Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Shading and Fill Pattern Rules 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A matrix shows a shading gradient darkening from right to left across all rows. The missing cell is in column 1. What shade does it display?
- Light
- Medium
- Dark (Correct answer)
- No shading
Correct answer: Dark
Column 1 consistently holds the darkest shade since the gradient darkens moving from right to left.
Question 2: In a checkerboard-patterned 3×3 matrix with alternating black and white cells, the top-left corner is black. What color is the bottom-right corner?
- Gray
- Black (Correct answer)
- White
- Striped
Correct answer: Black
In a 3×3 checkerboard, cells on the main diagonal (top-left to bottom-right) all share the same color.
Question 3: A matrix shows shapes with shaded segments increasing by 2 per column: 0 in column 1, 2 in column 2, and ___ in column 3?
- 2
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 4
Adding 2 shaded segments per column gives the sequence 0, 2, 4 — so column 3 has 4 shaded segments.
Question 4: Each column in a matrix has a fixed fill style: column 1 is solid, column 2 is hatched, and column 3 is outline only. What fill does the missing column 3 cell show?
- Solid
- Hatched
- Outline only (Correct answer)
- Dotted
Correct answer: Outline only
Column 3 consistently displays outline-only fill throughout the entire matrix.
Question 5: The shaded half of each shape rotates clockwise 90° per column: column 1 shades the left half, column 2 shades the bottom half, and column 3 shades ___?
- Left half
- Bottom half
- Right half
- Top half (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Top half
Rotating the shaded half clockwise 90° from bottom-half gives top-half for column 3.
Question 6: A matrix shows shading density increasing per row: row 1 is light gray, row 2 is medium gray, and row 3 is ___?
- White
- Light gray
- Medium gray
- Dark gray (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Dark gray
Shading density increases one step per row, making row 3 consistently the darkest shade — dark gray.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Shading and Fill Pattern Rules 2
A matrix shows a shading gradient darkening from right to left across all rows.
The missing cell is in column 1.
What shade does it display?