Non-Verbal ReasoningYears 4–6Code Breaking

Shape code breaking

Crack a code where shapes represent letters or numbers by analysing labelled examples

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a secret code made of shapes! Each shape has a special meaning.

  2. 2

    What do we call a set of shapes that follow a pattern?

  3. 3

    Here's a code: a big red square turns into a small red square. What changed?

  4. 4

    Let's crack this code together: big blue circle → small blue circle → ???

  5. 5

    Tap the shape that comes next in this code: big red triangle → small red triangle → ???

  6. 6

    In the code 'big red square → small red square', what changes each time?

  7. 7

    What comes next: small yellow star → big yellow star → ???

Practise Shape code breaking with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 8–11. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.