Select the figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space would complete the pattern?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) →

In the top half, the right-hand 3 × 3 block is the exact opposite of the left-hand block: every cell marked on the left is empty on the right, and every empty cell is marked. The bottom half follows the same rule, so the blank block takes # in the four cells left empty in the bottom-left block.