11+ non-verbal reasoning
Similarities
Find the figure that's most like a group of figures.
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How these questions work
Your child sees a few figures that share something, then picks the option that shares it too. The shared feature might be the shape, the shading, the number of items, the number of sides or the direction something points. Everything else changes to throw them off.
Worked example
These three figures are alike in some way. Which option goes with them?
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Answer: B Each shape has 4 straight sides, even though they look different. Only the right answer also has 4 sides.
Tips
- Name what's the same, not what's different. Say it out loud: "they're all black" or "they all have four sides".
- Check one feature at a time in the same order every time: shape, shading, number, sides, direction.
- If two options seem to fit, the group probably shares a second feature too.
The usual trap: An option that looks very like the group overall but breaks the one rule that matters.
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Similarities · Odd one out · Sequences · Analogies · Grids (matrices) · Codes · Rotation · Paper folding · Hidden shapes
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