Unit 13 · Spatial Reasoning
Cube Net Folding — Which OC View Is Correct?
Lesson 2 of 2
Cube net questions are the signature challenge of OC TS Spatial Reasoning — and the one type that students either love or dread. A 2D net folds into a 3D cube, and you must determine which of four 3D views is possible. The good news: a systematic three-step process removes all guesswork.
Cube net folding questions appear in every OC TS test and increase in difficulty based on how many faces are marked and how subtly the wrong options are constructed. Mastering the folding technique is one of the highest-value skill investments for OC Spatial Reasoning.
The examiner is testing whether you can mentally fold a 2D net into a 3D cube, track which faces end up opposite each other, and verify each 3D view by checking face relationships. Critically, the wrong options always exploit a specific misconception: showing two opposite-face symbols as adjacent, or placing a symbol with the wrong orientation.
A flat net with symbols or patterns on some faces is shown. Four 3D cube views (A–D) are given. Exactly one is a physically possible view when the net is folded. The other three are eliminated because they violate a face relationship — two opposite faces shown adjacent, or a symbol facing the wrong direction.
Best approach: Identify the three pairs of opposite faces from the net first — opposite faces can never appear side-by-side in a 3D view. Then test each answer option: check whether the visible face symbols and their orientations are consistent with the folded cube. Any option showing two opposite-face symbols as adjacent faces is immediately eliminated.
Question
A net of a cube is shown below.
Which of the following could be a possible view of the cube when the net is folded?
Select an answer to see the explanation.
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