Picture matrices – practice for Years 3–9

Sample questions on Picture matrices with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Logic

Year

Years 3–9

Curriculum area

Sequences and patterns

Question types: Complete the grid

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Which picture belongs in place of the question mark? Look for the rule in the rows and in the columns.

   1. A)
   2. B)
   3. C)
   4. D)
   5. E)
   Show the solution

   Answer: C) picture C

   How it works: Each row has one shape, each column one colour.

2. Question 2 Normal

   Which picture belongs in place of the question mark? Look for the rule in the rows and in the columns.

   1. A)
   2. B)
   3. C)
   4. D)
   5. E)
   Show the solution

   Answer: E) picture E

   How it works: Every row and column has each shape once; each row has its own colour.

3. Question 3 Hard

   Which picture belongs in place of the question mark? Look for the rule in the rows and in the columns.

   1. A)
   2. B)
   3. C)
   4. D)
   5. E)
   Show the solution

   Answer: A) picture A

   How it works: Every row and column has each shape and each colour once; the column sets how many there are.

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