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  1. In a matrix, each row contains shapes increasing in size left to right (small, medium, large), and each column contains only one shape type. Column 2 contains only squares. What appears in row 2, column 2?

    Answer: Medium square

    Column 2 contains squares (column rule), and row 2 contains medium-sized shapes (row rule), so the cell contains a medium square.

  2. Set A contains figures where the number of black dots equals the number of shapes. Set B contains figures where the number of black dots exceeds the number of shapes. A figure with 3 shapes and 3 black dots belongs to which set?

    Answer: Set A

    The figure has 3 shapes and 3 black dots; since the counts are equal, it satisfies the defining rule of Set A.

  3. In a symmetric pattern, shapes on the left of a vertical axis are shaded, and their exact mirror images on the right are unshaded. A shaded pentagon on the left would correspond to which shape on the right?

    Answer: An unshaded pentagon

    The mirror image retains the pentagon shape but follows the right-side rule of being unshaded.

  4. A figure sequence shows shapes with the following number of sides: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___. What is the next number of sides?

    Answer: 15

    The sides increase by 3 each time (multiples of 3): 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

  5. A series of figures shows alternating arrow orientations: →, ←, →, ←, →... If the pattern continues, what is the orientation of the 20th arrow?

    Answer: Left (←)

    Odd positions point right (→) and even positions point left (←); since 20 is even, the 20th arrow points left.

  6. In abstract reasoning, a 'distracter feature' is best described as:

    Answer: An element included to mislead and obscure the true pattern rule

    A distracter feature is intentionally included to mislead test-takers, making the true underlying rule harder to identify.

  7. Set A contains figures where all shapes touch the border of the box. Set B contains figures where all shapes are entirely inside the box without touching the border. A figure showing a circle touching two sides of the box belongs to which set?

    Answer: Set A

    The circle touches the border of the box, which matches the defining rule of Set A.