Mensa IQ Test Mensa IQ Visual Pattern Analysis 2

Question 1

A sequence of shapes: circle, circle with 1 line through center, circle with 2 lines through center (cross), circle with 3 lines through center. What pattern emerges?

Accepted Answer

The circle is progressively divided into more equal sectors

Answer

The circle changes color

Answer

The circle shrinks

Answer

Lines appear outside the circle

Question 2

A visual pattern shows: a single dot, then 4 dots in a square, then 9 dots in a 3×3 grid, then 16 dots in a 4×4 grid. How many dots are in the 6th figure?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

25

Answer

49

Answer

30

Question 3

A pattern shows shapes being progressively filled: Step 1 is 25% filled, Step 2 is 50% filled, Step 3 is 75% filled. What is Step 4?

Accepted Answer

100% filled (completely solid)

Answer

0% filled (empty, cycle resets)

Answer

75% filled (stays the same)

Answer

87.5% filled

Question 4

In a visual pattern, black squares on a grid expand outward from the center. Frame 1: 1 black cell. Frame 2: 5 cells (center + 4 orthogonal). Frame 3: 13 cells. How many cells are black in Frame 4?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

21

Answer

29

Answer

17

Question 5

A visual pattern shows: right-pointing arrow, up-pointing arrow, left-pointing arrow. What direction is the next arrow?

Accepted Answer

Down-pointing

Answer

Right-pointing

Answer

Diagonal

Answer

No arrow

Question 6

A pattern has nested shapes: a circle inside a square inside a triangle inside a circle inside a square. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Pentagon