Figural Reasoning Flashcards

Identify the next figure in the sequence: ⬜ ➞ ◻ ➞ ◯ ➞ ◻ ➞ ◯ ➞ ?

Answer: ◻

The sequence follows a repeating pattern of three distinct shapes: an empty square (⬜), a filled square (◻), and a circle (◯). After the initial empty square, the pattern becomes ◻ ➞ ◯ ➞ ◻ ➞ ◯. Following this established alternation, the next figure after the circle should be the filled square (◻), continuing the cycle.

Which shape does not belong in the sequence? ⬤ ➞ ◆ ➞ ◯ ➞ ■ ➞ △

Answer: ⬤

All the other shapes in the sequence (◆, ◯, ■, △) are outlines or empty shapes, representing only their perimeters. The shape ⬤, however, is a solid, filled circle. This difference in its fill status makes it distinct from all the other outlined shapes, thus it does not belong in the sequence.

Identify the pattern: ⬛ ➞ ◻ ➞ ◼ ➞ ◻ ➞ ?

Answer: ⬛

The pattern alternates between a dark, filled square and an empty square (◻). Specifically, it shows a large black square (⬛), followed by an empty square (◻), then a smaller black square (◼), and another empty square (◻). To continue this alternating sequence of filled square (varying size) and empty square, the next figure after the empty square should be the large black square (⬛), restarting the cycle of filled shapes.

Choose the odd one out:

Answer: ⏹

All the other shapes (⏺, ◼, ◯) are either completely filled or completely empty circles or squares. The shape ⏹ is unique because it is a square with a distinct central dot. This internal detail differentiates it from the other shapes, which lack such an internal feature, making it the odd one out.

Find the missing figure in the series: ⬛ ➞ ⬜ ➞ ◼ ➞ ⬜ ➞ ?

Answer: ⬛

The sequence alternates between a filled square and an empty square (⬜). The filled squares vary in size, showing a large black square (⬛) and a small black square (◼). The pattern is ⬛ ➞ ⬜ ➞ ◼ ➞ ⬜. Following this established alternation, the next figure after the empty square should be the large black square (⬛), completing the cycle of filled squares.