Abstract Reasoning Flashcards

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

Answer: □

The sequence repeats the pattern ○ △ □, so after ○ △ the next shape is □.

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

Answer: Heptagon (7-sided)

The pattern adds one side per step: 3, 4, 5, 6 — the next shape has 7 sides, a heptagon.

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

Answer: ↓ (down)

Starting at ↑, one 90° clockwise rotation gives →, two gives ↓, so the third figure points down.

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?

Answer: Small square

The rule transforms large shapes to small shapes across the row, so the large square transforms to a small square.

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?

Answer: 16

The number of shaded cells doubles each step: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.

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:

Answer: Neither Set A nor Set B

Since Set A requires only curved lines and Set B requires only straight lines, a figure with both does not meet the strict criteria of either set.