Epic Skills Assessment Epic Skills Assessment Logical Pattern Recognition Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

In the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81, what is the next number?

Accepted Answer

243

Answer

Each number is multiplied by 3, so 81 × 3 = 243.

Question 2

If CLOUD is coded as DMPVE, how is STORM coded?

Accepted Answer

TUPSN

Answer

Each letter is shifted forward by one position in the alphabet (S→T, T→U, O→P, R→S, M→N), giving TUPSN.

Question 3

Which figure completes the pattern: a 3×3 grid where each row contains a circle, triangle, and square, and the bottom-right cell is missing?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Each row and column contains one of each shape, and the missing cell requires a square to complete the pattern.

Question 4

What comes next in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

The differences between terms are 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, so the next term is 30 + 12 = 42.

Question 5

In a pattern sequence, each figure adds one more side than the previous figure starting with a triangle. What is the sixth figure?

Accepted Answer

Octagon

Answer

Triangle (3), square (4), pentagon (5), hexagon (6), heptagon (7), octagon (8), so the sixth figure is an octagon.

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