Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns 7

Question 1

A sequence of figures: each shows two shapes; in each step one shape stays and a new one is added. Figure 1: circle. Figure 2: circle + square. Figure 3: square + triangle. Figure 4: triangle + pentagon. Figure 5: [?]

Accepted Answer

Pentagon + hexagon

Answer

Each figure drops the first shape and adds the next polygon in the sides sequence; after pentagon comes hexagon.

Question 2

A 3×3 matrix of arrows. Row 1: →, ↓, ←. Row 2: ↑, →, ↓. Row 3: ←, ↑, [?]. What direction fills the missing cell?

Accepted Answer

→

Answer

Each row and each column contains all four directions; the missing cell must be → (right) as it is absent from row 3 and column 3.

Question 3

A figure sequence: each step the number of line segments in the figure doubles and the figure gains a new axis of symmetry. Step 1: a single horizontal line (1 segment). Step 2: plus sign (4 segments, 2 axes). Step 3: star/asterisk (8 segments, 4 axes). Step 4: [?]

Accepted Answer

16-segment starburst with 8 axes of symmetry

Answer

Segments double each step (1→4→8→16) and symmetry axes double (1→2→4→8).

Question 4

A pattern shows figures inside a frame. Frame 1: one large circle filling the frame. Frame 2: four medium circles (2×2) filling the frame. Frame 3: nine small circles (3×3) filling the frame. Frame 4: [?]

Accepted Answer

Sixteen tiny circles (4×4) filling the frame

Answer

The arrangement is n×n circles where n increases by 1 each step (1→4→9→16), so frame 4 has a 4×4 grid of 16 circles.

Question 5

A sequence of 5 figures, each a rectangle: Figure 1 is tall and narrow. Each subsequent figure gets shorter and wider, area remaining constant. Figures 1–4 represent rectangles of sizes 1×8, 2×4, 4×2, 8×1. Figure 5 is [?].

Accepted Answer

16 wide × 0.5 tall

Answer

Width doubles and height halves each step, maintaining constant area; after 8×1 comes 16×0.5.

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