Non Verbal Reasoning Introduction

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The following is a guide to help you understand the basics of Non-Verbal Reasoning

Contents 1 COMPONENTS: 1.1 Lines 1.2 Shapes 1.3 Shading and Patterns 2 SHIFTS 2.1 Transpose 2.2 Rotate 2.3 Reflect 2.4 Overlay 3 MANIPULATIONS 3.1 Increasing/ Decreasing 3.2 Addition 3.3 Deduction 4 SEQUENCES 4.1 Movement Sequence 4.2 Size and Number Sequence 5 CHANGES 6 NOW IT'S YOUR TURN !!

COMPONENTS:

Lines

Various line shapes and line types are used

Line Types: Line thickness:

Line shapes: Examples of other line shapes

Shapes

Non-Verbal Reasoning shapes can be thought of in terms of two different groups

Standard shapes: Non-Standard shapes:

Shading and Patterns

Shapes can be filled in a variety of ways.

Solid Shading: Line Shading: Lattice Patterns:

Irregular Patterns: Spotted Patterns:

SHIFTS

In Non-Verbal Reasoning questions, shapes can shift in various ways. They can transpose, rotate, reflect or overlay.

Transpose

Shapes can move vertically, horizontally or diagonally

Rotate

Shapes can move Clockwise or Anti-Clockwise

Reflect

a) Mirror Reflection

Shapes can be mirrored using a line of Reflection (the shape will reflect and move from its original position)

b) Vertical Flip c) Horizontal Flip

The line of Reflection runs through the shape (the shape will invert and stay in its original position)

Overlay

Shapes can overlap each other .....or merge together

MANIPULATIONS

Shapes can be changed and manipulated in a variety of ways.

Increasing/ Decreasing

A shape can change in size or transform by squashing and stretching

Addition

One or more new shapes can change the original shape

The original shape can be copied once or more often The number of shapes can change in regular intervals

Deduction

Parts can be removed to create a new shape

or

SEQUENCES

Shapes can make a sequence (pattern) by either repeating the same movement (or change to the components) or by increasing/decreasing in size or numbers in a regular interval

Movement Sequence

Repetitive movement through rotation - 90 degrees clockwise. The shading also alternates in the above example.

Size and Number Sequence

CHANGES

Be aware that more than one change can happen in Non-Verbal Reasoning questions. In easier questions you might just have one or two changes that happen to shapes, however questions with as many as 5 different changes are more complex to solve and more practice is needed to be able to identify these changes quickly.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN !!

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