Spatial Reasoning Sub-test
Welcome to the Spatial Reasoning Test. This assessment measures spatial reasoning: how well you can picture a three-dimensional object in your mind and turn it, or fold it, without seeing it move.
How the test works
This is an adaptive test. It chooses each question based on how you have answered the ones before it, so the questions become harder when you are doing well and easier when you are not. Almost everybody reaches questions they cannot solve, that is the test finding your level, not a sign that you are doing badly.
It is also not the same length for everybody. It stops as soon as it has measured you accurately enough, which usually takes about ten questions, so finishing quickly is a good sign, not a short measure.
Test overview
- Questions: usually between 6 and 16, decided as you go
- Time per question: 60 seconds
- Time for the whole test: about 5 minutes
- Format: four answer options, one question at a time
What the questions look like
- 3D rotation: a target object and four answer objects. Only one of the four is the same object as the target, turned to a different angle. The others are different objects, however similar they look. Choose the one that matches.
- Cube folding: a flat net of a cube and four folded cubes. Only one of the cubes can be made by folding the net. Choose that one. At least three of your questions will be of this kind.
Two things help with the cubes: faces that are opposite each other on the cube can never be seen together, and a pattern keeps its position relative to its neighbours when the net is folded. Use them to rule options out.
Before you start
No pen, paper or calculator is needed, everything is in the picture. Use the largest screen you have: the drawings carry fine detail, and they are noticeably harder to read on a phone. Find somewhere quiet, because the clock does not stop once a question is on screen.
When you are ready, click Begin. You will start with a short untimed practice, which does not count towards your result.