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- Verbal Classification
- A reasoning task giving three words in one category; the answer is the option that belongs to the same category, while distractors fit only some stem words.
- Verbal Analogy
- An A : B :: C : ? item where the relationship between the first pair must be applied in the same direction to the third word to find the answer.
- Sentence Completion
- An item with one or more blanks in a sentence; the correct word must satisfy both the sentence's logic, including contrast or cause connectors, and its grammar.
- Antonym
- A word with the opposite meaning to a given word; antonym items require reading the target word's precise sense in context before choosing.
- Synonym
- A word with a meaning close to a given word; synonym items reward knowing fine shades of meaning rather than only a rough association.
- Main Idea
- The central point a passage conveys; passage questions ask for it, and the correct choice is supported by the whole text rather than one detail.
- Inference
- A conclusion drawn from stated evidence without being directly stated; valid inferences add no new claims beyond what the passage supports.
- Prefix Clue
- A word beginning such as un-, dis-, pre-, re-, or mis- that changes meaning in a predictable way and helps decode an unfamiliar word.
- Suffix Clue
- A word ending such as -less, -ful, -tion, or -able that signals meaning or part of speech and narrows the sense of an unknown word.
- Context Clue
- Surrounding words in a sentence that reveal a word's meaning; contrast connectors like although or but signal that the blank means the opposite.
- Number Series
- A sequence with a hidden rule; test constant differences, constant ratios, growing differences, and alternating or square patterns to find the next term.
- Number Analogy
- An A : B :: C : ? item with numbers; determine the operation linking A to B, then apply the same operation to C.
- Number Puzzle
- A grid or figure of numbers with one missing value; a fixed rule such as a constant row sum or outer-sum-equals-center determines the answer.
- Arithmetic Sequence
- A sequence in which the same number is added each step; the next term equals the last term plus that constant difference.
- Geometric Sequence
- A sequence in which each term is multiplied by the same factor; the next term equals the last term times that constant ratio.
- Order of Operations
- The rule that parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division left to right, then addition and subtraction left to right, govern a calculation.
- Percent Change
- The change divided by the original value, times 100; a percent increase followed by an equal percent decrease leaves a value below the original.
- Mean
- The sum of a set of values divided by how many values there are; if the mean of n numbers is m, their total is n times m.
- Proportion
- An equation stating two ratios are equal, a/b = c/d; it is solved by cross-multiplying to get a times d equals b times c.
- Divisibility by 3
- A number is divisible by 3 exactly when the sum of its digits is divisible by 3; the same digit-sum test works for divisibility by 9.
- Divisibility by 4
- A number is divisible by 4 exactly when its last two digits form a number that is a multiple of 4.
- Figure Classification
- A task giving three figures sharing a hidden feature, such as symmetry or number of sides; the answer is the option with that same feature.
- Figure Analogy
- An A : B :: C : ? item with shapes; describe how A changes into B, then apply that identical transformation to figure C.
- Figure Matrix
- A grid of figures with one cell missing; the missing figure must satisfy the rule running across its row and the rule running down its column.
- Figure Analysis
- A paper-folding task: a sheet is folded, punched, and unfolded; the answer shows the hole pattern found by reflecting punches across each fold line.
- Fold Line
- The crease created by folding paper; unfolding reflects each punched hole across that crease, so holes appear mirrored on the other side.
- Rotation
- A turn of a figure about a point, commonly 90 or 180 degrees; a 90-degree turn changes a vertical symmetry axis to a horizontal one.
- Reflection
- A mirror flip of a figure across a horizontal or vertical line; it reverses orientation while preserving size and shape.
- Symmetry
- A property in which a figure maps onto itself under a flip or turn; line symmetry means one half mirrors the other across an axis.
- Enclosed Regions
- The separate bounded areas inside a figure; counting them is a frequent rule distinguishing correct from incorrect classification answers.
- Shading Inversion
- A transformation swapping filled and unfilled areas of a figure; it commonly appears as the rule linking the first pair in a figure analogy.
- Part Addition
- A transformation that adds or removes a component of a figure, such as an inner shape or a line segment, between the first and second figure.