NNAT Pattern Completion 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A 3x3 grid has shapes arranged so that each row contains a circle, square, and triangle. The top row has: circle, square, triangle. The middle row has: square, triangle, ___. What completes the pattern?
- Circle (Correct answer)
- Square
- Triangle
- Diamond
Correct answer: Circle
Each row must contain one circle, one square, and one triangle, so the missing shape is a circle.
Question 2: In a pattern strip, figures alternate between filled and unfilled. The sequence shows: filled star, empty star, filled star, empty star, ___. What comes next?
- Empty star
- Filled star (Correct answer)
- Filled circle
- Empty circle
Correct answer: Filled star
The pattern strictly alternates filled/empty, so after empty star the next must be a filled star.
Question 3: A rectangular figure is divided into four quadrants. The top-left is shaded dark, top-right is white, bottom-left is white, and bottom-right is ___. The pattern follows diagonal symmetry.
- White
- Dark shaded (Correct answer)
- Striped
- Checkered
Correct answer: Dark shaded
Diagonal symmetry means top-left and bottom-right share the same shading, so the bottom-right must be dark.
Question 4: Each row in a matrix has shapes that increase in number: row 1 has 1 dot, row 2 has 2 dots, row 3 has 3 dots. The missing piece in row 3 should have how many dots in total?
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 5
Correct answer: 3
Row 3 follows the rule of having 3 dots, matching its row number.
Question 5: A pattern shows shapes rotating 90° clockwise each step: arrow pointing up → arrow pointing right → arrow pointing down → ___. What is the next arrow direction?
- Up
- Right
- Left (Correct answer)
- Down
Correct answer: Left
After pointing down, a 90° clockwise rotation produces an arrow pointing left.
Question 6: In a 2x2 matrix, the top row shows a small triangle and a large triangle. The bottom row shows a small circle and ___. What piece is missing?
- Small circle
- Large square
- Large circle (Correct answer)
- Small square
Correct answer: Large circle
The pattern scales the shape from small to large across each row, so a large circle completes the bottom row.
Question 7: A border pattern around a rectangle uses: square corner → circle → square corner → circle. One circle is missing from the middle of the right side. What fills the gap?
- Square
- Triangle
- Circle (Correct answer)
- Diamond
Correct answer: Circle
The repeating unit is square corner–circle, so the gap between two corners on a side must be a circle.
NNAT Pattern Completion 2
A 3x3 grid has shapes arranged so that each row contains a circle, square, and triangle.
The top row has: circle, square, triangle.
The middle row has: square, triangle, ___.
What completes the pattern?