Spatial Reasoning · Hard · 5 of 16
Mental Rotation puzzle #5 (hard)
Which option is the same shape, only rotated? Tap an option to check your answer, or show the answer for the step-by-step solution. Rule in play: cube cluster.
Plate 05 / 16 · Hard
Which option is the same shape, only rotated?
Tap the option you think is right, or show the answer.
Show the answer
Option 3 is the same cube cluster, turned.
How to solve it
- Count the cubes in each arm of the cluster and note the order of the arms.
- Follow the chain from one end: note whether each bend goes left or right, and up or down, relative to the arm before it.
- Option 3 has the same arms with the same bends, seen from a different angle.
- The other options bend the opposite way at one point: they are mirror images.
About this puzzle
Hard puzzles use clusters of cubes turned in space, where you compare the direction of each bend. It was generated by the same engine that builds the IQ Octopus test, from a fixed seed, so it stays the same every time you visit. In the real test, items like this are generated fresh for every attempt.
New to this format? Read how to solve them, or time yourself on 10 in a row with the practice test.
Related
- No. 01Hard mental rotation16 hard puzzles with answers and worked solutions.
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- No. 03Spatial reasoning testRotation or mirror image? Ten timed spatial puzzles.
- No. 04Spatial reasoningMental rotation, mirror images and the odd one out.
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