Mensa IQ Spatial and Abstract Reasoning Flashcards

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In the number series 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, what comes next?
Answer: 42
Differences increase by 2 each time (4,6,8,10,12), so 30+12 = 42.
Which mirror image correctly reflects the letter 'E' across a vertical line?
Answer: Ǝ (reversed E)
A vertical mirror flips 'E' left-to-right into a backwards 'Ǝ'.
An unfolded cube net shows six squares in a cross shape. When folded, the square opposite the center bottom face is which?
Answer: The top arm of the cross
In a cross net, the top arm folds to become directly opposite the bottom face.
Which item does not belong: triangle, pyramid, cube, sphere?
Answer: Triangle
The triangle is two-dimensional while the others are 3D solids.
If you stack three identical cubes in a vertical column, how many faces are completely hidden from view?
Answer: 4
Each of the two contact joints hides two faces, totaling four hidden faces.
Complete the pattern: ◯ ◯◯ ◯◯◯ ◯◯◯◯ ...?
Answer: ◯◯◯◯◯ (five circles)
Each group grows by one circle, so the next group has five.
A shape has rotational symmetry of order 4. Through how many degrees must it turn to look identical again at the smallest angle?
Answer: 90
Order 4 symmetry means 360 divided by 4, which equals 90 degrees.