GMA - General Mental Ability Mirror Images & Embedded Figures 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The letter 'E' is reflected across a vertical axis. What does the mirror image look like?
- The letter looks exactly the same, since E is symmetric
- The horizontal bars now point to the left, creating a reversed E (Correct answer)
- The letter appears upside down
- The letter rotates to resemble the number 3
Correct answer: The horizontal bars now point to the left, creating a reversed E
The letter 'E' has three horizontal bars pointing to the right. When reflected across a vertical axis, left and right swap, so all three bars flip to point to the left — producing a reversed E (Ǝ).
Question 2: A clock face showing 9:00 is held up to a vertical mirror. What time does the mirror image appear to show?
- 3:00 (Correct answer)
- 9:00
- 6:00
- 12:00
Correct answer: 3:00
A vertical mirror swaps left and right. The hour hand pointing to 9 (left side of the clock) appears to point to 3 (right side) in the reflection, so the mirror image shows 3:00.
Question 3: An arrow pointing to the lower-left (↙) is reflected across a vertical axis. What direction does the reflected arrow point?
- Upper-left (↖)
- Upper-right (↗)
- Lower-right (↘) (Correct answer)
- Straight down (↓)
Correct answer: Lower-right (↘)
A vertical axis reflection swaps left and right but leaves the up/down component unchanged. The lower-left direction therefore flips to become lower-right (↘).
Question 4: Which of the following shapes contains hidden rhombus (diamond) figures within its internal structure?
- Equilateral triangle
- Regular hexagon (Correct answer)
- Circle
- Right-angled triangle
Correct answer: Regular hexagon
A regular hexagon can be divided into three congruent rhombuses by drawing lines between alternate vertices through the center, making diamond shapes clearly embedded within it.
Question 5: The letter 'p' is reflected across a vertical axis. Which letter does the mirror image most resemble?
- b
- d
- q (Correct answer)
- p (unchanged)
Correct answer: q
The letter 'p' has a vertical stem on the left with a bowl on the upper right. Reflecting across a vertical axis moves the bowl to the upper left, which matches the letter 'q'.
Question 6: A right-angled triangle has its right-angle corner positioned at the bottom-left. It is then reflected across a vertical axis. Where does the right-angle corner appear in the mirror image?
- Top-left
- Bottom-left (unchanged)
- Top-right
- Bottom-right (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Bottom-right
Reflecting across a vertical axis swaps left and right while keeping the up/down position the same. The bottom-left corner therefore moves to the bottom-right in the mirror image.
GMA - General Mental Ability Mirror Images & Embedded Figures 1
The letter 'E' is reflected across a vertical axis.
What does the mirror image look like?