Question 1
Consider the following sequence of figures: Figure 1: A triangle with a dot at the top vertex. Figure 2: A square with a dot at the top-right corner. Figure 3: A pentagon with a dot at the bottom-right corner. Figure 4: A hexagon with a dot at the bottom corner. Which of the following describes the next figure in the sequence?
Correct Answer:
A heptagon with a dot at the bottom-left corner.
Question 2
A clock-like device has a black hand and a white hand. Initially, both hands point to 12 o'clock. At each step, the black hand rotates 45 degrees clockwise, and the white hand rotates 90 degrees counter-clockwise. What positions will the hands point to in Step 5?
Correct Answer:
Black hand at 6 o'clock, White hand at 12 o'clock.
Question 3
In a 3x3 grid of squares, the shaded squares change at each step according to a sweeping diagonal pattern: Step 1: Only the top-left square is shaded. Step 2: The top-middle and middle-left squares are shaded. Step 3: The top-right, middle-middle, and bottom-left squares are shaded. Step 4: The middle-right and bottom-middle squares are shaded. Which square(s) will be shaded in Step 5?
Correct Answer:
Only the bottom-right square.
Question 4
Consider the following sequence of compound figures: Step 1: Large white circle with a small black square inside. Step 2: Small black circle with a large white square inside. Step 3: Large white triangle with a small black circle inside. Step 4: Small black triangle with a large white circle inside. What is the next figure in the sequence?
Correct Answer:
Large white square with a small black triangle inside.
Question 5
Consider the following sequence of figures: Step 1: A single vertical line with 1 small circle at the top. Step 2: Two parallel vertical lines with 2 small circles at the top. Step 3: Three parallel vertical lines with 4 small circles at the bottom. Step 4: Four parallel vertical lines with 8 small circles at the bottom. What does Step 5 look like?
Correct Answer:
Five parallel vertical lines with 16 small circles at the top.
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