Paper I · 9 Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability · 9.12 Non-verbal reasoning

9.12.4 Embedded figures, figure completion and figure series

Figure questions use a small set of rules — rotation by a fixed angle, adding or removing an element, movement around a frame, shading cycles and symmetry — so track one element at a time and name its rule before you look at the options.

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Key terms

  • embedded figure
  • hidden figure
  • figure completion
  • missing quarter
  • symmetry
  • figure series
  • rotation
  • clockwise
  • anticlockwise
  • 45 degrees
  • addition of elements
  • movement around corners
  • alternate rule
  • shading cycle
  • figure matrix

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