RBC Assessment: Abstract Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Three figures are shown: a pentagon with a star inside, a hexagon with a circle inside, a heptagon with a triangle inside. What shape is inside a square if this pattern continues in reverse?
- Star (Correct answer)
- Circle
- Triangle
- Diamond
Correct answer: Star
The outer shape decreases in sides and the inner shape cycles star→circle→triangle→star; reversing from pentagon gives a square with a star.
Question 2: A matrix rule states: the value in any cell equals the product of its row number and column number. What value belongs in row 3, column 4?
- 7
- 10
- 12 (Correct answer)
- 16
Correct answer: 12
Row 3 × Column 4 = 12.
Question 3: Each row in a pattern contains one large shape, one medium shape, and one small shape. Each column contains exactly one circle, one square, and one triangle. A circle appears in row 1 column 1 and row 2 column 3. Where must the circle appear in row 3?
- Column 1
- Column 2 (Correct answer)
- Column 3
- It cannot be determined
Correct answer: Column 2
Since columns 1 and 3 already have circles, row 3's circle must go in column 2.
Question 4: An abstract sequence shows arrows pointing: right, down, left, up, right, down... Which direction does the 11th arrow point?
- Right
- Down
- Left (Correct answer)
- Up
Correct answer: Left
The cycle length is 4; 11 ÷ 4 = remainder 3, which corresponds to the 3rd direction: left.
Question 5: In a figure set, each shape is reflected horizontally and then one element is removed. The original has a triangle, circle, and star. The first transformation removes the triangle. The second removes the circle. What does the third figure contain?
- Only the triangle
- Only the circle
- Only the star (Correct answer)
- Triangle and star
Correct answer: Only the star
Elements are removed one by one in sequence, leaving only the star in the third figure.
Question 6: A number pattern in matrix rows is: Row 1: 2, 4, 6. Row 2: 3, 6, 9. Row 3: 4, 8, ?. What is the missing value?
- 10
- 12 (Correct answer)
- 14
- 16
Correct answer: 12
Each row multiplies its row-start number by 1, 2, and 3; row 3 starts at 4, so 4 × 3 = 12.
Question 7: Shapes alternate between filled and outline versions, and rotate 90° clockwise each step. The first shape is a filled arrow pointing right. What is the third shape?
- Filled arrow pointing left
- Outline arrow pointing left (Correct answer)
- Filled arrow pointing down
- Outline arrow pointing down
Correct answer: Outline arrow pointing left
Step 1: filled right → Step 2: outline down (90° CW, alternated) → Step 3: filled left would be next rotation, but fill/outline alternates, giving outline left.
RBC Assessment: Abstract Reasoning 3
Three figures are shown: a pentagon with a star inside, a hexagon with a circle inside, a heptagon with a triangle inside.
What shape is inside a square if this pattern continues in reverse?