dMAT Figure Sequences: learn the movement before the timer.
Understand the dMAT Figure Sequences format, the visual rules to track, and a reliable way to practise Frames 5 and 6 for APS India preparation.
Understand the job before practising the clock.
Figure Sequences is a visual-reasoning task. A 4 × 4 matrix is shown across four observed frames. One or more marks can move, rotate, change colour, or follow a repeating step pattern. Your job is to continue the sequence and choose Frame 5 and Frame 6 independently.
The fastest-looking solution is not always the safest one. When several marks appear, each mark can follow its own rule. Treat them as separate tracks first, then combine the tracks only after each movement is consistent with all four observed frames.
Boundary behaviour matters. A mark does not simply vanish when it reaches an edge. It can bounce, change direction, or continue around an outside route described by the task rules. Good practice therefore includes edge cases, not only easy moves through the centre of the grid.
This independent guide explains the published mechanics with original wording. Confirm current rules through the official dMAT preparation page.
Train the parts that make the answer repeatable.
Position tracking
Follow row and column changes frame by frame instead of relying on a visual impression.
Colour and orientation cycles
Separate movement from colour or rotation so one change does not hide another.
Boundary logic
Recognise bounces, reflections, and valid edge routes without inventing a new rule at the boundary.
Independent continuation
Validate Frame 5 and Frame 6 against the rule rather than treating the answer pair as one picture.
Use the same decision path on every new item.
- Name every markAssign a simple label such as blue square or orange arrow so you do not merge two paths mentally.
- Record the smallest consistent changeTrack row, column, colour, and orientation across Frames 1–4. Prefer one rule that explains every transition.
- Resolve the boundary deliberatelyIf the next move reaches an edge, apply the published boundary behaviour before choosing an option.
- Predict before looking at choicesForm a mental Frame 5 and Frame 6 first. Options are then checks, not suggestions that pull you toward a distractor.
Know what pulls good attempts off course.
- Tracking the whole picture instead of following each symbol independently.
- Changing the movement rule just because a symbol reaches a boundary.
- Using only Frames 3 and 4 while ignoring a contradiction in an earlier transition.
- Choosing a plausible answer pair without checking Frame 5 and Frame 6 separately.
Original practice without exposing the answer bank.
- Original Easy, Medium, and Hard generated sequences.
- Untimed Quick Drill for learning the mechanics.
- Timed 20-task practice for pacing.
- Step-by-step replay that explains the movement rule after an answer.
Quick Drill is intentionally untimed. Once the solving process is stable, use timed practice to train decisions under the published pace.
Practise Figure Sequences with a saved learning history.
Begin with an untimed drill, keep your progress when you return, and move into timed practice when the method is reliable.