Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Continuous Pattern Progression 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A continuous symmetry-axis matrix rotates the axis of symmetry 45° per step. Row 1 starts with a vertical axis. What axis orientation appears in the fourth cell if the pattern continues?
- 135° (diagonal bottom-left to top-right) (Correct answer)
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- 45° diagonal
Correct answer: 135° (diagonal bottom-left to top-right)
Three 45° rotations from vertical (90°) give 90°+135°=225°, equivalent to the 135° orientation.
Question 2: In a continuous multiplication pattern, each cell's value is the previous cell multiplied by 2. The first cell of row 1 is 1. What value appears in the sixth cell?
- 32 (Correct answer)
- 16
- 64
- 24
Correct answer: 32
1×2⁵=32 for the sixth cell in the sequence.
Question 3: A 3×3 matrix has a continuous overlap pattern: each row adds one overlapping square behind the existing stack. Row 1 has 1 square, row 2 has 2, row 3 has 3. In the third cell of row 3, how many visible squares are stacked?
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 9
- 6
- 4
Correct answer: 3
Row 3 always shows 3 stacked squares regardless of column position in this pattern.
Question 4: In a continuous alternating-direction arrow matrix, arrows in odd-numbered cells point right and even-numbered cells point left. What direction does the arrow in the 5th cell point?
- Right (Correct answer)
- Left
- Up
- Down
Correct answer: Right
Cell 5 is odd, so the arrow points right.
Question 5: A matrix shows a continuous increasing-gap pattern: the spacing between two parallel lines grows by 1 unit per cell. Gap in cell 1 is 1 unit. What is the gap in cell 5?
- 5 units (Correct answer)
- 4 units
- 6 units
- 3 units
Correct answer: 5 units
Starting at 1 and adding 1 for each subsequent cell yields 5 units at cell 5.
Question 6: A continuous fractal-subdivision matrix halves each shape into smaller copies per step. After 3 subdivisions starting from 1 shape, how many sub-shapes are visible?
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 4
- 16
Correct answer: 8
Each subdivision doubles the count: 1→2→4→8 after three steps.
Question 7: In a 3×3 continuous pattern, each cell's shading intensity increases by 20% per column (0%, 20%, 40%). Each row shifts the starting intensity up by 10% (row 1 starts at 0%, row 2 at 10%, row 3 at 20%). What intensity is in row 3, column 3?
- 60% (Correct answer)
- 40%
- 50%
- 80%
Correct answer: 60%
Row 3 starts at 20%; adding 20% per column for two more steps gives 20%+20%+20%=60%.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Continuous Pattern Progression 5
A continuous symmetry-axis matrix rotates the axis of symmetry 45° per step.
Row 1 starts with a vertical axis.
What axis orientation appears in the fourth cell if the pattern continues?