Numerical Pattern Recognition Test

NPRT is a multiple choice test consisting of 32 items of numerical or symbolic nature. Although items
look like numerical sequences, they have nothing to do with it. Candidate has to find numbers that
belong to a specific pattern (eg. 1,2,3,4,5,6… or 2,4,6,8) among other irrelevant numbers. For example,
we have the following item : 1235537691114??
That’s what happens here : 1 2 3 5 5 3 7 6 9 1 11 4 ?? We notice that odd numbers exist among other
numbers that don’t follow any pattern. So, ??=13, next odd number. Answer may be the required
number, as in the example above, or a set of irrelevant number containing the required number in its
position.
No specific knowledge needed; only pattern observation skill and primary maths (addition,
subtraction etc., so that one understands relations between numbers).
* Note that this test was formerly used as the numerical part of Multiple Choice Numerical-Spatial
Assessment and was sufficiently normed before being removed. So, as in Sequences Test 2, answers are
given without explanations. Figure it out yourself! Good luck and have fun!

1) 11, 22, 33, 44, ?

a) 66
b) 77
c) 55
d) 11

2) 237, 798, 789, 1210, ?

a) 3411
b) 3410
c) 899
d) 4339

3) 16277, 38377, 24487, 26577, ?

a) 16892
b) 16433
c) 16677
d) 17566
e) 14892

4) 14678, 25778, 34887, ?

a) 46789
b) 44109
c) 54759
d) 44962
e) 59233

5) 10103, 54356, 34957, 95647, ?

a) 112394
b) 123411
c) 438720
d) 486993
e) 987343

6) 101, 242, 414, 878, ?

a) 164516
b) 1648
c) 8516
d) 154516
7) $^$*@#$#**!@%%^*??
a) $$
b) *&
c) $#
d) ^*
e) **

8) 436558967221794784???
a) 654
b) 901
c) 911
d) 612

9) + - + / - | + \ + - + ? ? ?
a) - + -
b) | / +
c) \ - /
d) / - |

10) 1233454621?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 1
d) 2

11) 445328116439812845625?
a) 5
b) 1
c) 6
d) 7

12) 112211314552366?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 6
d) 1

13) 43937218127442389148??
a) 73
b) 19
c) 36
d) 84

14) 22729324923593434572????
a) 2409
b) 1234
c) 2301
d) 2356

15) 4455667744993311??
a) 11
b) 00
c) 33
d) 88
16) 833???64590454418080233616
a) 639
b) 452
c) 544
d) 891

17) 42391182179326612742783671??
a) 30
b) 11
c) 13
d) 09

18) 88213456734263302813459??
a) 23
b) 21
c) 22
d) 26

19) aabbfecgcdeddijadcfg?
a) d
b) e
c) f
d) g

20) 893594771839143637????
a) 6579
b) 4533
c) 1439
d) 2872

21) 739917897346933977921???
a) 739
b) 873
c) 973
d) 793

22) 12364593772918281458??
a) 49
b) 36
c) 47
d) 37

23) 23, 489, 7325, 66287, ?

a) 425698
b) 125789
c) 345257
d) 656565

24) 1+2=3-5=-2+6-7???
a) =-3
b) -3+
c) =+9
d) +9-
25) 45719010180353??
a) 90
b) 80
c) 70
d) 60

26) 3598171436278257??
a) 11
b) 44
c) 55
d) 33

27) 228424224228822484222482????
a) 8242
b) 2248
c) 2842
d) 2484

28) 147282945658912117???
a) 824
b) 358
c) 462
d) 256

29) 351492633774???
a) 442
b) 835
c) 915
d) 779

30)
1 4 1 8 3
3 5 2 4 2
3 4 0 ? 7
3 7 6 2 1
8 2 5 9 6

a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 6

31) 4572841932182409846332????
a) 4813
b) 9876
c) 3458
d) 7296

32) ?nd ?f ?3s7

a) 4 5 9
b) 3 0 7
c) a o a
d) 9 5 6
 Solutions
1) c
2) a
3) c
4) d
5) b
6) a
7) e
8) c
9) d
10) a
11) c
12) b
13) d
14) c
15) a
16) b
17) c
18) a
19) b
20) d
21) a
22) b
23) c
24) a
25) d
26) b
27) c
28) a
29) c
30) b
31) d
32) b
Estimation of IQ (sd15) per Raw Score (x/32)

Raw Score Theoretical IQ

1 <100
2 106
3 108
4 111
5 114
6 117
7 120
8 123
9 126
10 128
11 130
12 133
13 136
14 138
15 141
16 143
17 146
18 147
19 150
20 152
21 155
22 157
23 160
24 162
25 165
26 167
27 170
28 172
29 175
30 179
31 185
32 190