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Free CCAT practice test — Grade 3

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

These free CCAT-style questions cover the three batteries Canadian school boards test — Verbal, Quantitative, and Non-verbal — at your child's level.

The CCAT is Canada's version of the CogAT, and it's the standard gifted screener in Ontario and most provinces. Format familiarity is the fastest score lever.

Question 1Verbal Analogies
Complete the analogy: SNOW is to WHITE as BANANA is to ___
  1. Ayellow
  2. Borange
  3. Cblue
  4. Dred
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "thing to its usual color." snow → white, so banana → yellow.

Question 2Verbal Classification
Complete the analogy: CALF is to COW as KITTEN is to ___
  1. Acat
  2. Bkangaroo
  3. Cpig
  4. Ddog
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "young animal to its adult." calf → cow, so kitten → cat.

Question 3Number Series
What number comes next? 35, 33, 31, 29, ___
  1. A27
  2. B24
  3. C30
  4. D28
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Correct answer: A

The pattern subtracts 2 each time. 29 − 2 = 27.

Question 4Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 3 → 9 ; 8 → 24 ; 7 → ___
  1. A19
  2. B21
  3. C24
  4. D22
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Correct answer: B

Each number is multiplied by 3. 7 × 3 = 21.

Question 5Figure Matrices

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

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Question 6Figure Classification

The three figures below are alike in one way. Which answer figure belongs with them?

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

What the three figures share: all figures are small. E shares it too. The others don't: A repeats an exemplar's shape but breaks the shared property; B too large; C solid black instead of the shared property; D does not share the property.

Question 7Verbal Analogies
Complete the analogy: COPPER is to METAL as RUBY is to ___
  1. Afruit
  2. Bgem
  3. Cbird
  4. Dfish
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Correct answer: B

The relationship is "member to its category." copper → metal, so ruby → gem.

Question 8Verbal Classification
Complete the analogy: FLOAT is to SINK as SIT is to ___
  1. Alose
  2. Bstand
  3. Cgo
  4. Dcatch
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Correct answer: B

The relationship is "action to its opposite." float → sink, so sit → stand.

Question 9Number Series
What number comes next? 43, 41, 39, 37, ___
  1. A31
  2. B36
  3. C35
  4. D32
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Correct answer: C

The pattern subtracts 2 each time. 37 − 2 = 35.

Question 10Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 4 → 6 ; 7 → 9 ; 6 → ___
  1. A8
  2. B4
  3. C11
  4. D5
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Correct answer: A

Each number increases by 2. 6 + 2 = 8.

CCAT FAQ

What CCAT score qualifies for gifted in Ontario?

Most Ontario boards look for around the 98th percentile, though thresholds and processes vary by board.

Is the CCAT the same as the CogAT?

Structurally yes — same batteries and question types, normed on Canadian students. Practice for one transfers directly to the other.

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