P&G Abstract Reasoning 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a sequence: Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, ___. What comes next?
- Square
- Triangle (Correct answer)
- Circle
- Pentagon
Correct answer: Triangle
The pattern repeats every three shapes (Circle, Square, Triangle), so the sixth item is Triangle.
Question 2: Each row contains: 1 shaded shape, 2 unshaded shapes, 3 shaded shapes. If this pattern continues, how many shaded shapes are in row 4?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 6
Correct answer: 4
The number of shaded shapes increases by 1 each row (1, 2, 3...) so row 4 has 4 shaded shapes.
Question 3: Shapes rotate 90° clockwise each step: Up arrow → Right arrow → Down arrow → ___
- Up arrow
- Left arrow (Correct answer)
- Down arrow
- Right arrow
Correct answer: Left arrow
After three 90° clockwise rotations, the fourth step points left (270° total from the original).
Question 4: A grid has black dots: Row 1: 1 dot, Row 2: 3 dots, Row 3: 5 dots. How many dots are in Row 5?
- 7
- 8
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 10
Correct answer: 9
The sequence adds 2 each row (1, 3, 5, 7, 9), so Row 5 has 9 dots.
Question 5: Pattern: Large dark circle, small light circle, large dark square, small light square, large dark triangle, ___
- Large dark circle
- Small light triangle (Correct answer)
- Large light triangle
- Small dark triangle
Correct answer: Small light triangle
Each pair follows Large dark → Small light, so after large dark triangle comes small light triangle.
Question 6: Each figure adds one more side to the shape: Triangle (3), Square (4), Pentagon (5), ___
- Hexagon (6) (Correct answer)
- Heptagon (7)
- Square (4)
- Octagon (8)
Correct answer: Hexagon (6)
Each step adds one side, so the next shape after pentagon (5 sides) is hexagon (6 sides).
P&G Abstract Reasoning 1
In a sequence: Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, ___.
What comes next?