DAT Perceptual Ability: Pattern Folding 2

Question 1

In a pattern folding question, the flat shape with attached tabs and faces is called the:

Accepted Answer

Net

Answer

Vertex

Answer

Projection

Answer

Aperture

Question 2

When folding a net into a cube, two faces that share an edge in the flat pattern will be:

Accepted Answer

Adjacent in the cube

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Opposite in the cube

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The same face

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Removed during folding

Question 3

A cube net has six squares. How many pairs of opposite faces does the finished cube have?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Six

Answer

Four

Question 4

If a shaded triangle on the net points toward a fold line, after folding it will most likely:

Accepted Answer

Meet the adjacent face along that edge

Answer

Disappear inside the solid

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Flip to the opposite side

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Stay flat and unfolded

Question 5

Which strategy best eliminates wrong answers in pattern folding?

Accepted Answer

Checking the placement of one distinctive marked face

Answer

Counting only the number of faces

Answer

Measuring the net with a ruler

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Ignoring shaded areas

Question 6

When a net folds into a three-dimensional figure, faces opposite each other will:

Accepted Answer

Never touch or share an edge

Answer

Always share an edge

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Become a single face

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Point in the same direction

Question 7

A pyramid net consists of a square base and four triangles. When folded, the triangle apexes:

Accepted Answer

Meet at a single top point

Answer

Form a flat lid

Answer

Stay separated

Answer

Fold under the base