Abstract Reasoning Test - 25

Each block in the series contains four figures. The flower figure moves around clockwise, one figure at a time, and swaps its position with each of these figures as it does so.

Correct Answer; 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

There are eight figures, plus a central figure. The central figure changes in a series of three: from a horizontal arrowhead; to a vertical arrowhead; and to a curved arrowhead. The eight figures that surround this central figure rotate around it in a clockwise direction by 90-degrees i.e. ‘one side at a time’.

Correct Answer; E

In this question, the circle rotates clockwise 45 degrees as you move down the sequence.

A further rule is the large line moving counterclockwise to the following corner.

Box A works in accordance with both of these rules and is therefore the correct answer.

Each block in the series contains a column of four figures. These are always in the same order: white triangle, then black square, then white square, then black triangle. At each step in the series the top figure is moved to the bottom. Thus, the second figure becomes the first figure, the third becomes the second, and so on. At each step in the series the top figure is moved to the bottom and every other figure moves up one place

Correct Answer; E

Each block in the series contains three rows of squares. There are 3 rules; The black square in the top row and the black square in the bottom row take turns in moving one place to the left along their respective rows. The second rule is that the black square in the middle row moves two places to the right along its row. The third rule is that when a black square reaches the end of a row it returns to the start of its horizontal row.

Correct Answer; C

The correct answer is Set A because the arrow is pointing to a circle. This is the common feature for all six of the Set A blocks. The position, size and colour of each of the figures doesn’t affect the answer.

Correct Answer; Set A

Within the pattern every shape must appear 5 times. There are 5 black stars, white clouds, 5 black clouds, 5 suns and 5 moons. There are 5 lightning bolts in the pattern so the correct answer is D – we do not need any further lightning bolts. If there was an option with66 new shapes in this could be a feasible answer but within the options given, D is correct.

The correct answer is Neither since it does not have Set B’s common feature of an arrow pointing to a square, nor does it have Set A’s common feature of an arrow pointing to a circle. In fact, whilst there is an arrow this points away from any of the shapes.

Correct Answer; Neither

The correct answer is Set A because the arrow is pointing to a circle. This is the common feature for all six of the Set A blocks. The position, size and colour of each of the figures doesn’t affect the answer.

Correct Answer; Set A