Rotation sequences

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is B. The comb shape makes a quarter turn anticlockwise at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a quarter turn anticlockwise on from the third one, which is B. D is the trap: it is the comb flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. C and A are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is C. The chevron shape makes a quarter turn anticlockwise at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a quarter turn anticlockwise on from the third one, which is C. A is the trap: it is the chevron flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. B and D are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is C. The arrow shape makes a quarter turn anticlockwise at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a quarter turn anticlockwise on from the third one, which is C. D is the trap: it is the arrow flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. A and B are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is C. The pennant shape makes a half turn at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a half turn on from the third one, which is C. A is the trap: it is the pennant flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. D and B are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is C. The step shape makes a half turn at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a half turn on from the third one, which is C. D is the trap: it is the step flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. A and B are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is D. The pennant shape makes a quarter turn anticlockwise at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a quarter turn anticlockwise on from the third one, which is D. B is the trap: it is the pennant flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. A and C are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is D. The chevron shape makes a quarter turn clockwise at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a quarter turn clockwise on from the third one, which is D. B is the trap: it is the chevron flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. A and C are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is C. The hook shape makes a half turn at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a half turn on from the third one, which is C. D is the trap: it is the hook flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. B and A are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is D. The flag shape makes a quarter turn anticlockwise at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a quarter turn anticlockwise on from the third one, which is D. A is the trap: it is the flag flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. C and B are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is C. The pennant shape makes a half turn at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a half turn on from the third one, which is C. B is the trap: it is the pennant flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. A and D are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is A. The flag shape makes a half turn at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a half turn on from the third one, which is A. D is the trap: it is the flag flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. B and C are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

Which figure comes next in the sequence?

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The answer is D. The pennant shape makes a quarter turn anticlockwise at every step. The easiest way to see it is to follow the dot: it travels round the shape in the same direction each time, never jumping across it. Three figures are shown, so the answer is a quarter turn anticlockwise on from the third one, which is D. B is the trap: it is the pennant flipped over rather than turned, so the dot ends up on the wrong side, and no amount of turning will ever match it. A and C are the right shape turned by the wrong amount.

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