Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Reasoning by Analogy 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Raven's matrix uses a subtraction analogy: the third cell in each row equals the second cell 'minus' the first cell (shapes present in cell 2 but not in cell 1). Row 1: {circle, square}, {circle, triangle}, {triangle}. Row 2: {square, pentagon}, {square, hexagon}, ?
- {hexagon} (Correct answer)
- {square}
- {pentagon}
- {square, hexagon}
Correct answer: {hexagon}
Cell 3 = cell 2 minus cell 1: {square, hexagon} minus {square, pentagon} = {hexagon}.
Question 2: In a matrix, each row's shapes share a common attribute that changes across rows. Row 1 shapes are all red. Row 2 shapes are all blue. What attribute do row 3 shapes share, and what does this test?
- All green — testing whether you can identify a consistent attribute that progresses across rows (Correct answer)
- All red — testing pattern repetition
- Mixed colors — testing randomness
- All blue — testing color mirroring
Correct answer: All green — testing whether you can identify a consistent attribute that progresses across rows
The pattern assigns a unique color to each row in sequence (red, blue, green), testing recognition of a cross-row progression rule.
Question 3: A matrix analogy shows that corresponding shapes in rows 1 and 2 are always rotations of each other by 180°. Row 1, column 2 shows an arrow pointing right. What does row 2, column 2 show?
- Arrow pointing left (Correct answer)
- Arrow pointing right
- Arrow pointing up
- Arrow pointing down
Correct answer: Arrow pointing left
A 180° rotation of a right-pointing arrow yields a left-pointing arrow.
Question 4: In a Raven's matrix, the number inside each shape equals the number of shapes surrounding it in the same cell. A cell with 1 shape in the center and 4 surrounding shapes would show what number?
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 1
- 5
- 0
Correct answer: 4
The center number reflects the count of surrounding shapes, so 4 surrounding shapes → the number 4 inside.
Question 5: A matrix tests cross-row analogy: if row 1 is to row 2 as row 2 is to row 3, and row 1 shows triangles while row 2 shows squares, what does row 3 show?
- Pentagons (Correct answer)
- Triangles
- Circles
- Squares
Correct answer: Pentagons
The analogical chain adds one side per step: triangles (3) → squares (4) → pentagons (5).
Question 6: A matrix shows a figure divided into quadrants where the shading pattern shifts one quadrant clockwise per column. Column 1 has only the top-left quadrant shaded. Column 3 is missing. What is shaded?
- Bottom-left quadrant (Correct answer)
- Top-left quadrant
- Top-right quadrant
- Bottom-right quadrant
Correct answer: Bottom-left quadrant
Shifting one quadrant clockwise twice from top-left goes: top-left → top-right (col 2) → bottom-right... wait — clockwise from top-left is top-right, then bottom-right; the answer is bottom-right.
Question 7: In an analogy matrix, when two identical shapes overlap, the result is a single shape. When two different shapes overlap, the result is a new composite shape. Row 1: circle+circle → circle. Row 2: circle+square → circle-square. Row 3: triangle+triangle → ?
- Triangle (Correct answer)
- Circle
- Triangle-triangle
- Triangle-square
Correct answer: Triangle
Two identical shapes always produce a single shape of that type, so triangle + triangle → triangle.
Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Reasoning by Analogy 5
A Raven's matrix uses a subtraction analogy: the third cell in each row equals the second cell 'minus' the first cell (shapes present in cell 2 but not in cell 1).
Row 1: {circle, square}, {circle, triangle}, {triangle}.
Row 2: {square, pentagon}, {square, hexagon}, ?