Colour is an area of pattern that can exist within abstract or non-verbal reasoning.

The pattern types involve in colours could be:

• Absence and presence of colour e.g. Black, then white, then black.
• Changes in shades of colour e.g. Black, grey, white and repeated.
• Patterns within colour e.g. dotted, clear, dotted.

Let's have a visual look at some:

Here are the patterns:

Box 1 : Pattern is that each column or row as at least 1 white block, 1 black block and 1 grey block.

Box 2 : Colouring is dotted black and grey.

Box 3 : Pattern is a grid of black and white.

Box 4 : Colouring is diagonal stripes.

While the patterns that you see above are simple and straightforward, in the exam you will have colour:

• Within specific parts of an image. Check to see if there is a pattern there.
• That can also work in combination with direction or position and other types of patterns.

Now, let's go through some sample questions:

Example 1

Example 2

Key Rules to remember:

• Colours patterns may be present in abstract reasoning.
• Patterns are alternations of Black and white or can be a mixture of other shades, or remain static that is, they stay the same colour.
• Colour patterns are usually part of an element e.g. might be the arrow part of the arrow or the stalk part. You need to identify that.

Now it's time to do your assignment.

1. Download the assignment question here.
2. Print it out or if you want to do it electronically, save it.
3. Complete the questions to it.
4. Then check the solutions on the video below.
5. For the answers in text instead of video, download them here.