The arrow turns by the same angle every time. Which way does it point in the fifth box? Four boxes in a row, then a fifth box marked with a question mark. Box 1: an arrow pointing up-left. Box 2: an arrow pointing right. Box 3: an arrow pointing down-left. Box 4: an arrow pointing up.

Figure 1 (A box containing an arrow pointing down-right.)

The arrow turns by the same angle every time.

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The arrow turns by the same angle every time. Which way does it point in the fifth box?

Figure 1

Correct answerYour answerFigure 2 A box containing an arrow pointing up.

Correct answerYour answerFigure 3 A box containing an arrow pointing up-left.

Correct answerYour answerFigure 4 A box containing an arrow pointing left.

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

The arrow turns 135° clockwise each time: up-left, right, down-left, up, so next it points down-right.
Figure 1 shows an arrow pointing down-right.

Worth noting

Track one element at a time across all four boxes, and check each option against every rule; each wrong figure here breaks exactly one of them.

Ten questions from Non-verbal Reasoning, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Non-verbal Reasoning, at your own pace.