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Free Gifted Screening practice test — Kindergarten

10 original Gifted Screening-style questions for Kindergarten, 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: NOSE is to SMELL as FEET is to ___
  1. Achew
  2. Bhear
  3. Ctalk
  4. Dwalk
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Correct answer: D

The relationship is "body part to what it does." nose → smell, so feet → walk.

Question 2Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 1, 2, 3, 4, ___
  1. A5
  2. B4
  3. C1
  4. D8
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Correct answer: A

The numbers count up by 1 each time. 4 + 1 = 5.

Question 3Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 4 → 5 ; 2 → 3 ; 1 → ___
  1. A2
  2. B4
  3. C1
  4. D6
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Correct answer: A

Each number increases by 1. 1 + 1 = 2.

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
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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 applies a different rule than the top row shows; C copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.

Question 5Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: HIGH is to LOW as NEAR is to ___
  1. Asoft
  2. Bfar
  3. Cnight
  4. Dcold
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Correct answer: B

The relationship is "opposites." high → low, so near → far.

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Question 6Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ___
  1. A13
  2. B15
  3. C12
  4. D9
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Correct answer: C

The numbers count up by 2 each time. 10 + 2 = 12.

Question 7Number Analogies
Find the missing number: 5 → 6 ; 3 → 4 ; 4 → ___
  1. A7
  2. B5
  3. C1
  4. D6
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Correct answer: B

Each number increases by 1. 4 + 1 = 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
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Correct answer: A

In the top row, the figure doubles. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives A. The others each make a specific mistake: B right change, wrong figure shape; C the bottom figure with no rule applied.

Question 9Verbal Reasoning
Complete the analogy: SKY is to BLUE as SNOW is to ___
  1. Awhite
  2. Bgreen
  3. Cred
  4. Dorange
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Correct answer: A

The relationship is "thing to its usual color." sky → blue, so snow → white.

Question 10Quantitative Reasoning
What number comes next? 8, 7, 6, 5, ___
  1. A4
  2. B6
  3. C3
  4. D5
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Correct answer: A

The numbers count down by 1 each time. 5 − 1 = 4.

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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