All Free Non-Verbal Reasoning MCQs with Answers

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Hard
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  • A. Large star at centre; small solid arrow pointing up at top left
  • B. Large solid star at centre; small solid arrow pointing up at top left
  • C. Large star at centre; small solid arrow pointing up at top left
  • D. Large star at centre; small solid arrow pointing up at top right

Explanation: The final row must contain a star, and the final column requires a 180 degree rotation.

Correct answer: Large star at centre; small solid arrow pointing up at top left
Very hard
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  • A. Solid hexagon at centre; small dot at bottom left; small dot at bottom right
  • B. Half-shaded hexagon, shaded right at centre; small dot at bottom left; small dot at bottom right
  • C. Solid hexagon at centre; small dot at bottom left; small dot at bottom right
  • D. Solid hexagon at centre; small dot at middle left; small dot at bottom right

Explanation: The bottom row requires a solid hexagon, and the third column requires a 90 degree rotation.

Correct answer: Solid hexagon at centre; small dot at bottom left; small dot at bottom right
Easy
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  • A. Triangle pointing up at bottom right
  • B. Square at bottom right
  • C. Triangle pointing up at bottom centre
  • D. Triangle pointing right at bottom right

Explanation: The first row contains circles, the second squares, and the third triangles.

Correct answer: Triangle pointing up at bottom right
Moderate
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  • A. Solid triangle pointing right at centre
  • B. Half-shaded triangle pointing right at centre
  • C. Solid triangle pointing up-right at centre
  • D. Solid square at centre

Explanation: The bottom row must continue with a triangle, and its fill remains solid. Across the row the rotations are 0, 45, and 90 degrees.

Correct answer: Solid triangle pointing right at centre
Hard
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  • A. Star at bottom right; small dot at bottom centre
  • B. Solid star at bottom right; small dot at bottom centre
  • C. Star at bottom centre; small dot at bottom centre
  • D. Star at bottom right; small dot at bottom centre

Explanation: The third row uses stars rotated 180 degrees, with the main shape moving to bottom right in the third column.

Correct answer: Star at bottom right; small dot at bottom centre
Very hard
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  • A. Solid triangle pointing right at centre; small dot at top left; small dot at top right; small dot at bottom right
  • B. Half-shaded triangle pointing right at centre; small dot at top left; small dot at top right; small dot at bottom right
  • C. Solid triangle pointing up-right at centre; small dot at top left; small dot at top right; small dot at bottom right
  • D. Solid triangle pointing right at centre; small dot at top left; small dot at top right; small dot at bottom centre

Explanation: The final row requires a triangle rotated 90 degrees. The third column requires solid fill and exactly three dots, located at the…

Correct answer: Solid triangle pointing right at centre; small dot at top left; small dot at top right; small dot at bottom right
Easy
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  • A. Solid hexagon at bottom right
  • B. Solid triangle pointing up at bottom right
  • C. Solid hexagon at bottom centre
  • D. Solid hexagon at bottom right

Explanation: The first column contains circles at the left positions, the second contains squares at the centre positions, and the third contains…

Correct answer: Solid hexagon at bottom right
Fairly easy
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  • A. Solid star at centre
  • B. Solid star at centre
  • C. Solid pentagon at centre
  • D. Half-shaded star, shaded right at centre

Explanation: The right column always contains stars, and the third row uses a 90 degree rotation.

Correct answer: Solid star at centre
Moderate
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  • A. Solid pentagon at centre; small line (horizontal) at top centre
  • B. Solid pentagon at centre; small line (diagonal) at top centre
  • C. Half-shaded pentagon, shaded up at centre; small line (horizontal) at top centre
  • D. Solid square at centre; small line (horizontal) at top centre

Explanation: The third row uses pentagons, and its third column must have solid fill. The small line in the third column is always turned 90 degrees.

Correct answer: Solid pentagon at centre; small line (horizontal) at top centre
Hard
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  • A. Solid pentagon at centre; small dot at bottom centre
  • B. Solid pentagon at centre; small dot at bottom centre
  • C. Pentagon at centre; small dot at bottom centre
  • D. Solid arrow pointing down at centre; small dot at bottom centre

Explanation: The third row must continue arrow, triangle, pentagon, so the missing main shape is a pentagon.

