Plant Operator Selection System Abstract Pattern Recognition Questions and Answers

Question 1

Observe the sequence of figures. Which of the answer choices logically comes next in the series?

Series:
1. An arrow pointing UP.
2. An arrow pointing to the RIGHT, with a small solid circle at its base.
3. An arrow pointing DOWN, with small solid circles at its base and midpoint.
4. An arrow pointing to the LEFT, with small solid circles at its base, midpoint, and arrowhead.

Accepted Answer

An arrow pointing UP, with small solid circles at its base, midpoint, and arrowhead.

Answer

An arrow pointing UP, with small solid circles at its base, midpoint, arrowhead, and a fourth circle to the right of the midpoint.

Answer

An arrow pointing RIGHT, with four small solid circles along its shaft.

Answer

An arrow pointing UP, with a small solid circle at its base.

Question 2

The first pair of figures has a specific relationship. Choose the figure that completes the second pair in the same way.

Pair 1: [A large, hollow square containing three small, black triangles] is to [A large, black square containing three small, hollow triangles].

Pair 2: [A large, hollow circle containing two small, black stars] is to [?]

Accepted Answer

A large, black circle containing two small, hollow stars.

Answer

A large, hollow circle containing two small, hollow stars.

Answer

A large, black star containing two small, hollow circles.

Answer

A large, black circle containing three small, hollow stars.

Question 3

Which of the following figures is the 'odd one out' and does not belong with the others based on a logical rule?

Accepted Answer

A square with a single vertical line dividing it in half.

Answer

A five-pointed star (pentagram).

Answer

A triangle with lines drawn from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Answer

A shape composed of three circles that all intersect at a single common point in the center.

Question 4

Which figure belongs in the empty box to complete the logic of the 3x3 matrix?

Row 1: [Circle], [Vertical Line], [Circle with a vertical line through it]
Row 2: [Square], [Horizontal Line], [Square with a horizontal line through it]
Row 3: [Triangle], [Plus Sign (+)], [?]

Accepted Answer

A triangle with a plus sign inside it.

Answer

A plus sign with a small triangle at its center.

Answer

A triangle with a horizontal line through it.

Answer

A triangle with a vertical line through it.

Question 5

A square piece of paper is folded in half from left to right. Then, it is folded in half again from bottom to top. Finally, a straight cut is made from the top-left corner (the corner with no folds) to the bottom-right corner (the corner where all the paper meets). Which option shows what the paper will look like when it is fully unfolded?

Accepted Answer

A large square with a diamond-shaped hole in the center.

Answer

A large square with a smaller square cut out of its center.

Answer

A large square with an 'X' shaped cut through it.

Answer

A large square with four small triangles cut out, one at each corner.

Question 6

Which of the answer choices can be created by perfectly fitting together all three of the given component shapes without any overlap?

Components:
1. One large right-angled triangle.
2. An identical large right-angled triangle.
3. One small square with side lengths equal to the shortest side of the triangles.

Accepted Answer

A symmetrical five-sided polygon (a house shape).

Answer

A larger square.

Answer

A perfect rectangle.

Answer

A parallelogram.