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Figural Pattern Completion Flashcards

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  1. A 3×3 grid contains shapes that rotate 45° clockwise with each step. The top-left has an arrow pointing up, top-center points upper-right, top-right points right. The middle-left points upper-left, middle-center is missing. What belongs in the middle-center?

    Answer: Arrow pointing upper-right

    Each shape rotates 45° clockwise, so the center position (step 4 from top-left) points upper-right.

  2. In a pattern series, each figure gains one side per step: circle, triangle, square, pentagon, ___. What comes next?

    Answer: Hexagon

    Each shape adds one side sequentially, so after pentagon (5 sides) comes hexagon (6 sides).

  3. A pattern shows a large white circle containing a small black square, then a large black square containing a small white circle. What is the next figure?

    Answer: Large black circle containing a small white square

    The pattern alternates outer shape (circle/square) and reverses fill colors (white/black) each step.

  4. Each row in a matrix has three figures where the number of dots doubles: 1 dot, 2 dots, 4 dots. The second row starts with 2 dots and 4 dots. What completes the second row?

    Answer: 8 dots

    The doubling rule applies within each row, so 2→4→8 dots.

  5. A sequence shows figures with shading that moves one section clockwise: a square shaded on the top, then on the right, then on the bottom. What comes next?

    Answer: Square shaded on the left

    The shading moves one face clockwise each step: top → right → bottom → left.

  6. In a 3×3 matrix, each row contains a circle, triangle, and square in some order. Column 1 has circle, triangle, square top to bottom. Column 2 has triangle, square, circle. What is the top shape in column 3?

    Answer: Square

    Each row and column must contain exactly one of each shape, so column 3 top must be the remaining shape: square.

  7. A pattern shows a figure that is reflected horizontally with each step. Step 1 shows an asymmetric flag pointing right. Step 2 shows it pointing left. What does step 3 show?

    Answer: Flag pointing right

    Alternating horizontal reflections return the figure to its original orientation every two steps.