Cube Nets
Fold a marked net in your head. Find the opposite face or choose the cube it could make.
Example
Example
The usual questions, with the settings below.
Six squares form a flat cube net. One square has a thicker outline. Fold the net in your head and choose the mark on the face opposite that square. Each mark is on one square.
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What is on the opposite face?
Six squares form a flat cube net. One square has a thicker outline. Fold the net in your head and choose the mark on the face opposite that square. Each mark is on one square.
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Squares that share an edge in the flat net remain adjacent when folded. They cannot be opposite faces.
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Six puzzles of this one type, at your own pace.
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About these challenges
Work through the clues at your own pace. A hint is available for each question, and you can review every answer at the end.
Which mark is opposite the square?
These show the same cube turned two ways. Each mark appears on exactly one face.
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Find the shared edge
Both views show the four dots and the target. Those two faces meet along one fixed edge.
View 1 View 2 Compare its two ends
The square touches those faces at one end of that edge. The ring touches them at its other end. These faces are opposite, so they never meet.
One end Opposite face
Which could be another view of this cube?
Use both views. A turn can move a face, but it cannot reflect the cube or change its neighbors.
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Keep the neighbor relationships
Together, these views establish the opposite pairs: solid dot and target; four dots and plus; ring and square. Opposite faces cannot appear together at one visible corner.
View 1 View 2 Preserve the order around the corner
The matching view has the target on top, the four dots at the front, and the ring on the right. Those positions come from turning the cube. Swapping two faces would mirror it.
Which view keeps the faces and the marks correct?
Both views show the same cube. Check the face order and the direction of the outlined mark.
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Connect the two views
Use the shared marks to connect these views of one cube. The faces stay attached, so a face cannot be rotated independently of its neighbors.
View 1 View 2 Carry the direction with the face
The square's shaded half points toward the four dots face. It must keep pointing toward that face, even if the neighbor is hidden in the new view.
Check both parts
Two choices reverse the other faces, making a mirrored corner. Two twist the outlined mark within its face. Only one preserves both the corner order and the mark direction.
Explore the method
Follow shared edges to find which cube faces end up opposite.
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Six squares form a flat net that folds into a cube. Find the mark on the face opposite the square with the thicker outline.
A useful clue: squares that share an edge in the net remain adjacent faces after folding, so they cannot be opposite. Merely touching at a corner is not the same rule.
The outlined square’s own mark is not offered: a face cannot be opposite itself. The other five marks are offered, and each is on one square.
Use Tab to move between choices and Enter or Space to select. Number keys 1–5 select choices from left to right, row by row.
There is no time limit. Only completed rounds are saved in this browser.
About this practice
A cube net is six connected squares that fold into the six faces of a cube. Choose Opposite faces to find a hidden face, or Match the cube to compare the net with four folded cubes. In both modes, the net stays visible and there is no time limit.
Opposite faces: a worked example
Find the face opposite the square with the thicker outline. Squares that share an edge in the net stay adjacent after folding, so they cannot be opposite. Squares that do not share an edge may still become neighbours: distance across the flat paper is not enough to decide.
Hold the outlined dot facing you. The four squares touching its edges fold into the four side faces. The last flap, marked with a square, closes the back. Answer: square. Turning the finished cube changes which faces you can see, but not which two are opposite.
Match the cube: a worked example
Choose the one cube that the net can make. First eliminate any choice that puts opposite marks on touching faces. Then check the order of the three visible marks around their shared corner. A rotated cube is allowed; a mirror image is not.
Which cube can this net make?
- Find the opposite pairs first. On this net they are four dots opposite plus, ring opposite dot and target opposite square.
- Cube B shows ring and dot side by side. Opposite faces never touch, so it is out.
- Cube C shows four dots and plus side by side. Opposite faces never touch, so it is out.
- Cube D shows no opposite pair, but the three marks go round the corner the wrong way. That is a mirror image, and no turn makes it.
- That leaves cube A.
What each level changes
- Levels 1–2: cross-shaped nets, with the net turned at level 2.
- Levels 3–4: branched nets. In Match the cube, wrong choices start to include mirrored corners.
- Levels 5–6: strip nets that you follow from one square to the next.
- Levels 7–8: all eleven cube-net layouts, with flat nets turned or mirrored at level 8.
- Level 9, Match the cube only: oriented marks. Follow the direction of a triangle, shaded half or diagonal through the fold. The right faces alone are not enough; the mark must also point the right way.
Levels 4 and 6 also turn their nets. Mirroring the flat net at level 8 changes the net you must fold; it does not make a mirror image of that folded cube a valid answer.
What your result means
The score counts correct answers out of 3 to 7 questions, depending on the level. Speed does not affect the score. Compare completed rounds in the same mode and level, and use See how it folds after an answer to check the face relationships. A short round describes those questions, not your overall spatial ability. Ending a round early does not save it.
For more step-by-step practice, try Fold a cube net, Match marked cubes, or the level-9 lesson Follow the mark.
The guide Spatial reasoning tests: the six question types places cube nets alongside other spatial tasks, with a worked example of each. The guides Paper folding test: how to unfold the holes step by step and Mental rotation test: how to tell a turn from a mirror image cover related folding and turning tasks.
For a broader mix of practices, explore the spatial practice test. Sign in free to start a test.
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