Border Patterns

Shape outline styles change across rows or columns.

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Shape outline styles change across rows or columns.

Border patterns involve the outline style of shapes changing systematically. Borders can be none (invisible outline), dashed, or solid. This attribute changes across rows or down columns following a predictable pattern.

Border sequence: none → dashed → solid

No border → dashed border → solid border across row
Column 1 has no borders, column 2 has dashed, column 3 has solid
All shapes in a row share the same border style

How to recognize it

Examine the outline of each shape
Look for dashed vs solid vs invisible borders
Check if border style follows row or column pattern

Common mistakes

Confusing border style with fill pattern
Not noticing subtle border differences
Assuming all shapes have the same border

Step-by-step walkthrough

In a 3x3 matrix, border styles progress across each row as none, dashed, solid. Row 3 shows: circle with no border, circle with dashed border, ?. What border style belongs in the missing cell?

Identify the border sequence in rows 1 and 2
Verify the pattern in row 3
Determine the next border style
Apply the border style to the missing cell

Answer: Circle with solid border

Practice guidance

Pattern Recognition