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In a 3×3 matrix, the number of dots increases by 2 across each row and by 3 down each column. The top-left cell has 1 dot. How many dots are in the bottom-right cell?
Answer: 11
Moving right 2 columns adds 4 dots; moving down 2 rows adds 6 dots; 1 + 4 + 6 = 11.
A figure is reflected horizontally, then rotated 90° clockwise. Which single transformation is equivalent?
Answer: 90° counter-clockwise rotation
Combining a horizontal reflection with a 90° clockwise rotation is equivalent to a single 90° counter-clockwise rotation.
When a question asks you to find the 'odd one out,' which approach is most reliable?
Answer: List attributes of all shapes and find which one violates a shared rule
Systematically listing attributes (sides, shading, size, orientation) reveals which shape breaks the pattern the others share.
Symbols inside a shape decrease by one per row from top to bottom: 5, 4, 3. The border of the shape changes from dashed to solid to dashed. What are the contents and border in the missing bottom-right cell (Row 3)?
Answer: 3 symbols, dashed border
Row 3 has 3 symbols and follows the dashed-solid-dashed pattern, so the border is dashed.
A series shows: pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon. What comes next?
Answer: Nonagon
Each shape adds one side: 5, 6, 7, 8 → next is 9 sides = nonagon.
In timed abstract reasoning tests, what is the recommended approach when stuck on a question?
Answer: Skip it, flag it, and return if time remains
Flagging and moving on maximizes answered questions; returning later with fresh eyes often resolves the block.
A matrix has shapes that rotate 90° clockwise across columns and change from white to grey to black down rows. The top-right cell is a white arrow pointing right. What is in the middle-right cell?
Answer: Grey arrow pointing right
Moving down one row changes white to grey; column position stays the same so orientation remains pointing right.