Illustrative example
Find the missing shape
Recognise the matrix rule
Matrigma uses non-verbal matrix problems to assess general mental ability.
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The Classic and Adaptive versions with their timings, the 3x3 matrix format and its six options, the five rules the puzzles follow, and how the result is placed in a low, average or high band against a norm group.
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What is a Matrigma test?
A Matrigma test is a non-verbal cognitive ability test published by Assessio, the Swedish assessment company. Every question is an abstract matrix puzzle: you work out the logical rule in a grid of figures and pick the missing piece, so no language or maths knowledge is needed. There are two versions. Classic Matrigma allows 40 minutes for 35 puzzles, while Adaptive Matrigma allows 12 minutes with up to a minute per item and adjusts difficulty as you go.
Which Matrigma test you sit depends on the employer and the role: an entry-level position will not be given the same assessment as a graduate or managerial one.
How a Matrigma test works
Four things to know before you sit one. Timings and difficulty vary with the level of the role.
- FormatA 3x3 matrix, six options
- Every question is a grid of geometric figures with one cell missing. You find the rule and pick the missing piece from six options. No words, no numbers.
- Pace40 minutes, or 12
- Classic Matrigma gives you 40 minutes for 35 puzzles at your own pace. Adaptive Matrigma allows 12 minutes with a one-minute limit on each item, and how many you see depends on how fast you work.
- DifficultyHarder as you go
- Classic puzzles are drawn from a bank and get harder through the test. Adaptive gives a harder puzzle after a right answer and an easier one after a wrong one, and is the harder sitting.
- ScoringBanded against a norm group
- Your result is placed on a bell curve against a comparison group and reported as low, average or high. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so every puzzle is worth attempting.
Matrigma: assessment names, formats and timings
Match the name in your invitation to the assessment below. Timings marked “approx.” are completion estimates; other published durations are limits for the named version.
| Assessment | What it measures | Questions | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Matrigma | Fixed-form matrix puzzles from a bank, harder as you progress | 35 | 40 min |
| Adaptive Matrigma | The same puzzles, adapting to your answers, one minute each | Depends on pace | 12 min; 1 min per item |
Counts and timings vary by role level and by the version an employer licences. Check the instructions on the screen before you start. Facts checked 11 September 2026.
Classic and Adaptive Matrigma are different versions. The adaptive test has both an overall limit and a one-minute limit per item.
Official sources for assessment names and timings
What Matrigma assessment formats look like
A visual guide to the skills and response formats covered on this page. Your invitation tells you which assessments to prepare for.
Illustrations by Practice Aptitude Tests · not official test screenshots
Illustrative example
Difficulty follows your responses
Answer a matrix problem↓Difficulty adjusts↓Next matrix problem
Adaptive Matrigma
Question difficulty adjusts to your performance, with both item and overall time limits.
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Understanding practice scores
These results come from our own practice test in a format covered on this page. They are not official Matrigma results, a benchmark for our entire Matrigma practice pack, or an employer pass mark.
How our test takers score
Results from our abstract reasoning test.
Average score83%
75th-percentile score100%
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Average75th percentile
Source: Practice Aptitude Tests
Based on 994 completed practice sittings, all time. Checked 11 September 2026.
The 75th percentile marks the boundary of the top quarter of recorded scores; tied scores can share that boundary. These are our practice results, not employer pass marks.
How we calculate these figures
We use all-time completed, scored attempts at this practice test. Repeat attempts count separately, so the sample is sittings rather than unique people.
The average is the mean score across those sittings. The 75th percentile comes from their recorded score distribution. The “checked” date is when we retrieved the figures, not the period when the tests were taken.
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The five rules a Matrigma matrix follows
Each puzzle is a 3x3 matrix of geometric shapes following an underlying logic, with one cell missing, and you fill the gap from six options. The name joins matrix to GMA, general mental ability, which is what the test measures through abstract reasoning. Hogan Assessments distributed Matrigma internationally for a time, which is why the two names are still linked, but the test is an Assessio product.
Five rules cover most puzzles:
Motion: the objects within the frames change position as the sequence progresses. The movement may apply to any number of shapes.
Construction: the first two frames of a row or column combine to create the third, so the object in frame three is built from the objects before it.
Frequency: a pattern governs how often objects appear and in what order. It may relate to shape, colour or any other characteristic.
Rotation: objects rotate sequentially across a row or a column.
Progression: objects change from frame to frame. Elements are added or removed, or parts change in shape, size or colour, in any direction.
Entry-level puzzles use one rule; as you progress, rules combine. Patterns also run on the diagonals, across frames one, five and nine, two, six and seven, and three, four and eight, which is what makes the later puzzles hard and the practice worth doing.
Frequently asked questions
What candidates ask us most often
How long is a Matrigma test?
This depends on the version of the test you’re required to take. The Classic version is 40 minutes long, and you can work through at your own pace. The Adaptive version is short at just 12 minutes, but you must answer each question within a one-minute time frame.
What does a Matrigma score report show?
The results of your Matrigma test will rank your performance against a normative group. You’ll be placed in either the low, average or high bracket, and your score report will show where you sit on a bell curve. This gives your prospective employer insight into your abilities compared to others from a similar background.
Does Matrigma penalise wrong answers?
No. You do not lose marks for an incorrect answer, so never leave a puzzle blank. If the rule will not come, eliminate the options that cannot fit, pick the most plausible of what is left and move on; on the Adaptive version the one-minute clock makes that habit essential.
How are Matrigma tests different from Raven's Matrices?
The Matrigma test was designed as an alternative to Raven’s Matrices. It is based on the same principles, but makes use of more graphical elements that can produce a broader range of challenging questions.
Matrigma is a trademark of its respective owner. Practice Aptitude Tests is not affiliated with Matrigma and our practice tests are not endorsed by them.
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