Select the option figure that should take the place of the question mark in the matrix.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) →
In each row, the flagpole turns 90° clockwise from one figure to the next. In row 3 the second figure shows the flagpole with the flag at its upper-left end, so the first figure, one turn earlier, shows the flagpole with the flag at its lower-left end.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) — Incorrect. It points the correct way but is reversed: the flag is on the other side, so it is a mirror image.
Option (3) — Incorrect. It is turned through 135° instead of 90°.
Option (4) — Incorrect. It is the same as the next figure in the row; it should be turned back 90°.