C is opposite at the bottom. B is to A's right. Going clockwise: A (top), B (right), C (bottom), D (left). C's left (from C's perspective, facing the table) is B.
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