Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Number and Quantity Patterns 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a Raven's matrix, the top row contains 1 dot, the middle row contains 2 dots, and the bottom row contains 3 dots. What rule governs this pattern?
- The number of dots decreases by 1 each row
- The number of dots increases by 1 each row (Correct answer)
- The number of dots doubles each row
- The number of dots remains constant
Correct answer: The number of dots increases by 1 each row
Each row adds one more dot than the previous, following an arithmetic progression of +1.
Question 2: A matrix shows figures with 2, 4, and 6 sides in the first column; 3, 6, and 9 sides in the second column. How many sides would the figures in the third column have?
- 4, 6, 8
- 4, 8, 12 (Correct answer)
- 3, 6, 9
- 5, 10, 15
Correct answer: 4, 8, 12
Each column multiplies its base value by 1, 2, and 3 going down; the third column's base is 4, giving 4, 8, 12.
Question 3: In a 3×3 matrix, each cell contains a number of circles. Row 1: 1, 2, 3. Row 2: 2, 4, 6. Row 3: 3, 6, ?. What number completes the matrix?
- 7
- 8
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 12
Correct answer: 9
Each cell's value equals its row number multiplied by its column number; row 3, column 3 = 3×3 = 9.
Question 4: A matrix shows 8 elements in the first cell, with each subsequent cell losing 2 elements. What is the count in the 4th cell?
- 4
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 3
Correct answer: 2
Starting at 8 and subtracting 2 each time: 8, 6, 4, 2 — the 4th cell has 2 elements.
Question 5: In a progressive matrix, the quantity of shapes doubles moving left to right across each row. If the first cell has 1 shape, how many shapes are in the third cell?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 8
Correct answer: 4
Doubling from 1: first cell=1, second cell=2, third cell=4.
Question 6: A 3×3 matrix has shapes arranged so that each row sums to 15. Row 1: 3, 7, 5. Row 2: 9, 2, 4. Row 3: 1, ?, 8. What fills the blank?
- 5
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 7
- 4
Correct answer: 6
Row 3 must sum to 15: 1 + ? + 8 = 15, so ? = 6.
Question 7: In a Raven's matrix, the number of elements follows the pattern: 1, 3, 9 across a row. What rule best describes this pattern?
- Adding 2 each time
- Multiplying by 3 each time (Correct answer)
- Adding 4 each time
- Multiplying by 2 each time
Correct answer: Multiplying by 3 each time
1×3=3 and 3×3=9, confirming a geometric (multiplicative) pattern with a ratio of 3.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Number and Quantity Patterns 1
In a Raven's matrix, the top row contains 1 dot, the middle row contains 2 dots, and the bottom row contains 3 dots.
What rule governs this pattern?