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Perception
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Simple Drawings

Spot the odd one out — fast

The SIFT's opening speed test: five simple drawings, four the same and one different — tap the odd one out. About 100 items in 2 minutes, roughly 0.8 seconds each. Pure perceptual speed and accuracy, and wrong answers are penalised.

Duration
~2 min
Length
~100 items · 2 min
Difficulty
Medium

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What to expect

  • Five small drawings per item; pick the one that differs.
  • On the real SIFT: about 100 items in 2 minutes. You won't finish them all.
  • Guessing is penalised, so build a fast but honest rhythm.

What it measures

  • Perceptual speed under extreme time pressure
  • Accuracy at a glance without over-thinking
  • Sustained focus across a rapid-fire set

Instructions

  1. 1Trust your first read and move immediately.
  2. 2Don't dwell — a missed item costs less than lost seconds.
  3. 3Keep a steady cadence rather than machine-gunning answers.

Tips

  • Scan for the single feature that breaks the pattern.
  • Speed matters, but random guessing lowers your score.
  • Warm up first so your first items aren't your slowest.
Format: Perception subtest · odd-one-out · real test ~100 items / 2 min