OACP Abstract and Visual Pattern Recognition — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A shape sequence reads: Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, ___. What shape comes next?
- Circle
- Heptagon (Correct answer)
- Octagon
- Nonagon
Correct answer: Heptagon
Each shape has one more side than the previous: Triangle (3), Square (4), Pentagon (5), Hexagon (6). The next shape must have 7 sides — a Heptagon.
Question 2: A sequence shows: Large Circle, Medium Circle, Small Circle, Large Square, Medium Square, Small Square, Large Triangle, ___. What comes next?
- Small Triangle
- Large Circle
- Medium Triangle (Correct answer)
- Small Square
Correct answer: Medium Triangle
The pattern cycles through three sizes (Large, Medium, Small) for each shape in turn. After Large Triangle, the next step follows the size sequence: Medium Triangle.
Question 3: In a 3×3 grid, each row and column must contain exactly one circle, one square, and one triangle. Row 1: Circle, Square, Triangle. Row 2: Triangle, Circle, Square. Row 3: Square, ___, Circle. What fills the blank?
- Circle
- Square
- Triangle (Correct answer)
- Diamond
Correct answer: Triangle
Row 3 already contains Square and Circle, so the missing shape must be Triangle. Confirming via Column 2: it already has Square (Row 1) and Circle (Row 2), so Triangle is required.
Question 4: A repeating pattern reads: ● ○ ●● ○○ ●●● ○○○ ●●●● ___. What group comes next?
- ●●●●
- ○○○○ (Correct answer)
- ●●●●●
- ○○○
Correct answer: ○○○○
The pattern alternates between filled (●) and open (○) circles, with the count of each increasing by one at each step: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4 — the next term is 4 open circles (○○○○).
Question 5: An arrow pointing North rotates 90 degrees clockwise at each step. After four steps, what direction is the arrow pointing?
- North (Correct answer)
- East
- South
- West
Correct answer: North
Each step: North → East → South → West → North. After four 90-degree clockwise steps the arrow completes a full 360-degree rotation and returns to North.
Question 6: A row of tiles follows this pattern: 1 dark tile, 0 light tiles; 1 dark tile, 1 light tile; 1 dark tile, 2 light tiles; 1 dark tile, ___. How many light tiles follow the next dark tile?
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 1
Correct answer: 3
The number of light tiles after each dark tile increases by 1 each time: 0, 1, 2, 3. The next group has 3 light tiles following the dark tile.
OACP Abstract and Visual Pattern Recognition
A shape sequence reads: Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, ___.
What shape comes next?