Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Raven's Progressive Matrices Symmetry and Mirror Patterns 2

Question 1

A Raven's matrix shows that each row is internally symmetric: the left and right cells mirror each other around the center cell.
Rows 1 and 2 each show matching shapes on left and right.
Row 3 has a medium square in the left cell.
What must appear in the right cell of row 3?

Accepted Answer

Medium square

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Large square

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Medium triangle

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Small circle

Question 2

A Raven's matrix displays vertical reflective symmetry where column 1 mirrors column 3. If the center column shows shapes X, O, and triangle from top to bottom, what is the relationship between columns 1 and 3?

Accepted Answer

Columns 1 and 3 are mirror images of each other

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Both columns are identical to the center column

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Column 3 contains progressively larger versions of column 1

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Column 1 is a 90-degree rotation of column 3

Question 3

A Raven's figure shows a crescent shape opening to the right, resembling ')'. If this figure is reflected across a vertical axis, what does the resulting mirror image look like?

Accepted Answer

Crescent opening to the left '('

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Crescent opening to the right ')'

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Crescent opening upward

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Crescent opening downward

Question 4

Which of the following figures does NOT have bilateral (reflective) symmetry, making it most useful for distinguishing a figure from its true mirror image in Raven's matrices?

Accepted Answer

The letter F

Answer

A square

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A circle

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An equilateral triangle

Question 5

A test-taker notices that the right cells in rows 1 and 2 of a Raven's matrix are horizontal reflections of their respective left cells. What is the most effective strategy for finding the missing piece in the right cell of row 3?

Accepted Answer

Apply the same reflection rule and mirror the left cell of row 3

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Ignore the center column since it does not follow the reflection rule

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Search for a completely different rule that applies only to row 3

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Select the most visually complex answer option available

Question 6

In a Raven's matrix where columns 1 and 3 are mirror reflections of each other (vertical bilateral symmetry), what role does the center column typically play?

Accepted Answer

It acts as the axis of symmetry and is unaffected by the reflection

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It contains the most complex shapes in the matrix

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It is always left blank to highlight the outer columns

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It is always identical to column 1

Question 7

In a Raven's matrix, a figure contains both an outer shape and internal details such as inner lines or dots. When this entire figure is mirrored across an axis, how do the internal details behave?

Accepted Answer

The internal details are mirrored just like the outer shape

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The internal details disappear in the mirror image

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The internal details remain in their original un-mirrored positions

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The internal details move to the center of the reflected shape