Classification Practice Test Questions - Non Verbal Reasoning

Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5 each show a capital letter as its mirror image (lateral inversion), so every one of them reads backwards. Figure 2 shows the letter G written the normal, correct way round.
Option 2 is the only figure that is not a mirror image, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether each letter reads backwards (mirrored) or normally: mirrored (4 figures) vs normal (1 figure) → Option 2 is different ✓

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 5 each show a capital letter as its mirror image (lateral inversion), so every one of them reads backwards. Figure 4 shows the letter Q written the normal, correct way round.
Option 4 is the only figure that is not a mirror image, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether each letter reads backwards (mirrored) or normally: mirrored (4 figures) vs normal (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 are each the mirror image of a capital letter. Figure 5 is the mirror image of a number, not a letter.
Option 5 is the only figure that mirrors a number rather than a letter, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether each mirrored character is a letter or a number: letter (4 figures) vs number (1 figure) → Option 5 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 5, the pin passes through a corner of the outer shape and also meets a corner of the inner shape. In figure 4, the pin meets the inner shape in the middle of one of its sides instead of at a corner.
Option 4 is the only figure where the pin does not meet a corner of both shapes, so it is the odd one out.

Check where the pin meets the inner shape: at a corner (4 figures) vs the middle of a side (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

In figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the pin meets both the outer and inner shape in the middle of a side. In figure 1, the pin instead passes through a corner of the outer shape.
Option 1 is the only figure where the pin meets a corner rather than a side-midpoint, so it is the odd one out.

Check where the pin meets the outer shape: middle of a side (4 figures) vs a corner (1 figure) → Option 1 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, the pin passes through a corner of both the outer and inner shape. In figure 3, the pin meets the middle of a side of the outer shape instead of a corner.
Option 3 is the only figure where the pin does not meet a corner of both shapes, so it is the odd one out.

Check where the pin meets the outer shape: at a corner (4 figures) vs the middle of a side (1 figure) → Option 3 is different ✓

In figures 1, 3, 4 and 5, the six numbers increase by 1 at each step when read clockwise around the hexagon. In figure 2, two of the numbers are out of their proper order.
Option 2 is the only figure where the clockwise counting sequence is broken, so it is the odd one out.

Read the numbers clockwise and check they go up by 1 each time: in order (4 figures) vs two swapped (1 figure) → Option 2 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, the numbers increase by 2 at each step when read anticlockwise around the pentagon. In figure 5, the numbers do not follow this increasing-by-2 pattern.
Option 5 is the only figure that breaks the anticlockwise counting rule, so it is the odd one out.

Read the numbers anticlockwise and check they go up by 2 each time: in order (4 figures) vs broken (1 figure) → Option 5 is different ✓

In figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the four letters are in alphabetical order when read clockwise around the square. In figure 1, two of the letters are swapped, breaking the alphabetical order.
Option 1 is the only figure where the clockwise letters are not in alphabetical order, so it is the odd one out.

Read the letters clockwise and check they are in alphabetical order: in order (4 figures) vs two swapped (1 figure) → Option 1 is different ✓

In figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, one of the dots lies outside both the circle and the triangle. In figure 1, every dot lies inside at least one of the two shapes.
Option 1 is the only figure with no dot lying outside both shapes, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether any dot lies outside both shapes: one dot outside both (4 figures) vs none (1 figure) → Option 1 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, one dot lies in the region shared by both the square and the circle. In figure 3, no dot falls in that shared region.
Option 3 is the only figure with no dot in the overlap of the two shapes, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether a dot lies in the overlap of the two shapes: one dot in the overlap (4 figures) vs none (1 figure) → Option 3 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 5, there is one dot inside only the first shape, one dot inside only the second shape, and one dot inside both shapes. In figure 4, no dot is inside both shapes.
Option 4 is the only figure where the "one in each, one shared" pattern is broken, so it is the odd one out.

Check for a dot inside both shapes at once: present (4 figures) vs absent (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 5, the number of dots outside the shape is exactly one more than the number of dots inside it. Figure 4 has the same number of dots inside and outside.
Option 4 is the only figure that breaks the "outside = inside + 1" rule, so it is the odd one out.

