CCAT - Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Spatial Reasoning: Series Questions and Answers

Question 1

A series of figures shows a square.
In the first figure, a small black circle is in the top-left corner.
In the second figure, the circle is in the top-right corner.
In the third figure, the circle is in the bottom-right corner.
Which figure logically comes next in the series?

Accepted Answer

A square with the circle in the bottom-left corner.

Answer

A square with the circle in the top-center.

Answer

A square with the circle back in the top-left corner.

Answer

A square with two circles in the bottom corners.

Question 2

Consider a sequence of figures. The first figure is a triangle (3 sides). The second is a square (4 sides). The third is a pentagon (5 sides). Which figure is next in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

A hexagon (6 sides).

Answer

An octagon (8 sides).

Answer

A circle.

Answer

A triangle with a dot inside.

Question 3

A sequence of figures is presented within a 3x3 grid. In figure 1, the top row is shaded black. In figure 2, the middle row is shaded black. In figure 3, the bottom row is shaded black. What is the next logical figure in this series?

Accepted Answer

A grid where the top row is shaded black again.

Answer

A grid where the left column is shaded black.

Answer

A grid where the right column is shaded black.

Answer

A grid where all cells are shaded black.

Question 4

Look at this series of figures. The first figure is a large upright arrow. The second is a large upright arrow with horizontal stripes. The third is a large arrow pointing to the right. The fourth is a large arrow pointing to the right with horizontal stripes. Which figure should come next?

Accepted Answer

A large arrow pointing down without stripes.

Answer

A large arrow pointing down with horizontal stripes.

Answer

A large arrow pointing up without stripes.

Answer

A large arrow pointing left with horizontal stripes.

Question 5

A figure contains a large circle with a smaller square inside it. In the first step, the square is black. In the second step, the square is white. In the third step, the large shape is now a square with a smaller circle inside it, and the inner circle is black. Which figure logically follows?

Accepted Answer

A large square with a smaller white circle inside.

Answer

A large circle with a smaller black circle inside.

Answer

A large square with a smaller black square inside.

Answer

A large circle with a smaller white square inside.

Question 6

A series of figures starts with a single vertical line. The second figure shows two lines forming a right angle ('L' shape). The third figure shows three lines forming an open square ('U' shape). What is the next figure in this series?

Accepted Answer

A complete square formed by four lines.

Answer

A five-sided open figure.

Answer

A triangle formed by three lines.

Answer

Two separate vertical lines.