Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A sequence of concentric rings: [1 ring] → [2 rings] → [3 rings] → [2 rings] → [1 ring] → [?]. What comes next?
- 2 rings (Correct answer)
- 3 rings
- 4 rings
- 1 ring
Correct answer: 2 rings
The number of rings increases to 3 then decreases back to 1, creating a palindromic oscillation; after 1 the next step goes back up to 2.
Question 2: A 3×3 grid: Row 1: black circle, white circle, black circle; Row 2: white circle, black circle, white circle; Row 3: black circle, white circle, [?]. What fills the missing cell?
- Black circle (Correct answer)
- White circle
- Black square
- White triangle
Correct answer: Black circle
The grid follows a checkerboard alternation of black and white, so the bottom-right cell (row 3 col 3) must be black.
Question 3: A sequence shows a square progressively divided: [whole square] → [square divided into 2 equal halves by vertical line] → [square divided into 4 equal parts by vertical and horizontal lines] → [?]. What comes next?
- Square divided into 8 equal parts by three lines (Correct answer)
- Square divided into 6 parts
- Square with only diagonal lines
- Square divided into 9 parts by a 3×3 grid
Correct answer: Square divided into 8 equal parts by three lines
Each step doubles the number of sections (1→2→4→8), achieved by adding another bisecting line.
Question 4: Figures show a dot moving inside a square: top-left → top-right → bottom-right → bottom-left → [?]. What comes next?
- Top-left corner (Correct answer)
- Top-right corner
- Center
- Bottom-right corner
Correct answer: Top-left corner
The dot moves clockwise around the four corners of the square, returning to top-left after bottom-left.
Question 5: A sequence of shapes: [triangle] → [square] → [pentagon] → [hexagon] → [?]. What comes next?
- Heptagon (7 sides) (Correct answer)
- Octagon (8 sides)
- Circle
- Triangle
Correct answer: Heptagon (7 sides)
Each shape gains one side per step (3→4→5→6→7), so next is a heptagon with 7 sides.
Question 6: A sequence: [large outlined circle] → [large outlined circle with small filled circle inside] → [large outlined circle with medium filled circle inside] → [?]. What comes next?
- Large outlined circle with large filled circle inside (nearly full) (Correct answer)
- Large filled circle
- Two outlined circles side by side
- Outlined circle with a square inside
Correct answer: Large outlined circle with large filled circle inside (nearly full)
The inner filled circle grows progressively larger each step toward filling the outer circle.
Question 7: A sequence shows stacked horizontal bars: [1 bar] → [2 bars, bottom shaded] → [3 bars, bottom two shaded] → [4 bars, bottom three shaded] → [?]. What comes next?
- 5 bars with bottom four shaded (Correct answer)
- 4 bars all shaded
- 5 bars with top one shaded
- 5 bars with no shading
Correct answer: 5 bars with bottom four shaded
Each step adds one bar to the total and shades all bars except the top one, so 5 bars appear with 4 shaded.
Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns 2
A sequence of concentric rings: [1 ring] → [2 rings] → [3 rings] → [2 rings] → [1 ring] → [?].
What comes next?