Pattern Completion Test — 25 practice questions with answers for ISSB and Pakistan Army initial test preparation

Pattern Completion Test — 25 Practice Questions with Answers

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NON-VERBAL SERIES • ISSB PRACTICE

Pattern Completion Test

25 original figure-based practice questions with answers and explanations — built for ISSB screening and Pakistan Army, PAF and Pak Navy initial test preparation.

What Is a Pattern Completion Test?

A pattern completion test shows you a grid of figures — usually three rows of three — with the last patch missing. Every row and every column follows a hidden rule: shapes may rotate, grow, change shading, swap places or follow a counting pattern. Your task is to find the rule and choose, from four patches, the one piece that completes the pattern exactly. Nothing is random: the missing patch must satisfy the rule across its row and down its column at the same time, and only one option ever does both.

Pattern completion is one of the most common non-verbal types in ISSB screening and in the initial tests of the Pakistan Army, the Pakistan Air Force and the Pak Navy, because it measures pure reasoning — spotting order in pictures — with no language involved. Candidates for PMA Long Course, PAF airman and technical entries, and Pak Navy sailor and officer entries all meet this type. In the real Army initial test each question allows well under a minute, so train yourself to check features one at a time: shape first, then shading, then size, then position and number.

Tip 1: Work along the rows first, then down the columns — the missing patch must satisfy both directions.
Tip 2: Separate the pattern into shape, shading, size and position, and track one feature at a time.
Tip 3: Count things: dots, sides, lines and stripes often follow a simple number pattern.
Tip 4: Watch for rotation: many patterns simply turn the figure 90 degrees at each step.

25 Practice Questions

For each question, find the patch (A, B, C or D) that completes the pattern in the bottom-right cell.

Question 1

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 2

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 3

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 4

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 5

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 6

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 7

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 8

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 9

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 10

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 11

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 12

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 13

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 14

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 15

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 16

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 17

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 18

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 19

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 20

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 21

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 22

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 23

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 24

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Question 25

Which patch completes the pattern?

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Answer Key

QuestionAnswerExplanation
1BThe arrow turns 90° clockwise at each step and each row starts one turn further on, so the last arrow points up.
2CShading deepens row by row — outline, half-filled, then solid — so the missing circle is solid navy.
3ACircle, triangle and square rotate places in every row, so the triangle is missing.
4DThe circle grows by the same step across and down, reaching the largest size in the corner.
5CDots increase by one across and down, so the last cell holds five dots.
6DThe shape is set by the row (diamonds) and the fill by the column (navy).
7BEach column keeps one direction; the third column points left.
8ACrosses and pluses alternate like a chessboard, so the corner is a cross.
9BStar, circle and diamond cycle down each column, so the circle completes column three.
10CStripes increase by column, so the third column has three stripes.
11BThe arrow turns 90° anticlockwise down each column, ending pointing up.
12AEach column totals six dots, so the last cell needs one dot.
13AThe navy quarter moves clockwise around the square, returning to the top-left.
14CThe inner shapes rotate places in each row, so the triangle is missing inside the square.
15BSquares shrink by the same step down each column, ending with the smallest square.
16DGold, navy and white fills rotate along each row, so the navy circle completes the set.
17AEach row points one way — right, down, then left.
18CShapes gain one side at each step, so a seven-sided heptagon finishes the grid.
19BThe dome turns 90° at each step like the arrows in Question 1, ending dome-up.
20CFilled mini-squares decrease across and down, leaving none filled in the last cell.
21AThe clock hand turns 90° anticlockwise at each step, ending pointing up.
22CThe two shapes swap places at each step, so the circle returns to the left.
23DEvery row holds one, two and three lines, so the single line is missing.
24BThe large shape is set by the row (square) and the small corner shape by the column (triangle).
25CThe dot moves clockwise corner to corner, returning to the top-left.

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