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

The logic of the matrix operates both horizontally and vertically. Horizontally, each row contains the same set of shapes (Square, Circle, Triangle). Vertically, each column contains the same shape but in decreasing size (Large, Medium, Small). The missing cell is in the 'Circle' column and the 'Small' row, therefore a Small Circle is the correct figure.

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

The common characteristic among the six-pointed star, the regular octagon, and the square is that they are all polygons that can be drawn with straight lines only. The shape with three straight sides and one curved side does not fit this rule, as it incorporates a non-straight line.

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

Starting with an upward-pointing arrow, Step 1 (rotate 90 degrees clockwise) results in a rightward-pointing arrow. Step 2 (flip horizontally) means reflecting it across a vertical axis. A rightward-pointing arrow, when flipped horizontally, becomes a leftward-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

The pattern adds one shaded quadrant in a clockwise direction at each step. Figure 1 has one shaded quadrant. Figure 2 has two. Figure 3 has three. Figure 4 would have all four quadrants shaded. Following this pattern, Figure 5 would cycle back to the beginning, showing only the initial top 1/4 segment shaded again.

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

The relationship in the first pair shows that the large outer shape remains the same (a square), and the small inner shape also remains the same (a circle), but its shading inverts from black to white. Applying this logic to the second pair, the large outer triangle should remain a triangle, the small inner square should remain a square, and its shading should invert from black to white.

SPI - Synthetic Personality Inventory Practice Test

SPI - Synthetic Personality Inventory Practice Test

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