Non-Verbal Reasoning: Rotational Symmetry and Its Order
Spin a shape all the way round: how many times does it fit exactly into its own outline? That number is its order of rotational symmetry. Percy the penguin shows that a rectangle fits twice (order 2) and a square four times (order 4), then you find the order for a regular hexagon.
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1:28Non-Verbal Reasoning: Rotating Shapes
Which option shows this L shape turned a quarter turn clockwise? Leo the lion watches the shape spin and follows one corner around, then avoids the mirror-image trap. Then find the L shape after a half turn.
1:41Non-Verbal Reasoning: Reflecting Shapes
Hopper the frog sees his reflection in the pond. Learn how a shape flips over a mirror line: each part stays the same distance from the line, on the other side. Find the reflection in a vertical mirror line, then in a horizontal one, and spot the rotation trap.
1:46Non-Verbal Reasoning: Rotation or Reflection?
Is shape b a turned copy of shape a, or its mirror image? Fizz the fox imagines turning the L shape: if it can be turned to fit, it is a rotation; if it has to be flipped over, it is a reflection. Then find the one reflection among three turned L shapes yourself.