dMAT Figure Sequences: name the rule, then choose

A series of figures that change from one frame to the next; you choose the continuation. It is single-choice, like everything on the dMAT, and the reliable method is the same every time: name the rule in words before you look at the options.

The dimensions that change

Dimension	Ask
Rotation	By how much, and in which direction, each frame?
Count	Are elements being added or removed, and at what rate?
Position	Is something moving along a path, or around the figure?
Shading	Is fill alternating, spreading, or following an element?
Reflection	Is the figure flipping across an axis?
Addition and removal	Does an element appear or vanish on a schedule?

When nothing obvious changes, count something: sides, dots, intersections, enclosed areas. A sequence with no visible transformation is nearly always a counting sequence.

Why elimination beats selection

With single-choice items, crossing out an option that breaks a rule you are sure of is faster and safer than hunting for the one that satisfies every rule. You rarely need to be certain of the whole pattern — one proved contradiction removes an option permanently.

Write the rule you are confident about, even if it is only one dimension.
Cross out every option that violates it.
Repeat with the next dimension.
If two survive, find the dimension that separates them.

Every Figure Sequences question type

The dimensions What to check, in order Two changes at once The normal difficulty level Pacing Bank the quick ones

dMAT Figure Sequences — FAQs

2 questions

Can I revise for Figure Sequences?

There is no syllabus. What transfers is the habit of naming the changing dimensions before looking at the options, and that can be practised on figure-sequence material from any source.

Are there past papers?

No. The test is new, and anyone selling dMAT past papers is selling something that does not exist.

Sources

Written from the test board's own published material and checked on 1 October 2026.