Fifty questions on number sequences, ratios, numerical logic and everyday maths problems, scored automatically.
50 questions|100 marks|Suggested time: 40 minutes
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50Questions
100Maximum marks
40Suggested minutes
Please note: This is an IQ-style reasoning activity, not a clinically validated or standardized IQ test. Your result is a practice score, not an official IQ score.
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Last updated: 30 October 2026. Written by the EDUSAMBAM Editorial Team. This is an IQ-style practice activity for learning. It is not a clinically validated IQ test and does not give an IQ score.
About this numerical reasoning test
This test checks how well you handle numbers when the method is not given. You will continue sequences, share amounts in ratios, solve short word problems and compare quantities. It uses school-level arithmetic, so the challenge is in spotting the rule.
How to get the most from it
Look at the differences between terms first, then the ratios. Estimate before you calculate, so a wrong answer looks wrong. Calculators are not needed and will not help you practise the skill.
What this test practises
Numerical reasoning is about noticing how numbers relate to each other, not about long calculations. In a sequence the relationship may be a fixed difference, a repeated multiplier, a rule with two steps, or two patterns woven together. In ratio and word problems the relationship is between parts and a whole. Learners who understand why a rule works usually answer these questions faster than those who rely on memorised methods.
A worked example
Sequence: 2, 5, 11, 23, ?
Answer: 47. Each term is double the previous one plus 1: 2×2+1 = 5, 5×2+1 = 11, 11×2+1 = 23, and 23×2+1 = 47. The differences (3, 6, 12) also double, which confirms the rule.
Ratio: Rs 90 is shared between two people in the ratio 4 : 5. How much does the larger share get?
Answer: Rs 50. There are 4 + 5 = 9 parts, and each part is Rs 10, so the shares are Rs 40 and Rs 50.
Common mistakes and how to avoid them
Checking only the first difference and assuming the rule is the same all the way along.
Dividing the total by 2 because there are two people, instead of by the total number of ratio parts (here 9).
Not testing your rule on every term before you choose an answer.
Forgetting to estimate first, so that an impossible answer goes unnoticed.
Your mark out of 100 shows how you did on these 50 questions on one day. It is not an IQ number, because a real IQ score comes from a standardised test given and interpreted by a qualified psychologist and compared with a large norm group. Use the section scores to choose what to practise, and retake the test after a week or two to see progress. Tiredness, noise and stress change results, so one low score is not a verdict on your ability.
Sources and evidence
Deary, I. J. et al. (2007). Intelligence and educational achievement. Intelligence, 35(1), 13-21.
Carroll, J. B. (1993). Human Cognitive Abilities: A Survey of Factor-Analytic Studies. Cambridge University Press.
Gottfredson, L. S. (1997). Mainstream science on intelligence: An editorial with 52 signatories. Intelligence, 24(1), 13-23.