Shading and Fill Pattern Rules Flashcards
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A matrix shows a shading gradient darkening from right to left across all rows. The missing cell is in column 1. What shade does it display?
Answer: Dark
Column 1 consistently holds the darkest shade since the gradient darkens moving from right to left.
In a checkerboard-patterned 3×3 matrix with alternating black and white cells, the top-left corner is black. What color is the bottom-right corner?
Answer: Black
In a 3×3 checkerboard, cells on the main diagonal (top-left to bottom-right) all share the same color.
A matrix shows shapes with shaded segments increasing by 2 per column: 0 in column 1, 2 in column 2, and ___ in column 3?
Answer: 4
Adding 2 shaded segments per column gives the sequence 0, 2, 4 — so column 3 has 4 shaded segments.
Each column in a matrix has a fixed fill style: column 1 is solid, column 2 is hatched, and column 3 is outline only. What fill does the missing column 3 cell show?
Answer: Outline only
Column 3 consistently displays outline-only fill throughout the entire matrix.
The shaded half of each shape rotates clockwise 90° per column: column 1 shades the left half, column 2 shades the bottom half, and column 3 shades ___?
Answer: Top half
Rotating the shaded half clockwise 90° from bottom-half gives top-half for column 3.
A matrix shows shading density increasing per row: row 1 is light gray, row 2 is medium gray, and row 3 is ___?
Answer: Dark gray
Shading density increases one step per row, making row 3 consistently the darkest shade — dark gray.
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