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Ten puzzles across the four kinds of reasoning in the test, each with the rule explained.
Ten puzzles in the four kinds of reasoning our IQ test uses. The matrices, letter series and rotation puzzles come from the test's own generator, so they work exactly like the real thing. None will appear in your test, because every test is built fresh.
Try each puzzle before you look. Pick an option to check it, then open the explanation. Time is not counted here; in the test you have about 47 seconds a puzzle.
Look along the rows and down the columns.
Which tile completes the grid?
C. Each row keeps one shape, and the number of shapes grows by one from left to right.
Which tile completes the grid?
F. Two rules run at once: every row and column holds each shape once, and every row and column holds each fill once.
Find the rule, then apply it once more.
What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, …
D. Each step adds 4, so 15 + 4 = 19.
What comes next? 2, 6, 18, 54, …
A. Each number is three times the one before: 54 × 3 = 162.
What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, …
C. These are square numbers: 1², 2², 3², 4², 5², so next is 6² = 36.
What comes next? 5, 20, 8, 17, 11, …
B. Two series take turns. The first adds 3 (5, 8, 11), the second subtracts 3 (20, 17, 14).
Think of letters as positions: A = 1, B = 2.
What comes next? E, H, K, N, Q, …
A. Move 3 letters forward each time.
What comes next? V, T, R, P, N, …
E. Move 2 letters back each time.
Mirror images do not count.
Which shape is the same as this one, only turned? Mirror images do not count.
D. The correct shape is the original turned 180° clockwise. The others are mirror images or different shapes.
Which shape is the same as this one, only turned? Mirror images do not count.
B. The correct shape is the original turned 90° clockwise. The others are mirror images or have one square moved.
Familiar formats lift a score by a few points, so a result taken straight after practice is slightly generous. For the most honest estimate, count your first calm attempt.
32 puzzles, 25 minutes, your score and its range straight away.
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