18 short visual sequences. Spot the rule — a turn, a step, a growing count, two patterns taking turns — and choose the tile that comes next.
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Pattern Recognition Practice
Find the rule, then continue the sequence
✓18 visual sequences, simpler rules first
✓Six pattern types: shape, rotation, alternation, count, position and combined rules
✓Untimed — most people finish in about 8 minutes
✓Score out of 18, plus the rule behind every sequence
Unofficial practice test, for self-assessment and entertainment only. Not a standardized aptitude or IQ assessment.
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About This Test
What it explores
How quickly you notice the rule behind a visual sequence — a shape that turns, a dot that moves, a count that grows — and apply it to the next step
Questions
18 sequences, three of each pattern type
Duration
Untimed — about 8 minutes for most people
How scoring works
One point per correct answer, no weighting and no time bonus. You see your total out of 18, the percentage, and how you did on each pattern type.
Pattern Types You Will Practice
Shape sequences. Shapes repeat in a cycle, go forward and back, or gain one side at each step.
Rotation. An arrow or pointer turns by a fixed angle — or by an angle that grows each time.
Alternating rules. Filled and empty tiles take turns, or two separate sequences interleave and each follows its own rule.
Count patterns. The number of shapes rises or falls by a fixed amount, or two counts change in opposite directions.
Position and movement. A marker moves around the corners of a square or around a ring of positions, sometimes with longer and longer steps.
Combined rules. Two rules run at once — such as turning while changing size — so the answer is a combination you have not seen yet.
How to Find the Rule
Take this sample, which is not one of the 18 questions: ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ● ?
Look for the shortest block that repeats. Here it is “one filled, two empty” — three tiles long — so after the filled circle comes an empty circle. If nothing repeats, check one attribute at a time: does something turn, move, grow, or gain a side? When two things change at once, follow each one separately and combine them at the end.
Pattern Recognition, Visual IQ and Matrix Reasoning
This test is about continuing one sequence at a time: you see a row of tiles, find the rule that links them, and pick the next tile. Each question isolates one kind of pattern, which makes it useful practice for spotting rules.
The Visual IQ Test mixes broader visual reasoning challenges, and the Matrix Reasoning Test focuses on completing 3×3 grids where rows and columns follow rules together. If you enjoy these sequences, the grid format is the natural next step.
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