Question

The next figure (indicated by '?') in the sequence is:

Each panel shows a 4 row by 3 column grid holding one triangle and one circle. Moving from one panel to the next, the triangle stays in the rightmost column and drops down by one row, while the circle stays in the leftmost column and drops down by one row, wrapping back up to the top row once it passes the bottom row. Which panel comes next?

• A.

  

• B.

  

• C.

  

• D.

  

Hint:

Track how the triangle and the circle each shift by one grid cell between panels.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Each panel shows a 4 row by 3 column grid holding one triangle and one circle, and both shapes shift position from one panel to the next.

1. Triangle: it starts in the top row of the rightmost column, then moves to the second row of the same column, then to the third row of the same column. It always stays in the rightmost column and drops one row each time.
2. Circle: it starts in the third row of the leftmost column, then drops to the fourth row of the same column, then jumps back up to the first row of the same column. It always stays in the leftmost column, moving down one row and wrapping to the top once it passes the last row.
3. Next panel: following the same two rules, the triangle should drop to the fourth row of the rightmost column, and the circle should move down to the second row of the leftmost column.

Only the first option shows the triangle in the bottom row of the right column together with the circle in the second row of the left column, so it is the correct next figure.