Positional Movement Patterns
Positional-movement questions test whether you can track where a shape sits inside each cell. The shape itself stays the same; its location inside the cell shifts in a predictable pattern.
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Positional Movement questions
41 questions in the bank · 403 total across all patterns
• A dot moves one step to the right each row.
• Each row, a dot moves one step to the right.
The dot moves in one direction, one step at a time, across the grid.
A dot moves down one row each step.
A dot moves one step diagonally across the grid in each row, wrapping around when it hits an edge.
The dot moves diagonally across the grid, wrapping around when it hits an edge.
A dot moves around the border of the grid, one step clockwise each row.
The dot moves around the edge of the grid, one step clockwise each row.
The dot moves one step counter-clockwise around the grid's edge each row.
The dot moves one step at a time around the edge of the grid, going counter-clockwise.
The marker lands on a different spot in every cell.
The marker lands on a different spot in every cell.
The marker lands on a different spot in every cell.
The marker lands on a different spot in every cell.
A dot moves across a row, hits the wall, then bounces back the other way.
A dot moves up and down the same column, bouncing when it hits the top or bottom edge.
A dot moves across the grid, bouncing when it hits a wall.
A dot moves clockwise around the edge of the grid, and each step it takes gets one space longer.
A dot moves around the edge of the grid, stepping counter-clockwise.
A dot moves around the edge of the grid, jumping one extra step each row.
Both markers move one step clockwise around the edge each row.
Both markers move one step at a time around the edge of the grid.
Two markers (a dot and a ring) each move around the edge of the grid, one step at a time.
The dot moves one step right each row, wrapping back to the left when it reaches the end.
A dot moves one step to the right each row.
A dot moves down one cell each row.
A dot moves down one cell per row, wrapping to the top when it leaves the bottom.
The dot moves one step diagonally each row, wrapping around when it hits an edge.
The dot moves one step diagonally in the same direction each row.
The dot moves to a new position in every cell, visiting all nine spots on the grid — no position repeats.
The dot moves through a fixed cycle of nine positions, one per cell, in reading order.
The dot moves to a new position in each cell, following a set path across the whole grid.
The dot visits every position on the grid — no position repeats.
Each row uses every column position (left, centre, right) exactly once — no repeats.
The dot visits every position in reading order across the whole grid — it does not restart each row.
The dot visits every position on the grid exactly once, moving in reading order (left to right, top to bottom).
The dot visits every position across the whole grid exactly once, moving in reading order.
The dot visits every position on a 3×3 grid — no position repeats.
The dot moves to a new position in each cell, visiting all nine spots in a set order.
Each row has one dot.
The dot moves through all 9 grid positions — one per cell — in a continuing cycle across reading order.
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