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Abstract & Pattern Reasoning

Abstract & Pattern Reasoning

Spot the hidden rule in symbol sequences and 3×3 grids. A practice puzzle set for fun — not an official or clinical IQ test.

12 questions10 minMediumKnowledge

What's inside this quiz

12 questions in the IQ & Logic category, about 10 min. Here are the questions you'll answer — correct answers and explanations appear as you play.

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  1. What comes next? ▲ ● ▲ ● ▲ ?
  2. What comes next? ○ ◐ ● ○ ◐ ?
  3. Each arrow turns a quarter turn clockwise. What comes next? ↑ → ↓ ?
  4. The filled star moves one place to the right each step and wraps around. What comes next? ★☆☆ → ☆★☆ → ☆☆★ → ?
  5. Triangle, square, pentagon… which shape comes next?
  6. In this grid every symbol appears once in each row and each column. Row 1: ● ■ ▲ — Row 2: ■ ▲ ● — Row 3: ▲ ● ?
  7. Which symbol completes the sequence so that it reads the same forwards and backwards? ■ ● ▲ ● ?
  8. 1 dot inside a triangle, 2 dots inside a square, 3 dots inside a pentagon… what comes next?
  9. In each row, the third symbol is the first two drawn on top of each other. Row 1: ○ + · = ⊙ — Row 2: | + — = + — Row 3: / + \ = ?
  10. Each step turns the triangle a quarter turn clockwise and switches between filled and outlined. What comes next? ▲ ▷ ▼ ◁ ?
  11. Row 1: ● | ●● | ●●● — Row 2: ■■ | ■■■ | ■■■■ — Row 3: ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲ | ?
  12. Each step moves the first symbol to the end. What comes next? ●■▲◆ → ■▲◆● → ▲◆●■ → ?

Instructions

Suggested time: 10 minutes. 12 questions, from easy to hard. Each sequence or grid follows one rule: find it, then pick the missing symbol. An explanation appears after every answer. This is a non-standardized practice set for entertainment and training; it does not measure or produce an IQ score.

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