Compare properties, not whole pictures
A figure analogy has two pairs. Picture A changes into B. Apply the same change to C to find the missing picture D.
Check one property at a time: shape, number, fill and, for triangles, direction. Name both what changed and what stayed the same.
Here, three outline circles become three filled circles. Only the fill changed. The number and shape stayed the same.
Transfer the action, not the final picture
The first pair changes outline to filled. Picture C has two outline squares, so D needs two filled squares.
Do not copy B's three circles. Apply the action to C's own shapes and count.
A fill change works both ways: filled becomes outline, and outline becomes filled. Keep every property that the first pair leaves unchanged.
Find the new change
This pair uses a new rule. A has three outline circles; B has four outline circles. C has two filled squares.
In this practice, count rules keep the count, add or subtract one or two, double it, or halve it. Which of these fits A to B?
Apply that count rule to C. Also check whether A to B changes the shape or fill.
Try it
Which picture completes the second pair?
- Three filled squares
- Three outline squares
Show the answer
Three filled squares
A to B adds one shape and keeps the shape and fill unchanged. Adding one to C's two filled squares gives three filled squares.
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