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The SHL Verify IR exam has 15 questions and runs 0 hours 18 minutes.
Four frames each contain a single arrow. In Frame 1 the arrow points north. In Frame 2 it points north-west. In Frame 3 it points west. In Frame 4 it points south-west. Which way does the arrow point in Frame 6?
Correct answer: B - Pointing south-east
Which letter continues the sequence: B, D, G, K, P, ?
Correct answer: C - V
Each frame contains a large square holding small black dots and small white dots. Frame 1: 1 black dot and 4 white dots. Frame 2: 2 black dots and 4 white dots. Frame 3: 3 black dots and 4 white dots. Frame 4: 4 black dots and 4 white dots. How many dots in total are inside the square in Frame 5?
Correct answer: C - 9
A single square appears in each frame. Frame 1: white. Frame 2: dotted. Frame 3: striped. Frame 4: black. Frame 5: white. Frame 6: dotted. What fill does the square have in Frame 14?
Correct answer: B - Dotted
Frame 1 contains a vertical bar with a short foot extending to the RIGHT at its base. Frame 2 contains a vertical bar with a short foot extending to the LEFT at its base. Which single transformation converts Frame 1 into Frame 2?
Correct answer: B - A reflection across a vertical axis
In a 3x3 grid a single black dot moves two cells to the right each frame. If a move would take it past the right-hand edge, it continues from the left-hand end of the SAME row. In Frame 1 the dot is in Row 2, Column 2. Which cell does it occupy in Frame 3?
Correct answer: D - Row 2, Column 3
A 3x3 matrix contains only dots. Reading left to right, Row 1 holds 2, 4 and 6 dots. Row 2 holds 3, 6 and 9 dots. Row 3 holds 4, 8 and an unknown number of dots. How many dots belong in Row 3, Column 3?
Correct answer: B - 12
Two 3x3 grids combine to produce a third. In Grid A the shaded cells are R1C1, R1C3 and R2C2. In Grid B the shaded cells are R1C3, R2C2 and R3C1. In the resulting grid only R1C1 and R3C1 are shaded. Which rule combines the two grids?
Correct answer: C - A cell is shaded if it is shaded in one grid only
Each frame contains a number of dots. Frame 1: 3 dots. Frame 2: 4 dots. Frame 3: 7 dots. Frame 4: 12 dots. Frame 5: 19 dots. How many dots appear in Frame 6?
Correct answer: C - 28
Six figures follow one consistent rule linking shape to fill: a black triangle, a black pentagon, a white square, a white hexagon, a black heptagon and a white octagon. Which rule governs the set?
Correct answer: A - Figures with an odd number of sides are black; even-sided figures are white
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