Supplemental nonverbal reasoning practice. This activity builds related visual reasoning skills, but it is not one of the nine named core CogAT subtests.
Supplemental Figure Analogy Practice Questions
Figure Analogy questions ask students to understand how one figure changes into another and then apply the same relationship to a new figure.
Practice original CogAT-style figure analogy questions for visual reasoning.
How to use this practice page
- Read each question carefully before selecting an answer.
- Choose A, B, C, or D, then check the answer explanation.
- Look for the reasoning rule instead of guessing from the first thing you notice.
- Use the explanations to talk through the thinking process with your child or student.
Skills practiced: analogical reasoning, transformation rules, visual relationships, rotation, reflection, and attribute changes.
Figure Analogy Practice
Select an answer for each question, then check your work to see the explanation.
Question 1 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes the shading one step from outline to gray to solid. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Attribute Transformation
Question 2 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes the shading one step from outline to gray to solid and reflects the figure across a horizontal mirror line. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Attribute Transformation And Visual Reflection
Question 3 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes to the next shape in the pattern. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Shape Transformation
Question 4 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes the shading one step from outline to gray to solid. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Attribute Transformation
Question 5 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it removes one dot and rotates the figure 180 degrees clockwise. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Change And Mental Rotation
Question 6 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it adds one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Change
Question 7 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it removes one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Change
Question 8 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it rotates the figure 90 degrees counterclockwise. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Mental Rotation
Question 9 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes the shading one step from outline to gray to solid. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Attribute Transformation
Question 10 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it moves the figure one position left and removes one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Spatial Position Change And Visual Quantity Change
Question 11 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it moves the figure one position down and changes to the next shape in the pattern. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Spatial Position Change And Shape Transformation
Question 12 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it adds one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Change
Question 13 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes to the next shape in the pattern and rotates the figure 180 degrees clockwise. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Shape Transformation And Mental Rotation
Question 14 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes to the next shape in the pattern. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Shape Transformation
Question 15 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it removes one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Change
Question 16 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes the shading one step from outline to gray to solid. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Attribute Transformation
Question 17 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it reflects the figure across a vertical mirror line and adds one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Visual Reflection And Visual Quantity Change
Question 18 of 18
Figure Analogy Practice Question
Non-Verbal
Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?
Show explanation
The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it removes one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.
Skill tested: Visual Quantity Change
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