Select the option that fits in the place of the question mark to complete the pattern.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) →
The figure looks the same after a half turn about its centre: each quarter is the opposite quarter turned through 180°. So the missing top-right quarter is the bottom-left quarter turned through 180°.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. This copies the bottom-left quarter as it is; the gap needs that quarter turned through 180°.
Option (2) — Incorrect. This is the correct piece turned through 90° anticlockwise.
Option (4) — Incorrect. One line of the correct piece is missing.