Matrix Reasoning Test

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Very Easy Matrix Reasoning Questions

Warm-up questions. Each runs on one simple rule with one clear change. Start here if matrix reasoning is new to you.

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Multi-RuleFree

Only one thing changes from cell to cell — the fill alternates between solid and outline.

Alternating LogicFree

• **The rule: Size grows left to right; rotation alternates between rows.** - Row 1: F-shapes are small → medium → large, all rot…

Multi-RuleFree

Each shape and each color appears once per row and once per column.

Multi-RuleFree

row determines reflection axis (none in row 0, vertical in row 1, horizontal in row 2) while column determines scale (small in col…

Multi-RuleFree

**Rule: Each row and column must contain all three colors and all three sizes and all three rotations — no value repeats in any li…

Multi-RuleFree

• Each row holds the same three items: a red triangle, a blue circle and a green hexagon.

Multi-RuleFree

Two rules combine.

Multi-RuleFree

Each row and each column must contain all three shapes exactly once: t-shape, triangle, and l-shape.

Logical RelationFree

Two rules combine.

Multi-RuleFree

Two rules run at the same time: rotation and position.

RotationFree

Two rules run at once.

Multi-RuleFree

The shapes are nested inside one another.

Multi-RuleFree

The shapes are nested inside one another.

Multi-RuleFree

The shapes are nested inside one another.

Multi-RuleFree

The shapes are nested inside one another.

Multi-RuleFree

The shapes are nested inside one another.

Multi-RuleFree

The shapes are nested inside one another.

Multi-RuleFree

Look at the small dot.

Multi-RuleFree

Look at the small dot.

Multi-RuleFree

Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.

Multi-RuleFree

Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.

Multi-RuleFree

Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.

Multi-RuleFree

Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.

Multi-RuleFree

Follow the dot.

Multi-RuleFree

Follow the dot.

Multi-RuleFree

Follow the dot.

Multi-RuleFree

Follow the dot.

Multi-RuleFree

Follow the dot.

Multi-RuleFree

Follow the dot.

Frequency CountFree

Each row must contain all three fill types (solid, striped, outline) — no repeats.

Frequency CountFree

• Rule: Each row must contain all three different fill types — no repeats.

Frequency CountFree

• Each row must contain all three different fill values — no repeats.

Multi-RuleFree

The size changes across this grid, but size is not the rule — ignore it.

Logical RelationFree

Correct answer: D • Look at the dots in each cell.

Multi-RuleFree

each cell uses one of three symbolic dot patterns — X (5 dots forming a diagonal cross), plus (5 dots forming a cardinal cross), o…

Frequency CountFree

Each row must contain all three colors — one each, no repeats.

Multi-RuleFree

Each shape appears once per row and once per column — like a puzzle grid.

Multi-RuleFree

Each shape appears exactly once in every row and every column.

Multi-RuleFree

Each shape appears exactly once in every row and every column.

Multi-RuleFree

Each color appears once per row and once per column.

Multi-RuleFree

Each color appears exactly once in every row and every column.

Multi-RuleFree

Each value appears exactly once in every row and column.

Positional MovementFree

• A dot moves one step to the right each row.

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves in one direction, one step at a time, across the grid.

Positional MovementFree

A dot moves down one row each step.

Positional MovementFree

A dot moves one step diagonally across the grid in each row, wrapping around when it hits an edge.

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves diagonally across the grid, wrapping around when it hits an edge.

Positional MovementFree

The marker lands on a different spot in every cell.

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves one step right each row, wrapping back to the left when it reaches the end.

Positional MovementFree

A dot moves one step to the right each row.

Positional MovementFree

A dot moves down one cell each row.

Positional MovementFree

A dot moves down one cell per row, wrapping to the top when it leaves the bottom.

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves one step diagonally each row, wrapping around when it hits an edge.

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves one step diagonally in the same direction each row.

ProgressionFree

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

ProgressionFree

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

ProgressionFree

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

ProgressionFree

Each row adds the same number of dots every step.

SymmetryFree

Each row mirrors left-to-right: the right cell matches the left cell.

SymmetryFree

The grid is a mirror image left-to-right (vertical axis).

SymmetryFree

The whole grid has central symmetry — each shape mirrors its opposite cell through the centre.

SymmetryFree

The grid has central mirror symmetry — each cell matches the cell directly opposite it through the centre.

RotationFree

The shape rotates by the same amount each step, reading left to right, top to bottom.

RotationFree

The figure rotates the same amount each step across the grid.

RotationFree

Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.

RotationFree

Each row rotates the figure by a fixed step, but the direction flips every row.

Logical RelationFree

Row 0 reads solid, outline, solid; row 1 reads outline, solid, outline; row 2 reads solid, outline, then back to solid.

Logical RelationFree

two rules combine — each row applies a fixed rotation (row 0: 0°, row 1: 90°, row 2: 180°), and fill state is set by whether the a…

Multi-RuleFree

Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: cross, f-shape, and hexagon.

