Pattern Folding HELP!

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Kaytimex3

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I need help with pattern folding. I've watched YouTube videos and have practiced! I just can not fold the images in my head. I started to trace the figures onto a sheet of paper to help, however I know on the actual test this will not work. Any suggestions?

Also I posted a few problems that I could not get! Anyone have any insight? Thanks.
 

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everything folds in. Look at the sides of the triangle and try to match up the pattern. The middle part of the triangles will be the bottom of it.
 
For the second one, I think the best way is to find something that's unique in the unfolded piece. I grouped them up into 4 main triangles. One thing I noticed on the very right triangle is that it has a shaded triangle touching another shaded triangle. And looking at the inside area, there's no other way for to get a 2-shaded half triangles. This allows us orient the object in the answers.

For answer A, that very right triangle piece in the unfolded image must be the bottom triangle that is not shown. Folding it will show a mismatch. The shade on the very left of answer A shouldn't be there I think.

Doing something similar for B, we see that 2-shaded touching triangle this time, so we instantly know our orientation. We can immediately eliminate this answer.

C, again, same thing. This mayb be the answer. I would skip to D to see if it could be eliminated.

Everything looks like it matches. I'm just questioning whether or not this view is possible. It does look possible, everything is just hidden.

Going back to C, I don't think there should be a shade at the very bottom of answer C.
Actually looking back at it now, the 1 of the 4 main triangle that has the 2-shaded touching triangles have their triangles in the incorrect spots. The white piece should be at the up-left position.

Is the answer D?
 
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Those are crazy. My best strategy is to just try and rotate images around and see what absolutely cannot happen. This usually allows you to eliminate 1-2 answers at least. If it makes you feel better there were no pattern folding patterns this crazy on my DAT!
 
For the second one, is it D? I just used process of elimination. For A-C, none of the sides matches up. I don't even know how to fold D.
 
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