Which option completes the 3 × 3 figure matrix given below?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) →
Every row and every column has one hexagon, one diamond and one square, and each of the marks inside (cross, small circle and short line) also appears once in every row and every column. Row 3 still needs a square and a short line, so the missing figure is a square with a short line inside.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. Both the shape and the mark are already used in this row and column.
Option (2) — Incorrect. Row 3 already has a small circle inside a shape.
Option (3) — Incorrect. Column 1 already has a diamond, so the gap cannot have one.