Following Directions questions assess thechild's skill in listening to and comprehending verbal instructions read aloud by the supervisor and then pairing a description with an image.
This description may involve relationships between numbers, shapes, sizes, adverbs such as "up", "down", "above", "below", "near" etc..., relational concepts such as neither/not.
EXAMPLE
Which picture shows a grey arrow above a white circle and a black square?
The correct answer is A. The white circle and the black square are under the grey arrow.
Tips for Solving Following Directions Questions
First, listen carefully to the sentence.
Practice remembering short sequences of objects in their spatial relationship, gradually increasing the difficulty.
Train yourself to visualize images of small objects.
Train yourself to use sentences containing ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc...), sizes, shapes, adverbs of place (above, below,
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