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Non-verbal Reasoning · Question 28 of 65

A square of tracing paper is creased twice along the dashed lines and then pierced at a single point.

Question 28

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A square of tracing paper is creased twice along the dashed lines and then pierced at a single point. Which figure shows every hole once it is unfolded?

A square sheet, thought of as a 4 by 4 grid: the bottom half is folded up onto the top half, then the left half is folded over onto the right half. One hole is then punched through the folded sheet, in the square at (row, column) (2, 4) of the original sheet.
Options for question 28

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Open the folds in reverse order. Opening a fold adds the mirror image of every hole across that fold line, because each hole went through both layers.

  2. Opening step 2 (the vertical fold) gives holes at (2, 1), (2, 4) (row, column).

  3. Opening step 1 (the horizontal fold) gives holes at (2, 1), (2, 4), (3, 1), (3, 4) (row, column).

  4. Figure 2 shows these 4 holes.

Worth noting

The folded sheet has 4 layers, so each punch makes 4 holes. A figure with fewer holes has left a fold closed; one with the right number in the wrong places has opened a fold about the wrong line.

Concept
Unfolding a punched sheet: reflect the holes across each fold line
Typical time
70 s
Your time
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The rule this testsPaper folding and punching
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