More IQ Tests

mlsbbe

Hi Guys,

Got these two IQ questions....

Anybody know the answers to?

Not too sure about the answers to both....

CompuChip

For the second one, the arrow is rotating clockwise while moving counterclockwise.
The next one should be pointing down in the lower right corner, ergo C.

The first one seems to be completely random to me, I can come up with an explanation for most of the possible answers.

mlsbbe

why cant the second one be A? its also pointing downwards...

stevenb

I come up with E for the first and C for the second.

These are pointless questions though, and I'm sure several answers could be justified by a sufficiently creative mind.

CompuChip

Sure it could be, as steven notes.

But C seemed more logical to me, if you also take the position (not just the orientation) into account: center top, left top, left middle, left bottom, center bottom, so the next one should then at the bottom right.

mlsbbe

Yea, I got E for the first as well

radou

I went for C at first, too. Guess I'm not smart engouh.

Gad

For the first it’s

Here’s how:
Top shape: S-UF-…→ B-F-SS→ B-F-DS→ B-F-SS→ S-UF-SS→ S-F-DS
Bottom shape: B-F-…→ B-UF-DS→ B-UF-SS→ S-UF-SS→ S-F-DS→ S-F-DS
Where: S=small size; B= big size; F=filled; UF= unfilled; SS=same shape; DS=different shape.
There’s one other possible choice, which is [S-F-SS] for the top shape and [S-F-SS] for the bottom one, but it’s not an option.

For the second it’s

UR→ LD→ CL→ LU→ DR→ CD
The first letter represents the side on which the arrow occurs, the second is the direction of the arrow.


How does that sound?

mlsbbe

AMENDED..on second thoughts....

For the first one:
Ignore the sizes because there is no repeating sequence observable..., and focus on the whether or not its filled and the shapes

The pattern for the top and bottom row is like this:
(1) Square, square, square, circle, circle..
(2) Big, Big, Big, Small, Small

So the next in the sequence is A.

Gad

You can't neglect the shape, can you?

mlsbbe

AMENDED..on second thoughts....

For the first one:
Ignore the sizes because there is no repeating sequence observable..., and focus on the whether or not its filled and the shapes

The pattern for the top and bottom row is like this:
(1) Square, square, square, circle, circle..
(2) Big, Big, Big, Small, Small

So the next in the sequence is A.

OmCheeto

The answer to the 2nd one is obviously C.

I annotated the 1st one binarily by shape and size, and came up with A as the answer.

Though I think you are right about there being possibly more answers.


I don't know why people bad mouth IQ tests. These are fun.

OmCheeto

I can so relate with this post.

If I've told my staff at work once, I've told them a thousand times:

"Listen to what I'm thinking, not what I'm saying."

Gad

Oh, another possible choices, [S-F-SS] for the top shape and [S-F-DS] for the bottom one, or vice versa, but again it’s not an option.

Yeah, just for fun though. I do get mad if someone tells me it measures my intelligence quotient.

OmCheeto

Ha Ha! D is also a correct answer.

That means someone has picked each at least once.

So the answer was: all of the above

CompuChip

Can I still change my mind and switch to F?

(That is, F for "complete Fail to make a sensible IQ test question")

yUNeeC

1 is definitely A.

The 2 shapes gradually become more alike, then the 2 step sequence starts over and repeats.

There are 3 variables in play: shape, size, color.

1: Same shape, Diff size, Diff color
2: Diff shape, Same size, Diff color
3: Same shape, Same size, Diff color
4: Same shape, Diff size, Diff color
5: Diff shape, Same size, Diff color

So it's obvious the 2 need to be the same shape and same size and cannot be the same color...hence A.

Case closed. :)