UCAT Abstract Reasoning 2

Question 1

A pattern shows that each box rotates a star 45° counterclockwise and adds one point to the star. A 4-point star rotated twice becomes a ___-point star.

Accepted Answer

6-point

Answer

5-point

Answer

7-point

Answer

8-point

Question 2

In a pattern, the number of shaded squares in a grid doubles each step: 1, 2, 4, 8, … How many shaded squares appear in the 6th step?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

16

Answer

24

Answer

64

Question 3

Each figure in a series is the mirror image of the previous one flipped horizontally, then rotated 90° clockwise. If Step 1 shows an arrow pointing right, what does Step 3 show?

Accepted Answer

Arrow pointing right

Answer

Arrow pointing left

Answer

Arrow pointing up

Answer

Arrow pointing down

Question 4

A 3×3 grid contains shapes where each row has exactly one black, one grey, and one white shape. The first row is black-grey-white; the second row is grey-white-black. What is the third row?

Accepted Answer

White-black-grey

Answer

Black-grey-white

Answer

Grey-black-white

Answer

White-grey-black

Question 5

Shapes in Set A all contain at least one curved edge. Shapes in Set B have only straight edges. Which group does a semicircle belong to?

Accepted Answer

Set A

Answer

Set B

Answer

Neither

Answer

Both

Question 6

A sequence of figures shows a cross with one arm removed each step. Starting with a 4-arm cross, how many arms remain after 3 steps?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

3