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Figure classification
The Figure Classification test presents three figures with certain similarities and students are asked to select another figure from a set of figures that has the same characteristic.
    In order to answer questions, students usually need to apply the the following reasoning process:
  • Try to identify the common characteristics that the three figures share;
  • Check the selection figures and determine the one with the same characteristics;
  • If the answer is unique then you got the answer. Otherwise, you need to re-identify the common characteristics and recheck the choices.
    Below are some examples:
  • Same shape:
    1.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:C
  • Same category of triangles:
    2.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:A
  • Each has an odd or even number of sides:
    3.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:E
  • Figures with two shapes:
    4.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:A
  • Figures of same shapes but with different number of shaded or colored areas:
    5.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:E
  • Figures of with different convexity:
    6.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:E
  • Figures with three or more shapes:
    7.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:A
  • Arrangement of multiple shapes in the same panel:
    8.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:C
  • Same number of shapes and total count:
    9.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:C
  • Same intersecting relationship:
    10.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.
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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:A
  • Rotated Shapes:
    11.  The following 3 figures are alike in certain ways. Decide how they are alike and choose one from the answer choices that goes with them.

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    ABCDE
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    [Correct Answer]:E