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Free non-verbal reasoning worksheet, grade 3 (ages 8–9, UK Year 4)

10 puzzles on page one, the answers and the rules on page two. Ask your child to say the rule before you check it — that’s the part that sticks.

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Non-verbal reasoning worksheet, grade 3 (ages 8–9, UK Year 4)

Name: ____________________

  1. 1.

    small outline purple diamond turned 270° becomes small striped purple diamond turned 270°. What does small green hexagon turned 270° become?

    • Asmall green hexagon turned 270°
    • Bsmall striped green diamond turned 270°
    • Csmall striped green hexagon turned 270°
    • Dlarge striped green hexagon turned 270°
    • Esmall striped green hexagon

  2. 2.

    3 small green hexagons turned 135° becomes 3 small green hexagons turned 225°. What does 3 small orange diamonds become?

    • A2 small orange diamonds turned 90°
    • B3 small orange hexagons turned 90°
    • C3 small orange diamonds
    • D3 small orange diamonds turned 90°
    • E3 large orange diamonds turned 90°

  3. 3.

    small striped green star turned 315°, 2 large striped blue stars turned 45° and 2 outline purple stars turned 45°. Which one belongs with them?

    • A2 large outline purple pentagons turned 225°
    • B2 small striped blue hexagons turned 90°
    • Clarge blue pentagon turned 315°
    • D3 large striped blue stars turned 45°
    • E3 small purple diamonds turned 90°

  4. 4.

    3 striped orange diamonds turned 90° becomes 3 dotted orange diamonds turned 90°. What does 3 blue hexagons turned 315° become?

    • A3 dotted blue diamonds turned 315°
    • B2 dotted blue hexagons turned 315°
    • C3 blue hexagons turned 315°
    • D3 dotted blue hexagons turned 45°
    • E3 dotted blue hexagons turned 315°

  5. 5.

    3 small striped purple stars turned 135°, 2 small blue stars turned 90° and 3 large dotted orange stars turned 315°. Which one belongs with them?

    • Aoutline blue square turned 225°
    • B2 dotted purple circles turned 225°
    • Coutline blue star turned 225°
    • Dsmall striped purple square turned 225°
    • E2 small green diamonds turned 270°

  6. 6.

    small purple circle turned 90° becomes small outline purple circle turned 90°. What does green triangle turned 270° become?

    • Agreen triangle turned 270°
    • Boutline green triangle
    • C2 outline green triangles turned 270°
    • Doutline green triangle turned 270°
    • Eoutline green circle turned 270°

  7. 7.

    small striped orange hexagon turned 135°, 3 large striped orange diamonds turned 270° and 3 small striped blue pentagons turned 135°. Which one belongs with them?

    • A2 large purple stars turned 315°
    • Bsmall orange star turned 315°
    • C2 small dotted purple stars turned 135°
    • Dgreen star turned 315°
    • E3 striped orange hexagons turned 135°

  8. 8.

    A 6 by 6 sheet of paper: the top half folded down onto the bottom. Then one hole is punched through all the layers at row 6, column 6 of the folded paper. Which picture shows the paper unfolded?

    • A2 holes
    • B1 hole
    • C2 holes
    • D2 holes
    • E4 holes

  9. 9.

    A 4 by 4 sheet of paper: the top half folded down onto the bottom. Then 2 holes are punched through all the layers at row 4, column 3 and row 4, column 1 of the folded paper. Which picture shows the paper unfolded?

    • A4 holes
    • B4 holes
    • C8 holes
    • D4 holes
    • E2 holes

  10. 10.

    A 4 by 4 sheet of paper: the right half folded over onto the left. Then 2 holes are punched through all the layers at row 3, column 1 and row 1, column 1 of the folded paper. Which picture shows the paper unfolded?

    • A4 holes
    • B4 holes
    • C2 holes
    • D8 holes
    • E4 holes

Answers, and the rule behind each one

  1. 1. C. Rule: the pattern changes. The shape becomes striped. Everything else stays the same.
  2. 2. D. Rule: it turns. The shape turns 90° clockwise. Nothing else changes.
  3. 3. D. Rule: the same shape. Every one is a star, whatever its size, colour or pattern.
  4. 4. E. Rule: the pattern changes. The shape becomes dotted. Everything else stays the same.
  5. 5. C. Rule: the same shape. Every one is a star, whatever its size, colour or pattern.
  6. 6. D. Rule: the pattern changes. The shape becomes outline. Everything else stays the same.
  7. 7. E. Rule: the same pattern, not the same shape or colour. Every one is striped. It does not matter what shape or colour it is — striped is the rule.
  8. 8. A. Rule: unfold and mirror. The paper was folded once, so unfolding puts a matching hole on the other side of the fold line, the same distance from it.
  9. 9. D. Rule: unfold and mirror. The paper was folded once, so unfolding puts a matching hole on the other side of the fold line, the same distance from it.
  10. 10. B. Rule: unfold and mirror. The paper was folded once, so unfolding puts a matching hole on the other side of the fold line, the same distance from it.