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Free Gifted Screening practice test — Grade 1

10 original Gifted Screening-style questions for Grade 1, with answers and full explanations. No signup needed.

A broad gifted-screener practice set covering the reasoning formats district screeners draw on — verbal, quantitative, and figural.

Use it when you know a screening is coming but not which instrument: the overlapping formats cover the common ground of CogAT, NNAT, and OLSAT.

Question 1Verbal Reasoning

The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third one in the same way?

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  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

magnifier goes with ant because you use the first one with the second. In the same way telescope goes with star — answer B. The other pictures do not go with telescope that way.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning

The beads on the rods follow a pattern. How many beads should the next rod have?

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  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

The rods show 7, 6, 5, 4, ?: each rod has 1 bead fewer than the one before. So the next rod has 3 beads. The others: A stops one bead short; C goes one bead too far.

Question 3Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 4 → 9 ; 5 → 10 ; 2 → ___
  1. A4
  2. B11
  3. C10
  4. D7
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Correct answer: D

Each number increases by 5. 2 + 5 = 7.

Question 4Nonverbal Reasoning

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

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  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives B. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies the change twice; C copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning

These three pictures are alike in some way. Which picture belongs with them?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

cricket, soccer, pingpong are all sports played with a ball. So is tennis — answer B. The other pictures are not sports played with a ball.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning

The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?

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+
=
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: C

2 + 5 = 7, so the empty box needs 2 shapes. The others: A counts the whole right side instead of the missing part; B one too many.

Question 7Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 2 → 7 ; 4 → 9 ; 3 → ___
  1. A9
  2. B8
  3. C5
  4. D10
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Correct answer: B

Each number increases by 5. 3 + 5 = 8.

Question 8Nonverbal Reasoning

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

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  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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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 right change, wrong figure shape.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning

The first two pictures go together in a certain way. Which picture goes with the third one in the same way?

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  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

bee goes with flower because the first one eats the second. In the same way monkey goes with banana — answer C. The other pictures do not go with monkey that way.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning

Look at how the number of shapes changes in the top row. Which answer changes the bottom group the same way?

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  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

The top row goes from 5 to 4: one fewer. Doing the same to 7 gives 6. The others: A one too few; C adds instead of taking away.

Gifted Screening FAQ

Which test will my district use?

Districts choose their own screener — CogAT, NNAT, and OLSAT are the most common. Ask the gifted office; until you know, broad format practice covers the shared ground.

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