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Free CAT4 practice test — Grade 3

10 original CAT4-style questions for Grade 3, with answers and full explanations. No signup needed.

These free CAT4-style questions practice the four reasoning batteries — verbal, non-verbal, quantitative, and spatial — used by British-curriculum schools worldwide.

The CAT4 measures reasoning rather than learned content, so format familiarity and pacing are the fastest levers a parent can pull.

Question 1Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: CHERRY is to RED as SKY is to ___
  1. Apurple
  2. Bblue
  3. Corange
  4. Dwhite
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Correct answer: B

The relationship is "thing to its usual color." cherry → red, so sky → blue.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 39, 33, 27, 21, ___
  1. A15
  2. B14
  3. C16
  4. D18
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Correct answer: A

The pattern subtracts 6 each time. 21 − 6 = 15.

Question 3Nonverbal Reasoning

Look at how the first figure changes into the second. Which answer changes the bottom figure the same way?

?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Correct answer: C

In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives C. The others each make a specific mistake: A the bottom figure with no rule applied; B applies a different rule than the top row shows; D copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; E right change, wrong figure shape.

Question 4Spatial Reasoning

The two designs combine into one. Which answer shows the bottom two designs combined?

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  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Correct answer: E

Lay one design over the other: every mark from both appears once. That gives E. The others: A invents a mark neither design has; B keeps only the first design; C keeps only the second design; D loses one mark in the merge.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: BUD is to FLOWER as CATERPILLAR is to ___
  1. Abear
  2. Bchick
  3. Cdog
  4. Dbutterfly
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "what it grows or turns into." bud → flower, so caterpillar → butterfly.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 30, 27, 24, 21, ___
  1. A19
  2. B15
  3. C18
  4. D20
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Correct answer: C

The pattern subtracts 3 each time. 21 − 3 = 18.

Question 7Nonverbal Reasoning

Look at how the first figure changes into the second. Which answer changes the bottom figure the same way?

?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

In the top row, the figure shrinks. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives C. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies a different rule than the top row shows; B copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; D the bottom figure with no rule applied; E right change, wrong figure shape.

Question 8Spatial Reasoning

The two designs combine into one. Which answer shows the bottom two designs combined?

?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

Lay one design over the other: every mark from both appears once. That gives A. The others: B invents a mark neither design has; C keeps only the first design; D the merged design slid one place; E keeps only the second design.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: STRING is to GUITAR as BRANCH is to ___
  1. Aflower
  2. Bcomb
  3. Cbird
  4. Dtree
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "part to its whole." string → guitar, so branch → tree.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ___
  1. A15
  2. B11
  3. C13
  4. D10
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

The pattern adds 3 each time. 10 + 3 = 13.

CAT4 FAQ

Who takes the CAT4?

Students in UK schools and British international schools — commonly at entry points like Year 3, 5, 7, and for admissions or setting decisions.

What is a good CAT4 score?

The mean standard age score is 100; scores of 112+ are above average and 127+ are very high. Schools use bands for setting and admissions.

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