Question

Which one of the answer figure will complete the sequence of the three problem figures ?

• A.

  

• B.

  

• C.

  

• D.

  

Hint:

The second figure is the mirror image of the first and the third equals the first again, so the pattern alternates. The missing figure is the mirror image.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Compare figure 1 with figure 2. Figure 2 is the left-right mirror image of figure 1: the long foot at the bottom that points to the right in figure 1 points to the left in figure 2, and the inner channel moves from the left half to the right half.
Step 2: Figure 3 is identical to figure 1 (the original orientation again, only drawn with a darker line).
Step 3: So the sequence alternates between the original and its mirror image: original, mirror, original, mirror.
Step 4: The missing figure must be the mirror image of the original, that is, the same as figure 2.
Step 5: Option 3 has the wide top block on the right, the step on the inner side, the tall arm on the right and the foot pointing to the left, with the same proportions as figure 2. Option 1 has no right-hand arm, option 2 has a narrower top block, and option 4 has an extra step on the foot, so they are not exact mirror images.
Answer: (3) the figure shown in option 3