Pattern Library
Matrix Reasoning Pattern Guides
One guide per reasoning family — how the rule works, the visual signals that give it away, a step-by-step solving tactic, and worked examples from the bank. Grouped by the kind of reasoning each one trains.
18 pattern guides, grouped by the kind of reasoning each one trains.
Movement & transformation
Symmetry & reflection
Arithmetic & sets
Addition
The third cell in a row or column is the sum of the previous two.
Subtraction
The third cell is what the first cell has and the second cell does not.
Union
Elements present in either parent cell carry through to the result.
Intersection
Only elements present in both parent cells carry through.
XOR
Elements present in exactly one of the two parents carry through.
Structure, rules & logic
Latin Square
Each row and column uses every value of an attribute exactly once.
Cayley Table
Three attributes vary together so every combination appears exactly once.
Conditional Mapping
A rule maps one attribute to another based on a visible condition.
Conservation
A property held constant across the grid that you have to identify.
Exception Rule
Most cells follow one rule; one cell breaks it on purpose.
Meta Rule
A rule that controls how other rules apply across the grid.
Hidden Dependency
A cell's value depends on a non-adjacent cell you have to locate.