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) →
Every row and every column has one triangle, one circle and one square, and each of the marks inside (plus sign, short line and dot) also appears once in every row and every column. Row 3 still needs a triangle and a plus sign, so the missing figure is a triangle with a plus sign inside.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) — Incorrect. Column 2 already has a circle, so the gap cannot have one.
Option (3) — Incorrect. Row 3 already has a dot inside a shape.
Option (4) — Incorrect. Row 3 already has a short line inside a shape.