Abstract Reasoning Test - 30

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

Correct Answer; Set B

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

Each block in the series contains two arrows. The position of the first arrow starts in the bottom left-hand corner and the position of the second arrow starts in the bottom right-hand corner. The first arrow starts long and the second arrow starts short. At each step in the series: the first arrow decreases gradually in length, whilst the second arrow increases gradually in length. At each step in the series: the first arrow moves a step along an invisible diagonal line connecting the bottom left-hand corner with the top righthand corner; and the second arrow moves a step along an invisible diagonal line connecting the bottom right-hand corner with the top left-hand corner.

Correct Answer; D

Each block in the series contains three rows of triangles. Firstly, at each step in the series, the central triangle alternates between a black shading and a white shading. Secondly, the ‘black shading’ of the sixth triangle (the third triangle on the second row) moves around the perimeter by one triangle for each step in the series. Thus between box 1 and 2 the ninth triangle (the third triangle on the third row) becomes black, and at the same step the ‘black shading’ of the sixth triangle disappears, leaving its original white shading.

Correct Answer; D

In this question the square at the top changes from top left to top right.

The middle box moves right one place and the bottom box moves left one place as you move along the sequence.

According to these rules, the answer must be A.

Neither, since the central block is a triangle 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 blockss).

Correct Answer; Neither

The large blue cross contains one white cross in the first box. As the sequence progresses, the number of white crosses increases by one each time. There is also a circle that is placed next to the box. This moves around the box one place at a time in a clockwise direction.

The correct answer is Neither since it does not have 3 consecutive vertical or horizontal shapes, which is a common feature of Set A and Set B.

Correct Answer: Neither

Set A since the central figure is a circle.

Correct Answer; Set A

Each block in the series contains a row of three figures: a black square, a white square and a triangle. The colours of the two squares do not change. At each step in the series the triangle alternates between black and white. At each step in the series the three figures shift one place to the left, thus the first figure in the row moves joins on at the right.

Correct Answer; B