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Free Gifted Screening practice test — Grade 7

10 original Gifted Screening-style questions for Grade 7, 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: WING is to BIRD as TOOTH is to ___
  1. Aplant
  2. Bhand
  3. Ccomb
  4. Dtree
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Correct answer: C

The relationship is "part to its whole." wing → bird, so tooth → comb.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ___
  1. A21
  2. B22
  3. C27
  4. D25
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Correct answer: D

These are square numbers: 1², 2², … Next is 5² = 25.

Question 3Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 2 → 6 ; 8 → 24 ; 10 → ___
  1. A30
  2. B32
  3. C27
  4. D34
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Correct answer: A

Each number is multiplied by 3. 10 × 3 = 30.

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: E

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

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: PUPPY is to DOG as EGG is to ___
  1. Abutterfly
  2. Bchick
  3. Coak
  4. Dfrog
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Correct answer: B

The relationship is "what it grows or turns into." puppy → dog, so egg → chick.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 5, 8, 12, 17, ___
  1. A25
  2. B23
  3. C19
  4. D26
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Correct answer: B

The amount added grows by 1 each step. Adding 6 to 17 gives 23.

Question 7Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 3 → 9 ; 1 → 1 ; 10 → ___
  1. A100
  2. B101
  3. C102
  4. D97
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Correct answer: A

Each number is squared. 10 × 10 = 100.

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, the figure doubles and the figure grows. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives D. The others each make a specific mistake: A right change, wrong figure shape; B applies only one of the two changes; C the bottom figure with no rule applied; E copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: JUDGE is to COURT as CHEF is to ___
  1. Akitchen
  2. Bcockpit
  3. Chospital
  4. Dship
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." judge → court, so chef → kitchen.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ___
  1. A38
  2. B37
  3. C36
  4. D33
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Correct answer: C

These are square numbers: 2², 3², … Next is 6² = 36.

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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