UDEE Figural Reasoning and Patterns 3

Question 1

A sequence shows figures with 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25 dots arranged in square grids. How many dots will the next figure contain?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

30

Answer

42

Answer

49

Question 2

A 3×3 matrix shows shapes where each row contains a circle, triangle, and square in some order, and each column also contains each shape exactly once. The top row is circle, triangle, square and the middle row starts with triangle. What shape is in the bottom-left cell?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Diamond

Question 3

A series of circles is shown: the first is fully shaded, the second has the right half shaded, the third has the right quarter shaded. Which best describes the fourth circle?

Accepted Answer

Right eighth shaded

Answer

Fully unshaded

Answer

Left half shaded

Answer

Top quarter shaded

Question 4

A figure sequence shows an arrow pointing right, then rotated 45° counterclockwise to point up-right, then pointing up, then pointing up-left. What direction does the fifth arrow point?

Accepted Answer

Left

Answer

Down-left

Answer

Down

Answer

Up

Question 5

In a visual analogy, a solid black square is to a hollow square outline as a solid black triangle is to:

Accepted Answer

A hollow triangle outline

Answer

A solid black square

Answer

A solid black circle

Answer

A hollow square outline

Question 6

A 4×4 checkerboard pattern has the top-left square shaded black. How many black squares are in the entire grid?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 7

A pattern shows alternating rows of stars: odd rows have filled stars numbering 1, 3, 5 and even rows have hollow stars numbering 2, 4, 6. What is the total number of stars across the first six rows?

Accepted Answer

21

Answer

18

Answer

24

Answer

27