Matrix Transformations

Intellectual

Discover the hidden rule linking two example symbol grids, then mark exactly the two of four candidates that follow it — the real cut-e (Aon) scales clx screen, in its official 6-minute length. A classic pair-transformation mode remains as the practice variant.

~6 min

Overview

Matrix Transformations measures inductive reasoning — your ability to infer a hidden rule from worked examples and recognise where else it applies, without language or prior knowledge. It is adapted from cut-e (Aon) scales clx, the grid test used in pilot and graduate selection. The Assessment Format reproduces the official demo screen exactly: a left panel where two example 3×3 symbol grids follow a rule, a right panel with four candidate grids, and the task of marking exactly the two that follow the same rule — over the real test's 6 minutes of test time. The classic mode stays as the practice variant: there the candidates come as four ready-made transformation pairs and you select one — the same inference, presented as a four-option drill with difficulty tiers and flexible durations. Honest differences remain: the real test adapts its difficulty to your answers, whereas our items are generated at a fixed level, and our rule families are our own reconstruction, not Aon's item bank. Every item is generated fresh and verified so that the correct answer fits every defensible reading of the rule and the wrong ones fit none — the pattern, never the picture, is what you learn.

Assessments

Tested in assessments at FTEJerez.

Could show up in cut-e / Aon-based selections.

Airline mappings are based on public information and may change.

Example: which pair follows the same rule?

Work out the rule that turns the left example grid into the right one, then find the one candidate pair whose grids are related by that exact same rule. Only one pair follows it — the others transform their grid in a plausible but different way.

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Explanation
From A to B the grid is mirrored left-to-right: the triangle crosses from the top-left to the top-right corner, the circle crosses from the middle-right to the middle-left, and the square sits on the centre column — the mirror line — so it stays put. Pair 2 applies that same left-to-right mirror to its own grid. Pair 1 mirrors top-to-bottom, pair 3 rotates the grid a half turn, and pair 4 shifts every symbol one square down: each is a coherent transformation, just not the one the example shows.

Game Phases

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Configure

Pick Assessment Format — the real screen at its official 6-minute length — or Practice Pairs with a difficulty tier and duration.

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Reason

Infer the hidden rule from the example grids, then mark the candidates that follow the same rule.

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Review

After finishing, revisit each item: the examples, all four candidates, and a plain-English explanation of the rule.

More Practice

Abstract Reasoning

8 exercises

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Spot the rule in a set of abstract figures — pick the odd one out, the option that completes the pattern, or the true rotation of a figure. Tests non-verbal, fluid reasoning under time pressure.

5 minIntellectual
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Figural Analogies

Work out how the first shape becomes the second, then apply the same transformation to the third shape and pick the figure that completes the analogy. Tests non-verbal, abstract inductive reasoning under time pressure.

8 minIntellectual
1Green
2Square
0No rule matches — None
1Rule 1
2Rule 2
0None

Rule Application

Hold a small rule-set in mind and apply it to a fast stream of coloured symbols — press the response each rule dictates before the window closes.

4 minIntellectual
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Odd One Out

Nine abstract objects share a hidden rule — spot the one that breaks it, fast. Replicates the cut-e (Aon) scales ix inductive reasoning test.

5 minIntellectual
A
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AClass A
BClass B

Grid Classification

Six example tables, two hidden classes — deduce the rule that separates them and assign new tables to the right class. Adapted from the cut-e (Aon) scales cls format, including an Assessment Format mode that mirrors the real screen: four unmarked tables per item, 12 items in 12 minutes.

8 minIntellectual
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14 2 3 1
23 1 4 2
34 1 3 2
41 4 3 2

Switch Challenge

Deduce which numbered operator — a digit code that reorders a row of symbols — turns the top row into the bottom row. Replicates the cut-e (Aon) switchChallenge from the smartPredict battery.

6 minIntellectual
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ENAC Figure Matrices

A 3 × 3 matrix of figures with the bottom-right square missing, and 8 options to complete it. The rules run along the rows, down the columns and across the diagonals, and a board often has two or three at once. The exam format is 30 boards in 30 minutes, and you can move between boards and change your answers until you hand in.

30 minIntellectualPSY1
Law
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352
7978
Anti-law
1452
3999
3040
13938
2333
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4148

ENAC Law and Anti-Law

Three numbers, words or figures obey a hidden law, and three don't. Under them are 8 propositions: tick every one that obeys the law. Numbers, words and figures are mixed through the run. The exam format is 35 boards in 30 minutes, and you're free to move between boards and change your ticks until you hand in.

30 minIntellectualPSY1