Positional Movement Pattern — Medium Matrix Reasoning Question

What to learn from this pattern

A dot moves up and down the same column, bouncing when it hits the top or bottom edge.

Explanation

A dot moves up and down the same column, bouncing when it hits the top or bottom edge. • Watch the dot's position row by row — it moves one step at a time. • When it reaches the top or bottom, it "bounces" and reverses direction. • Trace the path: find where the dot must land in the final cell. • A: one step too early — the dot hasn't finished its move yet. • B: the dot went the wrong way — direction was already reversed. • C, D, E, G: the dot never visits those positions on its path.

Why the other options are wrong

• Astopped-one-early — Took the marker's position one cell too early.
• Bwrong-direction — Continued the path the opposite way.
• Coff-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.
• Goff-the-path — Placed the marker where it never travels.