Pick the figure from the options that best continues the given figure series.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) →
From each figure to the next, one dot is added each time (2, 3, 4, 5, 6 dots). So the next figure has 7 dots.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. There are 5 dots: a dot is taken away instead of added.
Option (3) — Incorrect. The number of dots has not changed: there are still 6, as in the last figure.
Option (4) — Incorrect. There are 8 dots: two dots are added instead of one.