Unit 13 · Spatial Reasoning
Cube Net Folding — Which View Is Correct?
Lesson 2 of 2
Cube nets fold into 3D shapes — your job is to find the one view that could actually happen when the net is folded, using opposite-face rules.
Net-to-view questions appear on most Selective TS papers; wrong options usually show opposite faces side by side or flip a symbol’s orientation.
The examiner tests whether you can pair opposite faces from the flat net and reject any 3D view where those opposites touch, or where a symbol faces the wrong way after folding.
A labelled cube net is shown with four 3D cube views (A–D). Exactly one view matches the net; the others break an opposite-face or orientation rule.
Best approach: List the three opposite pairs from the net first. For each option, check adjacent faces — if two opposites appear beside each other, eliminate it. Among survivors, verify symbol orientation matches the fold direction.
Question
A net of a cube is shown below.
Which of the following could be a possible view of the cube?
Select an answer to see the explanation.
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