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 line is added each time (1, 2, 3, 4 lines). So the next figure has 5 lines.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. There are 3 lines: a line is taken away instead of added.
Option (3) — Incorrect. There are 6 lines: two lines are added instead of one.
Option (4) — Incorrect. The number of lines has not changed: there are still 4, as in the last figure.