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Free CAT4 practice test — Grade 6

10 original CAT4-style questions for Grade 6, 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: SEED is to PLANT as ACORN is to ___
  1. Aoak
  2. Bbutterfly
  3. Cbear
  4. Dflower
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "what it grows or turns into." seed → plant, so acorn → oak.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 2, 3, 5, 8, ___
  1. A10
  2. B9
  3. C12
  4. D15
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Correct answer: C

The amount added grows by 1 each step. Adding 4 to 8 gives 12.

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: E

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

Question 4Spatial 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
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Correct answer: B

Lay one design over the other: every mark from both appears once, and a mark both designs share appears once, not twice. That gives B. The others: A keeps only the second design; C the merged design slid one place; D keeps only the first design; E invents a mark neither design has.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: BRANCH is to TREE as WING is to ___
  1. Ahand
  2. Bbook
  3. Cguitar
  4. Dbird
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "part to its whole." branch → tree, so wing → bird.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 2, 3, 5, 8, ___
  1. A13
  2. B12
  3. C14
  4. D10
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

The amount added grows by 1 each step. Adding 4 to 8 gives 12.

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: B

In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step and the figure grows. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives B. The others each make a specific mistake: A copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; C applies a different rule than the top row shows; D applies only one of the two changes; 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, and a mark both designs share appears once, not twice. That gives A. The others: B loses one mark in the merge; C keeps only the marks the designs share; D keeps only the first design; E keeps only the second design.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: CHEF is to KITCHEN as TEACHER is to ___
  1. Acockpit
  2. Bhospital
  3. Ccourt
  4. Dschool
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." chef → kitchen, so teacher → school.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ___
  1. A35
  2. B32
  3. C36
  4. D37
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

These are square numbers: 2², 3², … Next is 6² = 36.

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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