11+ non-verbal reasoning questions
Which figure comes next in the sequence?
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What is non-verbal reasoning in the 11+?
Puzzles with shapes and patterns instead of words: what comes next in a sequence, which shape is the odd one out, what a shape looks like turned or reflected, and shape codes.
Which 11+ tests have non-verbal reasoning?
Kent, Bucks, Medway and most other GL Assessment tests include it. Kent also has short spatial reasoning sections.
How can my child get better at non-verbal reasoning?
Learn to check one feature at a time: shape, number, shading, size, position and direction. Most questions turn on one or two of these.
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What it does
Pick a question type and a level. Each answer is marked straight away, with the method.
45 original drawn questions in the GL style: sequences, odd one out and groups, reflections and turns, spatial reasoning and shape codes, at three levels.
Method
- Every question was written by our team and its drawing, key and worked answer checked by a second reviewer before it went on this page.
- Each wrong answer has its own reason, so a child sees which rule they missed.