Example 1 · level 1 — a gentle start
Which one of these could be folded up to make a cube?
Answer: — A cube net has six squares that fold onto six different faces. If two squares would land on the same face, it cannot be folded.
11+ nets: which folds into a cube questions
Nets: which folds into a cube 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
- A cube has six faces, so a net needs six squares — joined edge to edge.
- Fold it in your head, one square at a time, and keep track of where each one lands.
Where marks get lost: If two squares would land on the SAME face, it cannot be folded. This 2 by 3 block overlaps.
Worked examples
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Example 2 · level 2 — typical of early practice
Which one of these could be folded up to make a cube?
Answer: — A cube net has six squares that fold onto six different faces. If two squares would land on the same face, it cannot be folded.
Example 3 · level 3 — standard paper difficulty
Which one of these could be folded up to make a cube?
Answer: — A cube net has six squares that fold onto six different faces. If two squares would land on the same face, it cannot be folded.
Example 4 · level 4 — a harder paper
Which one of these could be folded up to make a cube?
Answer: — A cube net has six squares that fold onto six different faces. If two squares would land on the same face, it cannot be folded.
Example 5 · level 5 — the level that separates candidates
Which one of these could be folded up to make a cube?
Answer: — A cube net has six squares that fold onto six different faces. If two squares would land on the same face, it cannot be folded.
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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