Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Reasoning by Analogy 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a matrix, a circle contains a triangle in the top-left cell and a square contains a triangle in the top-right cell. The bottom-left cell shows a circle containing a diamond. What completes the bottom-right cell?
- A square containing a diamond (Correct answer)
- A circle containing a square
- A triangle containing a diamond
- A diamond containing a square
Correct answer: A square containing a diamond
The outer shape changes (circle→square) while the inner shape stays constant (triangle→diamond follows the row pattern), so the answer is a square containing a diamond.
Question 2: A 3×3 matrix has shapes that increase in size from left to right in every row. The top row has small, medium, and large circles. The middle row has small, medium, and large squares. The bottom row starts with a small triangle and a medium triangle. What is the missing piece?
- A large triangle (Correct answer)
- A small triangle
- A large circle
- A medium square
Correct answer: A large triangle
The rule 'size increases left to right' applies consistently across all rows, so the missing piece is a large triangle.
Question 3: In a matrix analogy, each row contains the same three shapes but in a different arrangement. Row 1: circle, square, triangle. Row 2: square, triangle, circle. Row 3: triangle, ?, circle. What fills the blank?
- Square (Correct answer)
- Circle
- Triangle
- Diamond
Correct answer: Square
Each row is a rotation of the same three shapes, and in row 3 the missing middle position is a square.
Question 4: A matrix shows figures where each cell has a shape with a number of dots equal to its position (1 dot in column 1, 2 dots in column 2, 3 dots in column 3). The bottom-right cell is missing. The bottom-left cell shows a pentagon with 1 dot, and the bottom-middle shows a pentagon with 2 dots. What is the answer?
- Pentagon with 3 dots (Correct answer)
- Pentagon with 1 dot
- Hexagon with 3 dots
- Pentagon with 4 dots
Correct answer: Pentagon with 3 dots
The shape stays constant within a row (pentagon) and the dot count follows the column position rule, yielding a pentagon with 3 dots.
Question 5: In an analogy matrix, shading moves diagonally: top-left is fully shaded, top-middle is half-shaded, top-right is unshaded. The middle row shifts one step: middle-left is half-shaded. What shading should the bottom-left cell have?
- Unshaded (Correct answer)
- Half-shaded
- Fully shaded
- Quarter-shaded
Correct answer: Unshaded
The diagonal shift means each row starts one step lighter than the previous, so the bottom-left cell should be unshaded.
Question 6: A matrix uses the analogy: solid arrow → hollow arrow :: solid star → ? Which answer correctly completes the analogy?
- Hollow star (Correct answer)
- Solid circle
- Hollow arrow
- Solid square
Correct answer: Hollow star
The transformation rule is solid → hollow applied to the same shape, so a solid star becomes a hollow star.
Question 7: In a Raven's matrix, each row contains exactly one shape that is rotated 45° more than the previous cell. Row 1, cell 1 has a square at 0°. What orientation should row 1, cell 3 have?
- 90° (Correct answer)
- 45°
- 135°
- 0°
Correct answer: 90°
Each cell adds 45°, so cell 2 is at 45° and cell 3 is at 90°.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Reasoning by Analogy 2
In a matrix, a circle contains a triangle in the top-left cell and a square contains a triangle in the top-right cell.
The bottom-left cell shows a circle containing a diamond.
What completes the bottom-right cell?