Abstract Reasoning Flashcards
Common rules I have found in AR from my UCAT practice
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: an odd number of enclosed regions
Set B: an even number of enclosed regions
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the largest shape is a triangle
Set B: the largest shape is a circle
the rest are distractors
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: always 4 white regions, 2 black regions, 2 grey regions
Set B: always 3 grey regions, 2 white regions, 2 black regions
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: if a triange and circle overlap, the star is black. if a triagle and circle don’t overlap, the star is white.
Set B: if a triange and circle overlap, the star is white. if a triagle and circle don’t overlap, the star is black.
What are the rules for sets A and B?
guess this one, overly complicated algebra so a waste of time
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: outermost shape has an odd number of side, innermost shape has an even number of sides
Set B: outermost shape has an even number of sides, inner most has an odd number of sides
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: number of straight sides = 12
Set B: number of straight sides = 10
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A:
Set B:
waste of time
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: number of black shapes is one more that number of white shapes
Set B: number of white shapes is one more than number of black shapes
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: odd number of shapes, more shapes with straight outline than curved outline, each box contains at least one white shape with all straight lines
Set B: even number of shapes, every box contains at least one black shape with only curved sides
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the number of line intersects at the top left is equal to the number of sides on the shape in the bottom right. if the number of intersects is odd, the arrow in the bottom left points down, if its even it points up
Set B: the number of line intersects at the top left is equal to the number of sides on the shape in the bottom right. if the number of intersects is odd, the arrow in the bottom left points up, if its even it points down
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: one arrow is perpendicular to another arrow
Set B: all arrows are parallel
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: if the arrow is pointig right, the square is black, if the arrow is pointing left, the square is white. black arrows are always below the square, white arrows are always above
Set B: if the arrow is pointig right, the square is white, if the arrow is pointing left, the square is black. black arrows are always above the square, white arrows are always below
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: one more shape outside of the circle than inside
Set B: one more shape inside the circle than outside
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the bottom shape is white
Set B: the top shape is black
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the number of arrowheads is one less that the number of sides of the object
Set B: the number of arrowheads is equal to the number of sides of the object
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: all have a circle in top left
Set B: all have square in bottom left
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: if the arrow is black, the 2 shapes on the right are convex, if the arrow is white, the 2 shapes on the right are concave
Set B: if the arrow is black, the 2 shapes on the right are concave, if the arrow is white, the 2 shapes on the right are convex
Concave: internal angles are all <180
Convex: not all internal angles ate <180
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: heart and moon are equal to 1 point, bolt and diagonal stripe are equal to 2. each frame = 6 points
Set B: each frame = 5 points
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: top row of small circles = middle row + lower row
Set B: top row of small circles = middle row - lower row
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: even sided shapes have solid grey lines, odd sided shapes have dashed grey lines
Set B: even sided shapes have dashed grey lines, odd sided shapes have solid grey lines
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: opposite shapes add up to 7 sides
Set B: opposite shapes add up to 8 sides
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: arrowheads = number of sides of the object
Set B: number of arrowheads = one more than number of sides on object
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: lower half contains shapes with at least 1 curved side that are all grey, upper half contains shapes with only straight sides, shapes with 5+ sides are black, shapes with 4- sides are white
Set B: upper half contains shapes with at least 1 curved side that are all grey, lower half contains shapes with only straight sides, shapes with 5+ sides are white, shapes with 4- sides are black
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A:
Set B:
no
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: 3 shapes have a dashed outline, 2 have a solid outline
Set B: 3 shapes had a solid outline, 2 shapes have a dashed outline
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the colour of the arrow is the same as the largest shape
Set B: the colour of the arrow is the same as the smallest shapes
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: if the arrow is facing left, there is a white shape in the top right, if the arrow is facing right, there is a black shape in the top right
Set B: if the arrow is facing left, there is a white shape in the top left, if the arrow is facing right, there is a black shape in the top left
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: less that 5 squares in the shape
Set B: 8 squares in the upside down shape
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A:
there is always a black square within a white circle
the total number of line intersections is odd
Set B:
there is always a black circle within a white square
the total number of line intersections is even
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the number of lines from the left side to middle of pattern is greater than the number of lines from the right side of the pattern. number of circles = number of lines from the left x2
