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Embedded Figures: SSC CGL Reasoning
Embedded Figures and Pattern Completion has 59 questions in the SSC CGL Tier I bank: 39 from the 2023 shifts and 20 from the 2024 shifts, with 9 EASY, 41 MODERATE and 9 HARD. Fifty-four ask you to find a figure hidden among the lines of another, always the same way up, and five ask for the missing piece of a symmetric pattern. Both are visual checks with a fixed order: find the most unusual feature, strike the options that lack it or show it turned, and trace or reflect only the options that are left.
The handout has every subtopic, worked example, formula and trap with answers shown.
Subtopic notes
Embedded Figures
54 PYQsFind the option that contains a given figure hidden among its lines, or the option that is hidden in a given figure, with the figure kept the same size and the same way up.
Pattern Completion
5 PYQsA symmetric figure has one piece missing; the right option is the piece that mirrors the part on the other side of the figure's line of symmetry.
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 6 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 6 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Watch out for (4)
- Accepting a turned or flipped copy→ Finding the figure inside an option
- Ignoring the proportions→ Finding the figure inside an option
- Matching the outline but not the inside→ Finding the option hidden in the figure
- Finding the shape only after turning it→ Finding the option hidden in the figure
Watch out for (2)
- Copying the neighbour instead of reflecting it→ Completing a symmetric pattern
- Reflecting in the wrong line→ Completing a symmetric pattern
PYQ weightage by concept
3 concepts · 59 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
PYQ weightage by concept
3 concepts · 59 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finding the figure inside an option | 33 | 56% |
| Finding the option hidden in the figure | 21 | 36% |
Test yourself on Embedded Figures and Pattern Completion
15 past SSC CGL questions from this chapter, timed at 9 minutes and marked the way the exam marks it. You see your score and every answer the moment you finish. Free to start.