Spatial Ability: Pattern Recognition Flashcards

A checkerboard-style tile pattern places dark hexagons where (row + column) is even, and light triangles where (row + column) is odd. What tile is at row 4, column 3?

Answer: Light triangle

Row 4 + column 3 = 7, which is odd, so the tile is a light triangle.

An unfolded box net is T-shaped: square A sits on top of B, squares B-C-D run in a horizontal row, E is below C, and F is to the right of D. When folded, which face is opposite face A?

Answer: E

In this T-net, A folds down and ends up directly opposite E, which folds up from below C.

A 2×4 strip of tiles follows the pattern: Black-White, Black-White, Black-White, ____. What is the last pair?

Answer: Black-White

The BW pair repeats consistently, so the fourth pair is also Black-White.

A diagonal line inside a square is rotated 90° counterclockwise each step. Step 1: top-right to bottom-left. Step 2: top-left to bottom-right. What is the orientation in step 3?

Answer: Top-right to bottom-left

Another 90° counterclockwise rotation from step 2 returns the diagonal to the step-1 orientation: top-right to bottom-left.

A pentagon has one highlighted side that advances clockwise each step. The cycle has 5 positions. Which side is highlighted in the 7th figure?

Answer: 2nd side (right)

7 mod 5 = 2, so the 7th figure highlights the 2nd side in the clockwise sequence.

A 3D object casts a square shadow from above, from the front, and from the side. What shape is the object?

Answer: Cube

A cube produces identical square silhouettes from all three orthogonal views.

Each figure in a series is rotated 45° clockwise and gains one dot. Figure 1 has 1 dot and points North. Which direction does figure 3 point?

Answer: East

Two 45° clockwise rotations from North equal 90° total, pointing the arrow East by figure 3.