NNAT3 Pattern Recognition 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A grid shows circles that increase in size from left to right across each row. The bottom-right cell is empty. Which shape correctly completes the pattern?
- A small circle
- A large circle (Correct answer)
- A medium triangle
- A large square
Correct answer: A large circle
Each row ends with the largest circle, so the missing cell must contain a large circle.
Question 2: In a 3×3 matrix, each row contains a star, a pentagon, and a hexagon in a different order. The third row has a pentagon in column 1 and a hexagon in column 2. What goes in column 3?
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Star (Correct answer)
- Circle
Correct answer: Star
Each row contains each shape exactly once, so the missing shape must be the star.
Question 3: A pattern shows alternating white and shaded diamonds arranged in a row. The sequence starts: white, shaded, white, shaded. What is the 7th diamond?
- Shaded
- White (Correct answer)
- Striped
- Half-shaded
Correct answer: White
The pattern alternates, and odd-numbered positions are white, so the 7th diamond is white.
Question 4: Each figure in a series has one more side than the previous figure, starting with a triangle. What is the 5th figure?
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Heptagon (Correct answer)
- Octagon
Correct answer: Heptagon
Triangle (3), square (4), pentagon (5), hexagon (6), heptagon (7) — the 5th figure is a heptagon.
Question 5: A matrix shows shapes where each column contains one small, one medium, and one large shape. The third column has a large shape in row 1 and a small shape in row 2. What size shape belongs in row 3?
- Large
- Small
- Medium (Correct answer)
- Extra-large
Correct answer: Medium
Since large and small are taken, the missing size in column 3 must be medium.
Question 6: In a pattern grid, each shape rotates 90° clockwise with each step. If a shape points right in step 1, which direction does it point in step 4?
- Right (Correct answer)
- Down
- Left
- Up
Correct answer: Right
Four 90° clockwise rotations equal a full 360° turn, returning the shape to its original rightward orientation.
Question 7: A series shows figures with an increasing number of dots inside: 1, 3, 5, 7, ___. How many dots are in the next figure?
- 8
- 10
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 11
Correct answer: 9
The sequence increases by 2 each time (odd numbers), so after 7 comes 9.
NNAT3 Pattern Recognition 2
A grid shows circles that increase in size from left to right across each row.
The bottom-right cell is empty.
Which shape correctly completes the pattern?