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Free Gifted Screening practice test — Grade 6

10 original Gifted Screening-style questions for Grade 6, 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: SAILOR is to SHIP as PILOT is to ___
  1. Acourt
  2. Blibrary
  3. Cbakery
  4. Dcockpit
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." sailor → ship, so pilot → cockpit.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 2, 4, 7, 11, ___
  1. A12
  2. B15
  3. C16
  4. D17
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Correct answer: C

The amount added grows by 1 each step. Adding 5 to 11 gives 16.

Question 3Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 6 → 36 ; 3 → 9 ; 9 → ___
  1. A80
  2. B85
  3. C81
  4. D84
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Correct answer: C

Each number is squared. 9 × 9 = 81.

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
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: E

In the top row, the figure shrinks and the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives E. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies only one of the two changes; B right change, wrong figure shape; C the bottom figure with no rule applied; D applies a different rule than the top row shows.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: ACTOR is to STAGE as BAKER is to ___
  1. Ahospital
  2. Bbakery
  3. Cschool
  4. Dship
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." actor → stage, so baker → bakery.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 2, 6, 18, 54, ___
  1. A162
  2. B163
  3. C160
  4. D165
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Correct answer: A

Each number is multiplied by 3. 54 × 3 = 162.

Question 7Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 5 → 25 ; 8 → 64 ; 1 → ___
  1. A0
  2. B5
  3. C2
  4. D1
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Correct answer: D

Each number is squared. 1 × 1 = 1.

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: B

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

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: FINGER is to HAND as TOOTH is to ___
  1. Acomb
  2. Bbook
  3. Chouse
  4. Dguitar
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

The relationship is "part to its whole." finger → hand, so tooth → comb.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 4, 5, 7, 10, ___
  1. A10
  2. B16
  3. C17
  4. D14
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

The amount added grows by 1 each step. Adding 4 to 10 gives 14.

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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