Count dots inside and outside: outside = inside + 1 (4 figures) vs outside = inside (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

In figures 1, 3, 4 and 5, there are exactly twice as many dots outside the shape as inside it. Figure 2 does not follow this doubling rule.
Option 2 is the only figure that breaks the "outside = 2 x inside" rule, so it is the odd one out.

Count dots inside and outside: outside = 2 x inside (4 figures) vs broken (1 figure) → Option 2 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, the total number of dots (inside plus outside) equals the number of sides of the shape. Figure 5 has one dot more than its number of sides.
Option 5 is the only figure where the total dot count does not match the side count, so it is the odd one out.

Count total dots and compare to the number of sides: equal (4 figures) vs one extra dot (1 figure) → Option 5 is different ✓

The letters H, K, Y and N are each drawn with exactly three straight strokes. The letter T is drawn with only two straight strokes (one horizontal, one vertical).
Option 4 is the only letter with a different stroke count, so it is the odd one out.

Count the straight strokes making up each letter: three strokes (4 figures) vs two strokes (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

The letters L, T, V and X are each drawn with exactly two straight strokes. The letter F is drawn with three straight strokes (one vertical and two horizontal).
Option 1 is the only letter with a different stroke count, so it is the odd one out.

Count the straight strokes making up each letter: two strokes (4 figures) vs three strokes (1 figure) → Option 1 is different ✓

The letters A, Z, I and F are each drawn with exactly three straight strokes. The letter W is drawn with four straight strokes (its characteristic up-down-up-down shape).
Option 3 is the only letter with a different stroke count, so it is the odd one out.

Count the straight strokes making up each letter: three strokes (4 figures) vs four strokes (1 figure) → Option 3 is different ✓

Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5 are the same asymmetric figure, simply turned to different positions. Figure 3 is a mirror image of this figure, so no amount of turning (without flipping it over) can make it match the others.
Option 3 is the only figure that is a reflection rather than a rotation, so it is the odd one out.

Check handedness, not just orientation: rotations of one figure (4 figures) vs a mirror image (1 figure) → Option 3 is different ✓

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the same asymmetric figure, simply turned to different positions. Figure 5 is a mirror image of this figure, so no amount of turning can make it match the others.
Option 5 is the only figure that is a reflection rather than a rotation, so it is the odd one out.

Check handedness, not just orientation: rotations of one figure (4 figures) vs a mirror image (1 figure) → Option 5 is different ✓

Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5 are the same asymmetric figure, simply turned to different positions. Figure 2 is a mirror image of this figure, so no amount of turning can make it match the others.
Option 2 is the only figure that is a reflection rather than a rotation, so it is the odd one out.

Check handedness, not just orientation: rotations of one figure (4 figures) vs a mirror image (1 figure) → Option 2 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, the dot sits in the angle between the arrow and the pin (the line ending in a small ball). In figure 3, the dot sits somewhere else.
Option 3 is the only figure where the dot is not between the arrow and the pin, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether the dot sits in the angle between the arrow and the pin: yes (4 figures) vs no (1 figure) → Option 3 is different ✓

In figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the small circle sits in the angle between the forked line and the plain line. In figure 1, the circle sits somewhere else.
Option 1 is the only figure where the circle is not between the forked line and the plain line, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether the circle sits in the angle between the forked line and the plain line: yes (4 figures) vs no (1 figure) → Option 1 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 5, the dot sits in the angle between the two arrows. In figure 4, the dot sits somewhere else.
Option 4 is the only figure where the dot is not between the two arrows, so it is the odd one out.

Check whether the dot sits in the angle between the two arrows: yes (4 figures) vs no (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

In figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the middle square is the outer square turned 90 degrees clockwise, and the inner square is the middle square turned another 90 degrees clockwise -- the same rotation step is used twice. In figure 1, the inner square is turned the opposite way instead of continuing clockwise.
Option 1 is the only figure where the rotation step is not repeated consistently, so it is the odd one out.

Check that both rotation steps (outer-to-middle, middle-to-inner) turn the same way: both clockwise (4 figures) vs one reversed (1 figure) → Option 1 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 5, each circle's gap is rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the gap of the circle enclosing it -- the same rotation step carries all the way to the centre. In figure 4, the innermost gap does not follow this 90-degree clockwise step.
Option 4 is the only figure where the innermost circle breaks the pattern, so it is the odd one out.

