PI - Cognitive Assessment Cognitive Assessment Abstract Reasoning Analogies 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A circle divided into a black left half and white right half is to a circle divided into a white left half and black right half as a square divided into a black top half and white bottom half is to:
- A square divided into a white top half and black bottom half (Correct answer)
- A solid black square
- A square divided diagonally into black and white
- A hollow square
Correct answer: A square divided into a white top half and black bottom half
The transformation swaps the two color halves within the shape. Applying the same rule to the square reverses which half is black and which is white.
Question 2: An arrow pointing right is to an arrow pointing left as an arrow pointing up is to:
- An arrow pointing down (Correct answer)
- An arrow pointing right
- An arrow pointing left
- An arrow pointing up
Correct answer: An arrow pointing down
The first transformation reflects the direction horizontally (right → left). By analogy, the vertical direction is reflected, so up becomes down.
Question 3: One large triangle is to four small triangles as one large hexagon is to:
- Four small hexagons (Correct answer)
- One small hexagon
- Two medium hexagons
- Four small triangles
Correct answer: Four small hexagons
One large shape breaks into four smaller versions of the exact same shape. Applying this rule to a hexagon produces four small hexagons.
Question 4: A shape with a thin outline is to a shape with a thick outline as a dotted border shape is to:
- A shape with a solid border (Correct answer)
- A shape with no border
- A shape with a thin dotted border
- A filled shape
Correct answer: A shape with a solid border
The transformation changes the border style from lighter/thinner to heavier/bolder. A dotted border upgraded to its bolder equivalent becomes a solid border.
Question 5: A shape with 3 sides is to a shape with 4 sides as a shape with 5 sides is to:
- A shape with 6 sides (Correct answer)
- A shape with 4 sides
- A shape with 3 sides
- A shape with 5 sides
Correct answer: A shape with 6 sides
Each step adds one side: triangle (3) → square (4), so pentagon (5) → hexagon (6).
Question 6: A small filled shape surrounded by a large hollow shape is to a large filled shape surrounded by a small hollow shape as a dark shape overlapping the right side of a light shape is to:
- A dark shape overlapping the left side of a light shape (Correct answer)
- A light shape overlapping the right side of a dark shape
- A dark shape below a light shape
- Two separate non-overlapping shapes
Correct answer: A dark shape overlapping the left side of a light shape
The transformation reverses the spatial relationship while keeping the shapes and their properties the same. The overlap switches from the right side to the left side, mirroring the inside-out reversal in the first pair.
PI - Cognitive Assessment Cognitive Assessment Abstract Reasoning Analogies 1
A circle divided into a black left half and white right half is to a circle divided into a white left half and black right half as a square divided into a black top half and white bottom half is to: