Complete the Pair - Counting Example
11+ Non-Verbal Reasoning, topic 4.3.1
Complete the Pair - Counting
Many of the questions you will be asked require you to count dots, lines, zig-zags, squares or any other part of an image.
Question
- Does image A, B, C or D complete the pair?
Start with the complete pair
- The pattern in the first pair is the same as the pattern used to complete the second pair.
Find the pattern
- The only difference between the two images is the number of circles, so this is our pattern.
- The number of circles increases by 2 (from 3 to 5).
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Apply the pattern to the second pair
- Now we use the pattern of circles increasing by two to work out what would complete the second pair.
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Count the circles
Follow the pattern
Compare with shape A ❌
Compare with shape C ❌
Compare with shape D ❌
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Compare with shape B ✅
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Give the correct answer
- Shape B is the correct answer as the image contains six circles, following the pattern of increasing the number of circles by two.
Test yourself on Complete the Pair - Counting Example
What pattern can you see in the first pair of images?