Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Continuous Pattern Progression 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A 3×3 matrix uses a continuous pattern where each shape contains a number of interior dots equal to (row × column). What number of dots belongs in the cell at row 2, column 3?
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 4
- 8
Correct answer: 6
2 × 3 = 6 interior dots for that cell.
Question 2: A continuous line-length pattern in a matrix increases each horizontal line by 2 units per column. Column 1 has a 2-unit line. What length does the missing column 3 cell display?
- 6 units (Correct answer)
- 4 units
- 8 units
- 5 units
Correct answer: 6 units
Column 1 = 2, column 2 = 4, column 3 = 6 units.
Question 3: In a 3×3 matrix, each row shows a shape with a border that gains one side per row (row 1=triangle, row 2=square, row 3=pentagon). Each column shading cycles black→grey→white. What is in row 3, column 3?
- White pentagon (Correct answer)
- Black pentagon
- Grey pentagon
- White square
Correct answer: White pentagon
Row 3 gives a pentagon and column 3 gives white shading.
Question 4: A continuous ripple pattern adds one concentric ring per cell moving left to right. Cell 1 has 1 ring, cell 2 has 2, etc. In a 3×3 matrix, the bottom-right cell is missing. How many rings does it contain?
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 2
- 6
Correct answer: 3
Moving across three columns, ring count resets per row, so the third column always has 3 rings.
Question 5: Each row in a matrix has shapes whose internal angles sum continuously increases: row 1 sums to 180°, row 2 to 360°, row 3 to 540°. What polygon fills row 3 in this pattern?
- Pentagon (Correct answer)
- Hexagon
- Square
- Triangle
Correct answer: Pentagon
Interior angles summing to 540° corresponds to a pentagon, since (n-2)×180°=540° gives n=5.
Question 6: In a continuous vertical-shift pattern, a black dot moves down one cell per column. In column 1 the dot is in the top row; in column 2 it is in the middle row. Where is the dot in the missing column 3 cell?
- Bottom row (Correct answer)
- Top row
- Middle row
- Outside the grid
Correct answer: Bottom row
The dot shifts one row down each column, so column 3 places it in the bottom row.
Question 7: A matrix with a continuous subtraction pattern shows each cell's value as the previous minus 3. The first cell of row 2 is 21. What value is in the third cell of row 2?
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 18
- 12
- 9
Correct answer: 15
21 − 3 = 18 (cell 2), 18 − 3 = 15 (cell 3).
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Continuous Pattern Progression 4
A 3×3 matrix uses a continuous pattern where each shape contains a number of interior dots equal to (row × column).
What number of dots belongs in the cell at row 2, column 3?