Logical Reasoning section
Figure Analogy puzzles with answers
A is to B as C is to what? Name every change in the first pair, then apply exactly those changes to the third panel.
Short answer
A figure analogy puzzle reads "A is to B as C is to ?". The first pair shows a change: the figure turns, flips, changes fill, grows or shrinks, or its small shapes are added, removed, moved or swapped. You apply the exact same change to the third figure and pick the option that matches.
These are practice puzzles. The full test has Logical Reasoning items like these, generated fresh for every attempt.
Try one
Plate 01 · Easy
Which tile completes the second pair?
Tap the option you think is right, or show the answer.
Show the answer
The missing panel shows a large outlined cross, with small solid shapes: a triangle at the top (option 3).
How to solve it
- Compare the first two panels and name exactly what changed.
- The whole figure turns a quarter turn clockwise.
- Nothing else changes.
- Apply the same change to the third panel: a large outlined cross, with small solid shapes: a triangle at the left side.
- So the missing panel shows a large outlined cross, with small solid shapes: a triangle at the top.
This is Figure Analogy puzzle #1 (easy). Every puzzle below works the same way: tap an option to check it, or open the answer for a step-by-step solution.
How these puzzles work
Figure analogies make up the Logical Reasoning section on IQ Octopus. Each puzzle shows a pair of figures that differ by one or more transformations, then a third figure on its own. The answer is the third figure with the same transformations applied, nothing more and nothing less.
The engine's transformations are a fixed set: a turn of the whole figure, a left-to-right or top-to-bottom flip, a fill change, a size change, a small shape added, small shapes removed or moved around the edge, the main and small shapes swapping forms, and the main shape turning while the small shapes stay put. Wrong options apply a near miss, such as a flip instead of a turn. The figure analogies guide explains how to tell them apart.
A method that works on every one
- Compare A and B and list every change: turn, flip, fill, size, and what happened to the small shapes.
- Decide whether the whole figure turned or only the main shape (the small shapes tell you).
- Check whether a "turn" could be a flip: flips reverse the order of parts.
- Apply exactly those changes to C, and picture the result.
- Pick the option that matches your picture in every detail.
Easy puzzles
Easy analogies use a single change, such as a new fill or one small shape added. Most common rules in this set: whole-figure turn (11), fill change (2), left-right flip (1), part added (1).
Medium puzzles
Medium analogies add the shape swap, where the main shape and the small shapes trade forms, sometimes together with a second change. Most common rules in this set: shape swap (11), fill change (6), whole-figure turn (6).
Hard puzzles
Hard analogies combine two changes, such as the small shapes moving while the main shape turns. Most common rules in this set: whole-figure turn (8), shape swap (6), main shape turns (5), parts moved (5).
Want them timed? The figure analogy practice test gives you 10 puzzles with 30 seconds each and an instant practice score.