Raven's Progressive Matrices Positional Changes and Motion Questions and Answers

Question 1

A sequence shows a black dot moving within a 3x3 grid.
The first frame shows the dot in the top-left corner.
The second frame shows it in the top-center.
The third frame shows it in the middle-center.
The fourth frame shows it in the middle-right.
Which frame correctly shows the fifth position in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

A grid with the dot in the bottom-right cell.

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A grid with the dot in the bottom-center cell.

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A grid with the dot in the top-right cell.

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A grid with the dot in the middle-left cell.

Question 2

In a 3x3 matrix, a figure (an arrow within a circle) changes from cell to cell. Moving left-to-right across any row, the arrow rotates 90 degrees clockwise. Moving top-to-bottom down any column, the entire figure moves to the next cell down without rotating. If the top-left cell contains an arrow pointing up (↑) inside a circle, what does the center cell (row 2, column 2) contain?

Accepted Answer

An arrow pointing right (→) in a circle.

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An arrow pointing left (←) in a circle.

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An arrow pointing up (↑) in a circle.

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An arrow pointing down (↓) in a circle.

Question 3

A sequence consists of a box divided vertically in half. The first image shows the letter 'L' in the left half. The second image shows a horizontally reflected 'L' in the right half. Which image logically continues the sequence as the third image?

Accepted Answer

A standard 'L' in the left half.

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A horizontally reflected 'L' in the left half.

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A standard 'L' in the right half.

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A vertically reflected 'L' in the left half.

Question 4

In a 3x3 matrix, each cell contains a small black square and a small white circle within its four quadrants. The rule for moving across a row (left to right) is that the two shapes swap their horizontal positions. The rule for moving down a column is that the two shapes swap their vertical positions. If the top-left cell has the square in the top-left quadrant and the circle in the bottom-right quadrant, what is the configuration of the bottom-right cell?

Accepted Answer

Square in the top-left, circle in the bottom-right.

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Square in the bottom-left, circle in the top-right.

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Square in the top-right, circle in the bottom-left.

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Square in the bottom-right, circle in the top-left.

Question 5

A sequence is displayed in a 1x4 horizontal grid. A single dot moves three cells to the right in each step. If a move goes past the fourth cell, it 'wraps around' to the first cell and continues. If the first frame shows the dot in the first (leftmost) cell, which frame shows the dot in the second cell?

Accepted Answer

The fourth frame.

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The second frame.

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The third frame.

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The fifth frame.

Question 6

A sequence of figures shows a pointer that can be in one of five discrete positions, labeled 1 (far-left) through 5 (far-right). The sequence of observed positions is: 3 (center), 4 (mid-right), 5 (far-right), 4 (mid-right), 3 (center). What is the next position in this oscillating sequence?

Accepted Answer

Position 2 (mid-left)

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Position 5 (far-right)

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Position 1 (far-left)

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Position 4 (mid-right)