Welcome to the tutorial for Comprehension Figures.
A description of a graphic is presented. Students must select the right answer from four possible graphic solutions. For example, find a square inside a triangle that is next to a star. Higher levels use a code. For example: a shoe equals a square, a tree equals a circle and a car equals an octagon. Find a shoe inside a car that is above a tree. The graphic answers are shown with the geometric shapes so the student must translate and remember the code.
Skills trained:
Major: comprehension, VP-manipulation, working memory
Minor: selective attention, VP-discrimination, divided attention, processing speed, logic and reasoning
When you first click to begin any exercise, you will see the instruction screen. These instructions change for each level. There is a link to play an audio version of the instructions if needed.
Otherwise click OK to go to the next screen. On the next screen, click start to begin the exercise.
Below are the instructions for level 1.
The green bar at the top will contain the instructions for each question.
The menu button on the bottom left is only available for administrators. Students will not see this option.
If you need to hear each question, the sound is controlled by the button in the lower left corner. Students can turn the sound for directions on or off as needed.
Below is an example of how a questions will be presented and the four choices below.
The instructions say to find “a house below a ring”.
Look at the four graphics and select the one that best shows this relationship. In this example the correct choice is the lower left corner.
The time left to play this exercise is displayed in the upper right corner. Keep playing until this time expires.
Starting at level 6, the challenge becomes harder.
There will be a legend or key that shows what shapes represent certain objects.
In the example above, a square represents a balloon and a star represents a computer.
The instructions will use the terms balloon and computer and the student has to translate that into the figures using the key.
In this example the instructions say to find a computer around a balloon.
So the graphic would show a star (computer) around a square (balloon). It could also be viewed as a square inside of a star. This represents the same relationship.
The correct answer is the lower right corner.
The levels progress to where they use three objects and then four objects at the highest levels. Below are examples of each.
Descriptions of objects are provided and the student must figure out what object is defined. Then the student must figure out the relationship between the objects and select the correct answer.
In this example the traffic stop sign is an octagon, the wheel shape is a circle and the badge is a star.
The octagon is contained, or is inside of, the circle. This group is to the left of a star. The correct answer is the upper left graphic.
The following level shows four objects. See if you can figure out the correct answer.
The following terms are used to define how objects or shapes are placed in relationship to one another.
- Above, over, on top of
- Below, under, beneath
- Inside, in, within, surrounded by, contained by
- Around, outside, exterior
- Right, left
- Higher, lower
- Intersecting
- Touching, in contact with
- Behind, in the rear of, being covered by
- In-front-of
Example 1
Glove is above, over or on top of the light bulb
Light bulb is below, under or beneath the glove
Example 2
Star is left of the octagon
Octagon is right of the star
Example 3
Cup is lower than a bush
Circle is around, outside, exterior a star
Example 5
The object in front blocks the object behind.Plus sign is behind, in the rear of, being covered by a star
Circle is touching a plus sign
With intersecting you see the object behind
Octagon is below a square
Summary of terms used to describe the Objects:
For many levels, the question will be defined using the following terms. The student must understand this description to refer to the object, and use that information to complete the task.
Balloon
- an item filled with air, a thing you blow up
- an object you can pop, a rubber object
Bush
- a green plant, something you plant
- a thing that grows leaves, an object that grows
Cake
- something you frost, an object with candles
- a dessert, a birthday food
Car
- an object with four wheels, a thing with a license plate
- something you ride in, a thing that moves you
Chicken
- a thing that pecks, an object with feathers
- an egg-laying thing, something that clucks
- an object with an hour hand, something with an alarm
- an object that tells time, something with 12 numbers
Computer
- a device with a keyboard, a programmable machine
- a device to connect to the Internet, a thing that stores data
Cup
- an object that holds liquid, an item you find in the cupboard
- An object used for drinking, a drinking container
Elephant
- a large animal, an animal with a trunk
- an animal seen at a circus, an animal with large ears
Fish
- something with gills, a thing that lives in water
- a thing with fins, a thing that swims
- an object worn on hands, a clothing object
- A hand covering for warmth, a thing to warm hands
Cap
- an object worn on the head, a type of hat
- a head covering, an object that shades the eyes
House
- an object with a roof, something with a door
- something you walk into, a place you live in
Light bulb
- an object made of glass, an object you turn on
- an object that shines, a thing that burns out
Piggy Bank
- an object for coins, an object with a slot
- an animal-shaped object, an object used for saving money
- a finger ornament, an object with a diamond
- a type of jewelry, an item worn on a finger
Shoe
- an object you put on feet, a thing with laces
- an item that protects feet, something you put on to walk
Suitcase
- an item you carry traveling, something you pack
- a container of clothing, a thing you put clothes in
Telephone
- a device with numbered buttons, an object that rings
- a device to talk into, something you dial
TV
- an object with a remote, an object with channels
- something you watch, a thing with commercials
Shapes
- a round thing, a shape with no corners, a ball shape
- a wheel shape
Square
- a shape with four equal sides, a shape with four corners, a shape like a chess board
- a cube shape
Star
- a thing that sparkles, a light at night, something found in Hollywood
- the shape of a badge
Plus
- a plus sign
- a shape that means addition, a math symbol, a red cross shape
Octagon
- a shape with eight sides, a shape like a stop sign
- a traffic stop sign