12-question learning mode
Work without a timer. Compare the features, make a prediction, then read the row and column explanation after submitting each answer.
Alva Labs logic test practice
See the whole pattern.
Prepare for Alva Logic.
Find the missing figure by following the rules across rows and down columns. Learn with original worked examples, then take on a full 20-question practice sitting.
First sitting free with an account. Saved results and explanations stay free.
Understand the rule. Then add the clock.
20-question timed practice
You have two minutes to submit each answer, with a warning at 30 seconds. Work forward through the questions and review all answers when you finish.
Both modes use original questions and editorial difficulty levels that adjust as you answer. They include demanding combinations of rules. This is independent adaptive-style practice, without an official Alva score or percentile.
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6 original matrices, with worked answers.
Predict the complete missing figure: where each mark goes, which shape it has, and whether it is hollow or filled. Check both rows and columns before revealing the answer. These teaching examples are not official Alva questions.
Example 1
Find the missing figure
Which figure completes both the rows and the columns?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Show answer and both rules
Answer: E.
Across the rows: At each step to the right in the large matrix, move every mark one small position right, wrapping to the other side after the edge. Shape and fill do not change.
Down the columns: At each step down in the large matrix, move every mark one small position up, wrapping to the other side after the edge. Shape and fill do not change.
Apply the row rule to the two shown figures in the bottom row. Independently apply the column rule to the two shown figures in the rightmost column. Both checks give this exact arrangement: top left: outlined triangle; bottom left: outlined triangle.
Remember: Move horizontally across rows and vertically down columns.
Example 2
Find the missing figure
Which figure completes both the rows and the columns?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Show answer and both rules
Answer: E.
Across the rows: In every row, each of the three shapes appears once, and each of the three shown small positions is occupied once. Complete these two distributions separately; fill stays fixed.
Down the columns: In every column, each of the three shapes appears once, and each of the three shown small positions is occupied once. Complete these two distributions separately; fill stays fixed.
Apply the row rule to the two shown figures in the bottom row. Independently apply the column rule to the two shown figures in the rightmost column. Both checks give this exact arrangement: top right: filled circle.
Remember: Complete independent shape and position distributions.
Example 3
Find the missing figure
Which figure completes both the rows and the columns?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Show answer and both rules
Answer: F.
Across the rows: Overlay the first two figures to obtain the third. Keep a mark at every small position occupied in either input, keeping an overlap once. Shape and fill stay the same.
Down the columns: Overlay the top two figures to obtain the bottom one. Keep a mark at every small position occupied in either input, keeping an overlap once. Shape and fill stay the same.
Apply the row rule to the two shown figures in the bottom row. Independently apply the column rule to the two shown figures in the rightmost column. Both checks give this exact arrangement: top centre: outlined circle; top right: outlined circle; middle left: outlined circle; centre: outlined circle; middle right: outlined circle; bottom right: outlined circle.
Remember: Combine occupied positions in both directions.
Example 4
Find the missing figure
Which figure completes both the rows and the columns?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Show answer and both rules
Answer: C.
Across the rows: Overlay the first two figures to obtain the third. Keep a mark only at small positions occupied in exactly one input; remove overlapping marks. Shape and fill stay the same.
Down the columns: Overlay the top two figures to obtain the bottom one. Keep a mark only at small positions occupied in exactly one input; remove overlapping marks. Shape and fill stay the same.
Apply the row rule to the two shown figures in the bottom row. Independently apply the column rule to the two shown figures in the rightmost column. Both checks give this exact arrangement: top centre: filled triangle; top right: filled triangle; centre: filled triangle; middle right: filled triangle; bottom left: filled triangle; bottom right: filled triangle.
Remember: Cancel overlapping positions in both directions.
Example 5
Find the missing figure
Which figure completes both the rows and the columns?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Show answer and both rules
Answer: B.
Across the rows: Use the first two figures to construct the third. Combine circles from either input, keeping an overlap once. For squares, keep positions present in exactly one input and remove overlapping squares. Each shape keeps its own fill.
Down the columns: Use the top two figures to construct the bottom one. Combine circles from either input, keeping an overlap once. For squares, keep positions present in exactly one input and remove overlapping squares. Each shape keeps its own fill.
Apply the row rule to the two shown figures in the bottom row. Independently apply the column rule to the two shown figures in the rightmost column. Both checks give this exact arrangement: top left: outlined circle; top centre: outlined circle; middle left: outlined circle; middle right: filled square; bottom left: filled square; bottom centre: filled square; bottom right: filled square.
Remember: Combine circles, but cancel overlapping squares, in both directions.
Example 6
Find the missing figure
Which figure completes both the rows and the columns?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Show answer and both rules
Answer: F.
