Abstract Reasoning

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College Entrance Test Review Simulated
Exam
COMPLETING THE
SERIES
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A B C D E

The first square has 25 black squares, the second has 16, the third 9, the
fourth 4 and so the 5th will have one square (reducing sequence of the
square numbers 25, 16, 9, 4, 1)
Also squares are removed from the right and from the bottom, so the final
square will be in the top left corner.
ANSWER: D
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A B C D E

The first box has two lines, the second 3, the third 4, the fourth 5 and so
the fifth box will have six lines, so the answer is..

ANSWER: C
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A B C D E

The first box has 5 short lines and no long lines, the second box: 4 short &
1 long, the third box: 3 short & 2 long, the fourth box 2 short and 3 long. So
each time there is one more long line and one less short line, so in the fifth
box there will be 1 short and 4 long lines.
ANSWER: A
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A B C D E

Each box contains 8 straight lines and a circle. Only answer C contains 8
straight lines and a circle.

ANSWER: C
 5

A B C D E

The first box has 7 straight lines, the second 11, the third 15, the fourth 19
and so the fifth box will have 23 lines, so the answer is C

ANSWER: D
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A B C D E
Triangle pattern: Triangle Triangle None Triangle… The next one should
have a Triangle.
All images have V.

ANSWER: D
 7 2 3
4

A B C D E
Number of black circles: 1, 2, 3, 4… so the next one in the pattern should
have 5.

ANSWER: A
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A B C D E
Shapes are rotating COUNTERCLOCKWISE

Answer should have a square at the upper right corner to continue the
counterclockwise movement.

ANSWER: B
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A B C D E
Number of squares: 3, 4, 5, 6… the next one should have 7.
The set of 3 squares should be on top, and the other set should be at the
bottom.

ANSWER: A
 10 4 3 2 1

8 6 4 2

A B C D E
Number of black circles are decreasing: 4, 3, 2, 1.
Next one should have 0.

Gray circles are decreasing by 2: 8, 6, 4, 2.

Next one should have 0.
ANSWER: B
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f g e h d i c ?

A.A B. B
C. J D. K
E. L

2 interspersed sequences:
First pattern F E D C: decreasing by one

Second pattern: G H I: increasing by one

 answer should follow this pattern, so..

ANSWER: C
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y e w g u
i ?
A. S B. T
C. R D. K
E. L

2 interspersed sequences again.

First one decrementing by 2, second incrementing by 2.
Answer should follow first pattern.

ANSWER: A
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g ? d i j d k l d

A. F B. E
C. C D. H E. D

Take out the d's and you get a simple alphabetical sequence!

ANSWER: D
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b c e g k ? q s

A. L B. M
C. N D. O E. P
Prime numbers:
B=2, C=3, E=5, G=7, K=11, ___, Q=17, S=19
Next one should be 13. Answer is…

ANSWER: B
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1 21 13 ?
8 7 2 35

A. 5 B. 6 C. 4 D. 11
8 8 35 35
Alternating numbers are added.
1/8 + ½ = ___ (answer)
2/7 + 13/35 = 23/35

ANSWER: A
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-5 3 -2 1 10

A. 3 B. -3
C. 4 D. -4

-5 x -2 = 10

3 x 1 = __

ANSWER: A
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1 3 9 27 81

A. 223 B. 253
C. 243 D. 213
Each number is multiplied by 3 every time to get the next number in the
pattern, starts with number 1:
1x3 = 3
3x3= 9
9x3= 27
27x3= 81
81x3= ______

ANSWER: C
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1 5 17 53 161

A. 465B. 485
C. 365D. 385
Each number is multiplied by 3 then 2 is added every time to get the next
number in the pattern, starts with number 1:
1x3 +2 = 5
5x3 +2 = 17
17x3 +2 = 53
53x3 +2 = 161
161x3 = 483+2= ____

ANSWER: B
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1 5 14 30 55

A. 105 B. 95
C. 81 D. 91
Perfect squares are added to each number to get the next one:
1+4 = 5
5+9 = 14
14+16 = 30
30+25 = 55
55+ (next perfect square is 36)= ____

ANSWER: D
SPATIAL PROBLEMS
20 Use the map to answer the question: Officer McKay starts from
location ‘O’ and proceeds as follows: left onto plaza way -
heading North, second left - heading west, second left -
heading south, first left - heading east. She proceeds for one
block. What is her location?
A.M
B. N
C. R
D. P

ANSWER: B
21If you continue folding along the dotted line,
which image would result?

