Select the option figure that should take the place of the question mark in the matrix.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) →
In each row, the flagpole turns 90° anticlockwise from one figure to the next. In row 3 the figure before the gap shows the flagpole with the flag at its upper-left end, so the missing figure shows the flagpole with the flag at its lower-left end.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. It points the right way but is reversed: the flag is on the other side, so it is a mirror image.
Option (2) — Incorrect. It is the same as the figure before it in the row; it has not turned.
Option (4) — Incorrect. It has turned 90° clockwise instead of anticlockwise.