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Free Gifted Screening practice test — Grade 8

10 original Gifted Screening-style questions for Grade 8, 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: CHEF is to KITCHEN as DOCTOR is to ___
  1. Acockpit
  2. Bschool
  3. Clibrary
  4. Dhospital
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." chef → kitchen, so doctor → hospital.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 2, 6, 18, 54, ___
  1. A165
  2. B160
  3. C162
  4. D164
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Correct answer: C

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

Question 3Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 7 → 49 ; 2 → 4 ; 5 → ___
  1. A28
  2. B21
  3. C25
  4. D24
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Correct answer: C

Each number is squared. 5 × 5 = 25.

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

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: SEED is to PLANT as BUD is to ___
  1. Aflower
  2. Bbear
  3. Cfrog
  4. Dbutterfly
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "what it grows or turns into." seed → plant, so bud → flower.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ___
  1. A38
  2. B39
  3. C36
  4. D32
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Correct answer: C

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

Question 7Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 8 → 24 ; 1 → 3 ; 2 → ___
  1. A7
  2. B8
  3. C2
  4. D6
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Correct answer: D

Each number is multiplied by 3. 2 × 3 = 6.

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, the figure doubles and 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 right change, wrong figure shape; B copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; D applies a different rule than the top row shows; E applies only one of the two changes.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: PETAL is to FLOWER as WHEEL is to ___
  1. Abird
  2. Bcar
  3. Chand
  4. Dhouse
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

The relationship is "part to its whole." petal → flower, so wheel → car.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ___
  1. A48
  2. B51
  3. C47
  4. D46
Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

Each number is multiplied by 2. 24 × 2 = 48.

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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