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Very Easy Matrix Reasoning Questions
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Only one thing changes from cell to cell — the fill alternates between solid and outline.
• **The rule: Size grows left to right; rotation alternates between rows.** - Row 1: F-shapes are small → medium → large, all rot…
Each shape and each color appears once per row and once per column.
row determines reflection axis (none in row 0, vertical in row 1, horizontal in row 2) while column determines scale (small in col…
**Rule: Each row and column must contain all three colors and all three sizes and all three rotations — no value repeats in any li…
• Each row holds the same three items: a red triangle, a blue circle and a green hexagon.
Two rules combine.
Each row and each column must contain all three shapes exactly once: t-shape, triangle, and l-shape.
Two rules combine.
Two rules run at the same time: rotation and position.
Two rules run at once.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
The shapes are nested inside one another.
Look at the small dot.
Look at the small dot.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Look at the small dot — inside the shape, on its edge, or outside it.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Follow the dot.
Each row must contain all three fill types (solid, striped, outline) — no repeats.
• Rule: Each row must contain all three different fill types — no repeats.
• Each row must contain all three different fill values — no repeats.
The size changes across this grid, but size is not the rule — ignore it.
Correct answer: D • Look at the dots in each cell.
each cell uses one of three symbolic dot patterns — X (5 dots forming a diagonal cross), plus (5 dots forming a cardinal cross), o…
Each row must contain all three colors — one each, no repeats.
Each shape appears once per row and once per column — like a puzzle grid.
Each shape appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each shape appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each color appears once per row and once per column.
Each color appears exactly once in every row and every column.
Each value appears exactly once in every row and column.
• A dot moves one step to the right each row.
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.
The marker lands on a different spot in every cell.
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.
Each shape grows by the same size step across every cell.
Each shape grows by the same size step across the row.
The dot count increases by the same number in every cell, left to right, top to bottom.
Each row adds the same number of dots every step.
Each row mirrors left-to-right: the right cell matches the left cell.
The grid is a mirror image left-to-right (vertical axis).
The whole grid has central symmetry — each shape mirrors its opposite cell through the centre.
The grid has central mirror symmetry — each cell matches the cell directly opposite it through the centre.
The shape rotates by the same amount each step, reading left to right, top to bottom.
The figure rotates the same amount each step across the grid.
Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a row shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.
Every cell in a column shows the same orientation.
Each row rotates the figure by a fixed step, but the direction flips every row.
Row 0 reads solid, outline, solid; row 1 reads outline, solid, outline; row 2 reads solid, outline, then back to solid.
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…
Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: cross, f-shape, and hexagon.
The column sets the count: column 0 cells have 2 squares (horizontal pair), column 1 cells have 3 (triangular arrangement), column…
Row determines the colour of every circle in the cell — row 0 orange, row 1 purple, row 2 magenta.
Every cell holds exactly 2 red crosses — this count never changes.
Each cell always has exactly two small red squares.
Every cell contains exactly 4 circles, but the red-to-blue ratio changes by row.
Row determines colour — row 0 red, row 1 blue, row 2 green.
Two rules combine.
Each row and column carries a colour: row/column 0 red, 1 blue, 2 green.
each cell contains diamond markers in one of three colour-arrangement combinations — red diagonal pair (2 markers), blue four corn…
Every cell always holds exactly 2 shapes: one triangle and one square, both red and medium.
The grid mirrors top to bottom — row 3 reflects row 1.
Every cell in the grid holds exactly two small red hexagons.
each cell shows one of three diagonal patterns — main diagonal alone (slash), anti-diagonal alone (backslash), or both diagonals (…
each cell shows a perpendicular pair of lines forming an L-junction or cross in one of three configurations — top-left corner (top…
Every cell holds exactly 2 red circles — this never changes across the whole grid.
Each cell adds one dot as you read left to right, top to bottom.
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 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 on the grid exactly once, moving in reading order (left to right, top to bottom).
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 cell holds an outline triangle with a small shape inside.
The frame grows by column: small in column 0, standard in column 1, large in column 2.
Two rules act on the cell.
The anchor (an outline T-shape) is the same in every cell.
each row contains all three anchor types (triangle, circle, hexagon) exactly once.
two shape identities — triangle and circle — swap their roles (outer vs inner) by cell-index parity.
Each cell holds an outline hexagon with a small shape inside.
Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.
Each cell always holds exactly 2 red crosses: one small, one large.
Each shape appears exactly once in every row and once in every column.
Each cell holds an outline circle with a small shape inside.
Two rules act on the cell.
The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom across a horizontal line through the middle row.
Only the inner square's fill changes — solid on even cells (0, 2, 4, 6, 8), outline on odd cells (1, 3, 5, 7).
every cell in the grid contains a unique (outer shape, inner shape) pair.
Each cell has an outer shape and a small inner diamond.
two independent Latin squares overlay the grid.
A small shape sits inside an outline hexagon in every cell.
every cell has a frame outer (rectangle container).
each cell shows a small solid inner shape inside an outline diamond container.
Each cell holds an outer shape and an inner shape.
The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom: row 1 reflects into row 3.
Each cell has an outer shape and a small inner cross.
A small shape sits inside an outline square in every cell.
every cell contains the same two shapes — a triangle on the left and an arrow-plus on the right — with their positions swapping in…
Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: t-shape, triangle, and circle.
Each row and each column contains all three shapes exactly once: f-shape, l-shape, and t-shape.
**Rule: Each row has the same shape and fill pattern; size grows down the rows.** - Row 1: small chevrons.
The four shapes repeat in a fixed order across all nine cells in reading order.
The four shapes repeat in a fixed order across all nine cells — circle, square, arrow-chevron, diamond — then start again.
The figure turns 90° clockwise at every step.
Each row shows the same rotation — row 3 uses 270°.
Each column keeps one fixed angle in every row.
The F-shape rotates 90° clockwise each step.
Each row shows the same L-shape at the same rotation — all three cells match.
The grid mirrors top to bottom across a horizontal line through the middle row.
The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom: row 3 reflects row 1.
The whole grid mirrors top-to-bottom across a horizontal axis.
Two things change, and they are LINKED.
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