Abstract Reasoning Flashcards

In a UMAT-style analogy: Circle is to Sphere as Square is to:

Answer: Cube

A circle is the 2D version of a sphere; similarly, a square is the 2D version of a cube.

A sequence of figures shows: ●●●, ●●○, ●○○, ○○○. What pattern is being followed?

Answer: Each step converts one filled circle to an empty circle

In each step, one additional filled circle (●) becomes an empty circle (○), progressing from all filled to all empty.

A matrix rule states each column contains each of three symbols exactly once. Column 1 has ★ and ▲. What must the missing symbol be?

Answer: ●

Since the rule requires each symbol exactly once per column and ★ and ▲ are already present, the third symbol ● must complete the column.

In an abstract reasoning task, all figures in Set A share a property: they contain exactly one axis of symmetry. Which figure would belong to Set A?

Answer: An isosceles triangle (1 axis)

An isosceles triangle has exactly one axis of symmetry (through its apex and the midpoint of its base), satisfying the Set A requirement.

A figure is reflected across a vertical axis. The original has a star on the left side. After reflection, where is the star?

Answer: Right side

Reflection across a vertical axis swaps left and right, so an element on the left side appears on the right side after reflection.

In a UMAT abstract sequence, figures alternate between two transformation rules applied in sequence. If Rule 1 is 'rotate 180°' and Rule 2 is 'mirror horizontally', what transformation produces Figure 3 from Figure 1?

Answer: Apply Rule 1 only (rotate 180°)

Figure 1 → Figure 2 uses Rule 1; Figure 2 → Figure 3 uses Rule 2; so Figure 3 is Figure 1 rotated 180° then mirrored — but Figure 3 from Figure 1 is Rule 1 applied once.