GMA Mirror Images and Embedded Figures 3

Question 1

A shape has a dot at its top-left corner. After reflecting it in a vertical mirror, where is the dot?

Accepted Answer

Top-right

Answer

Vertical reflection swaps left and right, moving the top-left dot to the top-right position.

Question 2

Which capital letter looks the same in BOTH a vertical and a horizontal mirror?

Accepted Answer

H

Answer

The letter H has both left-right and top-bottom symmetry, so it appears identical in both types of mirror reflection.

Question 3

In an embedded figures test, you are shown a simple diamond shape and asked to find it inside a complex figure. The most effective strategy is to:

Accepted Answer

Look for the exact proportions and orientation of the diamond

Answer

Matching exact proportions and orientation of the target shape helps identify it even when obscured by surrounding lines.

Question 4

A right-pointing triangle is reflected in a horizontal mirror. The reflected triangle points:

Accepted Answer

Right

Answer

A horizontal mirror only flips the figure top-to-bottom; horizontal direction (right) remains unchanged.

Question 5

The number '81' is held up to a vertical mirror. What does the reflection read?

Accepted Answer

81 reversed (mirror-flipped digits)

Answer

In a vertical mirror, the order of digits reverses AND each digit is individually flipped, giving mirror-flipped '18'.

(GMA) General Mental Ability Practice Test