Inductive Reasoning Test

The answer is D. The shapes repeat in a fixed three-step cycle: pentagon, then triangle, then circle. After the cycle restarts with the pentagon, the next shape is the triangle. Option A jumps to the third shape in the cycle, skipping one. Option B repeats the shape just shown rather than advancing the cycle. Option C introduces a diamond, a shape the cycle never uses.

The answer is A. The diamond changes size by the same amount each step, getting larger. The next diamond continues the progression to width 48. Option B changes size by two steps instead of one. Option C repeats the previous size instead of changing it again. Option D changes size in the wrong direction.

The answer is B. The number of squares increases by 1 at each step. The next group therefore has 4 squares. Option A repeats the previous count without adding any more. Option C adds two steps instead of one. Option D reduces the count instead of increasing it.

The answer is A. Each chevron turns 90° clockwise from the one before it. Continuing the turn gives the chevron at 45°. Option B turns back the way the sequence came instead of continuing. Option C repeats the last shape without applying the final turn. Option D over-rotates by one extra 90° step.

The answer is B. The square alternates between shaded and unshaded at each step. The fourth shape is unshaded, so the next one is shaded again. Option A leaves the shape unshaded instead of toggling the fill back to shaded. Option C shades the shape correctly but enlarges it, though the size never changes. Option D both fails to shade the shape and enlarges it.

The answer is D. The shaded cell moves one position clockwise around the grid at each step. The next clockwise position is the top-right cell. Option A moves the marker anticlockwise, the wrong way round. Option B leaves the marker where it was, ignoring the move. Option C skips a cell, moving two positions clockwise instead of one.

The answer is A. The shapes repeat in a fixed three-step cycle: triangle, then hexagon, then star. After the cycle restarts with the triangle, the next shape is the hexagon. Option B introduces a pentagon, a shape the cycle never uses. Option C repeats the shape just shown rather than advancing the cycle. Option D jumps to the third shape in the cycle, skipping one.

The answer is D. The circle changes size by the same amount each step, getting smaller. The next circle continues the progression to width 16. Option A changes size in the wrong direction. Option B repeats the previous size instead of changing it again. Option C changes size by two steps instead of one.

The answer is A. The number of squares increases by 2 at each step. The next group therefore has 8 squares. Option B repeats the previous count without adding any more. Option C adds two steps instead of one. Option D reduces the count instead of increasing it.

The answer is D. Each arrow turns 45° anticlockwise from the one before it. Continuing the turn gives the arrow at 0°. Option A over-rotates by one extra 45° step. Option B repeats the last shape without applying the final turn. Option C turns back the way the sequence came instead of continuing.