Interactive patterns and sequences · Original questions · Worked reviews

SHL Inductive practice

Find the rules connecting each pattern, then build the missing figure or complete a sequence. Start with a short learning session or practice against an 18-minute clock.

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5-task learning practice5 tasks · Feedback after each answer15-task timed practice15 tasks · 18 minutes overall · Review at the end

Before you start

Check every example before choosing a rule. Look for changes in position, number, direction, and combinations of features.
Complete the figure or sequence using the controls, then select Submit answer. Only submitted answers count.
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There is no time limit. After each answer, study the original pattern and the worked explanation, then select Continue.

These original interactive exercises use fixed editorial sequencing. They do not reproduce SHL’s adaptive algorithm or claim the same questions or calibrated difficulty.

Build a figure · Free worked example

This example is always free and does not use a practice attempt. Explore the controls, then reveal the rule.

Build the next figure

Read the figures in numbered order. Token A is the same token in every figure. Work out what changes, then construct the next figure.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Letters identify the same tokens from one figure to the next. They are not answer choices. Position numbers run clockwise from 1 at the top. “Outline” means an unfilled shape; “solid” means a filled shape.

Set token A’s position and fill in the next figure. Its shape remains a circle.

The next figure

Select a position on the board to place token A, or use the controls below. Set every feature that is asked for.

Token A · Position

Token A · Fill

Connect a sequence · Free worked example

This example is always free and does not use a practice attempt. Explore the controls, then reveal the rule.

Connect the remaining nodes

The first three nodes are already connected. Find the relationship between their labels, then continue the path through each remaining node once.

The sequence begins

B2
D5
F8
→ ?

Continue from the fixed starting nodes. Connect each remaining node once in the order that follows the rule.

Complete the path that starts B2 → D5 → F8.

Connect the sequence

Current path: B2 → D5 → F83 nodes left to connect.

Select the next node to draw a connection. You can also drag from the highlighted endpoint to the next node. With a keyboard, Tab to a node and press Enter or Space.

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