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Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns Flashcards

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  1. A sequence shows: [Circle with 1 dot inside] → [Circle with 2 dots inside] → [Circle with 3 dots inside] → [?]. What comes next?

    Answer: Circle with 4 dots inside

    Each figure adds one dot inside the same circle shape, so the next has 4 dots.

  2. A sequence shows: [Large black square] → [Large white square] → [Small black square] → [Small white square] → [?]. What comes next?

    Answer: Large black square

    The pattern alternates size (large/small) and fill (black/white) in a 4-step cycle, returning to large black.

  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?

    Answer: Square

    Each row and each column contains exactly one triangle, one square, and one circle — the missing cell must be a square.

  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?

    Answer: Arrow pointing down-left (135°)

    The arrow rotates 45° clockwise each step, so from 90° it moves to 135° (down-left).

  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?

    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.

  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?

    Answer: Pentagon with four adjacent vertices filled

    One additional adjacent vertex is filled black each step, progressing around the pentagon.

  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?

    Answer: Downward-pointing triangle, large

    The direction changes every 3 figures while size cycles small→medium→large, so next is downward large.