Question 1

Study the 3×3 figure matrix where each cell contains a combination of shapes. Find the pattern and identify the missing figure.

What should replace the question mark?

Accepted Answer

The number of circles increases by 1 as you move left to right in each row. The number of squares increases by 1 as you move top to bottom in each column. The missing cell is Row 3, Column 3.

Question 2

In the figure matrix below, a pattern is followed in each row. Find the missing figure in place of the question mark.

What should replace the question mark in Row 1?

Accepted Answer

The pattern in each row repeats the same sequence of three shapes cyclically. In Row 1, the sequence is Circle → Square → Triangle, repeating three times. The missing figure is the third shape in the cycle.

Question 3

In the figure matrix below, each row and column follows a specific pattern. Identify the missing figure.

| ◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆◆ |
| ◆◆ | ◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆ |
| ◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆ |   ?   |

How many diamonds (◆) should the missing figure contain?

Accepted Answer

Each cell contains a number of diamonds equal to the sum of its row number and column number. For Row 3, Column 3: 3 + 3 = 6 diamonds.

Question 4

Study the 3×3 matrix below where each cell contains a shape with a specific number of sides. Identify the pattern and find the missing figure.

How many sides should the missing figure have?

Accepted Answer

Each row increases the number of sides by 1 as you move from left to right. Each column also increases the number of sides by 1 as you move from top to bottom. The missing figure is at Row 3, Column 3.

Question 5

In the figure matrix below, shapes transform according to a rule. Observe the pattern and find the missing figure.

What should replace the question mark?

Accepted Answer

Each row contains the same shape in three states: fully filled, half-filled, and empty. The third row follows the same pattern with triangles.

Question 6

In the figure matrix below, a pattern is followed across rows and columns. Study the 3×3 matrix carefully and select the figure that should replace the question mark (?)

Row 1: [Circle with 1 dot] [Circle with 2 dots] [Circle with 3 dots]
Row 2: [Square with 1 dot] [Square with 2 dots] [Square with 3 dots]
Row 3: [Triangle with 1 dot] [Triangle with 2 dots] [?]

What should replace the question mark?

Accepted Answer

The pattern follows a consistent rule: each row contains the same shape, and the number of dots inside increases from left to right (1, 2, 3). Row 3 contains triangles, so the missing figure must be a triangle with 3 dots inside.

Question 7

In the figure matrix below, identify the pattern and select the figure that should replace the question mark.

[Row 1: Circle with 1 dot, Circle with 2 dots, Circle with 3 dots]
[Row 2: Square with 2 dots, Square with 3 dots, Square with 4 dots]
[Row 3: Triangle with 3 dots, Triangle with 4 dots, ?]

Options:
(a) Triangle with 5 dots
(b) Triangle with 6 dots
(c) Pentagon with 5 dots
(d) Triangle with 4 dots

Accepted Answer

The pattern follows two rules: (1) Each row uses the same shape, (2) The number of dots increases by 1 in each column. Row 1 (Circles): 1, 2, 3 dots. Row 2 (Squares): 2, 3, 4 dots. Row 3 (Triangles): 3, 4, ? dots. Following the column pattern, the third column should have 5 dots. The shape remains Triangle. Answer: Triangle with 5 dots.

Question 8

Study the 3×3 matrix below and find the missing figure.

[Row 1: Square rotated 0°, Square rotated 45°, Square rotated 90°]
[Row 2: Pentagon rotated 0°, Pentagon rotated 45°, Pentagon rotated 90°]
[Row 3: Hexagon rotated 0°, Hexagon rotated 45°, ?]

Options:
(a) Hexagon rotated 45°
(b) Hexagon rotated 90°
(c) Hexagon rotated 135°
(d) Hexagon rotated 180°

Accepted Answer

The pattern shows: (1) Each row contains the same shape, (2) Each column shows a consistent rotation increment. Column 1: 0° rotation. Column 2: 45° rotation. Column 3: 90° rotation. Row 3, Column 3 must be a Hexagon (shape consistency) rotated 90° (rotation pattern). Answer: Hexagon rotated 90°.

Question 9

Study the 3×3 matrix below. Each row follows a specific pattern of transformation. Find the missing figure in the bottom-right cell.

Row 1: [Circle with 1 dot] → [Circle with 2 dots] → [Circle with 3 dots]
Row 2: [Square with 1 line] → [Square with 2 lines] → [Square with 3 lines]
Row 3: [Triangle with 1 shaded section] → [Triangle with 2 shaded sections] → [?]

What should replace the question mark?

Accepted Answer

This is a figure matrix completion question where each row demonstrates a consistent pattern of incremental addition. Row 1 adds dots progressively (1→2→3). Row 2 adds lines progressively (1→2→3). Row 3 must follow the same logic: shaded sections increase from 1→2→3. The missing figure is a triangle with 3 shaded sections.

Question 10

Study the 3×3 figure matrix. Each cell contains a shape with a specific number of shaded and unshaded regions. Find the missing figure.

