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This document contains a question pack and answer key for an abstract reasoning test. It includes 55 multiple choice questions across various abstract reasoning concepts, each with 1-2 sentences explaining the underlying logical pattern or rule. The questions involve identifying patterns in sets of shapes that vary in attributes like color, number of sides, positioning, and movement between boxes. The answer key provides the question number and correct answer choice for each.

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Test 1 Answer Key

This document contains a question pack and answer key for an abstract reasoning test. It includes 55 multiple choice questions across various abstract reasoning concepts, each with 1-2 sentences explaining the underlying logical pattern or rule. The questions involve identifying patterns in sets of shapes that vary in attributes like color, number of sides, positioning, and movement between boxes. The answer key provides the question number and correct answer choice for each.

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UCAT ABSTRACT REASONING

QUESTION PACK 1
(MARK SCHEME)

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1. Answer: Set B

2. Answer: Neither

3. Answer: Set B

4. Answer: Set A

5. Answer: Set A

Explanation:
Set A: If even number of shapes, there’s a patterned circle in the bottom right corner. If
odd number of shapes, there’s no patterned circle in the bottom right corner.
Set B: If odd number of shapes, there’s a patterned square in the bottom left corner. If
even number of shapes, there’s no patterned square in the bottom left corner.

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6. Answer: A

Explanation:
The pattern is that the total number of sides is always 12. Initially 1 x 12, then 2 x 6, then
3 x 4 so the final box should be made up of 4 3 sided shapes. These 4 shapes should be
both identical and black - box A is the only one which fulfills these criteria.

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7. Answer: D

Explanation:
The shape with the most sides is removed and the grey shapes change to white shapes,
paralleling to logic in the change from box 1 to 2.

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8. Answer: Neither

9. Answer: Neither

10. Answer: Set B

11. Answer: Set A

Explanation:
Set A: White shapes with an even number of sides and black shapes have an odd
number of sides.
Set B: Black shapes with an even number of sides and white shapes with an even
number of sides.

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12. Answer: Set A

13. Answer: Neither

14. Answer: Neither

15. Answer: Set B

16. Answer: Set B

Explanation:
Set A: The number of sides on the black shape(s) minus the number of sides on the white
shape(s) equals the number of sides on the grey shape(s).
Set B: The number of sides on the white shape(s) minus the number of sides on the black
shape(s) equals the number of sides on the grey shape(s).

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17. Answer: C

Explanation:
The number of sides goes up in prime numbers.

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18. Answer: Neither

19. Answer: Neither

20. Answer: Neither

21. Answer: Set B

22. Answer: Set A

Explanation:
Set A: Twice as many arrows up as down.
Set B: Twice as many arrows left as right.

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23. Answer: D

Explanation:
The shape is rotated 90* and the shaded part becomes unshaded and vice versa.

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24. Answer: Set B

25. Answer: Neither

26. Answer: Neither

27. Answer: Set A

28. Answer: Neither

Explanation:
Set A: Black circle and a grey equilateral triangle.
Set B: Grey circle and a black right-angled triangle.
The white arrows are irrelevant and a distractor.

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29. Answer: C

Explanation:
The shapes have moved 1 position clockwise and rotated by 90 degrees clockwise. The
colouring has changed in keeping with the pattern of white to black.

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30. Answer: A

Explanation:
Two shapes are removed and the box is then reflected along the vertical axis.

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31. Answer: Set A

32. Answer: Neither

33. Answer: Set B

34. Answer: Neither

35. Answer: Set B

Explanation:
Set A: There is always a circle. If it is white, the total number of shapes is even. If it is
grey, the total number of shapes is odd.
Set B: There is always a heart. If it is white, there are an odd total number of shapes. If it
is grey, there are an even total number of shapes.

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36. Answer: Set A

37. Answer: Neither

38. Answer: Set B

39. Answer: Neither (heptagons)

40. Answer: Set A

Explanation:
Set A: Two hexagons in each box.
Set B: Three hexagons in each box.

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41. Answer: Set A

42. Answer: Neither

43. Answer: Neither

44. Answer: Set B

45. Answer: Neither

Explanation:
Set A: Maths sign included.
Set B: Currency sign included.

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46. Answer: Neither

47. Answer: Set B

48. Answer: Set A

49. Answer: Neither

Explanation:
Set A: 2 up, 1 down.
Set B: 2 right, 1 left.

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50. Answer: Neither

51. Answer: Set B

52. Answer: Neither

53. Answer: Set A

54. Answer: Neither

Explanation:
Set A: Black circle and any other shapes have at least 1 curved side.
Set B: White triangle and any other shapes have only straight sides.

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55. Answer: C

Explanation: The total number of shapes increases in triangle numbers – 1,3,5,9.


Therefore the fourth line should have 4 circles on it. The pattern of colouring goes from
white to grey to black to blue.

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