NNAT Matrix Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a 3x3 matrix, the top row shows a circle, square, and triangle. The middle row shows a large circle, large square, and large triangle. The bottom row shows a small circle and a small square. What completes the bottom row?
- a small triangle (Correct answer)
- a large triangle
- a medium circle
- a small square
Correct answer: a small triangle
Each row repeats the same three shapes at the same size, so the missing piece is a small triangle.
Question 2: A 3x3 matrix has shapes that rotate 90 degrees clockwise from left to right in each row. The top-left cell shows an arrow pointing up. What does the top-right cell show after two 90-degree clockwise rotations?
- an arrow pointing down (Correct answer)
- an arrow pointing left
- an arrow pointing right
- an arrow pointing up
Correct answer: an arrow pointing down
Two 90-degree clockwise rotations from up: first goes right, second goes down.
Question 3: Each row in a matrix has shapes where the number of sides increases by one from left to right: triangle (3), square (4), pentagon (5). Following this rule, what completes the next row starting with a square?
- square, pentagon, hexagon (Correct answer)
- square, triangle, pentagon
- square, square, square
- triangle, pentagon, heptagon
Correct answer: square, pentagon, hexagon
Starting with a square (4 sides), each shape adds one side: pentagon (5), hexagon (6).
Question 4: A matrix shows a shaded corner moving clockwise to the next corner across each row. The first cell has shading in the top-left corner; the second cell has shading in the top-right corner. Which corner is shaded in the third cell?
- bottom-right (Correct answer)
- bottom-left
- top-left
- top-right
Correct answer: bottom-right
Moving clockwise from top-left to top-right is one step; the next clockwise step lands on bottom-right.
Question 5: In a 3x3 matrix, the number of dots in each cell equals the row number multiplied by the column number. Row 1 col 1 = 1 dot, row 1 col 2 = 2 dots, and so on. How many dots are in row 3, column 3?
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 8
- 12
Correct answer: 9
Row 3 times column 3 equals 9 dots.
Question 6: Each row in a matrix contains a white shape, a grey shape, and a black shape. The left column is always white and each column moves one shade darker. What shading does the right (third) column always have?
- black (Correct answer)
- grey
- white
- striped
Correct answer: black
Following the shading progression white to grey to black, the rightmost column is always black.
Question 7: A 3x3 matrix shows a pattern where each shape in row 2 is the same as row 1 but with one extra inner shape added. Row 1 column 1 shows a plain circle. What does row 2 column 1 show?
- a circle with a smaller circle inside (Correct answer)
- a plain square
- a circle with an X inside
- two separate circles
Correct answer: a circle with a smaller circle inside
The rule adds one inner shape of the same type, so the circle gains a smaller concentric circle inside it.
NNAT Matrix Reasoning 2
In a 3x3 matrix, the top row shows a circle, square, and triangle.
The middle row shows a large circle, large square, and large triangle.
The bottom row shows a small circle and a small square.
What completes the bottom row?