Non-Verbal ReasoningYears 3–5Shape Analogies

Shape analogies (basic)

Apply the rule that transforms shape A into shape B to transform shape C into the correct answer

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a square 🟦. Now someone turns it into a rectangle — they stretched it! That's a shape analogy.

  2. 2

    If a square becomes a rectangle by stretching, what happened to it?

  3. 3

    Look at these two shapes. The first is a circle ⭕. The second is an oval — like a stretched circle. Now look at the square. What shape should the square become?

  4. 4

    Let's do one together! ⭐ → 🌟 (star gets points added). Now look at triangle ▲. What should it become?

  5. 5

    If a plain circle ⭕ becomes a striped circle 🌀, what should a plain square ⬛ become?

  6. 6

    Now you try! The first shape is a small heart 💖. It becomes a big heart 💗. The second shape is a small star ⭐. What should it become?

  7. 7

    What happens to the star in the shape analogy?

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