I joined the IQ test online, and got stuck on this question. Unfortunately, they just gave me the total score, not the answer on every individual question. So I still have no idea how to solve it or the answer. If any one can give me a hint, I really appreciate it. Thanks
(Here is the URL for the test, question is number 24)
I'd say:
B (WBB).
Because:
We have three black squares. They all move each turn, but according to different rules. Block A starts in position 3 and goes left 1 each turn (3,2,1,6,5). Block B starts in position 4 and goes left 1 each turn (4,3,2,1,6). Block C then goes 5,5,6,2,5, as it goes right +0, +1, +2, +3. Blocks A and C now occupy the same position.
I would choose
Because
I found two patterns which ended up in this configuration. The simplest one is:
Label the dark squares 1, 2, 3. Then 1 always moves left one square, 2 always moves left one square and 3 moves right 0, then 1, then 2, then 3 squares.
This is shown in the following:
It doesn't feel like this is the only possible pattern, but perhaps it is the only one that fits one of the possible solutions.
I'd say that
There is no "correct" answer
As we see in in rows No. 1-4, there are
Always 3 white squares and 3 black squares
The pattern from row No. 1 to row No. 2 is that
2 black squares go to the left
While
The remaining 1 black square goes to the right
This pattern also applies from row No. 2 to row No. 3, but from row No. 3 to row No. 4,
The black squares don't move at all
This means that
The black squares are not supposed to move further as they are all at the end
As such,
The pattern in row No. 4 should be the same as in row No. 5
This means that there is no correct answer
Another thing that I noticed is that
The number of black squares are either 1 or 2 while the pattern in rows No. 1-4 all have 3 black squares.
