Epic Skills Assessment Epic Skills Assessment Logical Pattern Recognition Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81, what is the next number?
- 162
- 243 (Correct answer)
- 108
- 324
Correct answer: 243
Each number is multiplied by 3, so 81 × 3 = 243.
Question 2: If CLOUD is coded as DMPVE, how is STORM coded?
- TUPSN (Correct answer)
- TUSQN
- TUPSM
- SUPSN
Correct answer: TUPSN
Each letter is shifted forward by one position in the alphabet (S→T, T→U, O→P, R→S, M→N), giving TUPSN.
Question 3: Which figure completes the pattern: a 3×3 grid where each row contains a circle, triangle, and square, and the bottom-right cell is missing?
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square (Correct answer)
- Diamond
Correct answer: Square
Each row and column contains one of each shape, and the missing cell requires a square to complete the pattern.
Question 4: What comes next in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
- 40
- 42 (Correct answer)
- 36
- 44
Correct answer: 42
The differences between terms are 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, so the next term is 30 + 12 = 42.
Question 5: In a pattern sequence, each figure adds one more side than the previous figure starting with a triangle. What is the sixth figure?
- Heptagon
- Octagon (Correct answer)
- Nonagon
- Hexagon
Correct answer: Octagon
Triangle (3), square (4), pentagon (5), hexagon (6), heptagon (7), octagon (8), so the sixth figure is an octagon.
Question 6: If the pattern is AZ, BY, CX, DW, what comes next?
- EV (Correct answer)
- EU
- FV
- EW
Correct answer: EV
The first letter advances forward through the alphabet while the second letter moves backward, giving EV.
Epic Skills Assessment Epic Skills Assessment Logical Pattern Recognition Questions and Answers 2
In the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81, what is the next number?