Across the rows: At each step right, rotate the arrangement of small positions 90° anticlockwise about the centre. Advance every mark through the repeating shape cycle circle → triangle → square. Also exchange filled and outlined. Only the arrangement rotates; each mark remains upright.
Down the columns: At each step down, rotate the arrangement of small positions 90° clockwise about the centre. Advance every mark through the repeating shape cycle circle → triangle → square. Also exchange filled and outlined. Only the arrangement rotates; each mark remains upright.
Apply the row rule to the two shown figures in the bottom row. Independently apply the column rule to the two shown figures in the rightmost column. Both checks give this exact arrangement: middle left: outlined triangle; bottom left: outlined triangle; bottom centre: outlined triangle.
Remember: Rotate the arrangement, cycle its shape, and alternate fill.
Make a prediction you can check.
- 1
Track each feature
Separate position, shape, fill, and direction. A correct count is not enough if the marks are in the wrong places.
- 2
Test a completed row and column
Identify what changes from left to right and from top to bottom. Check the same rule against the other completed lines. Do not use diagonal relationships.
- 3
Combine the predictions
The final row and final column should predict the same missing tile. If they disagree, a rule is incomplete.
- 4
Eliminate with a reason
Compare all six choices. Name the specific feature that makes a tempting option fail, then submit before the clock ends.
Which employers use Alva Logic?
Published hiring processes show use across different roles and countries. These are verified examples; your own vacancy and invitation determine what you will take.
Sandvik
An electrical assembler vacancy in Alachua, Florida names Alva logic and personality tests after applying. This evidence concerns that vacancy, rather than every Sandvik role.
Official vacancyBondora
A Brand Marketing Manager vacancy in Tallinn lists Alva logic and personality assessments after interviews and a home task. Testing can occur later in a process.
Official vacancyInstabee
Its published hiring process includes Alva logic and personality assessments after initial contact. Instabee explicitly notes that steps vary by role.
Official hiring processEmployer pages checked 10 September 2026. Vacancies can close and processes can change. No employer-specific passing score is established by these sources.
Alva Logic practice questions
What is the Alva Labs logic test?
Alva Logic is an adaptive assessment of reasoning with visual patterns. You complete a three-by-three matrix by choosing its missing figure from six options. A valid pattern must work across every row and down every column; diagonal rules do not count. Alva also offers a separate personality assessment, which this practice does not simulate.
How many questions are there, and how long does it take?
Alva describes 20 scored questions, with up to two minutes for each question, preceded by two practice examples. It says most candidates finish in 15–20 minutes; the 20 question timers allow up to 40 minutes of active answering. Our timed mode has 20 questions and the same per-question limit. Our learning mode has 12 questions without a timer.
Can I skip, go back, or pause?
Official instructions say questions must be dealt with when presented and cannot be revisited. They mention breaks but do not publish their exact allowance. In our practice, select an option and press Submit answer before the timer ends. Expired questions count as unanswered even if you had selected an option. Continue opens the next question and starts its timer, so you can take a break between questions. Those break controls are our practice design; follow your actual invitation.
Is this the same as the official adaptive test?
No. Our first three questions introduce increasing difficulty; subsequent selection responds to your answers using three editorial difficulty levels. Alva uses a calibrated item bank and statistical ability estimation. Our adaptive-style practice teaches reasoning and pacing, but cannot reproduce its official scoring or estimate your Alva result.
How hard are the practice questions?
The bank progresses from individual transformations to combinations involving position, shape, fill, direction, and tile composition. Later items require you to keep track of several rules. The examples teach those ideas before the clock starts. Difficulty is editorial until learner data supports calibration; we do not claim that a particular practice result matches the real test.
What is a good score or a passing score?
There is no universal hiring cutoff established by the sources used for this guide. Employers decide how to use assessment results. Your practice review reports correct answers, unanswered questions, time spent on each item, and worked solutions. It does not convert those results to an official Alva score, IQ, percentile, or chance of receiving an offer.
Is Alva the same as Matrigma or PI Cognitive?
No. Adaptive Matrigma is a different provider’s matrix assessment with different timing. PI Cognitive combines verbal, numerical, and abstract questions on one short overall clock. This track focuses on Alva’s 20-task visual matrix format. Check the assessment named in your invitation before choosing practice.
Is this practice free?
All worked examples on this page are free without an account. Create an account for your first practice sitting in either mode. Starting a sitting uses that first attempt, so work through the examples before starting. Further sittings follow the replay access displayed in your account; an Alva Logic category pass is available when required. Saved results and explanations stay free to review.
Format reference: Alva’s candidate instructions. For other assessments, see Matrigma practice or PI Cognitive practice.
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