Quiz 3: Visual IQ Challenge: Can You Solve These 10 Pattern Puzzles?

Study each pattern carefully and choose the option that logically continues the sequence. Click Check My Visual IQ to reveal your pattern-solving prowess!

1) Which shape completes the pattern?
▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ?

A) ▲ B) ▼ C) ● D) ◼

2) What comes next in this sequence?
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

A) 30 B) 35 C) 36 D) 49

3) Which figure completes the matrix?

◼ ○ ◼
○ ◼ ○
◼ ○ ?

A) ◼ B) ○ C) △ D) ◼

4) Identify the missing segment in this pattern:

A C E G ?

A) I B) H C) J D) K

5) Which cube could be formed from this net?

[Imagine a cube net with: ⭐ on top, ● on front, ◆ on right side]

A) ⭐ top, ● front, ◆ left B) ⭐ bottom, ● front, ◆ right C) ⭐ top, ● front, ◆ right D) ⭐ top, ● back, ◆ right

6) What is the missing number?

2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?

A) 18 B) 21 C) 20 D) 19

7) Which pattern is different from the others?

A) ▲ ▲ △ ▲ ▲ B) ● ● ○ ● ● C) ◼ ◼ □ ◼ ◼ D) ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★

8) Complete this analogical pattern:
△ is to ▲ as ○ is to ?

A) ● B) ◎ C) □ D) ◌

9) What is the next figure in this rotation sequence?

↑ → ↓ ?

A) ↑ B) ↗ C) ← D) ↓

10) Identify the missing part of this symmetric pattern:

{ [ ( ) ? }

A) ( B) ] C) { D) <

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Answers and Clarifications

Understand the visual reasoning behind each solution. Click on any question below to view its detailed explanation.

Question 1: Alternating Pattern

Correct Answer: B) ▼

This is a simple alternating pattern:

• ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼ ▲ ▼

The pattern alternates between triangle pointing up (▲) and triangle pointing down (▼). Since the last shown shape is ▲, the next must be ▼.

This tests basic pattern recognition and sequence prediction.

Question 2: Perfect Squares

Correct Answer: C) 36

This sequence consists of perfect squares:

• 1 = 1²
• 4 = 2²
• 9 = 3²
• 16 = 4²
• 25 = 5²
• 36 = 6²

Each term is the square of consecutive integers starting from 1. This tests numerical pattern recognition.

Question 3: Checkerboard Pattern

Correct Answer: D) ◼

This is a checkerboard pattern where positions alternate:

Row 1: ◼ ○ ◼
Row 2: ○ ◼ ○
Row 3: ◼ ○ ◼

The pattern alternates between ◼ and ○ in both rows and columns. The bottom-right position follows the same alternating pattern.

Question 4: Alphabet Sequence

Correct Answer: A) I

This sequence skips every other letter:

• A (skip B) → C
• C (skip D) → E
• E (skip F) → G
• G (skip H) → I

The pattern increases by 2 letter positions each time: A(1), C(3), E(5), G(7), I(9).

Question 5: Spatial Visualization

Correct Answer: C) ⭐ top, ● front, ◆ right

This tests mental rotation and 3D visualization:

• When folding a cube net, adjacent faces become connected
• The pattern described would result in ⭐ on top, ● on front, and ◆ on the right side
• This requires mentally folding the 2D net into a 3D cube

Spatial reasoning is crucial for engineering and design fields.

Question 6: Fibonacci Sequence

Correct Answer: B) 21

This is the Fibonacci sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones:

• 2 + 3 = 5
• 3 + 5 = 8
• 5 + 8 = 13
• 8 + 13 = 21

The Fibonacci sequence appears frequently in nature and mathematics.

Question 7: Pattern Recognition

Correct Answer: D) ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★

This question tests the ability to identify the pattern that doesn't follow the same rule:

• A, B, and C all follow: Shape Shape Different Shape Shape Shape
• D follows: Shape Different Shape Different Shape (alternating pattern)

Pattern D is the only one that alternates rather than having a central different element.

Question 8: Visual Analogy

Correct Answer: A) ●

This is a visual analogy problem:

• △ (outline triangle) is to ▲ (filled triangle)
• Similarly, ○ (outline circle) is to ● (filled circle)

The relationship is "outline shape to filled version of the same shape."

Question 9: Rotation Sequence

Correct Answer: C) ←

This sequence shows 90-degree clockwise rotations:

• ↑ (up) rotates 90° → → (right)
• → (right) rotates 90° → ↓ (down)
• ↓ (down) rotates 90° → ← (left)

Each arrow rotates 90 degrees clockwise to become the next arrow in the sequence.

Question 10: Symmetry Pattern

Correct Answer: B) [

This is a symmetric pattern around the center:

{ [ ( ) ? }

The pattern is symmetric: the first half mirrors the second half:

• Position 1 { mirrors position 6 }
• Position 2 [ mirrors position 5 ]
• Position 3 ( mirrors position 4 )

The missing symbol at position 5 should mirror position 2, which is (, so the mirror is ).

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Visual pattern recognition involves identifying sequences, relationships, and logical progressions in visual information.

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