Mensa IQ Spatial Reasoning and Patterns Flashcards
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Which number comes next: 100, 50, 25, 12.5, ?
Answer: 6.25
Each number is halved: 100÷2=50, 50÷2=25, 25÷2=12.5, 12.5÷2=6.25.
Fast is to Slow as Tall is to ___?
Answer: Short
Fast and Slow are antonyms (opposites). Tall and Short are antonyms.
In a row of people, Tom is 5th from the left and 7th from the right. How many people are in the row?
Answer: 11
Total = (position from left) + (position from right) - 1 = 5 + 7 - 1 = 11.
What letter comes next: B, D, G, K, P, ?
Answer: V
The gaps between letters increase by 1 each time: +2(B→D), +3(D→G), +4(G→K), +5(K→P), +6(P→V).
Which shape does NOT belong: Triangle (3 sides), Pentagon (5 sides), Heptagon (7 sides), Octagon (8 sides)?
Answer: Octagon
Triangle (3), Pentagon (5), and Heptagon (7) all have an odd number of sides. Octagon (8) has an even number of sides.
If you fold a square piece of paper in half twice (each time making a smaller square), how many equal sections does the unfolded paper have?
Answer: 4
Each fold doubles the number of sections: 1 fold = 2 sections, 2 folds = 4 sections.
Complete the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
Answer: 36
The series consists of perfect squares: 1²=1, 2²=4, 3²=9, 4²=16, 5²=25, 6²=36.