Select the option that fits in the place of the question mark to complete the pattern.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) →
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-left quarter is the bottom-right quarter turned through 180°.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) — Incorrect. This is the bottom-left quarter turned round into the gap; the gap needs the opposite quarter turned through 180°.
Option (3) — Incorrect. This is the correct piece flipped across its middle line (its mirror image).
Option (4) — Incorrect. One line of the correct piece is missing.