Optical Illusions Test
This optical illusion test is designed to test your perceptual awareness.
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The
test consists of 5 pictures containing optical illusions. Look at each
picture, then answer the question that follows.
View Picture One
Picture One
- Observe the
picture below for 30 seconds. Then click here.
What did you see?
a) a young
girl
b) an old woman
c) an old woman and a young girl
d) I
could see neither of them
Picture Two
- Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then click here.
What did you see?
a) a small
cube inside three perpendicular adjoining planes
b) a small cube in front of a larger cube
c) a large cube with a corner cubelet cut out
d) all of the above
Picture Three
- Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then click here.
What did you see?
a) two
faces
b) an hourglass
c) and hourglass and two faces
d) I
could see no face or hourglass
Picture Four
- Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then click here.

What did you see?
a) an
elephant with 4 legs
b) an elephant
with 9 legs
c) an elephant with 8
legs
d) I could see no elephant
Picture Five
- Observe the picture below
for 30 seconds. Then
click here.
What did you see?
a) an Eskimo
b) the face of a Native American
c)
an Eskimo and the face of a Native American
d) I could see neither of them
SCORING...
Count the number of
blinking eyes you
see. Click on the corresponding number below.
0-3
4-5
Picture Two
- Observe the picture below
for 30 seconds. Then
click here.

What did you see?
a) a small cube inside three perpendicular adjoining planes
b) a small cube in front of a larger cube
c) a large cube with a corner cubelet cut out
d) all of the above
Picture Three-
-
Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then click here.
What did you see?
a) two
faces
b) an hourglass
c) an hourglass and two faces
d) I
could see no hourglass or face
Picture Four-
-
Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then click here.
What did you see?
a) an
elephant with 4 legs
b) an elephant
with 9 legs
c) an elephant with 8
legs
d) I could see no elephant
Picture Five-
Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then click
here.
What did you see?
a) an
Eskimo
b) the face of a Native
American
c) an Eskimo and the face
of a Native American
d) I could see
neither of them
SCORING...-
Count the number of
blinking eyes you
see. Click on the corresponding number below.
0-3
4-5
Picture
Three
- Observe the picture below
for 30 seconds. Then
click here.

What did you see?
a) two
faces
b) an hourglass
c) an hourglass and two faces
d) I
could see no hourglass or face
Picture Four-
-
Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then
click here.
What did you see?
a) an
elephant with 4 legs
b) an elephant
with 9 legs
c) an elephant with 8
legs
d) An elephant with no legs
Picture Five-
- Observe the picture below
for 30 seconds. Then
click here.
What did you see?
a) an
Eskimo
b) the face of a Native
American
c) an Eskimo and the face
of a Native American
d) I could see
neither of them
SCORING...-
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Count the number of
blinking eyes you
see. Click on the corresponding number below.
0-3
4-5
Picture
Four
-
Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then
click here.

What did you see?
a) an
elephant with 4 legs
b) an elephant
with 9 legs
c) an elephant with 8
legs
d) I could see no elephant
Picture Five-
- Observe the picture below
for 30 seconds. Then
click here.
What did you see?
a) an
Eskimo
b) the face of a Native
American
c) an Eskimo and the face
of a Native American
d) I could see
neither of them
SCORING...-
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Count the number of
blinking eyes you
see. Click on the corresponding number below.
0-3
4-5
Picture
Five
- Observe the picture below for 30 seconds. Then
click here.
What did you see?
a) an
Eskimo
b) the face of a Native
American
c) an Eskimo and the face
of a Native American
d) I could see
neither of them
SCORING...-
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Count the number of
blinking eyes you
see. Click on the corresponding number below.
0-3
4-5
SCORING...
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Count the number of
blinking eyes you
see. Click on the corresponding number below.
0-3
4-5
4-5 Points - Congratulations! You passed the Optical Illusions test. Not only do you have a sharp visual sense, you also have a good short-term memory.
0-3 Points - Either you don't have a very good visual sense or you were not paying much attention!


