QPSea - Queensland Police Service Entrance Assessment Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A series of five boxes is presented. In each box, there is a large square. Inside the square, a small black circle moves from one corner to the next in a clockwise direction with each step in the series. Which of the answer choices correctly shows the next step in the sequence?
- A box containing a large square with the black circle in the top-left corner.
- A box containing a large square with the black circle in the bottom-left corner.
- A box containing a large square with the black circle in the top-right corner. (Correct answer)
- A box containing a large square with the black circle in the bottom-right corner.
Correct answer: A box containing a large square with the black circle in the top-right corner.
The pattern shows a small black circle moving clockwise from corner to corner within a square. If the last position shown was the bottom-right corner, the next logical position in the clockwise sequence is the top-right corner.
Question 2: Which of the following figures is the 'odd one out' in the group? A) A pentagon with five dots inside. B) A square with four dots inside. C) A triangle with two dots inside. D) A hexagon with six dots inside.
- A) A pentagon with five dots inside.
- B) A square with four dots inside.
- C) A triangle with two dots inside. (Correct answer)
- D) A hexagon with six dots inside.
Correct answer: C) A triangle with two dots inside.
The rule governing the group of figures is that the number of dots inside the shape corresponds to the number of sides the shape has. A pentagon has 5 sides, a square has 4, and a hexagon has 6. The triangle has 3 sides, but the figure described has only two dots, making it the odd one out.
Question 3: A 2x2 grid is presented. The top-left square contains a circle. The top-right square contains a circle with a horizontal line through it. The bottom-left square contains a square. Following the established pattern, what should the bottom-right square contain?
- A square with a vertical line through it.
- A circle with a vertical line through it.
- A square.
- A square with a horizontal line through it. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: A square with a horizontal line through it.
The pattern demonstrates a relationship across the rows. The shape in the right column is the same as the shape in the left column, but with a horizontal line added through its center. Therefore, the bottom-right square should contain a square with a horizontal line through it.
Question 4: Observe the sequence: The first figure is a single arrow pointing up. The second figure shows the same arrow, with a second arrow added, pointing right. The third figure adds another arrow pointing down. What is the logical next figure in this sequence?
- The previous figure with an added arrow pointing up.
- The previous figure with an added arrow pointing left. (Correct answer)
- The previous figure with the first arrow removed.
- A single arrow pointing left.
Correct answer: The previous figure with an added arrow pointing left.
The sequence adds an arrow in a clockwise direction with each step: Up, Right, Down. The next logical direction for a new arrow to be added is Left, completing the clockwise rotation.
Question 5: A series of figures shows a clock face. The first figure shows the time 3:00. The second figure shows 3:15. The third figure shows 3:30. What time should the fourth figure in the sequence show?
- 3:45 (Correct answer)
- 4:00
- 3:00
- 4:15
Correct answer: 3:45
The pattern shows the time on the clock advancing by 15-minute increments with each step in the series. Starting from 3:00, the sequence is 3:15, then 3:30. The next 15-minute increment would be 3:45.
Question 6: In a set of five shapes, four follow a specific rule, and one does not. The shapes are: A) A shaded circle. B) A shaded square. C) An unshaded triangle. D) A shaded pentagon. E) A shaded hexagon. Which shape is the odd one out?
- A shaded square
- A shaded pentagon
- An unshaded triangle (Correct answer)
- A shaded circle
Correct answer: An unshaded triangle
The common characteristic among four of the five shapes is that they are shaded. The triangle is the only figure that is unshaded, making it the one that does not fit the rule.
QPSea - Queensland Police Service Entrance Assessment Abstract Reasoning Questions and Answers 1
A series of five boxes is presented.
In each box, there is a large square.
Inside the square, a small black circle moves from one corner to the next in a clockwise direction with each step in the series.
Which of the answer choices correctly shows the next step in the sequence?