UCAT Abstract Reasoning 3

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Medium square

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Set A

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

An unshaded pentagon

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Left (←)

Answer

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

UCAT Practice Test

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UCAT Abstract Reasoning 3