About
About MatrixReasoningTest.com
MatrixReasoningTest.com is an independent practice platform for matrix and abstract reasoning aptitude tests. Our goal is to help job applicants practise the reasoning skills commonly tested in modern hiring assessments — by teaching the patterns first, then giving realistic practice with full explanations on every question.
Who runs this
MatrixReasoningTest.com is built and run by Cognivy, a small independent publisher of assessment-preparation material founded by Alexander Torstensson. The site went live in May 2026. There is no editorial team behind it and no assessment publisher behind it either: one operator writes the questions, the explanations and the guides, and that is the whole of it.
Cognivy also runs numericalreasoningpractice.com and verbalreasoningpractice.com, and cognivy.io is where the whole range lives. Saying so here means a reader can see the shape of the thing rather than finding four sites that look related and wondering.
Verification programme
What “last verified” means
Every open study guide and pattern guide carries a dated line at the foot of the page. The date is the day the page and the claims on it were last reviewed or updated. It is set by hand when that happens. It is never computed from a file timestamp, because a build would then re-date every page on the site every time anything at all shipped, and the date would stop meaning anything.
The same applies to what we say about other companies’ tests. Every question count, time limit and option count on a provider page is held in one module with a source and an access date beside it, and the page shows both. Where the source is a publisher document we can link to, we link to it. Where it is our own format audit, it says that instead of pointing at something that does not support the claim.
The intended cadence is a full re-check of every provider figure and every guide at least twice a year, and immediately whenever a publisher announces a change. A date older than that is a page we have not got back to yet, which is exactly why the date is on the page rather than in a changelog nobody reads.
If something here is wrong, or a publisher has changed a format we are still describing the old way, tell us at hello@cognivy.io. A correction with a source gets made the same week.
What we offer
- A bank of original matrix reasoning questions tagged by reasoning family and calibrated by difficulty.
- Pattern guides for every major solving family — addition, subtraction, rotation, XOR, conditional mapping, conservation, Latin square, Cayley table, exception rule, and more.
- A free 10-question untimed practice test with full explanations and a personalised result breakdown by pattern.
- Provider-style preparation pages with information about SHL, McKinsey, Korn Ferry, and other assessment formats.
Methodology
How we build practice material
Five principles guide every question we publish. They are public on purpose — you should understand why a practice question is worth your time before you sit it.
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Every question belongs to a reasoning family
Each question is tagged with a primary solving pattern — addition, subtraction, rotation, XOR, conditional mapping, Latin square, conservation, exception rule, and more. The pattern is named on every question page so you know what you are practising.
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Difficulty is calibrated by cognitive depth
We rate difficulty by how many independent rules a solver must combine — not by how visually busy the cell looks. A plain-looking grid with three interacting rules is harder than a colourful grid with one rule.
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Distractors represent real mistakes
Every wrong option is designed to encode a specific solver error — using the wrong axis, missing a row rule, applying an off-by-one step. After you reveal the answer you see exactly which mistake each distractor represents.
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Explanations teach reusable solving tactics
Every explanation names the pattern, names what to notice first, states the rule, derives the missing cell, walks through the wrong options, and ends with a takeaway you can use on similar questions.
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Every question is original practice material
All questions are created independently. We do not copy proprietary questions from assessment providers, and we do not claim to reproduce any official test.
What we do not claim
- We are not affiliated with SHL, Matrigma, Aon, Aon cut-e, Korn Ferry, Revelian, Raven, or any other assessment provider.
- We do not reproduce official test questions. All material is original practice content.
- We do not guarantee a specific score, ranking, or job offer. Practice helps; outcomes depend on many factors outside our site.