Mensa Mensa IQ Numerical Pattern Recognition 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What number comes next in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
- 40
- 42 (Correct answer)
- 44
- 36
Correct answer: 42
Differences increase by 2 each time (4,6,8,10,12), so 30+12=42.
Question 2: Complete the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
- 11
- 12
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 15
Correct answer: 13
This is the Fibonacci sequence; each term is the sum of the two before it (5+8=13).
Question 3: What is the missing number: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
- 162
- 243 (Correct answer)
- 216
- 324
Correct answer: 243
Each term is multiplied by 3, so 81×3=243.
Question 4: Find the next number: 100, 96, 88, 76, 60, ?
- 40 (Correct answer)
- 44
- 48
- 36
Correct answer: 40
Subtracted amounts grow by 4 (4,8,12,16,20), so 60-20=40.
Question 5: What completes the pattern: 7, 14, 28, 56, ?
- 84
- 98
- 112 (Correct answer)
- 120
Correct answer: 112
Each term doubles the previous one, so 56×2=112.
Question 6: Next in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
- 30
- 36 (Correct answer)
- 35
- 49
Correct answer: 36
These are perfect squares (1²,2²,...,6²), so the next is 6²=36.
Question 7: What number is missing: 81, 64, 49, 36, ?
- 25 (Correct answer)
- 27
- 30
- 24
Correct answer: 25
These are descending squares (9²,8²,7²,6²,5²), so 5²=25.
Mensa Mensa IQ Numerical Pattern Recognition 2
What number comes next in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?