UCAT Abstract Reasoning 6

Question 1

In UCAT abstract reasoning, which strategy is most useful for quickly identifying Set A vs Set B rules?

Accepted Answer

Check number, size, orientation, and shading of shapes systematically

Answer

Guess based on the most common shape

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Focus only on colour

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Ignore small shapes

Question 2

A figure has 4 triangles arranged around a central square, pointing outward. After rotating 90° clockwise, the triangles point:

Accepted Answer

In the same outward directions but rotated 90° overall

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Inward

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The shape looks identical to before

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Only two triangles remain

Question 3

In a series, odd-numbered figures are mirror images of even-numbered figures. Figure 5 is:

Accepted Answer

The mirror of Figure 1

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The same as Figure 1

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The same as Figure 2

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A new unique figure

Question 4

A pattern uses two rules simultaneously: (1) shapes get larger moving right; (2) shapes get darker moving down. The bottom-right cell would be:

Accepted Answer

Largest and darkest

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Smallest and darkest

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Largest and lightest

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Smallest and lightest

Question 5

In a series of figures, a small circle appears in the top-left in figure 1, top-right in figure 2, bottom-right in figure 3. Where is it in figure 4?

Accepted Answer

Bottom-left

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Top-left

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Top-right

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Centre

Question 6

A type 2 pattern uses shapes that all share ONE of the following: all same colour, all same size, or all same shape. A set with a large black circle, small black square, medium black triangle satisfies:

Accepted Answer

Same colour rule

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Same size rule

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Same shape rule

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No rule — too varied