QPSea Abstract Reasoning: Pattern Recognition 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a series, each figure has one more internal division than the last: 0, 1, 2, 3 internal lines. What does the sixth figure have?
- 4 internal lines
- 5 internal lines (Correct answer)
- 6 internal lines
- 7 internal lines
Correct answer: 5 internal lines
The sixth figure continues the pattern at position 5 (0-indexed), giving 5 internal lines.
Question 2: A grid shows shapes where the number of dots inside equals the number of sides of the shape. A pentagon contains how many dots?
- 3
- 4
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 5
A pentagon has 5 sides, so it contains 5 dots following the stated rule.
Question 3: In a pattern matrix, shapes in the top row are white, middle row are grey, and bottom row are black. Additionally, shapes move one column to the right each row, wrapping around. If a white triangle is in column 1, row 1, where is the black triangle?
- Column 3, row 3 (Correct answer)
- Column 2, row 3
- Column 1, row 3
- Column 3, row 2
Correct answer: Column 3, row 3
The triangle shifts right one column per row, so row 3 places it in column 3, where it is also black.
Question 4: A sequence of numbers follows this rule: each term = sum of the two digits of the previous term squared. Starting at 49, what is the next term?
- 169 (Correct answer)
- 121
- 81
- 144
Correct answer: 169
Digits of 49 are 4 and 9; (4+9)² = 13² = 169.
Question 5: In an abstract pattern, large shapes always contain a small version of the shape to their left. What is inside the large circle if the shape to its left is a triangle?
- A small square
- A small circle
- A small triangle (Correct answer)
- Nothing
Correct answer: A small triangle
The rule states the large shape contains a small version of the shape to its left, so a small triangle is inside.
Question 6: A figure series alternates: solid border, dashed border, solid border, dashed border. The fill also alternates: filled, empty, filled, empty. What does figure 7 look like?
- Dashed border, filled
- Solid border, filled (Correct answer)
- Solid border, empty
- Dashed border, empty
Correct answer: Solid border, filled
Figure 7 is odd-numbered, so it has a solid border (odd=solid) and is filled (odd=filled).
Question 7: A 3×3 grid has shapes where each row contains exactly one star, one cross, and one arrow. Each column also contains exactly one of each. If row 1 is star-cross-arrow and row 2 is arrow-star-cross, what is row 3?
- Star-arrow-cross
- Cross-star-arrow
- Cross-arrow-star (Correct answer)
- Arrow-cross-star
Correct answer: Cross-arrow-star
Column 1 needs cross (star and arrow used), column 2 needs arrow (cross and star used), column 3 needs star — giving cross-arrow-star.
QPSea Abstract Reasoning: Pattern Recognition 3
In a series, each figure has one more internal division than the last: 0, 1, 2, 3 internal lines.
What does the sixth figure have?