Set B: the number of lines from the right side to middle of pattern is greater than the number of lines from the leftt side of the pattern. number of circles = number of lines from the right /2
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: number of sides = nultiple of 3
Set B: number of sides = multiple of 5
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: top shape is black, bottom shape is white. top shape has fewer sides that bottom
Set B: top shape is white, bottom shape is black. top shape has more sides that bottom
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A:
black/white = solid black line
black/grey = dashed black line
grey/white = solid grey line
Set B:
black/white = dashed black line
black/grey = solid grey line
grey/white = solid black line
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: if the number of line intersections is even, circle is in top right. if number of line intersections is odd, circle in bottom right
Set B: if the number of line intersections is even, circle is in bottom left. if number of line intersections is odd, circle in top left
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: 2 internal right angles
Set B: 3 internal right angles
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: big triangle
Set B: big heart
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A:
Set B:
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: black shape has a larger number of sides than the white shape
Set B: white shape has a larger number of sides than black shape
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: there is an arrow in the top right corner pointing horizontally, the number of intersects is even
Set B: there is an arrow in the bottom left corner pointing vertically, the number of intersects is odd
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: a triange is always present, total number of points = 8
triangle = 1
cresent = 2
circle = 3
Set B: a hexagon is always present, total nuber of points = 8
hexagon = 1
circle = 2
cresent = 3
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: total sides = 12
Set B: total sides = 8
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the number of lines is one more than the number of sides of the black shape
Set B: the number of lines is two more than the number of sides of the black shape
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: the shape with the larger number of sides is on top
Set B: the shape with the smaller number of sides is on the top
the rest are distractors
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: even number of overlaps all shaded black, all shapes are quadrilaterals and all shapes have at least one overlap
Set B: odd number of overlaps all shaded grey, all shapes are quadrilaterals and all shapes have at least one overlap
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: 3 white, 2 grey, 3 black sectors, one of the sectors is a black triangle
Set B: 3 white, 2 grey, 3 black sectors, one of the sectors is a white triangle
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: shape on top has a larger number of sides
Set B: shape on top has a smaller number of sides
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: shape with most sides on left, upward facing arrow in bottom left
Set B: shape with most sides on the right, upward facing arrow in bottom right
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: circles in the bottom of 8-sided shape, the shape has at least 2 internal angles which are >180
Set B: circles in the top of 6-sided shape, the shape has only 1 internal angle that is >180
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: 9 squares, pieces fit into 3x3
Set B: 16 squares, pieces fit into 4x4
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: when centre triangle has \\, all shapes are black, ////, all shapes are white, shape at bottom has least sides, shape at right has most sides
Set B: when centre triangle has \\, all shapes are white, ////, all shapes are black, shape at bottom has most sides, shape at right has least sides
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: if lightning bolt is left, lrgest shape is black, if right, largest shape is grey, there are 3 shapes in each box
Set B: if lightning bolt is left, lrgest shape is grey, if right, largest shape is black, there are 3 shapes in each box
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: one version of the shape has a thicker outline
Set B: both shapes are the same colour
everything else is irrelevent
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: 3 enclosed regions
Set B: 2 enclosed regions
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: 3 enclosed regions
Set B: 4 enclosed regions
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: 4 shapes, total number of sides is 16
Set B: 4 shapes, total number of sides is 16
colour is a distractor
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: white have more than one line of symmetry, black shapes have exactly one
Set B: black have more than one line of symmetry,white shapes have exactly one
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: solid arrows point to odd numbers, open arrows point to even numbers
Set B: solid arrows point to even numbers, open arrows point to odd numbers
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: arrow points away from the rounded rectangle
Set B: arrow points towards rounded rectangle
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: if the arrow is pointing right, more shapes above than below, pointing left there are more shapes below
Set B: if the arrow is pointing right, more shapes below than above, pointing left there are more shapes above
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: sides- black>grey>white
Set B: sides- white>grey>black
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: arrow points up, straight line through circles, arrow points down, circles touch line
Set B: arrow points down, straight line through circles, arrow points up, circles touch line
What are the rules for sets A and B?
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: same number of lines and shapes
Set B: one more line than number of shapes
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: odd number of clouds with blocks under
Set B: even number of clouds with blocks under
other blocks are distractors
What are the rules for sets A and B?
Set A: one or three black circles, more white than black circles on top row
Set B: four black circles, more black than white circles on top row
What are the rules for sets A and B?
