Multi-Rule Patterns
Multi-rule questions test whether you can track two independent rules at once. Each rule controls a different cell property (rotation, scale, reflection, position), and both must be applied to the missing cell.
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Multi-Rule questions
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Column determines horizontal position — column 0 cells sit at the left of the cell, column 1 at the centre, column 2 at the right.
Only one thing changes from cell to cell — the fill alternates between solid and outline.
The colours repeat in a fixed order across all 9 cells in reading order.
The colours repeat in a fixed order across all 9 cells in reading order.
Two rules run at the same time: rotation and position.
row determines the reflection axis (no reflection in row 0, vertical in row 1, horizontal in row 2) while column determines horizo…
Each shape and each color appears once per row and once per column.
row determines reflection axis (none in row 0, vertical in row 1, horizontal in row 2) while column determines scale (small in col…
• In a Latin grid, each row and column must hold all different values.
Two rules run at the same time.
row parity controls reflection — even rows show the F-shape unreflected, the odd row applies a vertical reflection.
**Rule: Each row and column must contain all three colors and all three sizes and all three rotations — no value repeats in any li…
Each row and column holds all three shapes (triangle, square, circle) and all three colors (orange, purple, magenta) exactly once.
Look for the pattern in each row separately.
• Each row contains the same three shapes and colours — just in different positions.
Two rules combine.
Each row and each column must contain all three shapes exactly once: t-shape, triangle, and l-shape.
Two rules run at the same time: rotation and position.
Two rules run at the same time.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
Look at the small dot.
Look at the small dot.
Look at the small dot.
Look at the small dot.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Count the rings in each cell.
Count the rings in each cell.
The dot count follows a repeating cycle of 4 values across all 9 cells in reading order.
The dot counts repeat in a cycle of 4: 2, 3, 4, 5 — read every cell left-to-right, top-to-bottom.
The colour changes across this grid, but colour is not the rule — ignore it.
The colour changes across this grid, but colour is not the rule — ignore it.
The size changes across this grid, but size is not the rule — ignore it.
The colour changes across this grid, but colour is not the rule — ignore it.
Every row and column uses each of the three dot patterns exactly once: sparse 4-corner, edge-cross (4 edge midpoints), and dense 8…
each cell uses one of three symbolic dot patterns — X (5 dots forming a diagonal cross), plus (5 dots forming a cardinal cross), o…
Each shape appears once per row and once per column — like a puzzle grid.
Each shape appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each shape appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each color appears once per row and once per column.
Each color appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each row and each column contains all three values exactly once.
Each value appears exactly once in every row and column.
Each row and column must contain all three values exactly once.
Each row and each column must contain all three values — no repeats.
three independent rules combine to produce each cell.
Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: cross, f-shape, and hexagon.
Each row and column must contain every shape, every color, and every size exactly once.
Each row and column uses every shape, color, and fill exactly once.
Two count rules act independently.
Two rules combine.
Each row and column carries a colour: row/column 0 red, 1 blue, 2 green.
each cell contains diamond markers in one of three colour-arrangement combinations — red diagonal pair (2 markers), blue four corn…
each cell contains exactly one horizontal line at one of three heights — top (y=0), middle (y=1), or bottom (y=2).
each cell shows one of three diagonal patterns — main diagonal alone (slash), anti-diagonal alone (backslash), or both diagonals (…
each cell shows a perpendicular pair of lines forming an L-junction or cross in one of three configurations — top-left corner (top…
**Rule: Each cell has exactly 2 red circles.
**Rule: Every cell has exactly 2 red squares.
A small circle sits inside an outline circle in every cell.
Each cell holds an outline triangle with a small shape inside.
A small circle sits inside an outline square in every cell.
Each row and each column must contain green, purple, and orange exactly once.
Two rules act on the cell.
Each cell holds an outline triangle with a small shape inside.
The anchor (an outline T-shape) is the same in every cell.
Anchor identity is the signal.
Each shape, color, and rotation appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.
each row contains all three anchor types (triangle, circle, hexagon) exactly once.
Each row and column contains all three shapes (L, triangle, F) and all three rotations (0°, 90°, 270°) exactly once.
Each cell holds an outline hexagon with a small shape inside.
Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: triangle, circle, and square.
Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.
a small red triangle sits inside a rectangular frame at one of three positions — top-left, top-right, or centre.
Each shape appears exactly once in every row and once in every column.
each square contains a small bar or cross at centre.
Each cell holds an outline square with a small shape inside.
Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.
Each cell holds an outline square with a small shape inside.
A small circle sits inside an outline triangle in every cell.
Each shape and rotation appears exactly once in every row and column.
Each shape, color, and rotation appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each color (red, orange, green) appears exactly once in every row and every column.
A small circle sits inside an outline hexagon in every cell.
Each rotation (90°, 180°, 270°) appears exactly once in every row and every column.
First, the outer–inner role swaps by column — columns 0 and 2 show an outer triangle with an inner circle, while column 1 swaps th…
three independent rules operate simultaneously.
• Each row and column must have all three sizes (small, medium, large) and all three rotations (0°, 90°, 270°).
Two rules act on the cell.
Each cell holds an outline triangle with a small shape inside.
two independent colour rules operate simultaneously.
Only the inner square's fill changes — solid on even cells (0, 2, 4, 6, 8), outline on odd cells (1, 3, 5, 7).
Each cell has an outer shape and a small inner diamond.
two independent Latin squares overlay the grid.
A small shape sits inside an outline hexagon in every cell.
A small F shape sits inside an outline hexagon in every cell.
every cell has a frame outer (rectangle container).
every cell shows a thick-stroked ring container holding a small inner circle.
each cell shows a small solid inner shape inside an outline diamond container.
**Rule: Each row and column must contain all three sizes — small, medium, and large — exactly once.** • Look at row 3: small (cel…
each hexagon contains two stacked markers (top + bottom).
Each row and each column contains all three rotations of the triangle: 0°, 90°, and 180°.
**Rule: Each row and column must have three different sizes and three different rotations.** - Row 3 has small-90°, large-180°, a…
**Each row and column must have all three sizes: small, medium, large.** - Row 3 needs: large (cell 7) ✓, medium (cell 8) ✓, smal…
A small L shape sits inside an outline triangle in every cell.
Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.
Each cell has an outer shape and a small inner cross.
A small shape sits inside an outline square in every cell.
Each cell has a fixed blue square at top-left and a red circle whose position depends on (row + column) mod 3: - mod 0 → top-righ…
every cell contains a cluster of small red crosses in one of three formations — diagonal-cross (4 corners), edge-cross (4 cardinal…
each cell shows a vertical line of three markers — same shape and colour per cell.
Family: MULTI-OBJECT INTERACTION (pair-conditional colour).
The four sizes repeat in a fixed loop across all nine cells in reading order.
The sizes repeat in a fixed cycle across all nine cells in reading order.
ONE figure changes in THREE ways at once — you must track all three together.
ONE figure changes in THREE ways at once — you must track all three together.
Two things change, and they are LINKED.
Two things change, and they are LINKED.
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