Cognitive Abilities Test Nonverbal

1.A row of shapes alternates black circle, white circle, black circle, white circle. What comes next?

2.A row shows one dot, then two dots, then three dots, then four dots. What comes next?

3.A row shows a triangle, then a square, then a pentagon, then a hexagon. Each shape has one more side. What comes next?

4.Arrows turn clockwise: up, right, down, left, up. What comes next?

5.Sizes repeat in pairs: small circle, large circle, small circle, large circle, small circle. What comes next?

6.The row repeats every three pictures: circle, star, diamond, circle, star. What comes next?

7.Shading cycles empty, striped, solid, empty, striped. What comes next?

8.A dot in a box sits at the left, then the middle, then the right, then the left, then the middle. Where is it next?

9.A row of bars counts down: five bars, four bars, three bars, two bars. What comes next?

10.Colors alternate and the shape changes after each pair: red triangle, blue triangle, red square, blue square, red circle. What comes next?

11.The same L turns clockwise by a quarter turn each step: upright, on its right side, upside down, on its left side. What comes next?

12.Stripe counts repeat: one stripe, two stripes, three stripes, one stripe. What comes next?

13.Printed marks grow and move through the alphabet: A, BB, CCC, DDDD. What comes next?

14.The row is one circle, then two squares, then three triangles. The count rises by one, and the shapes then start over. What comes next?

15.The shading group is white, white, black, and then it repeats: white, white, black, white, white, black, white. What comes next?

16.A star gains a ring each time: a plain star, a star with one ring, a star with two rings. What comes next?

17.Arrows repeat as right, right, left, right, right, left. What comes next?

18.Pairs keep a shape and switch size: small circle, small square, large circle, large square, small circle, small square. What comes next?

19.Line counts alternate: one line, two lines, one line, two lines, one line. What comes next?

20.A triangle turns clockwise: pointing up, pointing right, pointing down, pointing left. What comes next?

21.Fill and shape both change: filled circle, empty circle, filled square, empty square, filled triangle. What comes next?

22.A dot visits the corners of a card clockwise: top-left, top-right, bottom-right. Where does it go next?

23.A square is split into more equal parts: 1 part, then 2, then 4. Each picture doubles the number of parts. What comes next?

24.Moon phases bounce and then continue: crescent, half, full, half, crescent, half. What comes next?

25.Stripe direction alternates: horizontal, vertical, horizontal, vertical. What comes next?

26.Dots inside a circle go 2, 4, 6, 8. What comes next?

27.A small flag on a pole points right, then up, then left, then down. What comes next?

28.Each picture adds a side and switches color: black triangle, white square, black pentagon. What comes next?

29.The row builds pairs: big circle then small circle, big square then small square, big triangle, and a missing partner. What is the partner?

30.Pictures repeat every four: star, moon, sun, cloud, star, moon. What comes next?

31.A dot moves above a line, then onto the line, then below the line, then above, then onto the line. Where is it next?

32.Gates run in growing groups separated by a closed gate: open, closed, open, open, closed, open, open, open, closed. What comes next?

33.Shaded corners increase with the shape: a triangle with 1 corner shaded, a square with 2 corners shaded, a pentagon with 3 corners shaded. What comes next?

34.Picture 1 has a dot to the left of a star. Picture 2 swaps them, with the star to the left of the dot. Picture 3 has a dot to the left of a square. What is picture 4?

35.Blocks double: 1 block, 2 blocks, 4 blocks, 8 blocks. What comes next?

36.Three cards show four-sided shapes: a square, a rectangle, and a diamond. Which card belongs with them?

37.Three cards are shaded solid black. Which card belongs with them?

38.Three cards each show an arrow pointing up. Which card belongs with them?

39.Three cards each contain exactly two shapes. Which card belongs with them?

40.Three cards each show a small shape inside a larger copy of that same shape. Which card belongs with them?

41.Of these four line drawings, which one does not belong?

42.Three cards show an odd number of dots: 1, 3, and 5. Which card belongs with them?

43.Three triangles all point up. Which card belongs with them?

44.Three cards have one vertical line through the middle as a line of symmetry. Which card belongs with them?

45.Of these four shapes, which one does not belong?

46.Three cards show a matching pair: two circles, two squares, or two triangles. Which card belongs with them?

47.Three cards each include a circle somewhere on the card. Which card belongs with them?

48.Three figures are split into two equal halves. Which figure belongs with them?

49.Three arrows in a set all point left. Which new arrow belongs in that set?

50.Three cards keep every mark in the upper half. Which card belongs with them?

51.Of these four cards, which one does not belong?

52.Three cards are more shaded than unshaded. Which card belongs with them?

53.Three figures each have exactly one right angle. Which figure belongs with them?

54.Three figures are concave, with a dent in the outline: a crescent, a C shape, and a star. Which figure belongs with them?

55.Three cards are drawn with curves only. Which card belongs with them?

56.Of these four dot cards, which count does not belong?

57.Three cards show a large shape with a smaller different shape inside. Which card belongs with them?

58.Three cards are covered by a repeating stripe pattern. Which card belongs with them?

59.Three figures are closed shapes. Which figure belongs with them?

60.Three cards show a dot directly above a shape. Which card belongs with them?

61.Of these four pictures, which one does not belong?

62.Three cards arrange shapes from smallest to largest, left to right. Which card belongs with them?

63.Three figures have matching left and right halves. Which figure belongs with them?

64.Three cards use exactly the three colors red, blue, and yellow. Which card belongs with them?

