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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: KEY is to UNLOCK as BRUSH is to ___
  1. Apaint
  2. Bhit
  3. Cdig
  4. Dwrite
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "tool to what it does." key → unlock, so brush → paint.

Question 2Verbal Classification
Complete the analogy: HOT is to COLD as NEAR is to ___
  1. Asmall
  2. Bdark
  3. Cfar
  4. Ddown
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Correct answer: C

The relationship is "opposites." hot → cold, so near → far.

Question 3Number Series
What number comes next? 37, 35, 33, 31, ___
  1. A28
  2. B26
  3. C29
  4. D27
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Correct answer: C

The pattern subtracts 2 each time. 31 − 2 = 29.

Question 4Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 9 → 18 ; 6 → 12 ; 10 → ___
  1. A19
  2. B20
  3. C18
  4. D24
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Correct answer: B

Each number is doubled (×2). 10 × 2 = 20.

Question 5Figure Matrices
Which figure comes next?
?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Correct answer: A

The circle grows larger by the same amount each step.

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Question 6Figure Classification
Which figure comes next?
?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Correct answer: B

The shape alternates between filled and outline each step, so the next one is outline.

Question 7Verbal Analogies
Complete the analogy: LIBRARIAN is to LIBRARY as ACTOR is to ___
  1. Acourt
  2. Bkitchen
  3. Chospital
  4. Dstage
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." librarian → library, so actor → stage.

Question 8Verbal Classification
Complete the analogy: FINGER is to HAND as LEAF is to ___
  1. Aplant
  2. Bbird
  3. Cbook
  4. Dcar
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "part to its whole." finger → hand, so leaf → plant.

Question 9Number Series
What number comes next? 48, 44, 40, 36, ___
  1. A30
  2. B29
  3. C33
  4. D32
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Correct answer: D

The pattern subtracts 4 each time. 36 − 4 = 32.

Question 10Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 7 → 49 ; 5 → 25 ; 12 → ___
  1. A141
  2. B140
  3. C145
  4. D144
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Correct answer: D

Each number is squared. 12 × 12 = 144.

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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