Quest Arena · Free Worksheet 04
Non-Verbal Reasoning — Shape Patterns
How to use this sheet. Non-Verbal Reasoning is about spotting changes. For each question, ask yourself three things in order: 1. shape, 2. shading, 3. size or position. Circle the letter of your answer.
Odd one out — find the shape that does not belong
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Which shape is the odd one out?
A B C D E -
Which shape is the odd one out?
A B C D E
Next in the sequence
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Choose the shape that comes next.
→ → → ?A B C D E -
Choose the shape that comes next.
→ → → ?A B C D E
Reflection
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The shape on the left is reflected in the dashed vertical line. Which option shows the reflection?
? A B C D E -
Which option shows the shape rotated 90° clockwise?
→ ?A B C D E
Matrix — which shape completes the grid?
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Choose the shape that belongs in the empty square.
?A B C D E -
Choose the shape that completes the pattern.
?A B C D E
Answer Key & Marking Notes
- D — the circle. All other shapes have straight sides; the circle does not.
- E — the square with a circle inside. All others have a single straight line through them; this one has a circle instead.
- A — triangle rotated 270°. Sequence rotates 90° clockwise each step.
- B — largest filled circle. The circle is growing by a constant amount; same colour and fill.
- A. Reflection flips the shape left-to-right.
- A — bar runs vertically on the right with the dot at the top. A 90° clockwise rotation moves the top-left dot to the top-right.
- A — violet triangle. Each row has circle → square → triangle; the second row keeps the same sequence in violet.
- A — four dots in a row. Pattern adds one circle each step.
Total: 8 marks. NVR is fastest when you focus on one feature at a time. If your child is stuck, ask them to describe the shapes out loud — verbalising forces them to spot the change.