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