1. Odd One Out
Identifying which shape or image is different from the rest based on patterns, number of sides, shading, rotation, or other visual elements.
Non-Verbal Reasoning (NVR) tests a child's ability to understand and analyse visual information and solve problems using shapes, patterns, and logic. It does not rely on language skills, making it a great measure of pure reasoning ability. Below are the common topics tested in the 11+ GL NVR exam
2. Series Completion
Recognising the sequence in a set of patterns and choosing the next figure in the sequence.
3. Analogies
Understanding relationships between pairs of shapes and applying the same relationship to complete another pair.
4. Rotation
Working out how a shape has been rotated clockwise or anti-clockwise to identify the correct option.
5. Reflection (Mirror Images)
Understanding how shapes appear in mirrors placed vertically or horizontally.
6. Codes (Shape Codes)
Identifying how shapes are represented using letters or symbols and decoding them logically.
7. Shape Movement
Tracking the movement of shapes across a grid or pattern, either through slides, flips, or turns.
8. Combining and Splitting Shapes
Visualising how two or more shapes combine to form a complete figure or how a complex shape can be divided into smaller parts.
9. 3D Visualisation
Understanding how a 2D net folds into a 3D shape, identifying correct 3D views, or matching nets to solids.
10. Matrices
Finding patterns across rows and columns in a grid and determining the missing shape using logical reasoning.
11. Layers and Overlapping
Determining how layered shapes interact, and which shapes are hidden, overlapped, or shown transparently.
12. Block Counting
Visualising stacks of cubes and counting how many blocks are visible or hidden from certain angles.
13. Hidden Shapes
Identifying a specific shape that is hidden within a more complex image or background.
14. Folding and Cutting
Predicting outcomes of folding or cutting paper and identifying resulting shapes or patterns.
15. Spinning Shapes
Determining how shapes appear after being spun or rotated in a systematic manner.
16. Vertical Coding
Deciphering a code based on the vertical characteristics of a sequence of shapes or figures.
17. Shape Completion
Choosing the correct missing part of an incomplete shape so that the final figure is symmetrical or logical.
18. Punch Holes and Paper Folding
Imagining how paper looks after being folded and holes punched into it, then unfolded.