Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Logical Figure Operations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a matrix, each row's figures are combined by overlaying them and removing any overlapping lines. Two overlapping squares produce an empty center. What do two overlapping triangles produce?
- A hexagon
- A triangle with an empty center region (Correct answer)
- A diamond
- A square
Correct answer: A triangle with an empty center region
Overlaying two congruent triangles and removing shared lines leaves a triangle outline with the inner overlap erased.
Question 2: A series shows figures where the number of sides doubles each step: 3, 6, 12. What is the next figure's side count?
- 18
- 20
- 24 (Correct answer)
- 15
Correct answer: 24
The rule doubles the side count each step, so after 12 comes 24.
Question 3: In a 3×3 matrix, the shaded region moves one cell clockwise around the border of the matrix with each step. If the shaded cell is at top-left in position 1, where is it in position 5?
- Top-right (Correct answer)
- Bottom-right
- Bottom-left
- Top-left
Correct answer: Top-right
Moving clockwise around 8 border cells, position 5 places the shaded cell at the top-right corner.
Question 4: Each figure in a row is the previous figure reflected horizontally. If the first figure is a right-pointing arrow, what is the third figure?
- Right-pointing arrow (Correct answer)
- Left-pointing arrow
- Up-pointing arrow
- Down-pointing arrow
Correct answer: Right-pointing arrow
Two horizontal reflections cancel each other out, returning the figure to its original orientation.
Question 5: A matrix operation subtracts the elements of the second figure from the first figure. Figure 1 has 5 dots and Figure 2 has 3 dots; Figure 3 is the result. How many dots does Figure 3 have?
- 8
- 3
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 5
Correct answer: 2
The subtraction operation removes Figure 2's 3 dots from Figure 1's 5 dots, leaving 2 dots.
Question 6: In a Raven's matrix, the rule is: shapes in column 3 = shapes in column 1 PLUS shapes in column 2 (union, no duplicates). Column 1 row 3 has a circle; column 2 row 3 has a triangle. What is in column 3 row 3?
- Circle only
- Triangle only
- Circle and triangle (Correct answer)
- Neither
Correct answer: Circle and triangle
The union rule combines all unique shapes from columns 1 and 2, giving both a circle and a triangle.
Question 7: A figure operation rotates a shape 90° counterclockwise and then reflects it vertically. Starting with a shape that points right, what is the final orientation?
- Pointing left
- Pointing up
- Pointing down (Correct answer)
- Pointing right
Correct answer: Pointing down
A 90° counterclockwise rotation turns right-pointing to up-pointing; a vertical reflection then flips it to point downward.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Logical Figure Operations 3
In a matrix, each row's figures are combined by overlaying them and removing any overlapping lines.
Two overlapping squares produce an empty center.
What do two overlapping triangles produce?