Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A sequence: [square, no rotation] → [square, rotated 45° to look like a diamond] → [square, back to 0°] → [?]. What comes next?
- Square rotated 45° (diamond orientation) (Correct answer)
- Square rotated 90°
- Circle
- Triangle
Correct answer: Square rotated 45° (diamond orientation)
The square alternates between 0° and 45° rotation each step, so step 4 returns to 45°.
Question 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?
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 4
- 3
Correct answer: 5
Each row increases by 1 per column and each column increases by 1 per row; position (3,3) = 3+2 = 5.
Question 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?
- Circle with 4 diameter lines at 45° each (Correct answer)
- Circle with 3 lines at 90°
- Square with 4 lines
- Circle with no lines
Correct 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.
Question 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?
- Solid black triangle pointing up (Correct answer)
- Outline triangle pointing up
- Solid black triangle pointing down
- Outline triangle pointing down
Correct 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.
Question 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. [?]
- Arrow pointing right with 3 feathers (Correct answer)
- Arrow pointing left with 3 feathers
- Arrow pointing right with 2 feathers
- Arrow pointing left with 1 feather
Correct 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.
Question 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?
- 3×3 grid with all dots white (Correct answer)
- 3×3 grid with all dots black
- 3×3 grid with middle row white only
- 3×3 grid with bottom row white, rest black
Correct 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.
Question 7: A sequence of nested squares: [1 square] → [1 square inside another] → [1 square inside 2 nested squares] → [?]. What comes next?
- 1 square inside 3 nested squares (4 total) (Correct answer)
- 2 squares side by side
- 1 square inside 1 square with a dot center
- 5 nested squares
Correct 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.
Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Figure Series and Visual Patterns 3
A sequence: [square, no rotation] → [square, rotated 45° to look like a diamond] → [square, back to 0°] → [?].
What comes next?