Puzzle #3: One of Each Shape

Easy · Distribution · target time about 13 seconds

Which option completes the pattern?

How to solve it (answer: F)

The rule

Each row and each column has one circle, pentagon, and hexagon.

Look at the top row: a hollow hexagon, then a hollow circle, then a hollow pentagon.
The middle row uses the same values in a different order.
The bottom row has a hollow circle and a hollow pentagon, so it is missing a hollow hexagon.

Tip: List what each row already has, then pick the one value the row is missing.

The wrong options keep most of the pattern and change the shape or the fill, so each one looks finished at a glance. Check both before you choose.

Option A: This row already has a circle.
Option B: This row already has a pentagon.
Option C: Every hexagon in the grid is hollow, but this one is solid.
Option D: This row already has a circle. Every hexagon in the grid is hollow, but this one is solid.
Option E: This row already has a pentagon. Every hexagon in the grid is hollow, but this one is solid.

Each element appears once per row and column. Read the guide to distribution puzzles for the method and the common traps.

The Cogniva test has 20 puzzles across four pattern types and gives you a free score band in about 7 minutes.

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