Positional Movement Pattern — Easy Matrix Reasoning Question

What to learn from this pattern

A dot moves down one row each step.

Explanation

A dot moves down one row each step. When it reaches the bottom, it wraps back to the top. • Track the dot's row: row 1 → row 2 → row 3 → wraps to row 1 → … • In cell 9 the dot lands in the position that continues this cycle. • Option C matches that position exactly. • A stops one step too early; B, D, E, F, G place the dot in a column or row it never visits.

Why the other options are wrong

• Astopped-one-early — Took the marker's position one cell too early.
• Boff-the-path — Placed the marker where it never travels.
• Doff-the-path — Placed the marker where it never travels.
• Eoff-the-path — Placed the marker where it never travels.
• Foff-the-path — Placed the marker where it never travels.
• Goff-the-path — Placed the marker where it never travels.