PI - Cognitive Assessment Abstract Reasoning Analogies Questions and Answers

Question 1

A shaded circle inside a square is to an unshaded circle inside a square as a shaded triangle inside a circle is to:

Accepted Answer

An unshaded triangle inside a circle

Answer

The relationship in the first pair is the inversion of the shading of the inner shape while the outer shape remains the same. Applying this logic, the shaded triangle becomes an unshaded triangle, and the outer circle remains unchanged.

Question 2

A large arrow pointing up is to a small arrow pointing down as a large shaded square is to:

Accepted Answer

A small unshaded square

Answer

The analogy involves two transformations: a change in size from large to small, and a change in a key attribute (orientation for the arrow, shading for the square). The arrow's orientation flips 180 degrees (up to down), so the square's attribute should also flip (shaded to unshaded). Therefore, the large shaded square becomes a small unshaded square.

Question 3

A vertical line intersecting a horizontal line to form a plus sign is to a single vertical line as a complete square is to:

Accepted Answer

Two parallel vertical lines

Answer

The relationship shows the removal of the horizontal component. In the first pair, the horizontal line is removed from the plus sign, leaving only the vertical line. In the second pair, the horizontal lines must be removed from the square, leaving only the two parallel vertical lines.

Question 4

A single circle is to a column of three circles as a single square is to:

Accepted Answer

A column of three squares

Answer

The relationship is a multiplication of the object and a change in its spatial arrangement to a vertical stack. The single circle becomes three circles stacked vertically. Therefore, the single square must become three squares stacked vertically in a column.

Question 5

A 2x2 grid with the top-left square shaded is to a 2x2 grid with the top-right square shaded as a 2x2 grid with the bottom-left square shaded is to:

Accepted Answer

A 2x2 grid with the bottom-right square shaded

Answer

The relationship is a movement of the shaded square one position to the right within its row. Applying this rule to the second pair, the shaded square in the bottom-left position moves one position to the right, ending up in the bottom-right position.

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PI - Cognitive Assessment Abstract Reasoning Analogies Questions and Answers