UCAT Abstract Reasoning

Question 1

In a sequence of shapes, each shape gains one additional side with each step: triangle → square → pentagon → ? What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Heptagon

Answer

Octagon

Answer

Circle

Question 2

A pattern shows alternating shaded and unshaded circles arranged in rows. In row 1 there is 1 shaded circle; in row 2 there are 2 unshaded; in row 3 there are 3 shaded. How many unshaded circles are in row 4?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

6

Question 3

Each box in a set contains arrows pointing in a specific direction rotating 90° clockwise each step: up → right → down → left → ? What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Up

Answer

Right

Answer

Down

Answer

Left

Question 4

A matrix has 3 rows and 3 columns. Each row contains a circle, square, and triangle. Each column also contains each shape once. The top-left is a circle, top-middle is a square. What shape is in the top-right?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Pentagon

Question 5

In Set A, all figures have an even number of sides. In Set B, all figures have an odd number of sides. A hexagon belongs to which set?

Accepted Answer

Set A

Answer

Set B

Answer

Neither

Answer

Both

Question 6

Shapes in a series increase in size by a fixed ratio. If the first shape has area 4 cm² and the third has area 36 cm², what is the area of the second shape?

Accepted Answer

12 cm²

Answer

9 cm²

Answer

16 cm²

Answer

18 cm²