GCAT Spatial Visualization Tasks 3

Question 1

A piece of paper is folded in half twice (once horizontally, once vertically) and a hole is punched through the center. When fully unfolded, how many holes are there?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

Each fold doubles the number of holes; two folds produce 2² = 4 holes when unfolded.

Question 2

A staircase viewed from the front shows 3 steps going up to the right. If you view it from directly above, what shape do you see?

Accepted Answer

Three rectangles side by side

Answer

Viewed from above, a standard staircase reveals three rectangular treads (horizontal surfaces) side by side.

Question 3

Which 3D shape has the same number of faces as vertices?

Accepted Answer

Tetrahedron

Answer

A tetrahedron has 4 faces and 4 vertices, making it the only common solid where faces equal vertices.

Question 4

You are inside a transparent cube and look diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner. How many edges of the cube does your line of sight pass through?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

The space diagonal of a cube passes only through the interior and exits at a vertex, not through any edges.

Question 5

A clock face is reflected in a mirror. The original clock shows 3:00. What time does the mirror image appear to show?

Accepted Answer

9:00

Answer

A mirror reflection reverses left and right, so 3:00 (hand pointing right) appears as 9:00 (hand pointing left).

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GCAT Spatial Visualization Tasks 3