Check that each gap is rotated 90° clockwise from the one around it, all the way to the centre: consistent (4 figures) vs broken at the centre (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

In figures 1, 3, 4 and 5, each hexagon's opening is one side further anticlockwise than the opening of the hexagon enclosing it, all the way to the centre. In figure 2, the innermost hexagon's opening turns the other way instead of continuing anticlockwise.
Option 2 is the only figure where the innermost hexagon breaks the pattern, so it is the odd one out.

Check that each opening steps one side anticlockwise from the one around it, all the way to the centre: consistent (4 figures) vs broken at the centre (1 figure) → Option 2 is different ✓

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 5 all contain the same five symbols -- a star, a diamond, a dot, an equals sign and a triangle -- simply arranged in different positions. In figure 4, the diamond has been replaced by a square.
Option 4 is the only figure with a substituted symbol, so it is the odd one out.

Check that all five original symbols are present: all five present (4 figures) vs diamond replaced by a square (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓

Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5 all contain the same five symbols -- a cross, a circle, a plus sign, a black triangle and a hexagon -- just rearranged. In figure 2, the plus sign has been replaced by an arrow.
Option 2 is the only figure with a substituted symbol, so it is the odd one out.

Check that all five original symbols are present: all five present (4 figures) vs plus replaced by an arrow (1 figure) → Option 2 is different ✓

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 all contain the same five symbols -- a black square, a circle, an equals sign, a cross and a triangle -- just rearranged. In figure 5, the (white, hollow) circle has been replaced by a solid black dot.
Option 5 is the only figure with a substituted symbol, so it is the odd one out.

Check that all five original symbols are present: all five present (4 figures) vs circle replaced by a black dot (1 figure) → Option 5 is different ✓

Figures 1 and 4 can be turned to match each other exactly, and figures 3 and 5 can also be turned to match each other exactly. Figure 2 cannot be turned to match any of the other four figures.
Option 2 is the only figure with no rotation-equivalent partner, so it is the odd one out.

Look for a figure with no rotation-equivalent partner: figures 1&4 and 3&5 pair up, leaving figure 2 unmatched → Option 2 is different ✓

Figures 1 and 3 can be turned to match each other exactly, and figures 2 and 4 can also be turned to match each other exactly. Figure 5 cannot be turned to match any of the other four figures.
Option 5 is the only figure with no rotation-equivalent partner, so it is the odd one out.

Look for a figure with no rotation-equivalent partner: figures 1&3 and 2&4 pair up, leaving figure 5 unmatched → Option 5 is different ✓

Figures 1 and 4 can be turned to match each other exactly, and figures 2 and 5 can also be turned to match each other exactly. Figure 3 cannot be turned to match any of the other four figures.
Option 3 is the only figure with no rotation-equivalent partner, so it is the odd one out.

Look for a figure with no rotation-equivalent partner: figures 1&4 and 2&5 pair up, leaving figure 3 unmatched → Option 3 is different ✓

Every figure has as many pins in its cluster as the polygon has sides. In figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the pin cluster grows from the middle of one of the polygon's sides. In figure 1, the cluster grows from a corner instead.
Option 1 is the only figure where the pins grow from a corner rather than a side-midpoint, so it is the odd one out.

Check where the pin cluster grows from: side-midpoint (4 figures) vs a corner (1 figure) → Option 1 is different ✓

Every figure has as many pins in its cluster as the polygon has sides. In figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, the pin cluster grows from a corner of the polygon. In figure 3, the cluster grows from the middle of a side instead.
Option 3 is the only figure where the pins grow from a side-midpoint rather than a corner, so it is the odd one out.

Check where the pin cluster grows from: a corner (4 figures) vs side-midpoint (1 figure) → Option 3 is different ✓

In figures 1, 2, 3 and 5, the number of pins in the cluster equals the number of sides of the polygon. Figure 4 has one pin more than its number of sides.
Option 4 is the only figure where the pin count does not match the side count, so it is the odd one out.

Count the pins and compare to the number of sides: equal (4 figures) vs one extra pin (1 figure) → Option 4 is different ✓