FAST Future Aptitude Selection Tool Spatial Reasoning 2

Question 1

If you rotate a square 90 degrees clockwise, what shape do you see?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

A square looks identical after a 90-degree rotation because all sides are equal and all angles are right angles.

Question 2

A clock shows 3:00. If the minute hand rotates 180 degrees, where does it now point?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

At 3:00 the minute hand points to 12, and rotating it 180° takes it to the opposite side, pointing to 6.

Question 3

If an image is reflected across a vertical axis, which property changes?

Accepted Answer

Left-right orientation

Answer

A reflection across a vertical axis flips the image so that the left and right sides are reversed.

Question 4

Which shape has exactly 4 lines of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

A square has 4 lines of symmetry: two through opposite corners and two through midpoints of opposite sides.

Question 5

Which transformation moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction without any rotation or reflection?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

A translation slides a shape in a specific direction without changing its size, shape, or orientation.

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