RCAT Abstract Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If a pattern rule is 'rotate 90° clockwise each step,' and step 1 shows an arrow pointing UP, what direction does step 4 show?
- LEFT
- DOWN
- RIGHT (Correct answer)
- UP
Correct answer: RIGHT
UP → RIGHT (step 2) → DOWN (step 3) → LEFT (step 4) — step 4 points LEFT, not RIGHT.
Question 2: In a 3×3 grid, the number of shapes in each cell increases left-to-right and top-to-bottom. Row 1: 1, 2, 3. Row 2: 2, 3, 4. Row 3: 3, 4, ___?
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 4
- 7
Correct answer: 5
Each row starts one higher than the previous, and each row adds 1 per column, so row 3, column 3 = 5.
Question 3: A series of figures shows shapes losing one element each step: 5 stars → 4 stars → 3 stars. At the same time, each star rotates 30° per step. How many stars, each rotated how many degrees in total, appear in step 5?
- 1 star rotated 120° (Correct answer)
- 2 stars rotated 90°
- 0 stars
- 1 star rotated 150°
Correct answer: 1 star rotated 120°
Step 5 has 5−4 = 1 star, and it has rotated 4×30° = 120° from the start.
Question 4: Which of the following is the mirror image of the letter 'R' flipped horizontally?
- Я (Correct answer)
- R
- ɹ
- P
Correct answer: Я
Flipping 'R' horizontally produces 'Я', the Cyrillic-looking reversed R.
Question 5: A code uses shapes: △=1, □=2, ○=3. The pattern sums pairs: △□=3, □○=5. What is △○?
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 3
- 5
- 6
Correct answer: 4
△=1 and ○=3, so △○ = 1+3 = 4.
Question 6: In a visual analogy: large circle is to small circle as large square is to ___?
- Small square (Correct answer)
- Large triangle
- Small triangle
- Large circle
Correct answer: Small square
The relationship is 'large to small for the same shape,' so large square corresponds to small square.
RCAT Abstract Reasoning 2
If a pattern rule is 'rotate 90° clockwise each step,' and step 1 shows an arrow pointing UP, what direction does step 4 show?