Example 1 · level 1 — a gentle start
What does this stack of cubes look like from ABOVE?
Answer: — Looking from above, a tall column and a single cube look exactly the same — height does not show.
11+ 3d views questions
3D views is pure pattern-spotting — no reading, no arithmetic. Here is what the figures are doing, the order to check things in, and five worked examples with the reasoning written out, easiest first.
Non-verbal reasoning · examined by GL and CEM · 5 worked examples
What your child needs to know
- Cubes are stacked up. You are asked what it looks like from one direction.
- From ABOVE you cannot tell how tall anything is. A tall tower is just one square.
Where marks get lost: Count the squares on the floor, not the cubes in the pile.
Worked examples
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Example 2 · level 2 — typical of early practice
What does this stack of cubes look like from ABOVE?
Answer: — Looking from above, a tall column and a single cube look exactly the same — height does not show.
Example 3 · level 3 — standard paper difficulty
What does this stack of cubes look like from the SIDE?
Answer: — Looking from above, a tall column and a single cube look exactly the same — height does not show.
Example 4 · level 4 — a harder paper
What does this stack of cubes look like from ABOVE?
Answer: — Looking from above, a tall column and a single cube look exactly the same — height does not show.
Example 5 · level 5 — the level that separates candidates
What does this stack of cubes look like from ABOVE?
Answer: — Looking from above, a tall column and a single cube look exactly the same — height does not show.
How to practise this at home
- Non-verbal reasoning improves fastest with a fixed checking order — count, then look at shading, then rotation, then position.
- Encourage your child to say the rule out loud before choosing. A rule they can state is a rule they can apply to the options.
- Do not rush to timed papers. Accuracy on the rule comes first; the speed follows it, never the other way round.
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