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Free Gifted Screening practice test — Grade 5

10 original Gifted Screening-style questions for Grade 5, 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: SHOVEL is to DIG as NEEDLE is to ___
  1. Asew
  2. Bsweep
  3. Chit
  4. Dunlock
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "tool to what it does." shovel → dig, so needle → sew.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 39, 35, 31, 27, ___
  1. A25
  2. B19
  3. C23
  4. D20
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Correct answer: C

The pattern subtracts 4 each time. 27 − 4 = 23.

Question 3Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 10 → 20 ; 3 → 6 ; 9 → ___
  1. A18
  2. B15
  3. C20
  4. D22
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Correct answer: A

Each number is doubled (×2). 9 × 2 = 18.

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: D

In the top row, the figure shrinks and the figure grows. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives D. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies a different rule than the top row shows; B copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; C right change, wrong figure shape; E applies only one of the two changes.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: BRANCH is to TREE as LEAF is to ___
  1. Aplant
  2. Bguitar
  3. Ccomb
  4. Dhouse
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "part to its whole." branch → tree, so leaf → plant.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 43, 37, 31, 25, ___
  1. A19
  2. B18
  3. C21
  4. D17
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Correct answer: A

The pattern subtracts 6 each time. 25 − 6 = 19.

Question 7Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 7 → 4 ; 11 → 8 ; 8 → ___
  1. A5
  2. B7
  3. C6
  4. D4
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Correct answer: A

Each number decreases by 3. 8 − 3 = 5.

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: D

In the top row, a smaller copy appears inside and the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives D. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies the change twice; B right change, wrong figure shape; C applies a different rule than the top row shows; E copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: VIOLIN is to INSTRUMENT as SALMON is to ___
  1. Ametal
  2. Bbird
  3. Cfish
  4. Dgem
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Correct answer: C

The relationship is "member to its category." violin → instrument, so salmon → fish.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 31, 29, 27, 25, ___
  1. A20
  2. B23
  3. C19
  4. D22
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

The pattern subtracts 2 each time. 25 − 2 = 23.

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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