Logical reasoning exercise · ~2 min a run · free
Figural Series
Spot the pattern and pick the next shape.
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Figural series test non-verbal inductive reasoning with shapes instead of numbers. Each row of figures changes by a hidden rule, such as a rotation, a fill cycle or a repeating shape order. Work out the rule and choose the figure that comes next.
About this test
About this test
What this test measures
This measures non-verbal inductive reasoning with figures: continuing a visual sequence by reading how the shapes change step by step. It tests pattern recognition with no language load at all.
How to improve your score
- Track each attribute separately across the sequence: rotation, size, count and fill.
- Predict the next figure before you look at the options.
- When two answers look close, find the single feature that separates them.
Good to know
Good to know
Track one feature
Decide whether the shape, its rotation or its fill is changing, then continue just that feature. Only one rule is at work in each item, so resist reading two at once.Same skill, no arithmetic
This is the inductive reasoning of number series with shapes instead of numbers, which makes it a cleaner read of pattern recognition. If two options look alike, recheck the rotation or the fill before choosing.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of rules appear?
What kinds of rules appear?
A shape rotating by a fixed angle, a fill cycling through outline, half and solid, or a fixed set of shapes repeating in order. Only one rule is at work in each item.
How is this different from number series?
How is this different from number series?
It tests the same inductive reasoning but with shapes, so no arithmetic is involved. That makes it a cleaner measure of pattern recognition.
Any strategy?
Any strategy?
Check one feature at a time. Decide whether the shape, its orientation or its fill is changing, then continue just that feature.
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