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Here are some practice exercises for you. Choose the let-
ter of the die that is a rotation of the die on the left.

a b c d

1

2

3

4

You’ll find the answers at the end of this chapter.

Spatial Relationships Exercises
To increase spatial abilities, try to draw a floor plan of your
home. After that, sketch a map of your neighborhood. Plan
a party where the main activity is a scavenger hunt where
you design the field of play. Assemble a model of a vehicle
or building that you have admired. In fact, design an activ-
ity yourself that will suit your interests. The key components
are that you will have to think in three dimensions and cre-
ate a physical object from parts. The result will be a combi-
nation of visual and kinesthetic learning.

ANAGRAMS AND ANAGRAMPS
' This is a language exercise. Recall that the visual learning
style makes good use of the printed word. Playing word
games, in general, will help your language-processing skills
and develop your visual learning style.