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Spatial Reasoning Tests: Rotation, Direction and Shape Patterns
6 min read22 October 2026
Spatial reasoning tests assess your ability to visualise and manipulate shapes and directions in your head, a key skill in engineering, design, aviation and healthcare imaging.
Key points
- •Practise under timed conditions
- •Review explanations for every mistake
- •Use scores alongside other evidence
What is tested
Rotations, direction tracking and repeating shape sequences.
Practice tips
Track each turn step by step and say directions aloud while practising.
Practise with Erudex
Try free timed practice papers at erudexonline.com/aptitude-tests, take the full Erudex IQ Test with a report and certificate at erudexonline.com/iq-test, or screen candidates with invite links from the HR assessments page.
Frequently asked questions
- Who uses spatial tests?
- Engineering, architecture, aviation, manufacturing and the armed forces commonly use them.