DAT - Dental Admission Perceptual Ability: Pattern Folding Questions and Answers

Question 1

A 2D pattern for a cube is laid out in a cross shape.
The central vertical column contains four squares, and there is one square on each side of the second square from the top.
The top square is shaded black.
The square below it (the central square) has a white circle.
The square below that has a black star.
The bottom square is shaded grey.
The square to the left of the central square has a white triangle, and the square to the right has a black square.
Which of the following 3D cubes can be formed from this pattern?

Accepted Answer

A cube showing the black square face on the right, the white circle face in the front, and the black shaded face on top.

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A cube showing the white circle face, the black shaded face, and the black star face simultaneously.

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A cube showing the white triangle face and the black square face simultaneously.

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A cube showing the grey shaded face on top and the white circle face in front.

Question 2

Consider a 2D pattern made of six squares arranged to form a cube. The layout consists of a 2x2 square grid with two additional squares attached: one to the top of the top-left square and one to the right of the top-right square. The faces are marked as follows: Top-left is 'A', top-right is 'B', bottom-left is 'C', bottom-right is 'D'. The square above 'A' is 'E', and the square to the right of 'B' is 'F'. Which of the following views of the folded cube is IMPOSSIBLE?

Accepted Answer

A view showing faces C, D, and E.

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A view showing faces A, B, and D.

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A view showing faces A, C, and E.

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A view showing faces B, D, and F.

Question 3

A flat pattern for a cube consists of a horizontal row of four squares, with a fifth square attached above the second square from the left, and a sixth square attached below it. The second square from the left has an arrow pointing to the right (→). The square above it is fully shaded. The square below it has a circle. The square to its left is blank. The two squares to its right are also blank. When folded, which view is correct?

Accepted Answer

A cube with the arrow face on the front, the shaded face on top, and a blank face on the right.

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A cube with the arrow face on the front, the circle face on the left.

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A cube with the arrow face pointing up, and the shaded face on the right.

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A cube with the arrow face on the front, the shaded face on the right, and the circle on top.

Question 4

A promotional die is made from a cardboard cutout in a standard cross shape. The central square of the cross is a company logo. The square above it is marked 'WIN'. The square below the logo is marked 'LOSE'. The square to the left of the logo is 'SPIN AGAIN'. To the right of the logo is 'DRAW CARD'. The final square, attached below 'LOSE', is a 'WILD' card. Which of the following statements is true about the assembled die?

Accepted Answer

The 'SPIN AGAIN' and 'DRAW CARD' faces are on opposite sides.

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The 'WIN' and 'LOSE' faces are adjacent to each other.

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The 'LOGO' face is opposite the 'LOSE' face.

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The 'WILD' face is adjacent to the 'WIN' face.

Question 5

A 2D pattern is formed by six squares in a T-shape: a horizontal row of four squares with two squares stacked vertically below the second square from the left. The markings are: Horizontal row (left to right): Blank, Triangle, Blank, Circle. Vertical stack below Triangle (top to bottom): Square, Plus. Which 3D cube CANNOT be formed from this pattern?

Accepted Answer

A view showing the Triangle, Circle, and Plus face all together.

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A view showing the Triangle, Square, and the left Blank face.

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A view showing the Plus, Circle, and the right Blank face.

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A view showing the Square, Circle, and the right Blank face.

Question 6

A pattern for a cube has faces marked with different shadings. The pattern is a vertical column of four squares, with two additional squares attached to the right side of the second and third squares from the top. The markings are: Top square: Horizontal lines. Second square: Fully black. Third square: Diagonal lines. Bottom square: Fully white. Square next to black square: Dotted. Square next to diagonal square: Vertical lines. Which view of the folded cube is possible?

Accepted Answer

A view showing the Diagonal lines face, the Vertical lines face, and the Horizontal lines face.

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A view showing the Fully black face, the Dotted face, and the Fully white face.

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A view showing the Horizontal lines face and the Fully white face together.

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A view showing the Dotted face, the Vertical lines face, and the Fully black face.