ASVAB · Connecting Points

If a connecting-point question shows a triangle with point A on its top vertex and a circle with point B on its left edge, which is true about the correct answer?

Correct answer

The line must connect the top vertex of the triangle and the left edge of the circle — exactly where points A and B were marked — even if the shapes are rotated/repositioned, the line must touch the same anatomical points

  1. A The line must connect exactly to the top vertex of the triangle and the left edge of the circle
  2. B The line must connect the top vertex of the triangle and the left edge of the circle — exactly where points A and B were marked — even if the shapes are rotated/repositioned, the line must touch the same anatomical points
  3. C The triangle must point downward
  4. D Any line connecting the two shapes is acceptable

Why this is the answer

The marked points are tied to specific anatomical locations on the shape, regardless of how the shape is positioned in the answer figure. If point A is on the TOP VERTEX of the triangle, then even if the triangle is rotated so its top vertex now points sideways, the line in the correct answer must still connect to that SAME VERTEX (the one that was originally at the top). Practical approach: name the marked location anatomically — 'top vertex,' 'left edge midpoint,' 'right side near the bottom,' 'corner where two longest sides meet' — and check that the line connects to that anatomical feature in the answer, no matter how rotated. Many test-takers make the mistake of looking at WHERE the point appears spatially in the original (e.g., 'on the top') and then expecting the answer to also have a point 'on top.' This is wrong — rotations are allowed; what matters is which FEATURE of the shape has the marked point. Lock onto the feature. Edge-midpoint points: the line must hit the MIDPOINT of that edge, not the corner; check carefully. Corner/vertex points: the line must hit the specific vertex, not a nearby edge. SUMMARY: identify the FEATURE on each shape that's marked, then verify each answer's line connects those features point-to-point.
Source: ASVAB AO, Connecting Points Strategy