PART 4 (For questions 1 through 15)A flat square of paper is folded one or more times. The broken lines indicate the original position of the paper. The solid lines indicate the position of the folded paper. The paper is never turned or twisted. The folded paper always remains within the edges of the original square. There may be from one to three folds in each item. After the fold a hole is punched in the paper. Your task is to mentally unfold the paper and determine the position of the holes on the original square. Choose the pattern of black circles that indicates the position of the holes of the original square. there is only one correct pattern for each item.Here are the rules:

  1. Folds in the paper are always made towards you (the front).
  2. You will see the progression of folding in the question. There will be one, two, or three folds made in total.
  3. Though you will not be shown the starting form, it is always assumed to be a square.
  4. There are only four possible first folds that can be made in the paper, thus folding is not an arbitrary process. These four first folds can each be rotated 90, 180, or 270 degrees to result in a seemingly larger variety of first folds.
  5. The original position of the paper is represented by dashed lines. Solid lines are used to indicate the position of the folded paper.
  6. The folded paper always remains within the boundaries of the original square sheet.
  7. The paper is never twisted or turned.
  8. The holes will only be punched after all folds have been completed.
  9. In the answer choices, filled-in circles indicate the positions of the punched holes.
  10. No “half” holes will be generated. Keep in mind that a complete hole may be generated by punching along a fold. In this case, a “half” punch will result in a complete hole when the paper is unfolded.

Try the following example:

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Figure A shows the original paper. Figure B shows the result of the first fold. Figure C shows the position of the punched hole on the folded paper. When the paper is unfolded the pattern of the holes on the original square is shown by the dark circles in Figure D. The answer has two holes since the pear was two thicknesses when punched.

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