Question

Two tiles are missing in Panel I. Which one of the options in Panel II is the
appropriate choice for the missing tiles?

• A. (i)
• B. (ii)
• C. (iii)
• D. (iv)

Hint:

Match the lines and shading at the border of each blank tile with its neighbours; only one option connects seamlessly on all sides.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

A quick way to solve tile-completion puzzles is to isolate just the boundary of the missing region rather than the whole picture.

Approach: Look only at the strip of lines directly touching each blank cell from its top, bottom, left and right neighbours in Panel I. The correct pair of tiles must reproduce exactly these boundary lines and any shading so that, once placed, no edge appears broken or mismatched.

Checking each option in Panel II against this boundary requirement eliminates (ii), (iii) and (iv), since at least one of their edges fails to continue the neighbouring tile's line or shade correctly.

Only option (i) satisfies the boundary-matching condition on every side of both missing tiles, so it completes Panel I into a consistent picture.

Final answer: option (i).