A B C D E

ANSWER: E
22 Identify the figure when folded:

A B C D

ANSWER: A
23 Find the number of triangles in the given
figure:

A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D.
14

ANSWER: D
24 Find the minimum number of straight lines
required to make the given figure:

A. 13 B. 15 C. 17
D. 19

ANSWER: A
25 Find out the alternative figure which
contains figure (X) as its part.

X 1 2 3 4

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

ANSWER: D
26 Find out the alternative figure which
contains figure (X) as its part.

X 1 2 3 4

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

ANSWER: A
27 Find out the alternative figure which
contains figure (X) as its part.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

ANSWER: A
 Find out the alternative figure which
28 contains figure (X) as its part.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

ANSWER: C
 Select the alternative which represents three
29 out of the five alternative figures which when
fitted into each other would form a complete
square.

A. 1, 4, 5 C. 2,
4, 5
B. 1, 2, 3
D. 2, 3, 4

ANSWER: C
 Select the alternative which represents three
30 out of the five alternative figures which when
fitted into each other would form a complete
square.

A. 1, 2, 3 C. 1, 3, 5

B. 1, 3, 4 D. 3, 4, 5

ANSWER: C
31 Choose the alternative which closely
resembles the water-image of the given
combination.

ANSWER: D
32 Choose the alternative which closely
resembles the water-image of the given
combination.

ANSWER: B
33 Find out from the four alternatives how the
pattern (X) would appear when the
transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.

(X) A B C D

ANSWER: D
34 Find out from the four alternatives how the
pattern (X) would appear when the
transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.

(X) A B C D

ANSWER: B
35-38
For the next four numbers, you The perspective from which
will see fictitious constellations you see the constellation
of stars. Some stars are light; on the left is assumed to
others are dark. All stars are be the view from the
the same size.
FRONT. If the constellation
So, when some stars appear to would rotate in space or if
be large, they are in the
foreground of the you were in a spaceship
constellation; when others orbiting it, you could see it
appear to be small, they are in from other perspectives,
the background. relative to the front view.
Note that further stars might be For instance, you might
hidden behind those that you see it from the LEFT or
see. Look at the example from the RIGHT as
below. indicated here:
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A. Left View C. Right View

B. Top View D. Bottom View

ANSWER: A
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A. Left View C. Right View

B. Top View D. Bottom View

ANSWER: B
37

A. Left View C. Right View

B. Top View D. Bottom View

ANSWER: C
38

A. Left View C. Right View

B. Top View D. Bottom View

ANSWER: D
LOGICAL REASONING
 Based on the 2 previous statements (statement i
39 and ii), shade the letter of the only
CORRECT conclusion.

I. All hamburgers are meals

II. Some cows are hamburgers
Conclusion: M
A. All meals are cows
B. At least some meals are cows H
C. No cows are meals C
D. None of the meals are cows

ANSWER: B
 40 Based on the 2 previous statements (statement i and ii), shade the letter of
the only INCORRECT conclusion.

I. All cities have houses

II. All countries have cities
Conclusion:
A. All houses have countries
B. All countries have houses
C. Not all houses have
countries H
D. No valid conclusion is
possible
Ci
C

ANSWER: A
 Based on the 2 previous statements (statement i and ii), shade the
letter of the only CORRECT conclusion.

41
I. Some cars are four wheelers
II. All cars are three wheelers
Conclusion:
4
A. No three wheelers are four wheelers
B. All four wheelers are three wheelers C
C. At least some three wheelers are four 3
wheelers
D. No valid conclusion is possible

ANSWER: C
42In a horse race: Hill Royal came
in ahead of Trigger. Hill Royal
finished after Black Beauty.
Copenhagen beat Black Beauty
but finished after Bucephalus.
Where did Copenhagen
Bucephalus finish?
A. First Copenhagen

B. Second Black Beauty

Hill Royal
C. Third Trigger
D. Fourth
E. Fifth
ANSWER: B
43
You take seven children to a toy shop to buy each a soft toy. The toy
shop only has one of each type so you ask the children their
preferences. You decide to give each child one of their preferred toys. Which
animal will you give Jezebel?
NAME: TOY PREFERENCES:
James WombatPanda Gorilla Kitten Rat
Josh Panda Donkey Dog
Jezebel Panda Donkey Kitten Dog
Jamelia Panda Donkey Dog
Janine WombatGorilla Donkey Kitten Rat
Jasbeet Panda Dog
Jason WombatGorilla Dog Rat Kitten
The trick here is to realize that you can ignore the children
A.Panda with more than four choices.

B.Donkey Josh, Jamelia and Jasbeet all have only two or three choices
and all want a panda, donkey or dog, so they must each get
one of these.
C.Wombat Jezebel also wants a panda, donkey or dog, but she would
also accept a kitten, so she must be given this, if each child is
D.Dog to be allowed a preferred animal.

E.Kitten
ANSWER: E
 44 Debbie, Kimi and Michael have Ferraris. Michael also has
a Reliant Robin. Jensen has a Mercedes and a Model T. Rubens
also has a Mercedes. Debbie also has a Bugatti Veyron. Rubens
has just bought a Toyota Prius. Who has the fewest cars?
Ferrari R.Robin Mercedes Model T. Bugatti Prius

A. Debbie
B. Kimi
C. Michael
D. Jensen
E. Rubens

ANSWER: B
45
Jensen, Lewis and Mika need to be able
to run 100m in under 12.5 seconds to
qualify for a championship. Lewis and
Mika run faster than Jensen. Jensen's
best time for the 100m is 13.1
seconds. Which of the following MUST
be true?
A. Only Jensen qualify
B. Jensen doesn’t qualify
C. L ewis and Mika both qualify
D. Jensen qualifies
E. No one qualifies
ANSWER: B
 An old treasure map has the following instructions:
46 Stand next to the black rock and face West. Walk
20 yards and then turn 90 degrees clockwise. Walk
another 10 yards and then turn 45 degrees
anticlockwise. Walk another 15 yards, reverse your
direction and walk 5 yards back. Turn 135 degrees
clockwise and walk another 10 yards. In which
direction are you now facing?
Ignore the distances (these are red
A. North herrings) , the direction you face is all that
matters!
B. South
C. East W, N, NW, SE, W

D. West
E. South East

ANSWER: D
 Athos, Porthos and Aramis live in three adjoining
47 houses. Aramis has a black cat called
d'Artagnan, Porthos has a white dog whereas
Athos has a red herring. Porthos has a neighbor
with a red door. The owner of a four legged
animal has a blue door. Either a feline or fish
owner has a green door. Aramis and Porthos are
not neighbors. Whose door is red?
A. Athos Porthos, white dog, blue door
Athos, red herring, red door
B. Porthos Aramis, black cat, green door

C. Aramis
D. D’Artagnan
E. None of the above

ANSWER: A
 Mrs Krashem, a driving instructor, has to arrange bookings for

48 some of her pupils. She has 8 new pupils who wish to book
either a morning or afternoon of a particular day. These are 2
hour introductory lessons, so she only sees one pupil each
morning or afternoon. Ms Banger is only available Tuesday
AM but Mr Bumpem can make any time on a Wednesday. Mrs
Exhaust is free on Tuesdays all day but Mr Hilstart is only free
Wednesday afternoons. Ms Boot is only available Friday AM
whereas Miss Bonnet can only make Saturday PM. Mrs Speed
is available all day Fridays whereas Mr Parker can make any
time on a Saturday. Which of the following must both have
MORNING appointments?

A. Mr Bumpen and Mrs Exhaust

B. Mrs Exhaust and Mr Parker
C. Mr Parker and Mrs Speed
D. Mrs Speed and Mrs Exhaust
E. Mr Bumpen and Mr Parker

ANSWER: E
49
How many degrees are there
between the two hands of a clock
at 6.30 am?
A. O degrees Minute hand is at 180 degrees
Hour hand is at 180 + 360/24 degrees
B. 5 degrees as it has moved half an hour further =
C. 10 degrees180 +15 degrees.
D. 15 degreesTherefore
degrees
difference in angle = 15

E. 30 degrees

ANSWER: D
 It is 4.30 am and your alarm goes off. You crawl sleepily
50 out of bed. You have a job interview to go to that day
and you must leave by 5 am to catch the train as the
interview is being held 150 miles away. Suddenly all the
lights go off. There has been a power failure. It is still
pitch dark outside and you have no other light available.
You have 6 brown socks and 6 pink socks in your drawer,
all mixed up and identical in all but color. How many
socks must you take from the drawer to be sure of taking
a matching pair Once
of the same
you have color?
taken two socks from the drawer
A. 2 (the possible combinations are BB, PP or BP),
the third sock you remove must give you a pair of either
B. 3 brown or pink.

C. 4 By the way, you didn't get the job. 

D. 5
E. 6

ANSWER: B