NNAT3 Pattern Recognition 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A matrix has shapes where the number of sides decreases by 1 going down each column. If the top shape is a hexagon, what is the bottom shape in a 3-row column?
- Triangle
- Square (Correct answer)
- Pentagon
- Circle
Correct answer: Square
Hexagon (6 sides) → pentagon (5) → square (4), so the bottom shape is a square.
Question 2: In a 3×3 grid, shading follows a diagonal pattern from the top-right to the bottom-left. If the top-right and center cells are shaded, which cell is shaded in the bottom row?
- Right cell
- Center cell
- Left cell (Correct answer)
- No cell
Correct answer: Left cell
The diagonal runs top-right → center → bottom-left, so the bottom-left cell is shaded.
Question 3: A pattern alternates between a shape and its mirror image. The first figure is an arrow pointing left. What is the third figure?
- Arrow pointing right
- Arrow pointing left (Correct answer)
- Arrow pointing up
- Arrow pointing down
Correct answer: Arrow pointing left
Odd-numbered positions all show the original left-pointing arrow, so the third figure points left.
Question 4: Each row in a matrix has a shape that gains one internal line segment with each column. Column 1 has no lines, column 2 has one line. How many lines does the shape in column 3 have?
- One
- Two (Correct answer)
- Three
- Zero
Correct answer: Two
The number of lines increases by one per column, so column 3 has two internal lines.
Question 5: A series of figures shows a square with an internal shape that rotates 45° counterclockwise each step. If step 1 shows a diamond, what does step 3 show?
- Diamond
- Square (aligned to sides) (Correct answer)
- Diamond
- Circle
Correct answer: Square (aligned to sides)
Two 45° counterclockwise rotations total 90°, turning the diamond into a square aligned to the sides.
Question 6: In a pattern, filled shapes appear every third position: _, _, filled, _, _, filled. What is in position 9?
- Unfilled
- Filled (Correct answer)
- Half-filled
- Striped
Correct answer: Filled
Position 9 is a multiple of 3, so it contains a filled shape.
Question 7: A matrix's bottom-right cell is missing. Each row's third shape is always the combination of the first and second shapes' sizes (if one is large and one is small, the third is medium). Row 3 has a large and a small shape. What size is the missing shape?
- Large
- Small
- Medium (Correct answer)
- Extra-small
Correct answer: Medium
The rule states the third shape takes the intermediate size, so a large + small pairing yields a medium.
NNAT3 Pattern Recognition 3
A matrix has shapes where the number of sides decreases by 1 going down each column.
If the top shape is a hexagon, what is the bottom shape in a 3-row column?