ProgressionFree

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

Logical RelationFree

Row determines the colour of every circle in the cell — row 0 orange, row 1 purple, row 2 magenta.

Addition & RemovalFree

Every cell holds exactly 2 red crosses — this count never changes.

Addition & RemovalFree

Each cell always has exactly two small red squares.

Logical RelationFree

Every cell contains exactly 4 circles, but the red-to-blue ratio changes by row.

Logical RelationFree

Row determines colour — row 0 red, row 1 blue, row 2 green.

Multi-RuleFree

Two rules combine.

Multi-RuleFree

Each row and column carries a colour: row/column 0 red, 1 blue, 2 green.

Multi-RuleFree

each cell contains diamond markers in one of three colour-arrangement combinations — red diagonal pair (2 markers), blue four corn…

Addition & RemovalFree

Every cell always holds exactly 2 shapes: one triangle and one square, both red and medium.

SymmetryFree

The grid mirrors top to bottom — row 3 reflects row 1.

Addition & RemovalFree

Every cell in the grid holds exactly two small red hexagons.

Multi-RuleFree

each cell shows one of three diagonal patterns — main diagonal alone (slash), anti-diagonal alone (backslash), or both diagonals (…

Multi-RuleFree

each cell shows a perpendicular pair of lines forming an L-junction or cross in one of three configurations — top-left corner (top…

Addition & RemovalFree

Every cell holds exactly 2 red circles — this never changes across the whole grid.

ProgressionFree

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

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves to a new position in every cell, visiting all nine spots on the grid — no position repeats.

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves through a fixed cycle of nine positions, one per cell, in reading order.

Positional MovementFree

The dot visits every position on the grid — no position repeats.

Positional MovementFree

Each row uses every column position (left, centre, right) exactly once — no repeats.

Positional MovementFree

The dot visits every position on the grid exactly once, moving in reading order (left to right, top to bottom).

Positional MovementFree

The dot visits every position on a 3×3 grid — no position repeats.

Positional MovementFree

The dot moves to a new position in each cell, visiting all nine spots in a set order.

Multi-RuleFree

Each cell holds an outline triangle with a small shape inside.

ProgressionFree

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

Multi-RuleFree

Two rules act on the cell.

Multi-RuleFree

The anchor (an outline T-shape) is the same in every cell.

Multi-RuleFree

each row contains all three anchor types (triangle, circle, hexagon) exactly once.

Addition & RemovalFree

two shape identities — triangle and circle — swap their roles (outer vs inner) by cell-index parity.

Multi-RuleFree

Each cell holds an outline hexagon with a small shape inside.

Multi-RuleFree

Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.

Addition & RemovalFree

Each cell always holds exactly 2 red crosses: one small, one large.

Multi-RuleFree

Each shape appears exactly once in every row and once in every column.

Multi-RuleFree

Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.

Multi-RuleFree

Two rules act on the cell.

SymmetryFree

The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom across a horizontal line through the middle row.

Multi-RuleFree

Only the inner square's fill changes — solid on even cells (0, 2, 4, 6, 8), outline on odd cells (1, 3, 5, 7).

Frequency CountFree

every cell in the grid contains a unique (outer shape, inner shape) pair.

Multi-RuleFree

Each cell has an outer shape and a small inner diamond.

Multi-RuleFree

two independent Latin squares overlay the grid.

Multi-RuleFree

A small shape sits inside an outline hexagon in every cell.

Multi-RuleFree

every cell has a frame outer (rectangle container).

Multi-RuleFree

each cell shows a small solid inner shape inside an outline diamond container.

Logical RelationFree

Each cell holds an outer shape and an inner shape.

SymmetryFree

The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom: row 1 reflects into row 3.

Multi-RuleFree

Each cell has an outer shape and a small inner cross.

Multi-RuleFree

A small shape sits inside an outline square in every cell.

Addition & RemovalFree

every cell contains the same two shapes — a triangle on the left and an arrow-plus on the right — with their positions swapping in…

Frequency CountFree

Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: t-shape, triangle, and circle.

Frequency CountFree

Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: f-shape, l-shape, and t-shape.

ProgressionFree

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

ProgressionFree

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

ProgressionFree

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

RotationFree

The figure turns 90° clockwise at every step.

RotationFree

Each row shows the same rotation — row 3 uses 270°.

RotationFree

Each column keeps one fixed angle in every row.

RotationFree

The F-shape rotates 90° clockwise each step.

RotationFree

Each row shows the same L-shape at the same rotation — all three cells match.

SymmetryFree

The grid mirrors top to bottom across a horizontal line through the middle row.

SymmetryFree

The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom: row 3 reflects row 1.

SymmetryFree

The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom across a horizontal axis.

Multi-RuleFree

Two things change, and they are LINKED.

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