OACP Abstract and Visual Pattern Recognition

Question 1

A shape sequence reads: Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, ___. What shape comes next?

Accepted Answer

Heptagon

Answer

Each shape has one more side than the previous: Triangle (3), Square (4), Pentagon (5), Hexagon (6). The next shape must have 7 sides — a Heptagon.

Question 2

A sequence shows: Large Circle, Medium Circle, Small Circle, Large Square, Medium Square, Small Square, Large Triangle, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Medium Triangle

Answer

The pattern cycles through three sizes (Large, Medium, Small) for each shape in turn. After Large Triangle, the next step follows the size sequence: Medium Triangle.

Question 3

In a 3×3 grid, each row and column must contain exactly one circle, one square, and one triangle. Row 1: Circle, Square, Triangle. Row 2: Triangle, Circle, Square. Row 3: Square, ___, Circle. What fills the blank?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Row 3 already contains Square and Circle, so the missing shape must be Triangle. Confirming via Column 2: it already has Square (Row 1) and Circle (Row 2), so Triangle is required.

Question 4

A repeating pattern reads: ● ○ ●● ○○ ●●● ○○○ ●●●● ___. What group comes next?

Accepted Answer

○○○○

Answer

The pattern alternates between filled (●) and open (○) circles, with the count of each increasing by one at each step: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4 — the next term is 4 open circles (○○○○).

Question 5

An arrow pointing North rotates 90 degrees clockwise at each step. After four steps, what direction is the arrow pointing?

Accepted Answer

North

Answer

Each step: North → East → South → West → North. After four 90-degree clockwise steps the arrow completes a full 360-degree rotation and returns to North.

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OACP Abstract and Visual Pattern Recognition