About the test
Logical reasoning test
Solve verbal, figural and numerical problems against the clock with our free logical reasoning test. It uses SAFRAN, a short reasoning test published by psychologists in the journal Intelligence in 2025, and shows how many problems you solved in total and in three areas.
Questionnaire / instrument: SAFRAN
The test at a glance
- Price
- Free, including your results
- Registration
- No account required
- Length
- 54 problems after six practice examples
- Time
- About 20 minutes, including a 15-minute timed part
- Format
- Multiple choice and number answers · timed
- Your report
- Total score · three areas · six kinds of problems
The three areas
SAFRAN has six kinds of problems, nine of each, grouped into three content areas. The report uses these names:
Verbal reasoning
Word meanings and verbal analogies: seeing how words and concepts are related. These tasks depend most on the language of the test.
Figural reasoning
Figural analogies and figural matrices: finding rules in shapes and patterns, without words. The figures are the same in every language.
Numerical reasoning
Number series and arithmetic problems: finding rules in numbers and solving everyday maths. You type the answer as a number.
What your results show
Your result is calculated as soon as the time is up or you hand in. You can preview the layout before taking the test.
- Your total number of right answers out of 54, and the time you used.
- A score out of 18 for each area: verbal, figural and numerical reasoning.
- A score out of 9 for each of the six kinds of problems.
- An explanation of why there is no IQ score and what can affect your result.
What does it measure?
Verbal, numerical and figural reasoning through six kinds of tasks: word meanings, verbal analogies, figural analogies, figural matrices, number series and arithmetic problems. Unlike a personality questionnaire, these tasks have correct answers.
Where does it come from?
SAFRAN (Short And Free Reasoning Ability assessmeNt) was developed by Patrick Mussel and colleagues and published in 2025. The test materials are shared by the authors on OSF.
How is the result calculated?
Six practice examples, one of each kind, come first without a clock and are not scored. The main test has 54 tasks and a fifteen-minute time limit; you cannot go back to a task, and unanswered tasks count as wrong, as in the authors’ scoring script. Each correct answer earns one point. We show the total out of 54, three content scores out of 18 (verbal, figural and numerical reasoning) and a score out of 9 for each kind of task.
What can the result tell you?
We do not convert the score into IQ or population percentiles because suitable norms are not implemented here. Language, familiarity and testing conditions can affect performance. Our translated and adapted tasks have not been independently validated.
Languages and adaptations
English and German come from the authors’ materials, with documented typographical corrections. In Norwegian and other languages, the word tasks are our own AI-assisted adaptations with the same logic, the arithmetic problems are translated, and the number series and figures follow the original. Equivalent difficulty across languages has not been established.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an IQ test?
No. SAFRAN measures reasoning, the ability to find rules and relationships in new problems, which is a central part of intelligence. An IQ score requires comparison with a representative population sample, and such norms are not used here. Your score is the number of right answers.
Is the test free?
Yes. You can take the test and see your full result without paying or creating an account.
What is a good score?
We cannot yet say what is typical in the population, because there are no norms for this version. Use the result to see your relative strengths across the three areas, and keep in mind that differences of a point or two between areas can come from chance.
Why is there a time limit, and what if I run out of time?
The 15-minute limit is part of the original test. Work quickly and skip problems that take too long, since every problem is worth one point. You cannot go back, and problems left unanswered when the time runs out count as wrong. The clock keeps running if you leave or reload the page.
Does the language of the test matter?
Yes, especially for the verbal tasks. English and German follow the authors’ versions. The Norwegian word tasks are adapted rather than translated word for word, and equal difficulty across languages has not been shown. Compare your verbal score with caution if you take the test in a language other than your strongest.
How is this different from the matrix reasoning test?
The matrix reasoning test (OMIB) has only visual matrices, no time limit, and you build each answer from 20 elements. This test is timed and covers verbal, figural and numerical problems. Neither gives an IQ score.
Can I take the test again?
Yes, but you will recognise the problems, so a second score is usually higher because of practice rather than a change in ability. The first attempt gives the fairest picture.
License and reuse
Author permissionThe authors explicitly permit the use of SAFRAN materials for both research and commercial purposes in their publication. We credit the authors and link to their original materials on OSF.
The terms below apply to the test materials. Articles, translations, software and our result descriptions may have separate terms.
Sources and further reading
Mussel, P., Schäpers, P., Schulte, N., Hewig, J., & Krumm, S. (2025). The Short And Free Reasoning Ability assessmeNt (SAFRAN): Multidimensional, publicly available and only 15 minutes testing time. Intelligence, 112, 101947.