3rd grade 4th grade reasoning
and mental ability questions
Questions
1. What
comes next in the series: 3, 9, 27, 81, ...?
o a)
243
o b)
162
o c)
108
o d)
324
2. If
CLOCK is coded as KCOLC, how is STONE coded?
o a)
ENOTS
o b)
ETONS
o c)
ETNOS
o d)
EOSTN
3. In a
code language, "DOCTOR" is written as "DCRTOO". How is
"LAWYER" written in that code?
o a)
LWRAYE
o b)
LWAYRE
o c)
LWYRRE
o d)
LWRAEY
4. Find
the odd one out: 7, 14, 21, 27, 35
o a) 7
o b)
14
o c)
21
o d)
27
5. Arrange
the following words in a meaningful sequence: 1. School 2. College 3. Nursery
4. University
o a)
3, 1, 2, 4
o b)
1, 3, 2, 4
o c)
4, 2, 3, 1
o d)
3, 2, 1, 4
6. Choose
the word which is least like the others:
o a)
Tiger
o b)
Lion
o c)
Elephant
o d)
Cheetah
7. Which
number will replace the question mark in the series: 8, 16, 24, ?, 40
o a)
30
o b)
28
o c)
32
o d)
36
8. A is
taller than B. C is shorter than B. D is taller than A. Who is the shortest?
o a) A
o b) B
o c) C
o d) D
9. Pointing
to a photograph, a woman says, “She is the mother of my father’s son’s wife.”
How is the woman related to the man?
o a)
Sister-in-law
o b)
Daughter-in-law
o c)
Cousin
o d)
Niece
10.
If "FRIEND" is coded as
"GSMFOE", how is "ENEMY" coded in that language?
o a)
FOFNZ
o b)
FOENZ
o c)
FOFNZ
o d)
FOFNE
11.
Which one of the following is the same as the
other three?
o a)
Carrot
o b)
Potato
o c)
Radish
o d)
Apple
12.
If 3 is coded as 27, 4 is coded as 64, what
is the code for 6?
o a)
36
o b)
216
o c)
256
o d)
18
13.
What is the next term in the sequence: 4, 10,
18, 28, ?
o a)
36
o b)
38
o c)
40
o d)
42
14.
A man walks 4 km west, then 3 km north, and
finally 2 km east. How far is he from his starting point?
o a) 5
km
o b) 4
km
o c) 3
km
o d) 6
km
15.
Find the odd one out: 64, 125, 216, 343, 400
o a)
64
o b)
125
o c)
343
o d)
400
16.
If BOOK is coded as 34, PEN as 28, what is
NOTE coded as?
o a)
58
o b)
60
o c)
62
o d)
64
17.
Find the missing term: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
o a)
36
o b)
42
o c)
48
o d)
50
18.
What comes next in the series: C, F, I, L, ?
o a) O
o b) N
o c) M
o d) P
19.
If DOG is written as KVC, what is CAT written
as?
o a)
HVZ
o b)
HUZ
o c)
HUX
o d)
HVX
20.
Select the word which cannot be formed using
the letters of the given word: COMPUTER
o a)
TERM
o b)
POET
o c)
ROUTE
o d)
POTTER
21.
In a certain code language, if RESEARCH is
written as DUDTGODZ, how is INVENTION written?
o a)
JMXFQWJPQ
o b)
JOYWFSJPQ
o c)
JMYPQWJPN
o d)
JMYPQWFJP
22.
Arrange the given words in the alphabetical
order and choose the one that comes last:
o a)
Apple
o b)
Axe
o c)
August
o d)
Author
23.
Find the next term in the series: 8, 27, 64,
125, ?
o a)
216
o b)
243
o c)
256
o d)
512
24.
Choose the correct alternative that will
continue the same pattern: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
o a)
46
o b)
49
o c)
50
o d)
48
25.
What is the next term in the sequence: 5, 11,
21, 35, 53, ?
o a)
65
o b)
75
o c)
73
o d)
87
26.
Which letter is in the middle of the 9th
letter from the left and the 8th letter from the right in the alphabet?
o a) K
o b) L
o c) M
o d) N
27.
Which number is missing: 3, 6, 12, ?, 48
o a)
18
o b)
24
o c)
30
o d)
36
28.
Find the missing term: 5, 11, 19, ?, 41
o a)
27
o b)
29
o c)
31
o d)
33
29.
