PI - Cognitive Assessment Abstract Pattern Series 2

Question 1

In a sequence of shapes, each figure adds one side to the previous shape: triangle, square, pentagon, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

The pattern adds one side each time: 3, 4, 5, so the next shape has 6 sides, which is a hexagon.

Question 2

A pattern shows: 2 black circles, 1 white circle, 3 black circles, 1 white circle, 4 black circles. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

1 white circle

Answer

The pattern alternates between an increasing number of black circles and a single white circle. After 4 black circles, the next element is 1 white circle.

Question 3

Each figure in the series rotates 45 degrees clockwise and gains a dot in the center. If figure 4 has an arrow pointing southeast with 4 center dots, what does figure 5 look like?

Accepted Answer

Arrow pointing south with 5 dots

Answer

Each step rotates 45 degrees clockwise (SE to S) and adds one dot (4 to 5), giving an arrow pointing south with 5 dots.

Question 4

A grid pattern shows figures where shading moves one cell to the right each step, wrapping around to the leftmost column after reaching the rightmost. In a 4-column grid, if the shaded cell is in column 3, where will it be after 3 more steps?

Accepted Answer

Column 2

Answer

Starting at column 3: step 1 goes to column 4, step 2 wraps to column 1, step 3 goes to column 2. The answer is column 2.

Question 5

In a figure matrix, shapes in each row share one common feature and shapes in each column share a different common feature. Row 1 has all circles, row 2 has all squares. Column 1 has all striped shapes, column 2 has all solid shapes. What belongs in the cell at row 2, column 2?

Accepted Answer

Solid square

Answer

Row 2 requires a square and column 2 requires a solid fill, so the answer is a solid square.

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PI - Cognitive Assessment Abstract Pattern Series 2