65.Of these four drawings, which one does not belong?

66.Three cards have a border of dots around a blank center. Which card belongs with them?

67.Three cards show a figure facing right: a rolling wheel marked with a rightward arrow, a rightward arrow, and a bird shape facing right. Which card belongs with them?

68.Three figures are shaded on the left half only. Which figure belongs with them?

69.Of these four outlines, which one does not belong?

70.Three cards show a pair in which the second shape has exactly one more side than the first. Which card belongs with them?

71.Three cards show a circle that is the largest thing on the card. Which card belongs with them?

72.Top row: one dot, then two dots. Bottom row: one star, then a missing cell. The bottom row uses the same count change. What is the missing cell?

73.Top row: a white circle, then a black circle. Bottom row: a white square, then a missing cell. The bottom row uses the same shading change. What is the missing cell?

74.Top row: a triangle, then a square. Bottom row: a square, then a missing cell. Each step adds one side. What is the missing cell?

75.Top row: an arrow pointing up, then an arrow pointing right. Bottom row: an arrow pointing left, then a missing arrow. Use the same turn. Which way does the missing arrow point?

76.Read left to right and then down: the cells hold 1 circle, 2 circles, and 3 circles. The missing fourth cell continues the count. How many circles does it hold?

77.Top row: a plain circle, then a circle with a dot in it. Bottom row: a plain square, then a missing cell. The second column adds a dot. What is the missing cell?

78.Top row: a horizontal line, then a vertical line. Bottom row: a vertical line, then a missing line. Each row switches direction. What is the missing line?

79.Top row: a shaded triangle, then an unshaded triangle. Bottom row: a shaded circle, then a missing cell. The second column removes the shading. What is the missing cell?

80.Bar lengths in reading order are 1, 2, and 3. The missing bar continues that growth. What length is it?

81.Top row: a black circle followed by a white square, then those two marks swapped. Bottom row: a black triangle followed by a white star, then a missing swap. What is the missing cell?

82.Top row: one ring, then two rings. Bottom row: one square, then a missing cell. The right cell doubles the left cell, and the bottom row uses squares. What is the missing cell?

83.A corner dot moves one corner clockwise in each row. Top row: top-left corner, then top-right corner. Bottom row: bottom-left corner, then a missing corner. Where is the missing dot?

84.Top row: 2 dots, then 4 dots. Bottom row: 3 dots, then a missing cell. The right cell doubles the left cell. How many dots are missing?

85.Top row: a plain circle, then a circle with a horizontal line through the middle. Bottom row: a plain square, then a missing cell. The same line is added. What is the missing cell?

86.In each column, the bottom arrow is the top arrow turned halfway around. Top-right: an arrow pointing right. What is the bottom-right arrow?

87.Star sizes increase one step to the right. Top row: small star, then medium star. Bottom row: medium star, then a missing star. What is the missing star?

88.Top row: a triangle above a square, then those two parts trade places. Bottom row: a circle above a star, then a missing trade. What is the missing cell?

89.Top row: a shape outline, then the same outline filled in. The outline in that row is a diamond. Bottom row: the outline of a hexagon, then a missing cell. What is the missing cell?

90.A square is folded in half, left edge to right edge, making two layers. One hole is punched through both layers, away from the fold. How many holes show when the paper is opened?

91.A square is folded in half left to right, then in half top to bottom, making four layers. One hole is punched through all four layers, away from both creases. How many holes show when it is opened?

92.A square is folded in half once. A circular punch is centered on the fold, so it cuts both layers at that same crease point. How many separate holes show when the paper is opened?

93.A square is folded in thirds like a letter, making three layers. One hole is punched through all three layers, away from the creases. How many holes show when it is opened?

94.A square is folded in half once. Two separate punches go through both layers, off the fold and not on the same spot. How many holes show when it is opened?

95.A square is folded in half, and that doubled paper is folded in half again in the same direction, making four layers in a strip. One punch goes through all four layers, off the creases. How many holes show when it is opened?

96.A square is not folded. One hole is punched through the single sheet. How many holes are in the paper?

97.A square is folded in half from top to bottom. A hole is punched through both layers near the open edge, far from the crease. Where are the holes when the paper is opened?

98.A square is folded left to right. A hole is punched through both layers near the open edge, away from the crease. Which description matches the opened paper?

99.A square is folded twice into four layers. Two different punches go through all four layers, off the creases. How many holes show when it is opened?

100.A square is folded in half. The punch cuts the top layer only and does not reach the bottom layer. How many holes are in the opened paper?

101.A rectangle is folded in half so the short edges meet. One hole is punched through both layers, away from the crease. How many holes show when it is opened?

102.A square is folded along one diagonal, making a double triangle. One hole is punched through both layers, not on the diagonal. How many holes show on the opened square?

103.A square is folded in half left to right and then top to bottom. The punch goes through the packet exactly at the corner that is the center of the original square, where the two creases meet. How many holes show at the center when it is opened?

104.A square is folded in half once. Three separate punches go through both layers, off the fold and not overlapping. How many holes show when it is opened?

105.A square is folded in half and punched once through both layers, off the fold. It is opened, and then one more hole is punched through the single sheet. How many holes are there at the end?

106.A folded square lies on a table. The punch lands beside the packet and never touches the paper. How many holes are in the paper?

107.A square is folded in half left to right. A notch is cut through both layers along the open edge, opposite the fold. What does the opened square show?

108.The row of cups is empty, full, empty, full, empty. What comes next?