There is a definite relationship between figures A and B. Establish a similar relationship between figures C and D by selecting a suitable figure from the answer set that would replace the question mark (?) in figure D. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
- (a)3
- (b)1
- (c)4
- (d)2
Answer
Why
Correct — C.
Rule: the first two symbols swap places and turn through 180°, the fourth moves up to third with a quarter turn, and a solid black shape comes last.
A to B: T and C trade places and turn through 180°, giving Ↄ ⊥. S moves to third place, lying on its side. The hollow oval gives way to a black ★ in fourth place.
C to D: ↓ and Ↄ become C ↑. The + moves to third place, and a quarter turn leaves it a +. A solid black shape goes last.
That is answer figure 4, C ↑ + ● → option (c).
Why the others are wrong
- (a)3 — Answer figure 3 prints an X in third place. X is a plus turned 45°, but the S in A to B turns a full quarter, which leaves a plus unchanged. Its last symbol is not solid either.
- (b)1 — Answer figure 1 has C ↑ + right but ends in two parallel lines, a hollow shape. In A to B the hollow oval is replaced by a solid black star, so D needs a solid shape last.
- (d)2 — Answer figure 2 turns the plus into an X and ends in a thin upright line. Both break the rule: a quarter turn keeps the plus, and the last place needs a solid black shape.
Concept
In a four-symbol analogy, track each symbol on its own: where it goes, and what happens to it on the way. A to B uses three moves here: a swap with a half turn, a shift with a quarter turn, and a replacement by a solid shape.
Symbols that look the same after a turn are the trap. A plus survives a quarter turn unchanged, and two of the offered figures test exactly that with an X.
The symbols print small and faint, and the bracket in figure C is barely visible. The choice does not rest on it: every offered figure opens C ↑, so the plus or X in third place and the solid shape in fourth decide it.
The answer set also prints a fifth figure, Ↄ ↓ + with a hollow circle, which none of the options offers.
Key facts
- C turned through 180° is Ↄ, and T turned through 180° is ⊥.
- A plus looks the same after a quarter turn. Turned 45°, it becomes an X.
- D is C ↑ + ●, answer figure 4.
Study next
Common traps
- Taking the X, which turns the plus 45° instead of a quarter
- Keeping a hollow shape in the last place instead of a solid one
A simpler figure analogy is at 13 Sep 2024, 12:30, Reasoning Q.19, where the whole figure turns upside down from Figure 1 to Figure 2. Here each of four symbols changes in its own way, so check them one at a time.
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