Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same…
2023
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures. Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (1) (2) (3) (4)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
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Correct answer: C
In a figure-series (pattern completion) question, one single transformation rule links every consecutive pair of figures - a design element typically changes its size, position, and orientation (for example, it is mirrored or rotated) according to one fixed rule. Applying that same rule once more to the last given figure predicts the figure that continues the series.
Problem Figure 1's upper-right corner carries a small S-shaped mark, while its lower-left corner carries a large upward-arrow shape (left over from before the series begins).
Problem Figure 2's lower-left corner shows that same S mark, now enlarged and flipped vertically (turned upside-down); a new small N-shaped mark appears at Figure 2's upper-right corner.
Problem Figure 3's lower-left corner shows the N mark enlarged and flipped vertically; a new small L-shaped mark appears at Figure 3's upper-right corner.
Problem Figure 4's lower-left corner shows the L mark enlarged and flipped vertically; a new small Y-shaped mark appears at Figure 4's upper-right corner.
Problem Figure 5's lower-left corner shows the Y mark enlarged and flipped vertically; a new small Z-shaped mark appears at Figure 5's upper-right corner.
Following the same rule once more, the next figure in the series must show this Z mark enlarged and flipped vertically at its lower-left corner.
Checking the four answer figures against this requirement, only Answer Figure 3 shows its lower-left mark as the correctly enlarged, vertically-flipped Z (and not a rotated or differently-scaled version of it), so Answer Figure 3 continues the series.
The same enlarge-plus-vertical-flip rule holds at every step of the given series (S to S, N to N, L to L, Y to Y), so the next figure must follow it too; any answer figure whose mark is rotated onto a different axis, mirrored an extra way, or scaled out of proportion with the earlier figures is inconsistent with this established rule and can be ruled out.