CAT4 Figure Analysis 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A figure series shows a square rotating 45 degrees clockwise each step. After three rotations from a flat square, what does it resemble?
- A diamond (Correct answer)
- A circle
- A triangle
- A rectangle
Correct answer: A diamond
A square turned 45 degrees appears as a diamond orientation.
Question 2: In a matrix item, the top row increases shading from light to dark. The bottom row should follow which rule?
- Also increase shading left to right (Correct answer)
- Decrease shading
- Stay all white
- Rotate shapes
Correct answer: Also increase shading left to right
Matrix rows usually share the same transformation, so shading increases similarly.
Question 3: Three figures are pentagons and one is a hexagon. The classification rule is based on:
- Number of sides (Correct answer)
- Color
- Size
- Position
Correct answer: Number of sides
The pentagons share five sides while the hexagon has six, so side count is the rule.
Question 4: A figure analogy: a single circle is to two circles as a single triangle is to ___?
- Two triangles (Correct answer)
- Two circles
- One triangle
- Three triangles
Correct answer: Two triangles
The rule doubles the count of the same shape, producing two triangles.
Question 5: An object is reflected across a vertical line (mirrored). An 'L' shape mirrored vertically becomes:
- A backward L (Correct answer)
- An upside-down L
- Unchanged L
- A T shape
Correct answer: A backward L
A vertical mirror flips the L horizontally, producing a backward L.
Question 6: In a series, shapes lose one side each step: octagon, heptagon, hexagon. What comes next?
- Pentagon (Correct answer)
- Square
- Triangle
- Octagon
Correct answer: Pentagon
Reducing by one side from a hexagon gives a five-sided pentagon.
Question 7: When two transformations occur at once (rotation and shading), the best approach is to:
- Track each change separately (Correct answer)
- Ignore one change
- Guess randomly
- Only look at size
Correct answer: Track each change separately
Analyzing each transformation independently prevents confusion in multi-rule items.
CAT4 Figure Analysis 3
A figure series shows a square rotating 45 degrees clockwise each step.
After three rotations from a flat square, what does it resemble?