Non-Verbal Reasoning - MCQ Practice Questions

In a spatial pattern: Circle at center, Square at top-right, Triangle at bottom-left. In the next figure, where will the Diamond appear if the pattern rotates 90° clockwise?

A number pattern in figures: 2, 4, 8, 16. The pattern then changes to show shapes. If each shape represents its corresponding number, how many shapes should the 5th figure contain?

In a layering pattern: Figure 1 has 1 layer, Figure 2 has 3 layers, Figure 3 has 6 layers. How many layers in Figure 4?

A color cycling pattern: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Red, Blue... At position 13, which color appears?

In a decreasing pattern: 20 dots, 16 dots, 12 dots, 8 dots. How many dots in the next figure?

A diagonal line in a 4×4 grid moves from top-left to bottom-right position, shifting one cell diagonally each step. After 3 complete cycles, where is the line?

Figures show: 1 corner shaded, 2 corners shaded, 3 corners shaded, 4 corners shaded. In a pentagon (5 corners), following the pattern, how many corners would be shaded?

A pattern alternates between two shapes with increasing complexity: Simple star (5 points), Complex star (10 points), Simple star (5 points), Complex star (10 points). What is the 9th figure?

In a fractal-like pattern: Stage 1 has 1 triangle, Stage 2 has 3 triangles, Stage 3 has 9 triangles. How many triangles in Stage 4?

A grid pattern shows shapes moving in an L-shape: Start position, Right 1 cell, Down 1 cell, Left 1 cell, Down 1 cell. Where is it after these 4 moves?

Figures show nested rectangles: 1 rectangle, 3 rectangles, 5 rectangles, 7 rectangles. This follows which pattern?

A pattern uses both rotation and scaling: Square rotates 45° and size increases by 1.5×. After 4 iterations, what is the total rotation angle?

In a complex pattern: Position index n, the figure contains n² dots arranged in an n×n grid. Figure 3 is missing. Based on Figures 1, 2, and 4, how many dots should Figure 3 have?

In a sequence of circles, the first circle has 2 dots, the second has 4 dots, the third has 8 dots. What will be the pattern for the fifth circle?

A sequence shows: Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, ?. What comes next?

In a pattern, small circles arrange around a central square. Pattern 1 has 4 circles, Pattern 2 has 8 circles, Pattern 3 has 12 circles. How many circles in Pattern 5?

A grid shows arrows pointing: Right, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down, ?. What direction comes next?

Squares are shaded progressively: 1st square half-shaded, 2nd square three-quarters shaded, 3rd square fully shaded, 4th square ?

A pattern shows shapes with increasing complexity: 1 line, 2 lines (forming angle), 3 lines (triangle), 4 lines (square), 5 lines (?)

Numbers in boxes follow pattern: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?. What is the next number?