Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A sequence shows: [Circle with 1 dot inside] → [Circle with 2 dots inside] → [Circle with 3 dots inside] → [?]. What comes next?
- Circle with 4 dots inside (Correct answer)
- Square with 4 dots inside
- Circle with 3 dots inside
- Triangle with 4 dots inside
Correct answer: Circle with 4 dots inside
Each figure adds one dot inside the same circle shape, so the next has 4 dots.
Question 2: A sequence shows: [Large black square] → [Large white square] → [Small black square] → [Small white square] → [?]. What comes next?
- Large black square (Correct answer)
- Small black square
- Large white square
- Small white square
Correct answer: Large black square
The pattern alternates size (large/small) and fill (black/white) in a 4-step cycle, returning to large black.
Question 3: A 3×3 grid has shapes: Row 1: Triangle, Square, Circle; Row 2: Square, Circle, Triangle; Row 3: Circle, Triangle, [?]. What belongs in the missing cell?
- Square (Correct answer)
- Circle
- Triangle
- Pentagon
Correct answer: Square
Each row and each column contains exactly one triangle, one square, and one circle — the missing cell must be a square.
Question 4: A sequence shows an arrow rotating clockwise by 45° each step: pointing right (0°) → pointing down-right (45°) → pointing down (90°) → [?]. What comes next?
- Arrow pointing down-left (135°) (Correct answer)
- Arrow pointing left (180°)
- Arrow pointing up (270°)
- Arrow pointing right (0°)
Correct answer: Arrow pointing down-left (135°)
The arrow rotates 45° clockwise each step, so from 90° it moves to 135° (down-left).
Question 5: A sequence shows: [Square with X inside] → [Square with X inside and a border line on top] → [Square with X inside and border lines on top and right] → [?]. What comes next?
- Square with X inside and border lines on top, right, and bottom (Correct answer)
- Square with X inside and border lines on top and left
- Square with only border lines, no X
- Square with X inside and all four borders
Correct answer: Square with X inside and border lines on top, right, and bottom
One new border line is added clockwise each step (top → right → bottom), so next adds the bottom border.
Question 6: A sequence shows: [Pentagon] → [Pentagon with one vertex filled/black] → [Pentagon with two adjacent vertices filled] → [Pentagon with three adjacent vertices filled] → [?]. What comes next?
- Pentagon with four adjacent vertices filled (Correct answer)
- Pentagon with all five vertices filled
- Pentagon with three non-adjacent vertices filled
- Pentagon with no vertices filled
Correct answer: Pentagon with four adjacent vertices filled
One additional adjacent vertex is filled black each step, progressing around the pentagon.
Question 7: A sequence of figures alternates: [Upward-pointing triangle, small] → [Upward-pointing triangle, medium] → [Upward-pointing triangle, large] → [Downward-pointing triangle, small] → [Downward-pointing triangle, medium] → [?]. What comes next?
- Downward-pointing triangle, large (Correct answer)
- Upward-pointing triangle, small
- Downward-pointing triangle, small
- Upward-pointing triangle, large
Correct answer: Downward-pointing triangle, large
The direction changes every 3 figures while size cycles small→medium→large, so next is downward large.
Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns 1
A sequence shows: [Circle with 1 dot inside] → [Circle with 2 dots inside] → [Circle with 3 dots inside] → [?].
What comes next?