Raven's Progressive Matrices Number and Quantity Patterns Flashcards

A matrix shows the quantity of black squares: Row 1: 1, 2, 3. Row 2: 4, 5, 6. Row 3: 7, 8, ?. What is the missing quantity?

Answer: 9

The cells count sequentially from 1 to 9 reading left-to-right, top-to-bottom; the missing value is 9.

In a Raven's matrix, each row's element counts total 6, 12, and 18 for rows 1, 2, and 3. Row 3 shows 4, 8, and ?. What is the missing count?

Answer: 6

Row 3 must total 18, and 4+8+?=18 means ?=6.

A matrix column contains 2, 6, and 18 elements from top to bottom. What rule governs this column?

Answer: Multiplying by 3 each step

2×3=6 and 6×3=18, so each value is the previous one multiplied by 3.

A Raven's matrix is designed so that the number of elements in each cell equals the product of its row number and column number. What value appears in the cell at row 2, column 3?

Answer: 6

Row 2 × Column 3 = 2×3 = 6.

A matrix has Row 1 quantities: 3, 5, 7 and Row 2 quantities: 6, 10, 14. What single pattern connects Row 1 to Row 2?

Answer: Row 2 doubles each Row 1 value

3×2=6, 5×2=10, 7×2=14 — each value in Row 2 is exactly double the corresponding value in Row 1.

A 3×3 matrix uses decreasing quantities: Row 1: 9, 7, 5. Row 2: 7, 5, 3. Row 3: 5, 3, ?. What completes the matrix?

Answer: 1

Each row and each column decreases by 2; continuing the pattern gives 3-2=1 for the missing cell.

In a Raven's progressive matrix, the main diagonal (top-left to bottom-right) shows values 2, 4, 8. What rule governs this diagonal?

Answer: Doubling each step

2×2=4 and 4×2=8, confirming that each diagonal value is double the previous one.