Abstract Reasoning Test - 26

The rule in this question is that the number of spotty shaded boxes in the bottom box must equal the number of white crosses in the box above

There are five spotty shaded boxes in the box below the question mark and Option D is the only option with 5 white crosses in, thus making it the correct answer.

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

Each block in the series contains two arrows. At each step in the series: the first arrow rotates anticlockwise by 45-degrees at each step in the series; and the second arrow, which is always horizontal, alternates between pointing right and pointing left.

Correct Answer; B

Imagine that the blue shapes form part of a large blue circle. As the sequence progresses two more ‘slices’ of the circle are taken away, revealing more white underneath. The cross in the middle of the diagram alternates between being shaded and being white at each step in the sequence. Finally, there is a dot that moves around the box in a clockwise direction.

If we only knew the first rule about the slices of the circle being taken away, we could narrow down the correct options to A, B and F. Only A and B have a white cross in the middle and finally, option B has the outer dot in the correct place.

In this question, the number of shaded boxes in the grid below, represents the number of places the 'circle of shapes' (above) must move in the next step of the sequence. For example, the first grid has just one shaded square. You will notice that in the second step in the sequence, all of the shapes have moved around one position in a clockwise direction. At the third step, you will see that there are 5 shaded squares in the grid. This means that in the following step in the sequence, the shapes remain in the same position as this equates to moving five spaces. There are four shaded boxes in the penultimate grid, therefore the correct answer must be D as the circle of shapes has moved around four spaces.

Each block in the series contains a row of three arrows and a fourth arrow beneath this. At each step in the series: the fourth arrow shifts to become the first arrow in the row of three arrows, so that the third arrow in the row then becomes the fourth arrow (underneath the row of arrows).

Correct Answer; E

Neither, since there is no central block i.e. neither a square (the common feature of all Set B blocks), nor is it a circle (the common feature of all Set A blocks).

correct Answer; Neither

In this question it appears that there could be a lot of complicated rules to follow when in actual fact, the one rule is that the number of arrows decreases by one with each step of the sequence. There are nine arrows in the first box, eight in the second and so on. The direction and colour of the arrows is irrelevant.

The shapes each move one step anti-clockwise with every turn.

Correct Answer; B

Think of this question as consisting of three columns. Each column contains two parallel lines that remain at the same height in the box. As the sequence progresses though, each column takes it in turn for the parallel lines to become an L shape. The left hand column does this first, then the middle column then the right hand column. The L shape then returns to the left column, then the middle etc.