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Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns Flashcards

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  1. A sequence: [square, no rotation] → [square, rotated 45° to look like a diamond] → [square, back to 0°] → [?]. What comes next?

    Answer: Square rotated 45° (diamond orientation)

    The square alternates between 0° and 45° rotation each step, so step 4 returns to 45°.

  2. A 3×3 grid of stars: Row 1 has 1, 2, 3 stars; Row 2 has 2, 3, 4 stars; Row 3 has 3, 4, [?] stars. How many stars fill the missing cell?

    Answer: 5

    Each row increases by 1 per column and each column increases by 1 per row; position (3,3) = 3+2 = 5.

  3. A sequence shows shapes with internal lines: [circle, no lines] → [circle, 1 diameter line] → [circle, 2 diameter lines crossing] → [circle, 3 diameter lines at 60°] → [?]. What comes next?

    Answer: Circle with 4 diameter lines at 45° each

    Each step adds one diameter line evenly distributed; 4 lines divide the circle into 8 equal sectors.

  4. Figures: [solid black triangle pointing up] → [outline-only triangle pointing up] → [solid black triangle pointing down] → [outline-only triangle pointing down] → [?]. What comes next?

    Answer: Solid black triangle pointing up

    The pattern cycles through four states (solid-up, outline-up, solid-down, outline-down) and then repeats from the start.

  5. A sequence of figures: each step, the figure is reflected horizontally then one element is added. Step 1: arrow pointing right with 1 feather. Step 2: arrow pointing left with 1 feather. Step 3: arrow pointing right with 2 feathers. Step 4: arrow pointing left with 2 feathers. [?]

    Answer: Arrow pointing right with 3 feathers

    The arrow alternates left/right while feathers increase by 1 every 2 steps; step 5 is right-facing with 3 feathers.

  6. A row of figures: [3×3 grid of dots, all black] → [3×3 grid, top row now white] → [3×3 grid, top two rows white, bottom row black] → [?]. What comes next?

    Answer: 3×3 grid with all dots white

    One row of dots turns white per step from top to bottom; after 3 steps all rows are white.

  7. A sequence of nested squares: [1 square] → [1 square inside another] → [1 square inside 2 nested squares] → [?]. What comes next?

    Answer: 1 square inside 3 nested squares (4 total)

    Each step adds one outer square, so the sequence has 1, 2, 3, and then 4 nested squares.