Abstract Reasoning Test - 17

Set B since the central figure is a square.

Correct Answer; Set B

There are three rows of three arrows. At each step in the series, the first arrow from the first row is added to the end of the second row. The first arrow from the second row is added to the end of the third row; and the first arrow from the third row is added to the end of the first row.

Correct Answer; A

In the image at the top, the pattern or rule is running in diagonal lines from left to right downwards. The number of images doubles with each step down. For example, the triangle at the top left of the shape contains one circle. If you look at the shape that is next to it in a diagonal direction, it contains two circular shapes (double the first) and finally, the one at the bottom right of the shape contains four circles (double two). Therefore, the missing value has to contain four triangles as there are two triangles in its preceding step.

i) Rule one: the number of diagonal lines decreases by one each block until there are zero, then increases by one each block (presumably up to a maximum, but we don't know for sure).  Since the second image has two lines, the third image (the one we are looking for) must have 1.  C, D or F and satisfy this rule.

ii) Rule two: one horizontal line is added to the same diagonal line from one block to the next.  Therefore, the third image must contain three horizontal lines on the same diagonal.  Only C satisfies this rule.

Correct Answer; C

Each block in the series contains 4 shapes. At each step in the series one of these shapes rotates by 90-degrees; with the square rotating first, then the triangle, then the first semicircle plus diagonal, then the second semi-circle plus diagonal.

Correct Answer; E

The correct answer is Set B because there is a column of three figures. This is the common feature for all six of the Set B blocks. The position, size and colour of each of the figures doesn’t affect the answer.

Correct Answer; Set B

The correct answer is Set B because there is a column of three figures. This is the common feature for all six of the Set B blocks. The position, size and colour of each of the figures doesn’t affect the answer.

Correct Answer; Set B

Each block in the series contains a central circle and four circles with one in each corner. The central circle changes over a series of four blocks, from white to black, to a horizontal diagonal, to a vertical diagonal. Then starts again. The circle in the bottom left hand corner changes in line with the central circle.

Correct Answer; F

Each block in the series contains an arrow in each corner. At each step in the series two adjacent arrows reverse their direction. This process starts with the top left-hand corner and bottom left-hand corner arrows. Then the next two adjacent arrows - moving one figure anticlockwise – are the bottom left-hand corner and right-hand corner arrows.

Correct Answer; E

The correct answer is neither since it does not have Set B’s common feature nor Set A’s common feature.

Correct Answer; Neither