Use these examples after reviewing an answer. The methods support our original practice; they do not replace your school’s current familiarisation materials.
Count the shapes in each figure. Compare how the count changes, then check whether shape or fill also changes. More than one feature can matter.
For counts 2, 4, 6, the rule adds two shapes each time, so the next count is 8. For 1, 2, 4, doubling instead gives 8.
Imagine turning the figure around its centre without flipping it. Identify the direction and size of the turn; check every step of the sequence.
An upward arrow turned 90° clockwise points right. Another 90° clockwise turn points down. A 180° turn points in the opposite direction.
Look for a repeating block of features, such as outline, solid, outline, solid. Check that count, shape and position still obey their own rules.
In one outline circle, one solid circle, one outline circle, the next is one solid circle. Changing the shape or the number would break the pattern.
Follow the position within the frame independently of the shape and fill. It may move clockwise, anticlockwise or between opposite corners.
A dot moving clockwise around the corners goes top left, top right, bottom right, bottom left, then top left again.
A mirror image is a flip rather than a turn. A vertical mirror swaps left and right; a horizontal mirror swaps up and down. The other direction stays the same.
An up-right arrow reflected in a vertical mirror points up-left. Reflected in a horizontal mirror, it points down-right.
