Cognitive Assessment Abstract Reasoning Analogies 1 Flashcards

A circle divided into a black left half and white right half is to a circle divided into a white left half and black right half as a square divided into a black top half and white bottom half is to:

Answer: A square divided into a white top half and black bottom half

The transformation swaps the two color halves within the shape. Applying the same rule to the square reverses which half is black and which is white.

An arrow pointing right is to an arrow pointing left as an arrow pointing up is to:

Answer: An arrow pointing down

The first transformation reflects the direction horizontally (right → left). By analogy, the vertical direction is reflected, so up becomes down.

One large triangle is to four small triangles as one large hexagon is to:

Answer: Four small hexagons

One large shape breaks into four smaller versions of the exact same shape. Applying this rule to a hexagon produces four small hexagons.

A shape with a thin outline is to a shape with a thick outline as a dotted border shape is to:

Answer: A shape with a solid border

The transformation changes the border style from lighter/thinner to heavier/bolder. A dotted border upgraded to its bolder equivalent becomes a solid border.

A shape with 3 sides is to a shape with 4 sides as a shape with 5 sides is to:

Answer: A shape with 6 sides

Each step adds one side: triangle (3) → square (4), so pentagon (5) → hexagon (6).

A small filled shape surrounded by a large hollow shape is to a large filled shape surrounded by a small hollow shape as a dark shape overlapping the right side of a light shape is to:

Answer: A dark shape overlapping the left side of a light shape

The transformation reverses the spatial relationship while keeping the shapes and their properties the same. The overlap switches from the right side to the left side, mirroring the inside-out reversal in the first pair.