Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices IQ 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a 3×3 matrix, each row has shapes whose internal lines increase by one: 0 internal lines in column 1, 1 line in column 2, 2 lines in column 3. The missing bottom-right cell should have:
- 0 internal lines
- 1 internal line
- 2 internal lines (Correct answer)
- 3 internal lines
Correct answer: 2 internal lines
Column 3 consistently shows shapes with 2 internal lines, regardless of the row.
Question 2: The Advanced Progressive Matrices (APM) is primarily used for testing which population?
- Young children under 8
- People with intellectual disabilities
- Adults and adolescents of above-average intelligence (Correct answer)
- Elderly adults with dementia
Correct answer: Adults and adolescents of above-average intelligence
The APM is specifically designed to differentiate among people at the upper end of the ability spectrum, such as professionals, managers, and college students.
Question 3: A matrix row contains three shapes: the first has a pattern of horizontal stripes, the second has diagonal stripes, the third has vertical stripes. This pattern repeats identically in all three rows. What rule is being tested?
- Rotation transformation
- Constant attribute across all positions in a set (Correct answer)
- Progressive deletion of elements
- Mirror symmetry
Correct answer: Constant attribute across all positions in a set
When all three rows follow the same stripe-sequence rule, the item tests whether the solver can identify a constant attribute repeated across the matrix.
Question 4: If a test-taker scores at the 95th percentile on Raven's SPM, this means they scored higher than approximately what percentage of the normative population?
- 5%
- 50%
- 90%
- 95% (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 95%
A 95th percentile score means the test-taker outperformed 95% of the people in the comparison group.
Question 5: In a matrix, the top row has 3 small shapes, the middle row has 2 medium shapes, the bottom row has 1 large shape. All cells in the third column are missing their shape. Column 3 of row 1 should contain:
- 1 large shape
- 2 medium shapes
- 3 small shapes (Correct answer)
- 3 large shapes
Correct answer: 3 small shapes
Row 1 consistently has 3 small shapes across all columns, so column 3 of row 1 also has 3 small shapes.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes the 'superposition' rule type found in some Raven's Matrix items?
- Each shape in a row is a rotated version of the previous one
- Two overlapping shapes in one cell combine elements from two separate cells (Correct answer)
- The number of sides of the shape increases by one each column
- Shapes alternate between filled and empty across the diagonal
Correct answer: Two overlapping shapes in one cell combine elements from two separate cells
Superposition items require recognizing that two individual elements are layered together, and the solver must deduce what the combined figure should look like.
Question 7: Why is it important to use up-to-date normative data when interpreting Raven's Matrices scores?
- Older norms make scores appear lower than they actually are
- Older norms inflate scores relative to current performance standards due to the Flynn Effect (Correct answer)
- Recent norms are based on smaller samples
- Norms change only for children, not adults
Correct answer: Older norms inflate scores relative to current performance standards due to the Flynn Effect
Because average raw scores rise over time (Flynn Effect), using older norms overestimates a person's standing relative to today's population.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices IQ 4
In a 3×3 matrix, each row has shapes whose internal lines increase by one: 0 internal lines in column 1, 1 line in column 2, 2 lines in column 3.
The missing bottom-right cell should have: