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Spatial
Hard
PPT
3D Cubes
Fold it in your head
A flat cube net is shown with symbols on its faces — work out which of four folded cubes it makes. Symbol orientation counts as well as position. Mental manipulation of 3D objects — spatial awareness as NATS and the ATSA assess it.
Duration
~6 min
Length
Timed set
Difficulty
Hard
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What to expect
- A cube net with symbols on four of its six faces.
- Four folded cubes to choose between, only one consistent.
- Instant green/red feedback, then it moves on by itself.
- Distractors that differ only in which face a symbol sits on, or which way up it is.
What it measures
- Spatial visualisation
- Mental manipulation of 3D shapes
- Working under time pressure
Instructions
- 1Fix one face as your reference, then work round from it.
- 2Track adjacent faces rather than trying to fold the whole net at once.
- 3Check orientation too — a symbol on the right face but turned the wrong way is still wrong.
- 4Rule out options on a single contradicting face.
Tips
- Faces two apart along a net's row end up opposite each other, so they can never be seen together.
- Practise until you can eliminate on one face alone.
What the task looks like
3D Cubes
A flat cube net with symbols on its faces, and four folded cubes to choose between. Only one is consistent with the net — and symbol orientation counts as well as position.
Mental manipulation of 3D objects. The distractors differ only in which face a symbol sits on or which way up it is, so the item punishes anyone who folds the net roughly and then guesses.
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