Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Logical Figure Operations 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A matrix contains shapes where the interior pattern shifts one notch darker with each column: white → light gray → dark gray. If the top-left is white and the rule holds, what is the color of the bottom-right cell (column 3)?
- White
- Light gray
- Dark gray (Correct answer)
- Black
Correct answer: Dark gray
Each column step darkens the fill by one level, so column 3 is always dark gray regardless of row.
Question 2: In a progressive matrix, the number of shapes per cell follows the sequence 1, 2, 4 across the top row and 2, 4, 8 across the middle row. What is the first number in the bottom row?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 8
Correct answer: 4
Each row doubles the values of the previous row at the same column position, so the bottom row starts at 4.
Question 3: A figure transformation replaces every straight line with a curved line and every curve with a straight line. Applied to a circle, what is the result?
- A circle
- A square (Correct answer)
- A triangle
- A wavy oval
Correct answer: A square
A circle consists entirely of curves; replacing every curve with a straight line produces a square (or polygon with straight sides).
Question 4: In a 3×3 matrix, the diagonal from top-left to bottom-right always contains the same shape. The top-left is a hexagon and the center is a hexagon. What is the bottom-right?
- Triangle
- Square
- Pentagon
- Hexagon (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Hexagon
The main diagonal rule requires the same shape in all three diagonal cells, so the bottom-right must also be a hexagon.
Question 5: A matrix operation XORs two figures: shared elements disappear and unique elements remain. Figure A has a square and circle; Figure B has a circle and triangle. What is A XOR B?
- Square, circle, triangle
- Circle only
- Square and triangle (Correct answer)
- Triangle only
Correct answer: Square and triangle
XOR keeps only elements unique to each figure; the circle is shared and disappears, leaving the square (from A) and triangle (from B).
Question 6: Each row of a matrix has shapes whose sizes sum to a constant. Row 1: large + small = 10 units. Row 2: medium + medium = 10 units. Row 3 has one large shape worth 7 units. What size is the missing shape?
- Large (7 units)
- Medium (5 units)
- Small (3 units) (Correct answer)
- Extra-small (1 unit)
Correct answer: Small (3 units)
The row sum must equal 10 units; 10 − 7 = 3 units, which corresponds to the small shape.
Question 7: A series of figures shows a square with an internal cross that loses one arm each step: 4 arms, 3 arms, 2 arms, 1 arm. What comes next?
- Square with one arm
- Empty square (Correct answer)
- Square with a dot
- No figure
Correct answer: Empty square
Removing the last remaining arm leaves only the outer square with no internal lines.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Logical Figure Operations 4
A matrix contains shapes where the interior pattern shifts one notch darker with each column: white → light gray → dark gray.
If the top-left is white and the rule holds, what is the color of the bottom-right cell (column 3)?