iq test for kids 4 - Free Printable

Let's analyze the problem step by step.

We are given a box with three rows of shapes:

- Top row: Three yellow circles.
- Middle row: Three red stars.
- Bottom row: Two red hearts and one empty shape (a white pentagon-like shape).

Below this box, there are eight options labeled 1 through 8. Each option is a shape inside a similar pentagon frame. We need to determine which shape should go in the empty space in the bottom row to complete the pattern.

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Step 1: Identify the Pattern

Let’s look at the structure:

- Column-wise, each column has:
- Top: Yellow circle
- Middle: Red star
- Bottom: ?

So we have three columns, each with:
- Circle → Star → ??

The bottom row currently has:
- First column: Red heart
- Second column: Red heart
- Third column: Empty

So the missing shape is in the third column, bottom row.

But why are the first two bottom positions filled with hearts? Is there a pattern?

Let’s look at the types of shapes:

Each column has:
- Top: Circle
- Middle: Star
- Bottom: ???

But the bottom shapes are not consistent across all columns — only the first two have hearts.

Wait — perhaps the bottom shape is determined by some rule based on the top and middle?

Alternatively, maybe the bottom row is supposed to be a repetition of the top or middle?

But the top row is all circles, middle is all stars, so that doesn’t help.

Another idea: Perhaps each column represents a set of three related items, and the bottom shape completes a pattern.

But the bottom row already has two hearts and one blank.

Wait — could it be that the bottom row should contain hearts for all three columns? But then why is it blank in the third?

Alternatively, maybe the shapes in each column are related by color and type, but the bottom shape is missing.

Wait — let's check the colors:

- All circles: yellow
- All stars: red
- Hearts: red

So color seems consistent per shape type.

But what about position?

Perhaps the pattern is that each column contains:
- A yellow circle
- A red star
- And a red heart?

But wait — the first two columns have:
- Circle → Star → Heart

That’s a sequence.

So maybe the third column should also follow the same: Circle → Star → Heart

Then the missing shape is a red heart.

But wait — the third column already has:
- Yellow circle (top)
- Red star (middle)
- ??? (bottom)

So if the pattern is that each column has circle → star → heart, then the missing shape is a heart.

But the heart is already present in the first two columns.

Now, looking at the options:

We have:

1. Yellow circle with cross (like a basketball)
2. Red star
3. Yellow oval
4. White heart (outline)
5. Red heart with cross (like a target)
6. Orange diamond
7. Yellow circle
8. Red heart

So possible candidates for the missing shape:

- If the pattern is that each column ends with a red heart, then option 8 (red heart) fits.

But wait — is there any reason to choose another?

Let’s think differently.

What if the bottom row is meant to represent the shape that appears most frequently in the other two rows?

But no — that doesn't make sense.

Alternative idea: Maybe the empty box is meant to be filled with a shape that matches the type of the others in its column.

But the column has:
- Top: circle
- Middle: star
- Bottom: ????

No clear relation.

But notice: In the first two columns, the bottom is a red heart.

So maybe the third column should also have a red heart.

Thus, the missing shape is a red heart.

Among the options, option 8 is a red heart.

Option 5 is a red heart with a cross — but that might be a variation.

Option 4 is an outline heart — not filled.

So option 8 is a solid red heart, matching the style of the other two hearts.

Therefore, option 8 is the best fit.

But wait — is there a different pattern?

Let’s look again.

Maybe the bottom row is not supposed to be hearts, but something else.

Another idea: Could the shapes in the bottom row be related to the top and middle via some transformation?

For example:
- Circle → Star → ???

Is there a transformation from circle to star? Not really.

Alternatively, maybe the bottom shape is the same as the middle shape?

But the middle is a star, and the bottom is a heart — different.

Wait — unless the shape types are being changed.

But the first two columns have:
- Top: circle
- Middle: star
- Bottom: heart

So the sequence is: circle → star → heart

Is there a logic here?

Maybe it's just a fixed pattern: each column has these three shapes in order.

But then why would the third column be missing the heart?

Unless the pattern is broken.

But the first two columns follow: circle, star, heart.

So likely, the third column should also follow the same.

Therefore, the missing shape is a heart.

And since the other two hearts are solid red, the missing one should be the same.

So option 8 is correct.

But let’s check if any other option makes sense.

Option 1: yellow circle with cross — maybe a basketball. But the top is already a yellow circle, so duplicate? But it's in a different position.

Option 2: red star — but the middle is already a red star.

Option 3: yellow oval — not a circle.

Option 4: outline heart — not filled.

Option 5: red heart with cross — different design.

Option 6: orange diamond — not matching.

Option 7: yellow circle — already at the top.

So only option 8 matches the expected solid red heart.

Moreover, the empty box is the same shape as the frames around the options — a pentagon-like shape — so the content should be a shape inside.

Therefore, the missing shape is a red heart, and option 8 is the correct choice.

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✔ Final Answer: 8

Because the pattern in each column is:
- Top: Yellow circle
- Middle: Red star
- Bottom: Red heart

The first two columns follow this. The third column is missing the bottom shape, so it should be a red heart, which is exactly option 8.