Abstract Reasoning Test - 32

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

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.

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.

The correct answer is Set A because there is a row of three figures. 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.

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.

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.

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.

In this question, the rule that dictates what shapes appear in the top boxes relates to the number of crosses in the box below. How ever many crosses are in the box below must equate to the number of triangles in the box above.

There are three rules impacting this question. The first one is that as the sequence progresses one more circle turns from shaded to white. So in the first box there is just one white circle, in the second there are two and so on. The second rule applies to the arrow in the bottom right hand corner. This turns 90 degrees clockwise with each step in the sequence. The third and final rule relates to the blue shaded line at the top of the box. It moves from partially shaded to completely shaded and then not shaded at all. It then reverts back to partial shading, then complete then none. Option D meets all three rules and is therefore the correct response.

In this case, there is one very simple rule and that is that there must be a telephone symbol in the top left corner and the bottom right corner. Everything else is just 'noise'. There are no patterns or rules amongst the other symbols.