[Row 1: Square (1 shaded, 3 unshaded), Square (2 shaded, 2 unshaded), Square (3 shaded, 1 unshaded)]
[Row 2: Rectangle (2 shaded, 2 unshaded), Rectangle (3 shaded, 1 unshaded), Rectangle (4 shaded, 0 unshaded)]
[Row 3: Triangle (3 shaded, 3 unshaded), Triangle (4 shaded, 2 unshaded), ?]

Options:
(a) Triangle (5 shaded, 1 unshaded)
(b) Triangle (4 shaded, 2 unshaded)
(c) Triangle (6 shaded, 0 unshaded)
(d) Triangle (5 shaded, 2 unshaded)

Accepted Answer

The pattern shows: (1) Each row maintains the same shape, (2) Shaded regions increase by 1 in each column, (3) Unshaded regions decrease by 1 in each column. Row 1: Shaded (1,2,3), Unshaded (3,2,1). Row 2: Shaded (2,3,4), Unshaded (2,1,0). Row 3: Shaded (3,4,?), Unshaded (3,2,?). Following the pattern, Row 3, Column 3 should have 5 shaded and 1 unshaded. Answer: Triangle (5 shaded, 1 unshaded).

Question 11

In the figure matrix below, each cell contains overlapping shapes. Identify the pattern and select the missing figure.

[Row 1: 1 Circle, 2 Circles, 3 Circles]
[Row 2: 2 Squares, 3 Squares, 4 Squares]
[Row 3: 3 Triangles, 4 Triangles, ?]

Additionally, the number of overlapping points between shapes follows a pattern: Row 1 has 0, 1, 2 overlapping points respectively. Row 2 has 1, 2, 3 overlapping points respectively. Row 3 has 2, 3, ? overlapping points respectively.

Options:
(a) 5 Triangles with 4 overlapping points
(b) 5 Triangles with 3 overlapping points
(c) 4 Triangles with 4 overlapping points
(d) 5 Triangles with 5 overlapping points

Accepted Answer

Two patterns must be satisfied: (1) Shape count increases by 1 per column within each row. Row 1: 1,2,3 circles. Row 2: 2,3,4 squares. Row 3: 3,4,? triangles → 5 triangles. (2) Overlapping points increase by 1 per column within each row. Row 1: 0,1,2 points. Row 2: 1,2,3 points. Row 3: 2,3,? points → 4 points. Answer: 5 Triangles with 4 overlapping points.

Question 12

A 3×3 matrix shows figures with rotating internal patterns. Row 1: Square with dot at top-left, square with dot at top-right, square with dot at bottom-right. Row 2: Square with dot at bottom-left, square with dot at top-left, square with dot at top-right. Row 3: Square with dot at bottom-right, square with dot at bottom-left, and a missing figure. The dot rotates 90° clockwise in each cell moving left-to-right and top-to-bottom in reading order. What should replace the missing figure?

Accepted Answer

Tracking the dot position across all 9 cells in reading order (left-to-right, top-to-bottom): (1,1)=top-left, (1,2)=top-right, (1,3)=bottom-right, (2,1)=bottom-left, (2,2)=top-left, (2,3)=top-right, (3,1)=bottom-right, (3,2)=bottom-left, (3,3)=?. The pattern shows a 4-position cycle (top-left→top-right→bottom-right→bottom-left→top-left...). Position (3,3) is the 9th cell: 9÷4 = 2 remainder 1, so it returns to position 1 of the cycle = top-left.

Question 13

In a 3×3 figure matrix, each cell contains a polygon. The number of sides increases as follows: Row 1 has 3, 4, 5 sides. Row 2 has 4, 5, 6 sides. Row 3 has 5, 6, ? sides. Additionally, each figure is rotated based on its position: figures in column 1 are rotated 0°, column 2 are rotated 45°, and column 3 are rotated 90°. The figure in position (3,3) should have how many sides and at what rotation?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing the sides pattern: each row starts one number higher than the previous row's start. Row 1: 3,4,5. Row 2: 4,5,6. Row 3: 5,6,?. The pattern shows each row increments by 1 across columns. Row 3 should be 5,6,7. Position (3,3) requires 7 sides (heptagon). Rotation pattern: column 3 requires 90° rotation. Answer: heptagon rotated 90°.

Question 14

A 3×3 matrix contains figures with two attributes: shape (circle, square, triangle) and shading (none, half, full). Row 1: Unshaded circle, half-shaded square, fully-shaded triangle. Row 2: Half-shaded circle, fully-shaded square, unshaded triangle. Row 3: Fully-shaded circle, unshaded square, and a missing figure. Each row contains all three shapes exactly once, and each column contains all three shading levels exactly once. What should replace the missing figure?

Accepted Answer

This is a Latin Square variant with two attributes. Row 3 has: fully-shaded circle, unshaded square, ?. Missing shape in row 3 is triangle. Column 3 has: fully-shaded triangle, unshaded triangle, ?. Missing shading in column 3 is half-shaded. Therefore, the missing figure is a half-shaded triangle.

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