NNAT Serial Reasoning

Question 1

Shapes progressively add sides: triangle, square, pentagon. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon (6 sides)

Answer

Each shape adds one side: 3, 4, 5, so next is 6 sides.

Question 2

Shapes alternate black/white while increasing in size. What must the answer satisfy?

Accepted Answer

Both the correct color AND the correct larger size

Answer

Multiple simultaneous patterns must all be satisfied.

Question 3

Each row of a matrix contains circle, square, triangle. The last cell is empty. What goes there?

Accepted Answer

Whichever shape is missing from that row and column

Answer

The missing cell must complete both the row and column sets.

Question 4

A shape rotates 45 degrees each step. After four steps, total rotation is?

Accepted Answer

180 degrees

Answer

4 steps x 45 degrees = 180 degrees total.

Question 5

Shapes darken: white, light gray, dark gray. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Black

Answer

The progression goes from lightest to darkest; black follows dark gray.

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