Completion of Figure: Meaning, Reasoning Questions and Answers, Examples

Completion of figures is one of the topics which is a part of non-verbal reasoning. The figure-based topic in the exams helps to judge the visual perception and spatial understanding of the aspirants.
Completion of figures is wherein an incomplete figure is given and the aspirants need to find the missing part from the given options that will make that particular figure complete.

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This Story also Contains

1. Patterns of the Completion of Figure Reasoning
2. Approach to deal with the questions of Completion of Figure Reasoning
3. Practice and Resources
4. Question Weightage of Completion of Figures in Competitive Exams
5. Completion of Figure Questions for Practice
6. Completion of Figures for SSC CHSL/ SSC MTS/ Railway Recruitment Board exams
7. Completion of Figures for SSC Stenographer/ SSC CPO/ SSC CGL exams

Patterns of the Completion of Figure Reasoning

Following are the patterns of questions asked based on the completion of the figure concept-

1. Repeated sequences and patterns

2. Diagonally opposite parts are the same

3. Adjacent parts are the mirror image

4. Each part of the figure is rotated by 90 degrees

Approach to deal with the questions of Completion of Figure Reasoning

To solve the questions of completion of figures, aspirants must have the following understanding-

1. To identify the pattern have a closer and more in-depth look at the parts of the figure to understand the pattern being repeated and accordingly determine the answer.

2. Answer choices should be scrutinized to assess which figure fits with the established pattern.

3. Consistency of the pattern followed in the parts of the given figure should be maintained.

4. Eliminate the options and narrow down the choices if the aspirants are unsure.

Practice and Resources

Following are the recommended sources for the practice of the questions of Completion of Figures -

a) A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal

b) Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey

c) Logical and Analytical Reasoning by A.K. Gupta

d) Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe

Question Weightage of Completion of Figures in Competitive Exams

Figure completion questions are found in aptitude tests of most of the competitive exams in India as shown below-

1) In certain Government exams like SSC, Railways, Defence etc., completion of figures holds a weightage of 2-3 questions.

2) In CUET and other admission tests 1-2 questions are asked.

The candidates who are preparing for the upcoming entrance and Government exams can also refer to the links given below and master the non-verbal reasoning ability section:

Completion of Figure Questions for Practice

1. Directions: Which answer figure will combine with the pattern in the question figure?

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

2. Directions: Which answer figure will combine the pattern in the question figure?

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

3. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. 

2. 

3. (correct)

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the third option is correct.

4. Directions: Which answer figure will combine with the pattern in the question figure?

1. 

2. (correct)

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the second option is correct.

5. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. 

2. 

3. (correct)

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the third option is correct.

6. Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.

1. 

2. 

3. (correct)

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the third option is correct.

7. Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

8. Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern.

1. 

2. (correct)

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the second option is correct.

9. Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern.

1. 

2. (correct)

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the second option is correct.

10. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

11. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern. (Rotation is not allowed.)

1. 

2. (correct)

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the second option is correct.

12. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

13. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. (correct)

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

14. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

15. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern (Rotation is not allowed).

1. 

2. 

3. (correct)

4. 

Solution-

Here, in the given figure the arrow is rotated by 90° in an anticlockwise direction. Therefore, on comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the third option is correct.

16. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern (Rotation is not allowed).

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

17. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. (correct)

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

18. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. 

2. (correct)

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the second option is correct.

19. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern (Rotation is not allowed).

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. (correct)

Solution-

The figure (circle with a cone on the top) with the arrow given in each box is rotated by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction. On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

20. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern (Rotation is not allowed).

1. 

2. (correct)

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the second option is correct.

21. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern (Rotation is not allowed).

1. 

2. (correct)

3. 

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the second option is correct.

22. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern (Rotation is NOT allowed).

1. 

2. 

3. (correct)

4. 

Solution-

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the third option is correct.

23. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. (correct)

Solution-
On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

24. Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1. 

2. 

3. (correct)

4. 

Solution-
On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the third option is correct.

25. Directions: Select the option figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.

1. (correct)

2. 

3. 

4. 

Solution-
On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

Completion of Figures for SSC CHSL/ SSC MTS/ Railway Recruitment Board exams

1) Directions: Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the given figure and complete the pattern.

1)

2)

3)

4)

Hint: Visualize the given figure as the figure is divided into four equal parts and the parts that are opposite to each other follow the same pattern.

Solution

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

2) Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.

1)

2)

3)

4)

Hint: Check all the option images and identify the figure that completes the question figure.

Solution

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the first option is correct.

Completion of Figures for SSC Stenographer/ SSC CPO/ SSC CGL exams

1) Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1)

2)

3)

4)

Hint: Compare the question figure and option figures and find out which option will complete the given figure.

Solution

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

2) Directions: Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

1)

2)

3)

4)

Hint: Compare the question figure and option figures and find out which option will complete the given figure.

Solution

On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –

Hence, the fourth option is correct.

About the Faculty
Tanu Gupta, with over a decade of experience as a reasoning faculty, specializes in preparing students for various entrance examinations and career development. Her extensive work with multiple educational platforms and institutions has honed her expertise in logical and analytical thinking. Her dedication to innovative teaching methods ensures these articles provide practical insights and expert guidance.