6.1.1

Codes Example

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Codes

You will be given a sequence of images, each its own code referring to the shapes and shading within the image.

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Question

  • Does code A, B, C or D describe the shape?
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Find similar shapes

  • The shading in the last three images is the same, as is the first letter in the code.
  • So B as the first letter in the code means the shape is a square.
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Find similar shading

  • The shading in the first two images is the same, as is the second letter in the code.
  • So P as the second letter in the code means shading with lines.
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Crack the code

  • We can deduce that H as the second letter in the code means shading with stars.
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Crack the code

  • We can deduce that R as the second letter in the code means shading with dots.
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Crack the code

  • We know the first letter of the missing code is B as the shape is a square.
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Give the correct answer

  • The only letter not seen before in the codes is G, so that must be the code for shading with wiggly lines.

Jump to other topics

1Find the Reflection/Rotation

2Complete the Grid

3Complete the Set

4Complete the Pair

5Odd One Out

6Codes

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