Abstract Reasoning Examples

Dominoes

Dominoes (or "dominos") is a game which consists of 28 pieces called bones, cards, tiles, tickets, stones or spinners. Each bone is a rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two square ends. Each end is marked with a number of black spots (also called pips) or is blank. The spots are generally arranged as they are on six-sided die, but because there are also blank ends having no spots there are normally seven possible faces. Standard domino sets have ends ranging from zero spots to six spots (double six set). Before starting the game, the tiles are placed face-down and mixed, then distributed among the players. The player with the double-six tile goes first (the other ones clockwise); the next player, and all players in turn, must play a bone with an end that matches one of the open ends of the layouts. The game continues until one of the players goes out and wins the round. Or until all the players are blocked and no legal moves are left. If all the players are blocked, the one with the lowest number of pips or bones is the winner of the game.

More Abstract Reasoning Examples

Exercise 3 (Using Numbers)

It has to do with arithmetic progressions.

This exercise follows numerical order (1,2,3,...)

3+(1)=4

4+(2)=6

6+(3)=?

The answer is "c".

Exercise 4 (With Numbers-Two Variables)

This exercise can be analyzed in two ways:

First, the even numbers are in the increasing order interspersed with the odd ones, in the increasing order too.

Second Analysis:

2(+3)=5

5(-1)=4

4(+3)=7

7(-1)=?

The sequence adds 3 and subtracts 1 (+3-1)

We conclude the answer is "a".

Exercise 5 (With Tokens of Domino)

Observe the left half of each domino and then its right half.

Both, the left and the right halves of the domino increase in number

(0-1-2-3 / 1-2-3-4)

and each domino begins with the same number of dots as the former one's second half.

Thus, the answer is letter "c".

Exercises using Letters