Matching Practice Questions

1. Patterns are Key: Look at each image closely and look for patterns or similarities and any images that are missing or different from the pattern.
2. Details Details: Generally, the odd image will have a different color, shape, size, orientation, or other distinctive features.
3. Context: Is there an overall pattern, category or theme?  Do all four images correspond to the category or theme?
4. Elimination: Elimination is the most powerful strategy for answering multiple choice.  Any choices that are obviously wrong eliminate right away.  More on multiple choice strategy
5. Get Creatively: The difference in the odd image may not be obvious.  The odd image may have a subtle difference.  Use your creativity and critical thinking skills to identify these differences.
6. Break it down: If comparing all four images at once is difficult, try comparing pairs.
7. Double-Check: Good advice for answering any type of question.
8. Practice: Like any skill, practice makes perfect. Try solving different types of matching questions regularly to improve your ability to spot patterns and identify outliers.

Analytical Reasoning

Analogies

How to Answer Analogy

Logic and IQ Practice

IQ

Graphic Comparisons

Logic Practice II

Sentence Logic

Matching

Verbal Classification

Law Enforcement

Correctional Officer
BC Police
Ontario Police
Deputy Sheriff
RCMP

Firefighter (Canadian)
OTEE
PSEE

High School

CCAT (7 & 8)

Aptitude

Watson Glaser