NNAT3 Level G key terms

A comparison stating that one pair of items relates in the same way as a second pair, so the missing item can be found by applying the first pair's rule to the second.

The standard written layout of an analogy item, where the link between the first two items must be copied to complete the second pair.

The single transformation, such as adding a side, rotating, or darkening, that connects the first pair of an analogy and must also connect the second pair.

A change applied in exactly the same way to both halves of an analogy, so the answer choice must show the identical operation rather than a similar-looking one.

An answer choice built to look plausible but that breaks the item's rule in some detail, such as wrong size, wrong shading, or wrong position.

The strategy of ruling out answer choices that clearly violate the rule, narrowing the field before choosing among the remaining options.

Checking a chosen answer by applying the rule to it a second time to confirm it fits every part of the pattern, not just the most obvious part.

Finding the missing piece of a design in which a large square has a section removed and the candidate must select the piece that restores the whole design.

The cut-out section of a larger design that the candidate must supply, matching lines, shading, and shapes at the edges of the gap.

Comparing the borders of a candidate piece with the borders of the gap so that lines and shaded regions meet without breaks, shifts, or overlaps.

The requirement that a line entering the gap on one side must leave the piece at the matching point on the opposite side, with the same slope.

Correct positioning of shapes and lines so that elements inside the missing piece sit exactly where the surrounding design requires them.

A design property in which one half mirrors or repeats the other, often used to infer what the missing section of a pattern must contain.

A property in which a figure looks unchanged after being turned by some angle less than a full turn, useful for predicting repeated elements around a center.

A mental or drawn set of rows and columns placed over a design so that positions of shapes and lines can be described and compared precisely.

Working out the rule that governs a left-to-right or top-to-bottom sequence of figures, then choosing the figure that continues the sequence correctly.

An ordered series of figures in which each item differs from the previous one by a rule that stays the same throughout the series.

The repeating change, such as gaining a shape, shifting a position, or alternating shading, that generates each successive figure in a series.

The amount of change between consecutive figures in a series, for example one added side, one position moved, or one shade darkened.

A numerical rule in a series, such as sides increasing by one each time or shapes increasing 1, 2, 3, that predicts the next figure's count.

A series in which two rules take turns, so odd-positioned figures follow one rule and even-positioned figures follow another.

A series in which a fixed group of figures or attributes recurs in the same order, so the next item is found by continuing the cycle.

Mentally moving, turning, folding, or assembling shapes to determine how a figure looks after a change in position or orientation.

Imagining a figure turned by a stated angle, then identifying which answer choice shows the same figure in that new orientation.

Turning a figure around a fixed point by a given angle, such as 90 degrees clockwise, without flipping it over.

Flipping a figure across a line so it becomes a mirror image, which changes handedness and cannot be produced by rotation alone.

The result of reflecting a figure across a line, where left and right are exchanged and the figure's orientation is reversed.

Sliding a figure to a new position without rotating or flipping it, so its orientation and shape stay exactly the same.

Bending paper or a shape along a line so one part lies over another, used to predict the pattern of holes or creases that results.

Opening a folded shape back out to see where punched holes or creases appear, with each hole mirrored across every fold line it crossed.

Holes made through folded paper that appear in multiple places when the paper is opened, mirrored across each fold line.

A spatial task in which a sheet is folded one or more times, holes are punched, and the candidate identifies the unfolded sheet's hole pattern.

The direction a figure faces, described by which way its top, point, or opening is turned relative to the page.

Where a figure sits within its frame, such as top-left or center, which may change while shape and orientation stay the same.

A feature of a figure such as number of sides, size, color, shading, or outline style that can change independently within a pattern.

The fill of a shape, such as white, gray, black, or hatched, which often follows its own rule separate from shape or position.

An answer choice showing a figure that has been rotated rather than altered, so it is the same shape seen from another angle.

A task in which all but one figure share a common property, and the candidate identifies the figure that does not belong.