Figure Analysis Flashcards
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A series grows by stacking one extra square each step: 1, 3, 6 squares (triangular pattern). How many in the next figure?
Answer: 10
Triangular numbers add the next integer each step: 6 + 4 = 10.
A figure analogy: black circle is to white circle as black square is to ___?
Answer: White square
The rule reverses the fill from black to white, keeping the square.
Three figures contain an even number of dots and one contains an odd number. The classification is based on:
Answer: Whether the dot count is even or odd
The grouping rule is parity, so the odd-count figure does not belong.
A shape rotates 90 degrees counter-clockwise each step. Starting with an arrow pointing right, where does it point after two steps?
Answer: Left
Right turns to up, then up turns to left after two counter-clockwise steps.
In a matrix, shapes combine: a circle in row 1 and a square in row 2 overlap in row 3. Row 3 most likely shows:
Answer: A circle and square overlapping
Combination matrices merge the elements from the rows above.
Three figures are made of straight lines and one is made of curved lines. The odd figure differs by:
Answer: Line type (curved vs straight)
The shared feature is straight lines, so the curved figure is the exception.
For complex figure series, the most reliable first step is to:
Answer: Look for what changes between consecutive figures
Comparing consecutive figures reveals the transformation rule driving the series.