The following question consists of two sets of figures. Figures A, B, C and D…

Concept: In a figure analogy of the form A : B :: C : D, every component of the figure follows its own fixed transformation as you move from the first figure to the second. First read the rule for each component from the A to B pair, then apply exactly the same rules to figure C to build figure D.

Transformation from figure A to figure B:

1. The trapezium is turned upside down (a vertical flip): a shape resting on its wide base becomes a shape with its wide mouth at the top.

2. The pin (a dot with a short tail) rotates 90 degrees clockwise.

3. The crossed arrow-and-dot symbol rotates 135 degrees anticlockwise.

Applying the same three rules to figure C:

1. Figure C's trapezium opens upward, so the flip makes it rest on its wide base.

2. Figure C's pin has its dot on top; a 90 degree clockwise turn makes the dot point to the right.

3. Figure C's crossed symbol has its arrow to the left and its marker dot to the upper-right; a 135 degree anticlockwise turn swings the arrow to the lower-right and moves the marker dot to the left.

So figure D must show a wide-based trapezium, a right-pointing pin, and a crossed symbol whose arrow points to the lower-right with the marker dot on the left. The answer figure that has all three is figure 3.

Cross-check: the same rules also rebuild figure B from figure A. Among the five answer figures only figure 3 satisfies all three rules together; figure 5 matches the trapezium and the pin but leaves the marker dot short of the full anticlockwise turn.