SPI - Synthetic Personality Inventory Ability Test: Non-Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

Observe the rules governing the following 3x3 matrix of figures. One cell is empty. Which of the answer choices logically completes the matrix?

[Row 1: Large Square, Large Circle, Large Triangle]
[Row 2: Medium Square, Medium Circle, Medium Triangle]
[Row 3: Small Square, MISSING, Small Triangle]

Accepted Answer

A Small Circle

Answer

A Large Circle

Answer

A Medium Square

Answer

A Small Triangle

Question 2

Four of the following figures are similar in some logical way. Which of the following figures is the 'odd one out'?

Accepted Answer

A shape with three straight sides and one curved side.

Answer

A six-pointed star.

Answer

A regular octagon.

Answer

A square.

Question 3

A figure undergoes a two-step transformation. The starting figure is an upward-pointing arrow. Step 1: Rotate the figure 90 degrees clockwise. Step 2: Flip the resulting figure horizontally. Which of the following answer choices shows the final figure?

Accepted Answer

A leftward-pointing arrow

Answer

A downward-pointing arrow

Answer

An upward-pointing arrow

Answer

A rightward-pointing arrow

Question 4

A set of five figures forms a logical sequence. The sequence shows a circle that is progressively filled with shaded segments in a clockwise direction, starting from the top segment. Figure 1 has the top 1/4 segment shaded. Figure 2 has the top and right 1/4 segments shaded. Figure 3 has the top, right, and bottom 1/4 segments shaded. What would Figure 5 in this sequence look like?

Accepted Answer

A circle with only the top 1/4 segment shaded again.

Answer

A completely un-shaded circle.

Answer

A circle with only the left 1/4 segment shaded.

Answer

A completely shaded circle.

Question 5

Study the relationship between the first pair of figures to solve the analogy. A large square containing a small black circle is to a large square containing a small white circle AS a large triangle containing a small black square is to...?

Accepted Answer

A large triangle containing a small white square.

Answer

A small triangle containing a large black square.

Answer

A large square containing a small white square.

Answer

A large triangle containing a small black circle.

Question 6

Imagine a paper is folded in half vertically, and then folded in half again horizontally. A small circle is then punched through all layers in the corner where there are no folds. If the paper is completely unfolded, how many circular holes will there be?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

One

Answer

Two

Answer

Eight