Question

Which of the designs best completes the following sequence?

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

Hint:

Track how the outer and middle boundary shapes and the fill patterns rotate between circle and hexagon across the three figures.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Track the outer boundary shape across the three given figures.
In the first figure the outer boundary is a circle, in the second figure it becomes a hexagon, and in the third figure it goes back to a circle. So the outer boundary shape alternates strictly between circle and hexagon from one figure to the next.
Step 2: Track the outer fill pattern across the three given figures.
The outer region is filled either with dots or with diagonal stripes. Reading across the three figures, this fill also toggles in a fixed order, changing each time the figure moves forward, but it must be tracked as its own separate switch since it does not always change in step with the boundary shape.
Step 3: Track the middle boundary shape and the inner fill pattern.
The middle boundary (circle or hexagon) and the inner fill (dots or stripes) follow the same kind of two-state rotation as the outer attributes, each cycling on its own. Between figure 1, figure 2 and figure 3, all four attributes (outer boundary, outer fill, middle boundary, inner fill) have each moved forward exactly one step in their own two-state cycle.
Step 4: Predict the fourth figure and match it to the options.
The fourth figure must carry every one of these four attributes one more step forward, continuing from figure 3 the same way figure 3 continued from figure 2. Checking each option, only option (1) advances the outer boundary, outer fill, middle boundary and inner fill all correctly by one more step. Option (2) gets the outer fill wrong, option (3) reverses the middle boundary shape instead of advancing it, and option (4) repeats the inner fill from figure 3 instead of switching it. So option (1) is the design that completes the sequence.