Identify the odd one out: 5, 12, 19, 26, 33
o a) 5
o b)
12
o c)
19
o d)
26
30.
If STRONG is written as GONRTS, how is
FRIENDSHIP written?
o a)
DHPISRENFI
o b)
PHDSIRNEFI
o c)
PHISRENDFI
o d)
DPHISRENFI
31.
If 5 * 4 = 625, 6 * 3 = 216, then 7 * 2 = ?
o a)
49
o b)
128
o c)
343
o d)
256
32.
Choose the word which is least like the
others in the group:
o a)
Butter
o b)
Milk
o c)
Cheese
o d)
Bread
33.
Find the missing term: BDG, CFI, DHL, ?
o a)
EGK
o b)
EGJ
o c)
EIJ
o d)
EIK
34.
What will be the next term in the series: 15,
18, 21, 24, 27, ?
o a)
29
o b)
30
o c)
33
o d)
36
35.
If ‘@’ means ‘+’, ‘&’ means ‘-’, ‘#’
means ‘x’, and ‘$’ means ‘÷’, then 4 @ 3 # 2 & 1 $ 2 = ?
o a)
13
o b)
14
o c)
15
o d)
16
36.
Which number replaces the question mark? 10,
20, 30, ?, 50
o a)
35
o b)
40
o c)
45
o d)
60
37.
Identify the missing number: 2, 6, 18, ?, 162
o a)
36
o b)
54
o c)
48
o d)
72
38.
Choose the odd one out: 11, 13, 17, 19, 21
o a)
11
o b)
17
o c)
19
o d)
21
39.
In a certain code, BEAUTY is written as
WZDGSZ. How is GARDEN written in that code?
o a)
TFQDZM
o b)
TFSRDM
o c)
TFQZM
o d)
TFQEZM
40.
What is the next term in the series: 11, 14,
18, 23, ?
o a)
26
o b)
28
o c)
30
o d)
29
41.
If HOUSE is coded as IPVTF, how is FLAT
coded?
o a)
GMBS
o b)
HMBU
o c)
GMAT
o d)
GMBU
42.
Choose the pair that is different from the
rest:
o a)
Tiger
o b)
Cat
o c)
Dog
o d)
Horse
43.
Find the odd one out: 8, 15, 24, 35, 48
o a) 8
o b)
15
o c)
24
o d)
35
44.
What comes next in the series: M, P, S, V, ?
o a) X
o b) Y
o c) Z
o d) A
45.
Choose the word which is least like the
others:
o a)
Violin
o b)
Guitar
o c)
Piano
o d)
Drum
46.
If 9 * 2 = 36, 8 * 3 = 96, then 7 * 4 = ?
o a)
112
o b)
126
o c)
128
o d)
140
47.
Which of the following does not belong to the
group?
o a)
Table
o b)
Chair
o c)
Bench
o d)
Carpet
48.
What will be the next term in the series: 9,
11, 7, 13, 5, ?
o a)
15
o b)
14
o c)
17
o d)
16
49.
Find the odd one out: 4, 8, 12, 18, 24
o a) 4
o b) 8
o c)
18
o d)
24
50.
Which letter will be the 4th letter from the
right if the letters of the word 'CHEMISTRY' are arranged in alphabetical
order?
o a) I
o b) E
o c) H
o d) S
Answers
1. a)
243
2. a)
ENOTS
3. b)
LWAYRE
4. d)
27
5. a)
3, 1, 2, 4
6. c)
Elephant
7. c)
32
8. c) C
9. a)
Sister-in-law
10.
a) FOFNZ
11.
d) Apple
12.
b) 216
13.
a) 36
14.
a) 5 km
15.
d) 400
16.
b) 60
17.
b) 42
18.
a) O
19.
a) HVZ
20.
d) POTTER
21.
d) JMYPQWFJP
22.
d) Author
23.
a) 216
24.
a) 46
25.
c) 73
26.
b) L
27.
b) 24
28.
c) 31
29.
d) 26
30.
a) DHPISRENFI
31.
c) 343
32.
d) Bread
33.
b) EGJ
34.
d) 36
35.
a) 13
36.
b) 40
37.
b) 54
38.
d) 21
39.
a) TFQDZM
40.
a) 26
41.
d) GMBU
42.
d) Horse
43.
a) 8
44.
a) X
45.
d) Drum
46.
c) 128
47.
d) Carpet
48.
a) 15
49.
c) 18
50.
c) H