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  1. In a 3×3 matrix, each row contains a circle, a square, and a triangle. Each column also contains a circle, a square, and a triangle. The bottom-right cell is missing. Row 3 starts with square, circle — what fills the missing cell?

    Answer: Triangle

    Row 3 already has square and circle, so the missing shape must be a triangle to complete the set.

  2. In a matrix, each row's shading gets darker from left to right: white, gray, black. The middle cell of the last row is missing. The row shows white, ___, black.

    Answer: Gray

    The shading sequence is white → gray → black, so the middle cell must be gray.

  3. A 2×2 matrix shows: top-left = large circle, top-right = large square, bottom-left = small circle, bottom-right = ___.

    Answer: Small square

    The pattern reduces size from top to bottom and changes shape from left to right; bottom-right must be a small square.

  4. In a matrix, the number of sides of the shape in each cell follows this pattern: Row 1: 3, 4, 5; Row 2: 4, 5, 6; Row 3: 5, 6, ___.

    Answer: 7

    Each row and column increases by 1; the bottom-right value must be 7.

  5. A matrix has each row contain shapes rotating 90° clockwise from left to right. The middle shape in the bottom row points right. What does the rightmost shape in that row point?

    Answer: Down

    Rotating 90° clockwise from pointing right gives pointing down.

  6. In a 3×3 matrix, the total number of dots in each row is 6. Row 1: 1, 2, 3. Row 2: 2, 3, 1. Row 3: 3, ___, 2.

    Answer: 1

    Row 3 must total 6: 3 + ? + 2 = 6, so ? = 1.