UCAT Abstract Reasoning 5

Question 1

In a matrix, the number in each cell = row number × column number. What is the value in row 3, column 4?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

3 × 4 = 12.

Question 2

A sequence uses the rule: each shape rotates 45° and loses one side per step. Step 1: octagon at 0°. Step 3 has ___ sides at ___.

Accepted Answer

6 sides at 90°

Answer

Sides: 8→7→6. Rotation: 0°→45°→90°. After 2 steps: 6 sides at 90°.

Question 3

Set A: all figures contain a shape with more than 4 sides. Set B: all figures contain a shape with 4 or fewer sides. Where does a regular hexagon belong?

Accepted Answer

Set A

Answer

A hexagon has 6 sides, which is more than 4. It belongs to Set A.

Question 4

An analogy: 3 is to 9 as 4 is to ___?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

3 is squared to get 9 (3² = 9). Applying the same rule: 4² = 16.

Question 5

In a pattern, black squares appear in a checkerboard arrangement. The grid is 4×4. How many black squares are there?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

In a 4×4 checkerboard, exactly half of the 16 squares are black = 8.

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UCAT Abstract Reasoning 5