Mensa IQ Spatial and Abstract Reasoning Flashcards
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Which shape comes next in the series: triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, ...?
Answer: Heptagon (7 sides)
Each shape adds one side, so the next has seven sides — a heptagon.
A cube is painted red on all faces, then cut into 27 equal smaller cubes. How many small cubes have exactly one painted face?
Answer: 6
The center cube of each of the 6 faces has exactly one painted side.
If a clock's hands form a right angle at 3:00, at what other listed time do they also form a 90-degree angle?
Answer: 9:00
At 9:00 the hour and minute hands are again separated by exactly 90 degrees.
Which figure is the odd one out: a circle, an oval, a square, and an ellipse?
Answer: Square
The square has straight edges and corners while the others are curved closed loops.
A piece of paper folded in half twice and then cut once will, when unfolded, show how many identical holes if the cut crosses one folded layer fully?
Answer: 4
Folding twice creates four layers, so a single cut produces four holes.
Rotating the letter 'b' 180 degrees in the plane produces which letter?
Answer: q
A 180-degree rotation flips 'b' both horizontally and vertically to form 'q'.
Complete the analogy: Square is to Cube as Circle is to ...?
Answer: Sphere
A cube is the 3D form of a square, just as a sphere is the 3D form of a circle.