TEACHER’S GUIDE LAE REVIEW KIT 2014
ABSTRACT REASONING
DIRECTIONS: For numbers 1 to 45, choose the letter, number, or figure that will complete the series. If
the answer is not among the choices, select E.
No. Question Ans Explanation
1. A September-9th month,
October- 10th month,
November-11th month,
S9 O10 N11 ? next is December-12th month
D12 M12 J12 S12
2. D Reversed letters in the English Alphabet.
3. D
The first letter of the next word must begin
with the last letter of the previous number.
three earth heap ? Three, earth, heap..
Next word must begin with “p”, which is
post.
car think food post
4. A Only 1 letter changes at a time.
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5.
The numbers are consecutive perfect
A squares. The number below them are the
number of consonants in each word.
Therefore, the next word will be twenty-
five with 7 below it.
6. C
Beh cfi rux jmp
2-5-8 3-6-9 18-21-24 10-13-16
7. A The next letter is the fourth from the
previous letter in the reversed English
alphabet.
The number is the square of the letters
position – also in the reversed alphabet.
8. C Letters skip in increasing pattern: 2 – 3 –
4; numbers skip in increasing pattern: 3 –
4–5
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9. C Consecutive numbers written in alternate
words and numeral
Numbers proceed in alternating CW and
CCW direction
Beginning numbers are consecutive (one,
2, three,4) CCW
Add - π 6 .
10. A
11. A The figure rotates counterclockwise by
135°. The fourth figure should be option
A. Another explanation but resulting with
the same answer: the figure rotates
clockwise by 45° while simultaneously
switching the shading of the two triangles.
12. D A line is added similar to the previously
added line but in the opposite side of the
horizontal.
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13. C The number of sides in every box
increases by 1. Therefore, the next figure
must be a heptagon.
14. A One square will be added to each figure
and that square will take the black color.
While the previous square becomes
white.
15. D The first figure that was removed was an
arrow. The second was a circle. The order
of removal is in alphabetical order. The
next to be removed therefore is the
diamond.
16. A The vertical line becomes first and the
other two moves to the right. First shape
becomes last and the rest move to the
left. Within one figure, the shade
consisting of lines rotates 45in a
clockwise direction.
In the next figure, the shade of the first
shape is the same as that of the last
shape in the previous figure.
17. C Pattern of the shadows are from
northeast, southeast, northwest, and
southwest.
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18. B These are the letters A, E, and I together
with their mirror image when facing each
other.
A – O, reflection is vertically
C – U, the other is not a mirror image
D – U, but reflection is O
19. B The leftmost shape will be replaced by the
shape next to it and it will be placed in the
last part.
20. A The figures show images followed by their
magnified counterpart on the same
constrained square. Following the same
pattern will give the figure in letter A as
the answer.
21. A The number of sides is increasing and
letters are made using 3 strokes.
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22. C Diamond and Heart move
counterclockwise while the spade and
clover move clockwise.
23. B The shape inside is the shape outside of
the preceding pattern. The shaded portion
alternates from inside to outside. The
arrows are moving clockwise from corner
to corner and rotating clockwise as well.
24. B Shaded squares form a triangle opposite
the side of the previous one.
25. D The shapes in the first figure can also be
found in the 3rd figure, so the answer must
contain the same shapes as the 2nd
figure.
DIRECTIONS: For numbers 46 to 50,choose the letter of the figure that completes the pair. If the answer is not
among the choices, select E.
26. D All of the figures in the given are
horizontally symmetrical.
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27. C Small figures all have curves. Large
figures are made up of edges.
28. D Options A and D are the only figures
without shade. But notice that option A is
just the same second figure which could
not be possible since from figure 1 to
figure 3, it is changing. Therefore, the
answer is D.
29. A Middle arrows indicate which peripheral
symbols will switch.
Since in the third figure there are four
arrows pointing in all directions, all will
switch positions in the next figure.
30. A The outer shape is placed on top of the
inner shape. The inner shape is flipped
vertically. Shading switches and the
direction of shading is rotated 90°.
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31. B Vertically symmetric.
32. C All solids have a circular upper base.
33. B All arrows in each figure in the group are
pointing at 4 different directions. There
must not be a repetition.
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34. C All of the figures in the given consist only
of curved lines.
35. A All figures in the given set have an arrow
pointing up.
For items 36 - 40, look for the option that does not belong to the group.
36. D The groups of letters are palindromes
meaning, you can read it same from left to
right or vice-versa.
RACERAC is not a palindrome.
37. C All numbers are divided by 5.
12 is not divisible by 5.
38. B The figures are horizontally symmetric
except letter B.
39. D The inner and outer have the same
shapes except for letter D.
40. E Lines are parallel with the one of the side
of one figure except for letter E.
