Addition & Removal Patterns

Addition-removal questions test whether you can spot a rule that adds or removes a shape from cell to cell — the count or composition changes in a predictable way.

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Addition & Removal questions

20 questions in the bank · 403 total across all patterns

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Correct answer: D • Look at the dots in each cell.

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Correct answer: E • Look at the dots in each cell.

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Every cell holds exactly 2 red crosses — this count never changes.

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Each cell always has exactly two small red squares.

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Every cell holds exactly 3 objects: 2 circles and 1 triangle, all red and medium-sized.

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Every cell holds exactly 2 objects: one circle and one square, both red and medium-sized.

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Every cell holds exactly 3 red shapes: 2 crosses + 1 square.

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Every cell always holds exactly 2 shapes: one triangle and one square, both red and medium.

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Every cell in the grid holds exactly two small red hexagons.

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Every cell holds exactly 2 red circles — this never changes across the whole grid.

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Each cell always holds exactly 2 red squares: one small, one large.

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two shape identities — triangle and circle — swap their roles (outer vs inner) by cell-index parity.

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Each cell always holds exactly 2 red crosses: one small, one large.

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every cell contains the same two shapes — a triangle on the left and an arrow-plus on the right — with their positions swapping in…

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Each cell contains three objects (triangle, arrow-plus, l-shape) at three fixed positions.

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Each cell holds the same three colour-shape pairs — blue square, red diamond, green hexagon.

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each cell contains three shape-colour pair objects vertically stacked.

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Family: POSITION SWAP (pair exchange).

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Correct answer: A • The dot moves one step clockwise around the edge of the grid each cell.

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Correct answer: B • The dot moves one step clockwise around the edge of the grid each cell.

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