Rule type in matrix reasoning tests

Rotation of the whole cell

How the rule works

The whole content of the cell turns by the same number of degrees from cell to cell, 90 or 180, clockwise or counterclockwise. The figure, the lines along the edge and the dot turn together, as if the paper itself were turned.

The difference from a figure merely rotating is that everything comes along. A task where the lines along the edge change place at the same time as the figure turns is almost always a rotation of the whole cell. Fix your eye on one corner and follow it.

Solved example

The bottom right cell is the answer, marked. The explanation below the matrix is the same text the app gives.

Rules in the example

  • The whole content of the cell rotates 180 degrees clockwise to the right and 90 degrees downwards.
  • Everything else is the same in every cell.

Level 2 in the app. The same example is shown in the app after a wrong answer on this rule. Rules in the example: Rotation of the whole cell.

How to recognise it

  1. Do the edge lines change place between cells while the figure turns at the same time? Then the whole cell is turning.
  2. Pick a clear marker, a corner or a line, and see how many degrees it moves per step.
  3. Turn the second cell of the last row the same amount. Check that both figure and lines match the option.

More about the format: what a matrix reasoning test is and how logical reasoning tests are used in recruitment.

Practise for real.

In the app the tasks are generated on the phone and the answer explains every rule. Five tasks are free; the rest unlocks with a one-time purchase.

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