Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Positional Changes and Motion 4

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?

Accepted Answer

Boustrophedon (zigzag row-by-row) motion

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

(row 1, col 3), (row 2, col 2), (row 3, col 1)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

6 o'clock

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Diagonal motion combining horizontal and vertical components

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

The shape occupies all cells except those on the main diagonal

Answer

Excluding the three main diagonal positions (top-left, center, bottom-right) leaves exactly 6 cells occupied.

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Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Positional Changes and Motion 4