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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. Bflower
  3. Corange
  4. Dblue
  5. Ered
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Correct answer: A

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

Question 2Sentence Completion
Sam watered the garden every day so the tomatoes would ____ big and red.
  1. Ashrink
  2. Bgrow
  3. Cargue
  4. Dwhistle
  5. Ehide
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Correct answer: B

Watering helps tomatoes grow.

Question 3Verbal Classification
The three words below are alike in some way. Choose the word that belongs with them. novel diary dictionary
  1. Achapter
  2. Bdesk
  3. Cpage
  4. Dpencil
  5. Eatlas
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Correct answer: E

All three are kinds of books, and so is an atlas. A chapter and page are parts of a book.

Question 4Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 3 → 9 ; 8 → 24 ; 7 → ___
  1. A19
  2. B21
  3. C24
  4. D23
  5. E22
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Correct answer: B

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

Question 5Number Puzzles
What number should replace the question mark to make this true? ? = ♥ + 18 and ♥ = 20
  1. A38
  2. B39
  3. C37
  4. D36
  5. E40
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Correct answer: A

First find ♥ = 20. Then ? = 20 + 18 = 38.

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Question 6Number Series
What number comes next? 35, 33, 31, 29, ___
  1. A27
  2. B24
  3. C29
  4. D30
  5. E28
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Correct answer: A

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

Question 7Figure 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.

Question 8Paper Folding

The square paper is folded in half from the bottom up, then in half from left to right, and holes are punched through all layers. Which answer shows the paper unfolded?

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

Unfold the paper step by step, mirroring every hole across each crease in reverse order. 3 punches through 4 layers leaves 12 holes. The other sheets each draw a specific mistake: A one hole drifted off its mirrored position; B doubled the count without the on-crease merge; C treated the mirror as a slide — hole positions right, orientation never flips; E shows only the punched folded sheet — never unfolded the paper.

Question 9Figure 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: every figure has a dot above it. E shares it too. The others don't: A solid black instead of the shared property; B the dot sits below instead of above; C no dot above it; D repeats an exemplar's shape but breaks the shared property.

Question 10Verbal Analogies
Complete the analogy: COPPER is to METAL as RUBY is to ___
  1. Afruit
  2. Bkitchen
  3. Cgem
  4. Dbird
  5. Efish
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Correct answer: C

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

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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