Prepare for your Raven’s matrices test

Find the missing figure. Learn the rules in short drills, then put them together in a full timed test.

Four short drills · Worked answers · One Raven pass

Which option completes the bottom-right figure? Check the pattern across rows and down columns.

Row 1, column 1. top left: outlined square.Row 1, column 2. top center: outlined square.Row 1, column 3. top right: outlined square.Row 2, column 1. middle left: outlined square.Row 2, column 2. center: outlined square.Row 2, column 3. middle right: outlined square.Row 3, column 1. bottom left: outlined square.Row 3, column 2. bottom center: outlined square.
Choose the figure that completes the matrix.

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Practice drills and full test

Choose a six-question drill with feedback after each answer. The full test saves feedback until the end.

Row 1, column 1. top left: outlined square.Row 1, column 2. top center: outlined square.Row 1, column 3. top right: outlined square.Row 2, column 1. middle left: outlined square.Row 2, column 2. center: outlined square.Row 2, column 3. middle right: outlined square.Row 3, column 1. bottom left: outlined square.Row 3, column 2. bottom center: outlined square.

Movement and rotation

Follow position changes and turns across both rows and columns.

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Row 1, column 1. top left: filled circle; top center: filled circle; top right: filled circle.Row 1, column 2. top left: filled square; top center: filled square; top right: filled square.Row 1, column 3. top left: filled triangle pointing up; top center: filled triangle pointing up; top right: filled triangle pointing up.Row 2, column 1. top left: filled square; top center: filled square; top right: filled square.Row 2, column 2. top left: filled triangle pointing up; top center: filled triangle pointing up; top right: filled triangle pointing up.Row 2, column 3. top left: filled circle; top center: filled circle; top right: filled circle.Row 3, column 1. top left: filled triangle pointing up; top center: filled triangle pointing up; top right: filled triangle pointing up.Row 3, column 2. top left: filled circle; top center: filled circle; top right: filled circle.

Distribution and counting

Track which shapes, fills and quantities belong in each row and column.

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Row 1, column 1. top left: filled circle; middle left: filled circle; center: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle; bottom center: filled circle; bottom right: filled circle.Row 1, column 2. top left: filled circle; top right: filled circle; middle left: filled circle; center: filled circle; middle right: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle; bottom right: filled circle.Row 1, column 3. top left: filled circle; top right: filled circle; middle left: filled circle; center: filled circle; middle right: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle; bottom center: filled circle; bottom right: filled circle.Row 2, column 1. top right: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle; bottom center: filled circle.Row 2, column 2. top left: filled circle; top center: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle.Row 2, column 3. top left: filled circle; top center: filled circle; top right: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle; bottom center: filled circle.Row 3, column 1. top left: filled circle; top right: filled circle; middle left: filled circle; center: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle; bottom center: filled circle; bottom right: filled circle.Row 3, column 2. top left: filled circle; top center: filled circle; top right: filled circle; middle left: filled circle; center: filled circle; middle right: filled circle; bottom left: filled circle; bottom right: filled circle.

Combining figures

Find what is added, shared or removed when two figures combine.

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Row 1, column 1. top left: outlined square.Row 1, column 2. top center: filled square.Row 1, column 3. top right: outlined square.Row 2, column 1. middle left: filled square.Row 2, column 2. center: outlined square.Row 2, column 3. middle right: filled square.Row 3, column 1. bottom left: outlined square.Row 3, column 2. bottom center: filled square.

Multiple rules

Solve harder matrices with several changes happening at the same time.

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Full timed matrix test

Take 23 original matrices with eight answer choices. Skip, flag and revisit questions; review your answers after finishing.

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One Raven pass covers the full test and every drill replay.

Understand the pattern

Every explanation shows what changes across a row and down a column. Practice identifying positions, rotations, repeated features and combinations without relying on a lucky guess.

Learn the matrix rules

Check your test version

Our full practice uses the 23-question APM-style format. Raven’s Adaptive, classic Progressive Matrices and Raven’s 2 have different formats. Your invitation tells you which one you will take.

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Common questions

Which Raven test does this prepare me for?

This is original matrix-reasoning practice for adults, with a timed format modeled on the 23-question, 40-minute APM-III format. The same visual reasoning skills can help with other matrix tests, but our practice does not reproduce every Raven edition. Check the version named in your invitation.

Is this the same as Raven’s Adaptive?

No. TalentLens describes Raven’s Adaptive as 15 questions, untimed, taking approximately 12 minutes. Its next question depends on your previous answers. Our full test has 23 questions on a 40-minute clock, with increasing practice difficulty. It does not reproduce the publisher’s adaptive algorithm or scoring.

What is free, and what does a Raven pass include?

The interactive example and study guide are free. If your account includes free first attempts, you can try each short drill once. A Raven pass covers the full timed test and unlimited replays of all four drills during your selected period. The pass is specific to Raven practice.

When do I see the answers?

In a drill, check your answer to see the explanation before moving on. In the full test, answers and explanations appear after you finish. You can skip, flag and revisit questions during our full practice test.

Will I get an IQ score or an official Raven percentile?

No. Your results show your performance on our original practice questions. They are not an IQ score, an official Raven score or an employer pass prediction. The same raw score can mean different things on different tests and against different comparison groups.

How should I use the explanations?

Check the rule against both completed rows and completed columns. Name the exact position, shape, fill and direction of each change. Then explain why the other options fail. If your reasoning works for only one row, keep looking.

Are these real Raven questions?

No. All practice matrices are original. Game Assessment Prep is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson or TalentLens. We do not reproduce confidential test items.

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