Matrix Reasoning Test

Progression Patterns

Progression questions test whether you can continue a sequence — a feature that grows, shrinks, or advances by a regular step across the grid until it reaches the missing cell.

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Progression questions

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The four shapes repeat in order: circle → arrow → cross → f-shape → circle… • Read across all 9 cells in order and you see this c…

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The shapes repeat in a fixed cycle across all 9 cells in reading order.

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The four shapes repeat in order: cross → hexagon → f-shape → square → cross → … • Read all nine cells in order and the same four…

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The four shapes repeat in order across every cell in reading order: hexagon → square → circle → arrow-chevron → hexagon → … • Rea…

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The rule: each column's third cell holds every dot from the first AND second cell combined.

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The rule: combine all dots from two cells — keep every dot from both.

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Each shape grows by the same size step across every cell.

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Each shape grows by the same size step across the row.

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Each shape shrinks by the same step from one cell to the next.

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Each shape shrinks by the same step from one cell to the next.

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The dot count increases by the same number in every cell, left to right, top to bottom.

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Each row adds the same number of dots every step.

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Each step removes the same number of dots.

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Each step removes the same number of dots.

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**Look at the size of each frame — it follows a pattern.** • Row 1: small, medium, large.

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The column sets the count: column 0 cells have 2 squares (horizontal pair), column 1 cells have 3 (triangular arrangement), column…

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As you move down the rows, the colours rotate one step on a three-colour wheel: red → blue → green → red.

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Each cell has one more dot than the cell before it, reading left to right, top to bottom.

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Each cell adds one dot as you read left to right, top to bottom.

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The frame grows by column: small in column 0, standard in column 1, large in column 2.

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within each row the triangle grows from small to medium to large in left-to-right order.

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**Rule: Each row has the same shape and fill pattern; size grows down the rows.** - Row 1: small chevrons.

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**Look along each row: circles grow larger from left to right.** - Row 1: smallest → small → small.

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The circle grows by the same ratio each step, reading left to right, top to bottom.

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• The shape stays the same (T-shape) throughout.

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two independent rules — the triangle rotates 90° clockwise per cell in row-major reading order, and its scale grows from small to…

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two independent rules — scale grows top to bottom by row (small in row 0, medium in row 1, large in row 2) while horizontal positi…

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each row is a palindrome — the first and third cells in every row share the same scale, with the middle cell holding a different s…

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two independent rules — column index sets rotation (0° in column 0, 90° in column 1, 180° in column 2) while row index sets scale…

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two independent rules — scale grows left to right by column (small in col 0, medium in col 1, large in col 2) while vertical posit…

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The four shapes repeat in a fixed order across all nine cells in reading order.

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The four shapes repeat in a fixed order across all nine cells — circle, square, arrow-chevron, diamond — then start again.

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