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) →
Three things change from figure to figure: the hooked line turns 45° clockwise each time; the black star moves one corner clockwise each time; and the black square moves to the next side anticlockwise each time. So the next figure has the hooked line with the hook at its lower-right end, the black star at the bottom-right corner and the black square at the middle of the left side.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. The other parts are right, but the hooked line is reversed: the hook bends to the other side, so it is a mirror image of the right one.
Option (3) — Incorrect. The other parts are right, but the hooked line has turned 45° anticlockwise instead of clockwise.
Option (4) — Incorrect. The other parts are right, but the black square has moved to the next side clockwise instead of anticlockwise.