EDPT - Electronic Data Processing Spatial Reasoning and Patterns Questions and Answers

Question 1

A 3x3 grid contains figures that follow a pattern, but one figure is missing.
Each row and each column must contain exactly one of each shape (circle, square, triangle) and one of each shading (solid, striped, unfilled).
Based on the visible figures, which figure should be in the bottom-right cell?
Row 1: [Solid Circle], [Striped Square], [Unfilled Triangle]
Row 2: [Striped Triangle], [Unfilled Circle], [Solid Square]
Row 3: [Unfilled Square], [Solid Triangle], [ ? ]

Row 1: [Solid Circle], [Striped Square], [Unfilled Triangle]
Row 2: [Striped Triangle], [Unfilled Circle], [Solid Square]
Row 3: [Unfilled Square], [Solid Triangle], [ ? ]

Accepted Answer

A striped circle

Answer

A solid triangle

Answer

An unfilled circle

Answer

A striped square

Question 2

Observe the sequence of figures. A small arrow within a 3x3 grid starts in the top-left square pointing right (East). In each subsequent step, the arrow moves one square clockwise around the perimeter and rotates 45 degrees clockwise. What is the position and orientation of the arrow in the fifth step of the sequence?

Accepted Answer

In the bottom-right square, pointing West.

Answer

In the bottom-middle square, pointing West.

Answer

In the bottom-right square, pointing North-West.

Answer

In the middle-right square, pointing South-West.

Question 3

Which of the following 2D nets can be folded to form the cube shown? The cube displays three faces meeting at a vertex: a solid black circle, a solid black square, and a face with vertical stripes.

Accepted Answer

A net where the circle, square, and striped faces are arranged around a common corner piece, allowing them to be adjacent when folded.

Answer

A net where the circle and square are on opposite ends of a four-square row.

Answer

A net where the striped face is between the circle and square in a straight line.

Answer

A net where the circle, square, and striped faces do not touch each other.

Question 4

Which of the answer choices is the correct mirror image of the given figure across the dashed vertical line? The figure is a capital letter 'R' with a small, solid black dot attached to the top-right tip of the letter.

Accepted Answer

A backward (reversed) capital 'R' with the dot attached to its top-left tip.

Answer

A capital 'R' rotated 180 degrees with the dot on the bottom-left.

Answer

The original figure, unchanged.

Answer

A backward (reversed) capital 'R' with the dot still on the top-right.

Question 5

In a data flow diagram, a square represents a 'Server', a circle represents a 'Database', and a diamond represents a 'User Terminal'. A solid line indicates a 'Direct Connection' and a dashed line indicates a 'Wireless Connection'. Which of the following describes a diagram showing a Server connected to a Database by a solid line, and the same Server connected to a User Terminal by a dashed line?

Accepted Answer

A Server has a direct connection to a Database and a wireless connection to a User Terminal.

Answer

A Database has a direct connection to a Server and a wireless connection to a User Terminal.

Answer

A Server has a wireless connection to a Database and a direct connection to a User Terminal.

Answer

A User Terminal is directly connected to a Server, which is wirelessly connected to a Database.

Question 6

The first figure is transformed into the second. Apply the same transformation to the third figure to find the correct result.

Figure 1: A large unfilled square overlapping with a smaller solid black circle. 
Figure 2: Only the portion of the solid black circle that was *outside* the square is shown. 
Figure 3: A large unfilled triangle overlapping with a smaller striped star.

Accepted Answer

Only the portion of the striped star that was *outside* the triangle.

Answer

The entire striped star.

Answer

The portion of the triangle that was outside the star.

Answer

Only the overlapping area between the star and the triangle.