Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Element Combination and Subtraction 3

Question 1

In a Raven's matrix, each row's third figure is obtained by keeping only the elements present in BOTH the first and second figures. Figure 1 has a circle and a square; figure 2 has a circle and a triangle. What is figure 3?

Accepted Answer

Circle only

Answer

Only the circle appears in both figures, so figure 3 contains just the circle.

Question 2

A 3×3 matrix uses subtraction: each row's third element equals the first element minus the second element's shading. Row 1: filled square − half-filled square = quarter-filled square. Row 2: filled circle − quarter-filled circle = ?

Accepted Answer

Three-quarter-filled circle

Answer

Subtracting a quarter-fill from a full fill leaves three-quarters filled.

Question 3

An element-combination rule states: overlay figures and where lines cross, they cancel. Two grids each showing a single diagonal (one top-left to bottom-right, one top-right to bottom-left) are combined. What does the result look like?

Accepted Answer

An X pattern with both diagonals

Answer

The two diagonals are different lines; they don't cancel each other and both appear in the combination.

Question 4

In a progressive matrix, the number of sides of the central shape increases by 1 each row (triangle, square, pentagon…). The fill pattern rotates: none, stripes, solid. What shape and fill belongs in the missing cell at row 3, column 2?

Accepted Answer

Pentagon with stripes

Answer

Row 3 uses pentagons (3 sides + 2), and column 2 always has the striped fill.

Question 5

Which cognitive ability is most directly assessed by element combination and subtraction tasks in Raven's Progressive Matrices?

Accepted Answer

Abstract reasoning and pattern deduction

Answer

These tasks measure the capacity to infer and apply abstract rules governing how visual elements change or combine.

Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Practice Test

Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Practice Test

Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Element Combination and Subtraction 3