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

Grade 3 · Level 9 · Easy

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0067 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it rotates the figure 180 degrees clockwise. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Mental Rotation

Question 2 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 5 · Level 11 · Hard

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0027 Figure Analogy sample question
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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 3 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 6 · Level 12 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0035 Figure Analogy sample question
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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

Grade 5 · Level 11 · Hard

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0090 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it changes to the next shape in the pattern and adds one dot. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Shape Transformation And Visual Quantity Change

Question 5 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 3 · Level 9 · Easy

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0166 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it rotates the figure 90 degrees clockwise. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Mental Rotation

Question 6 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 5 · Level 11 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0041 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it moves the figure one position up. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Spatial Position Change

Question 7 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 3 · Level 9 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0032 Figure Analogy sample question
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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 8 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 5 · Level 11 · Easy

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0076 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it rotates the figure 90 degrees clockwise. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Mental Rotation

Question 9 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Kindergarten · Level 5/6 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0149 Figure Analogy sample question
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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

Grade 4 · Level 10 · Easy

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0103 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it moves the figure one position left. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Spatial Position Change

Question 11 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 2 · Level 8 · Easy

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0172 Figure Analogy sample question
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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 12 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 2 · Level 8 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0137 Figure Analogy sample question
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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 13 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Kindergarten · Level 5/6 · Hard

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0120 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it moves the figure one position right and rotates the figure 90 degrees clockwise. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Spatial Position Change And Mental Rotation

Question 14 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 6 · Level 12 · Easy

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0070 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it moves the figure one position down. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Spatial Position Change

Question 15 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 3 · Level 9 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0074 Figure Analogy sample question
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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 16 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 2 · Level 8 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0080 Figure Analogy sample question
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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

Grade 6 · Level 12 · Medium

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0155 Figure Analogy sample question
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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 18 of 18

Figure Analogy Practice Question

Grade 5 · Level 11 · Hard

Non-Verbal

Figure A changes to Figure B. Which answer shows Figure C changed in the same way?

CQ-NV-FA-0147 Figure Analogy sample question
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The first figure changes into the second figure by this rule: it reflects the figure across a vertical mirror line and moves the figure one position down. Apply the same rule to the third figure to get the answer.

Skill tested: Visual Reflection And Spatial Position Change

Next practice steps

Continue with Figure Matrix, Figure Classification, or Pattern Completion practice.

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