Correct answer: Solid pentagon at centre; small dot at bottom centre
Easy
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  • A. Solid arrow pointing up at centre
  • B. Arrow pointing up at centre
  • C. Solid pentagon at centre
  • D. Solid circle at centre

Explanation: The first row is a circle with the three fills, and the second row repeats this pattern with a pentagon.

Correct answer: Solid arrow pointing up at centre
Fairly easy
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  • A. Semicircle pointing down at centre
  • B. Semicircle pointing right at centre
  • C. Arrow pointing down at centre
  • D. Star at centre

Explanation: The columns contain pentagons, stars and semicircles respectively. The rows show rotations of 0, 90 and 180 degrees, so the missing cell…

Correct answer: Semicircle pointing down at centre
Moderate
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  • A. Small solid arrow pointing up at bottom right
  • B. Small solid arrow pointing up at bottom centre
  • C. Small solid arrow pointing right at bottom right
  • D. Small solid pentagon at bottom right

Explanation: The third row already establishes an arrow in the top-left and centre positions, with none and half fill.

Correct answer: Small solid arrow pointing up at bottom right
Hard
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  • A. Arrow pointing down at centre; small solid circle at centre
  • B. Arrow pointing right at centre; small solid circle at centre
  • C. Arrow pointing down at centre; small half-shaded circle, shaded up at centre
  • D. Pentagon at centre; small solid circle at centre

Explanation: The third row must continue the arrow across its three columns, so its missing outer rotation is 180 degrees.

Correct answer: Arrow pointing down at centre; small solid circle at centre
Very hard
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  • A. Solid semicircle pointing left at bottom right
  • B. Solid semicircle pointing down-left at bottom right
  • C. Half-shaded semicircle pointing left at bottom right
  • D. Solid arrow pointing left at bottom right

Explanation: The missing cell is in the third column and bottom row, so it must use solid fill, the bottom-right position and a 270-degree rotation.

Correct answer: Solid semicircle pointing left at bottom right
Easy
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  • A. Pentagon at centre
  • B. Hexagon at centre
  • C. Star at centre
  • D. Square at centre

Explanation: The first row is pentagon, hexagon, star. The second row starts with hexagon, and the third starts with star, so the final figure must be…

Correct answer: Hexagon at centre
Fairly easy
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  • A. Small cross at top left; small cross at top centre; small cross at top right; small cross at middle left
  • B. Small cross at top left; small cross at top centre; small cross at top right; small cross at middle left; small cross at middle right
  • C. Small cross at top left; small cross at top centre; small cross at top right; small cross at middle left; small cross at middle right; small cross at bottom left
  • D. Small cross at top left; small cross at top centre; small cross at top right; small cross at middle left; small cross at middle right; small cross at bottom right

Explanation: The rows contain 1, 2, 3 crosses, then 2, 3, 4, and finally 3, 4, 5. The last panel therefore needs five crosses, placed in the next five…

Correct answer: Small cross at top left; small cross at top centre; small cross at top right; small cross at middle left; small cross at middle right
Moderate
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  • A. Solid pentagon at top right
  • B. Solid pentagon at top right
  • C. Solid pentagon at top centre
  • D. Solid hexagon at top right

Explanation: The third row uses pentagons with solid fill. Its positions are top left, top centre, then top right, while rotations are 0, 45, then 90…

Correct answer: Solid pentagon at top right
Hard
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  • A. Solid hexagon at bottom right; small dot at bottom left
  • B. Half-shaded hexagon, shaded down at bottom right; small dot at bottom left
  • C. Solid hexagon at bottom right; small dot at bottom left
  • D. Solid hexagon at bottom right; small dot at bottom centre

Explanation: The third row must contain hexagons, with the main shape moving from top left to centre to bottom right.

Correct answer: Solid hexagon at bottom right; small dot at bottom left
Very hard
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  • A. Solid pentagon at centre; small dot at bottom left
  • B. Solid pentagon at centre; small dot at bottom left
  • C. Solid star at centre; small dot at bottom left
  • D. Half-shaded pentagon, shaded left at centre; small dot at bottom left

Explanation: The missing cell is in the third row and third column. The shape cycle gives pentagon, the rotation pattern gives 270 degrees, the third…

Correct answer: Solid pentagon at centre; small dot at bottom left