NNAT Figure Classification 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Three figures each show an arrow pointing to the upper-right. Which answer belongs to this group?
- An arrow pointing left
- An arrow pointing downward
- An arrow pointing to the upper-right (Correct answer)
- An arrow pointing to the lower-left
Correct answer: An arrow pointing to the upper-right
Direction is the sole classifying property, so only an upper-right-pointing arrow fits.
Question 2: Three figures are shapes with exactly three sides and at least one right angle. Which answer fits?
- An equilateral triangle (no right angles)
- A right triangle (Correct answer)
- A quadrilateral with a right angle
- A triangle with all acute angles
Correct answer: A right triangle
A right triangle has exactly three sides and at least one 90-degree angle, matching both criteria.
Question 3: Three figures each show a large shape with a smaller identical shape inside it. Which answer belongs?
- A large circle with a small square inside
- A large triangle with a small triangle inside (Correct answer)
- A large square with a large square inside
- A small triangle with nothing inside
Correct answer: A large triangle with a small triangle inside
The group rule is a larger shape containing a smaller version of the same shape.
Question 4: Three figures are all shapes with more than four sides that are unshaded. Which answer fits?
- A shaded hexagon
- An unshaded square
- An unshaded pentagon (Correct answer)
- A shaded octagon
Correct answer: An unshaded pentagon
An unshaded pentagon has five sides (more than four) and no shading, satisfying both group rules.
Question 5: Three figures each show the same shape in three different sizes (small, medium, large) arranged left to right in increasing order. Which answer matches this pattern?
- Three same-size circles in a row
- Circles arranged large to small left to right
- Circles arranged small to medium to large left to right (Correct answer)
- Three different shapes increasing in size
Correct answer: Circles arranged small to medium to large left to right
The group rule is the same shape in ascending size order from left to right.
Question 6: Three figures are each a shape that has been reflected (flipped) across a horizontal axis. Which answer fits?
- A shape rotated 90 degrees
- A shape reflected across a vertical axis
- A shape reflected across a horizontal axis (Correct answer)
- An unchanged shape
Correct answer: A shape reflected across a horizontal axis
Reflection across a horizontal axis flips the figure top-to-bottom, which is the defining transformation of this group.
Question 7: Three figures each show a square with its bottom-left corner shaded. Which answer belongs to this group?
- A square with its top-right corner shaded
- A triangle with its bottom-left corner shaded
- A square with its bottom-left corner shaded (Correct answer)
- A square with all corners shaded
Correct answer: A square with its bottom-left corner shaded
Both the outer shape (square) and the shaded position (bottom-left corner) must match.
NNAT Figure Classification 3
Three figures each show an arrow pointing to the upper-right.
Which answer belongs to this group?