Mensa Logical Reasoning 3

Question 1

Which number completes the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

Differences increase by 2 each step (4,6,8,10,12), so 30+12=42.

Question 2

All managers attend the meeting. John did not attend the meeting. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

John is not a manager

Answer

Since all managers attend and John didn't, John cannot be a manager.

Question 3

Pen is to write as knife is to:

Accepted Answer

Cut

Answer

A pen's function is to write; a knife's function is to cut.

Question 4

If some artists are teachers and all teachers are patient, which must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some artists are patient

Answer

The artists who are teachers must be patient, so some artists are patient.

Question 5

Find the odd one out: Square, Triangle, Circle, Cube.

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

A cube is three-dimensional while the others are flat shapes.

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