UMAT Abstract Reasoning

Question 1

In an abstract sequence: ○ △ □ ○ △ □ ○ △ __ — what shape comes next?

Accepted Answer

□

Answer

○

Answer

△

Answer

◇

Question 2

A series shows figures with an increasing number of sides: triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Heptagon (7-sided)

Answer

Pentagon

Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Octagon (8-sided)

Question 3

Each figure in a matrix rotates 90° clockwise. If the first figure points up (↑), what is the third figure's orientation?

Accepted Answer

↓ (down)

Answer

↑ (up)

Answer

→ (right)

Answer

← (left)

Question 4

In a 2×2 matrix of shapes, the top row shows: large circle, small circle; the bottom-left shows: large square. Applying the same size transformation rule, what is the bottom-right shape?

Accepted Answer

Small square

Answer

Large square

Answer

Large circle

Answer

Small triangle

Question 5

A sequence of shaded grids shows: 1 shaded cell, 2 shaded cells, 4 shaded cells, 8 shaded cells. How many cells are shaded in the next figure?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

9

Question 6

In an abstract pattern set, Set A contains figures with curved lines only, Set B contains figures with straight lines only. A figure with both curved and straight lines belongs to:

Accepted Answer

Neither Set A nor Set B

Answer

Set A

Answer

Set B

Answer

Both sets equally