CCAT CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

In a series, every other shape is rotated 90° clockwise. The first shape is an arrow pointing up. What direction does the third shape point?

Accepted Answer

Up

Answer

Only odd-positioned shapes are rotated from the original; since the third shape is odd-numbered and two 90° rotations return to up, it points up.

Question 2

A pattern shows: large dark shape, small light shape, large dark shape, small light shape, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Large dark shape

Answer

The alternating pattern of large dark / small light means the fifth term is a large dark shape.

Question 3

Each row in a matrix contains three figures where the number of dots inside increases by 1. The third row starts with 3 dots, then 4 dots. How many dots does the missing figure have?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

Following the +1 rule, the next figure has 5 dots.

Question 4

A figure is reflected horizontally, then the reflection is rotated 180°. Which transformation produces the same final result as both steps combined?

Accepted Answer

Reflected vertically

Answer

A horizontal reflection followed by a 180° rotation is equivalent to a vertical reflection.

Question 5

Three squares are overlapping in a Venn-diagram style. The only region shaded is the area shared exclusively by squares A and B (not C). Which region remains unshaded?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Only the A∩B exclusive region is shaded, so every other region — A only, A∩C only, A∩B∩C, etc. — is unshaded.

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CCAT CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 2