DAT PAT spatial practice
Work through six spatial task families, from angle openings to exposed cube faces.
Related practice across six PAT families. The shapes, difficulty, and timing do not reproduce the exam.
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Read the method, then put it to work.
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Compare angle openings
Compare the opening between the arms, then put the angles in order.
Lessons & practice
LessonCompare angle openings 3 min readPracticePractice orders angles directly; the exam asks you to select an ordering.
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Unfold in reverse
Undo the last fold first and reflect each hole across the fold line.
Lessons & practice
LessonUnfold in reverse order 2 min readPracticePractice uses a small grid with horizontal and vertical half-folds.
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Match a solid to an opening
Compare the outline of the whole solid along its passage direction.
Lessons & practice
LessonProject the whole solid 3 min readPracticePractice uses a fixed passage direction and quarter-turn rolls.
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Find the missing view
Use two views to constrain the third.
Lessons & practice
LessonFind a missing view 3 min readPracticeOpens Find the missing view mode. Practice uses cube stacks.
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Match a folded cube
Keep the marks and neighboring faces together as the net folds.
Lessons & practice
LessonMatch a marked cube 3 min readPracticeOpens Match the cube mode. Practice uses marked cube nets.
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Count exposed faces
Group cubes by the number of faces exposed on the outside of a stack.
Lessons & practice
LessonNo separate lesson yet.
Start with the instructions in this practice.PracticeDedicated lesson unavailable. Practice paints the outside of the stack except its bottom; begin with the practice instructions.