Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Positional Changes and Motion 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Raven's matrix shows a shape moving one cell to the right along the top row, then dropping one row at the right edge and moving left. This describes what kind of motion?
- Boustrophedon (zigzag row-by-row) motion (Correct answer)
- Spiral inward motion
- Diagonal staircase motion
- Random positional change
Correct answer: Boustrophedon (zigzag row-by-row) motion
The back-and-forth, row-by-row sweeping pattern is called boustrophedon motion, like an ox plowing a field.
Question 2: In a 3×3 matrix, the position of a small circle traces the anti-diagonal from top-right to bottom-left. Which three cells does it occupy?
- (row 1, col 3), (row 2, col 2), (row 3, col 1) (Correct answer)
- (row 1, col 1), (row 2, col 2), (row 3, col 3)
- (row 1, col 2), (row 2, col 2), (row 3, col 2)
- (row 1, col 1), (row 2, col 3), (row 3, col 2)
Correct answer: (row 1, col 3), (row 2, col 2), (row 3, col 1)
The anti-diagonal runs from the top-right corner to the bottom-left corner of the 3×3 grid.
Question 3: A matrix pattern shows a shape at position 9 o'clock in row 1, 12 o'clock in row 2, and 3 o'clock in row 3. What position appears in row 4?
- 6 o'clock (Correct answer)
- 9 o'clock
- 12 o'clock
- 3 o'clock
Correct answer: 6 o'clock
The shape rotates 90° counterclockwise each step: 9 → 12 → 3 → 6, completing the circle.
Question 4: In a Raven's matrix, an element's horizontal position shifts by +1 cell per row, but its vertical position within the cell also shifts by –1 unit per step. What kind of motion is this?
- Diagonal motion combining horizontal and vertical components (Correct answer)
- Pure horizontal translation
- Pure vertical translation
- Circular arc motion
Correct answer: Diagonal motion combining horizontal and vertical components
When both horizontal and vertical components change simultaneously, the result is diagonal motion.
Question 5: A shape is present in 6 out of 9 cells in a 3×3 matrix, absent from the main diagonal cells. What positional rule does this follow?
- The shape occupies all cells except those on the main diagonal (Correct answer)
- The shape occupies only the border cells
- The shape alternates in a checkerboard pattern
- The shape is present only in even-numbered cells
Correct answer: The shape occupies all cells except those on the main diagonal
Excluding the three main diagonal positions (top-left, center, bottom-right) leaves exactly 6 cells occupied.
Question 6: In a Raven's matrix, the distance between two shapes increases by one unit per row. In row 1 they are 1 unit apart, row 2 they are 2 units apart. In row 3, what is the distance?
- 3 units (Correct answer)
- 4 units
- 2 units
- 1 unit
Correct answer: 3 units
The distance follows an arithmetic sequence increasing by 1 per row: 1, 2, 3.
Question 7: A Raven's matrix uses motion of an element through a 3×3 grid. If the element moves through every cell exactly once in 9 steps, this is best described as:
- A Hamiltonian path through the grid (Correct answer)
- A random walk
- A reflection sequence
- A rotational orbit
Correct answer: A Hamiltonian path through the grid
A path that visits every cell (node) exactly once is a Hamiltonian path—a concept underlying some positional matrix patterns.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Positional Changes and Motion 4
A Raven's matrix shows a shape moving one cell to the right along the top row, then dropping one row at the right edge and moving left.
This describes what kind of motion?