Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Element Combination and Subtraction 4

Question 1

A Raven's matrix row shows three frames. Frame 1 has a large outer shape and a small inner shape. Frame 2 has the large outer shape only. Frame 3 should show what, based on the subtraction rule?

Accepted Answer

The small inner shape only

Answer

Subtracting frame 2 (large shape) from frame 1 (large + small) isolates the small inner shape.

Question 2

In a 3×3 Raven's matrix, columns follow a combination rule: each column's bottom cell is the overlay of the top and middle cells with shared line segments erased. The top cell has segments A, B, C; the middle cell has segments B, D. What segments appear in the bottom cell?

Accepted Answer

A, C, D

Answer

Shared segment B is erased; the unique segments A, C (from top) and D (from middle) remain.

Question 3

A matrix uses an XOR (exclusive-or) combination rule: an element appears in the result only if it appears in exactly one of the two source figures, not both. Source 1: {triangle, circle}. Source 2: {circle, square}. What is the result?

Accepted Answer

Triangle and square

Answer

Circle appears in both sources (excluded by XOR); triangle and square each appear in only one source (retained).

Question 4

A Raven's item shows a 3×3 grid where each row combines patterns using addition. The number of black squares in each row sums to 6. Row 3 has 2 black squares in column 1 and 1 black square in column 2. How many black squares must the missing column-3 cell contain?

Accepted Answer

3 black squares

Answer

The row must sum to 6; 2 + 1 + ? = 6 means the missing cell has 3 black squares.

Question 5

When two figures are combined in a Raven's matrix and the rule is 'union without duplication,' a shape already present in the result is not added again. Figure 1: {circle, square}. Figure 2: {square, triangle}. Result: ?

Accepted Answer

Circle, square, triangle

Answer

The union includes all unique shapes: circle, square, and triangle; the duplicate square is not added twice.

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 4