Non-Verbal Reasoning — Mirror, Paper Folding, Dice & Figures — Practice

Question 1

Which of these words reads the same in a mirror?
(a) MOM  (b) WOW  (c) TOT  (d) All of these

Accepted Answer

M, O, W, T all have vertical symmetry, and each word is a palindrome — so MOM, WOW and TOT all read unchanged in a mirror.

Answer: (d) All of these.

Question 2

A clock shows 3:25. What time does its mirror image show?
(a) 8:35  (b) 9:35  (c) 8:25  (d) 9:25

Accepted Answer

Mirror time = 11:60 − 3:25 = 8:35.

Answer: (a) 8:35.

Question 3

A square paper is folded in half twice (once vertically, once horizontally) and two holes are punched. On unfolding, the number of holes is:
(a) 4  (b) 6  (c) 8  (d) 16

Accepted Answer

Two folds → each punch appears 2² = 4 times.

2 punches × 4 = 8 holes, symmetric about both fold lines.

Answer: (c) 8.

Question 4

Two positions of a die show faces {1, 3, 5} and {3, 4, 6} around the same corner orientation. Which number is opposite 3?
(a) 1  (b) 2  (c) 4  (d) 6

Accepted Answer

Adjacent to 3 across both views: 1, 5, 4, 6. The only number never seen with 3 is 2.

Opposite of 3 = 2.

Answer: (b) 2.

Question 5

A cube painted on all faces is cut into 64 equal small cubes. How many small cubes have exactly two painted faces?
(a) 16  (b) 20  (c) 24  (d) 32

Accepted Answer

n = 4 (since 4³ = 64). Two-face cubes lie on edges: 12(n−2) = 12 × 2 = 24.

Answer: (c) 24. (Check: 8 + 24 + 24 + 8 = 64 ✓.)

Question 6

The total number of squares in a 4×4 grid of unit squares (i.e., a chessboard corner of side 4) is:
(a) 16  (b) 20  (c) 30  (d) 40

Accepted Answer

1² + 2² + 3² + 4² = 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 = 30.

Answer: (c) 30.

Question 7

A cross-shaped net has faces in a vertical column: A, B, C (top to bottom), with D and E flanking B, and F below C. Which face is opposite B?
(a) A  (b) C  (c) F  (d) E

Accepted Answer

In any straight line of a net, faces separated by exactly one square are opposite.

The column here is A-B-C-F: one-apart pairs are A↔C and B↔F. The flanking faces D and E form the third pair.

Opposite of B = F.

Answer: (c) F. Mark all three opposite pairs (A–C, B–F, D–E) before reading the options.

Question 8

In a figure series, an arrow points N, then NE, then E, then SE. The next figure's arrow points:
(a) S  (b) SW  (c) NE  (d) N

Accepted Answer

The arrow rotates 45° clockwise each step.

SE + 45° CW = S.

Answer: (a) S.

Question 9

Which word will NOT look the same in its water image (reflection in water below it)?
(a) CODE  (b) BEACH  (c) DECIDE  (d) ICEBOX

Accepted Answer

Water image flips each letter top-to-bottom in place; only letters with horizontal symmetry survive: B C D E H I K O X.

Test every letter: CODE ✓, DECIDE ✓, ICEBOX ✓ — all letters belong to the set.

BEACH: B✓ E✓ A✗ — 'A' has no horizontal symmetry, so BEACH changes.

Answer: (b) BEACH. Method: one non-member letter kills the option — test every letter against the set.

Question 10

In an embedded-figure question, the given figure is a small 'Z' shape. The correct option is the one that:
(a) contains a rotated version of Z  (b) contains the Z in the SAME size and orientation  (c) contains a mirrored Z  (d) is the Z drawn larger

Accepted Answer

Embedded-figure convention: the target must appear in the option in the SAME size and orientation (rotations/mirrors don't count unless stated).

Answer: (b). Trace the target's distinctive corner in each option to find it fast.

Practice — Non-Verbal Reasoning — Mirror, Paper Folding, Dice & Figures

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