Abstract Reasoning Analogical Reasoning 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In an abstract analogy, a filled (solid) black circle is paired with an outlined (hollow) black circle. Using the same rule, a filled black square would become:
- A larger black square
- An outlined (hollow) black square (Correct answer)
- A filled gray square
- A filled white square
Correct answer: An outlined (hollow) black square
The rule changes a filled shape to its outlined version, so a filled black square becomes an outlined black square.
Question 2: Shape A has 3 sides and Shape B has 9 sides. Shape C has 4 sides. How many sides does Shape D have?
- 8 sides
- 10 sides
- 12 sides (Correct answer)
- 16 sides
Correct answer: 12 sides
Shape B has triple the sides of Shape A (3×3=9), so Shape D has triple the sides of Shape C (4×3=12).
Question 3: In a figure analogy, a small shape appears in the top-left corner of a box. Its pair shows the same shape in the bottom-right corner. If Shape C starts in the top-right corner, where does Shape D appear?
- Top-left corner
- Top-right corner
- Bottom-left corner (Correct answer)
- Bottom-right corner
Correct answer: Bottom-left corner
The shape moves diagonally to the opposite corner; the opposite of top-right is bottom-left.
Question 4: A white square with a black dot becomes a black square with a white dot. Using this rule, a white circle with a black star becomes:
- A black circle with a white star (Correct answer)
- A white circle with a white star
- A black square with a black star
- A gray circle with a gray star
Correct answer: A black circle with a white star
The rule inverts both colors: the background swaps white↔black and the interior symbol also swaps black↔white.
Question 5: In an analogy test, a shape is rotated 90° clockwise. If a right-pointing arrow is the input, what is the output?
- A left-pointing arrow
- A downward-pointing arrow (Correct answer)
- An upward-pointing arrow
- A right-pointing arrow
Correct answer: A downward-pointing arrow
Rotating a right-pointing arrow 90° clockwise results in it pointing downward.
Question 6: Shape A has diagonal hatching (lines going top-left to bottom-right). Shape B has no hatching. Shape C has horizontal hatching. Shape D has:
- Vertical hatching
- Diagonal hatching
- No hatching (Correct answer)
- Cross hatching
Correct answer: No hatching
The rule removes hatching entirely (A is hatched → B is unhatched), so hatched Shape C becomes unhatched Shape D.
Question 7: In a shape analogy, a pentagon is paired with a circle by a 'round off' rule. Applying the same rule to a rectangle gives:
- A square
- A triangle
- An oval (ellipse) (Correct answer)
- A hexagon
Correct answer: An oval (ellipse)
The rule replaces a straight-sided polygon with its curved equivalent; the curved equivalent of a rectangle is an oval or ellipse.
Abstract Reasoning Analogical Reasoning 1
In an abstract analogy, a filled (solid) black circle is paired with an outlined (hollow) black circle.
Using the same rule, a filled black square would become: