Inductive reasoning

Locate similarities and differences between sequences of shapes.
Complete the sequence and find the missing shape!
Questions of this type are also referred to as abstract reasoning or diagrammatic reasoning questions.
Draw relationships among shapes in a series.
Identify rules according to position, rotation, and movement.

1. Find the missing shape

Answer: A

The second shape alternates without any modification.

2. Find the missing shape

Answer: B

The shape is enclosed in a rectangle, similar to the corresponding shape in the top row.

3. Find the missing shape

Answer: A

The blue dot moves down, the green dot moves to the right, and the white dot moves up.

4. Find the missing shape

Answer: C

The green dot moves back and forth, left and right, in both the top row and the bottom rows.

5. Find the missing shape

Answer: B

There is an imaginary four-cell block with a cross in all cells. The 'Y' shape completes the lines of the block.

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