OlympIQ
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Read Identify a smaller figure embedded within a larger figure

This SOF ICSO sample tests: Select the option figure that is exactly embedded as a part of the given complex figure. Read the idea first, then use the method below before you solve.

ICSO · Embedded Figures · 1 linked question · 100% coverage
Know this first

Reasoning questions are solved by converting each clue or visual feature into a consistent rule, then testing that rule against every option.

Clue · One fact that constrains the answerRule · The relationship that must hold throughout
Study deeper: Class 9 ICSO · Embedded Figures

Find the tested idea

Turn the clues or figure into small labelled steps before looking at the options.

Work from the evidence

Start from one confirmed clue, record every change once, then eliminate an option as soon as it breaks that rule.

Verify before choosing

Read the wording, figure and all answer choices exactly as given. Select an option only after it satisfies every stated condition.

OlympIQ exam lens

  • ✓Mark the information given.
  • ✓Apply one rule at a time.
  • ✓Verify the chosen option against every clue.
OlympIQ trap

Do not mentally rotate, reverse or add a pattern unless the question explicitly asks for it.

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