About Mirror Image
A shape appears. Four candidates. Three are just rotations. One is a true mirror — flipped. Find the flipped one.
How to Play
- See the target shape
- Examine 4 candidate shapes
- Pick the one that's a MIRROR (flipped) version
- Rotated-but-not-flipped versions are the wrong answers
- +10 per correct
Tips & Strategy
- Pick an asymmetric feature of the original (a corner, a notch, an offset element) and look for it on the OPPOSITE side in the mirror
- If you imagine folding the original in half, the mirror is what you'd see on the other side
- Shapes with text or letters are easier — letters reverse legibly
- Don't trust your gut — rotations and mirrors look similar at a glance
Brain Benefits
Distinguishing mirror images from rotations trains a specific visual processing skill that's used in geometry, design, and reading (especially for distinguishing letters like b/d, p/q in early literacy).