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11+ · Non-verbal reasoning

EP.N5 Like Figures

GL ASSESSMENT GL-EP.N5 · Calculators not allowed · about 40 minutes
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Revision notes: Like Figures

A like figures question in 11+ non-verbal reasoning, sometimes called similarities, shows three figures that all follow the same hidden rule and asks the pupil to pick, from five options, the one figure that follows the same rule and belongs with the group. It tests finding a rule that fits several examples at once rather than a single change.

  1. List every feature the three given figures might share: sides, dots, shading, symmetry, or a relationship between two parts of the figure.
  2. Rule out any feature that does not hold for all three figures, keeping only the rule that fits every one.
  3. State the rule as precisely as possible, for example dots equal sides minus one, rather than just has dots.
  4. Test each of the five options against that exact rule.
  5. Refine the rule using a feature you have not yet checked if more than one option seems to fit.
Worked example. Figure 1 is a square containing 4 small triangles. Figure 2 is a pentagon containing 5 small triangles. Figure 3 is a hexagon containing 6 small triangles. Which follows the same rule: a triangle containing 2 small triangles, or a heptagon containing 7 small triangles?
  1. Compare the number of sides of the main shape to the number of small triangles inside it in each figure.
  2. Figure 1 has 4 sides and 4 triangles; Figure 2 has 5 sides and 5 triangles; Figure 3 has 6 sides and 6 triangles, so the rule is the number of small triangles equals the number of sides.
  3. Test the heptagon containing 7 small triangles: 7 sides and 7 triangles, which fits the rule.
  4. Test the triangle containing 2 small triangles: 3 sides but only 2 triangles, which does not fit the rule.
Answer: The heptagon containing 7 small triangles follows the same rule.
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WORKED EXAMPLE. Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way - they share the same rule. Work out the rule, then decide which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group.
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C D E
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
AB C D E
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
1 2 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
1 2 3
A B C DE
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
AB C D E
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
1 2 3
A B CD E
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C DE
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C DE
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C DE
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
A B C D E
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B CD E
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 ?
AB C D E
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 ?
A BC D E
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A BC D E
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
1 2 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
1 2 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
1 2 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 ?
A B C D E
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A B C D E
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
A BC D E
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1Figure 2Figure 3
ABCDE
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
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Figures 1, 2 and 3 are alike in some way. Which one of the options A to E follows the same rule and belongs with the group?
Figure 1Figure 2Figure 3
ABCDE
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
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