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Free Gifted Screening practice test — Grade 2

10 original Gifted Screening-style questions for Grade 2, 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
Complete the analogy: RULER is to MEASURE as SCISSORS is to ___
  1. Aeat
  2. Bsew
  3. Ccut
  4. Dunlock
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Correct answer: C

The relationship is "tool to what it does." ruler → measure, so scissors → cut.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 31, 25, 19, 13, ___
  1. A3
  2. B10
  3. C8
  4. D7
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Correct answer: D

The pattern subtracts 6 each time. 13 − 6 = 7.

Question 3Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 7 → 4 ; 8 → 5 ; 4 → ___
  1. A2
  2. B4
  3. C1
  4. D0
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Correct answer: C

Each number decreases by 3. 4 − 3 = 1.

Question 4Nonverbal 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: 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 right change, wrong figure shape; C copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; D the bottom figure with no rule applied; E applies the change twice.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: CHEF is to KITCHEN as PILOT is to ___
  1. Alibrary
  2. Bcourt
  3. Ccockpit
  4. Dhospital
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Correct answer: C

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." chef → kitchen, so pilot → cockpit.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ___
  1. A37
  2. B39
  3. C41
  4. D42
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Correct answer: B

The pattern adds 9 each time. 30 + 9 = 39.

Question 7Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 6 → 18 ; 2 → 6 ; 9 → ___
  1. A24
  2. B31
  3. C27
  4. D25
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Correct answer: C

Each number is multiplied by 3. 9 × 3 = 27.

Question 8Nonverbal 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: C

In the top row, a smaller copy appears inside. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives C. 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; D copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; E right change, wrong figure shape.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: KEY is to UNLOCK as BRUSH is to ___
  1. Asweep
  2. Bcut
  3. Ceat
  4. Dpaint
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Correct answer: D

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

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 43, 40, 37, 34, ___
  1. A33
  2. B27
  3. C30
  4. D31
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Correct answer: D

The pattern subtracts 3 each time. 34 − 3 = 31.

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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