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Free OLSAT practice test — Grade 7

10 original OLSAT-style questions for Grade 7, with answers and full explanations. No signup needed.

These free OLSAT-style questions cover both the verbal and nonverbal halves of the test — following directions, analogies, classification, and figural reasoning.

The OLSAT rewards children who know the formats: many items (like 'following directions') trip up smart first-timers purely on unfamiliarity.

Question 1Sentence Completion
The new student felt _____ when she made friends on the first day of school.
  1. Ahappy
  2. Bangry
  3. Ctired
  4. Dsad
  5. Ehungry
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Correct answer: A

The sentence implies a positive emotional state, and 'happy' is the only option that fits this context.

Question 2Verbal Analogies
Complete the analogy: PILOT is to COCKPIT as CHEF is to ___
  1. Afarm
  2. Bkitchen
  3. Chospital
  4. Dbakery
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Correct answer: B

The relationship is "worker to their workplace." pilot → cockpit, so chef → kitchen.

Question 3Verbal Classification
Four of the words below go together in some way. Choose the word that does NOT belong with the others. overture sonata symphony ballet concerto
  1. Aoverture
  2. Bsonata
  3. Csymphony
  4. Dballet
  5. Econcerto
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Correct answer: D

Four of the five words are alike: they are pieces of classical music. ballet does not fit that group.

Question 4Figural Classification

Four of the figures below are alike in one way. Which figure does NOT belong with the others?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Correct answer: E

Four of the five figures share one property: every figure is an outline (unfilled). E is the one that does not belong (solid black instead of the shared property).

Question 5Figural Analogies

The figures in each row and each column follow the same rule. Which answer belongs in the empty box?

?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Correct answer: D

In this grid going down the rows the figure alternates large and small, and going across the columns the fill darkens one step. The empty box must satisfy both its row and its column, which gives D. The others: A repeats the figure directly above the empty box; B copies the far corner; C follows the row rule but not the column rule; E applies the change one time too many.

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Question 6Pattern Matrix

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

Question 7Figural Series

The figures change the same way each step. Which figure comes next?

?
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Correct answer: E

Each step, one more shape appears each time. Continuing one more step gives E. The others: A the right step on the wrong shape; B steps backward in the series; C repeats the last figure instead of stepping on; D the right figure with the wrong fill.

Question 8Number Series
What number comes next? 4, 12, 36, 108, ___
  1. A326
  2. B321
  3. C324
  4. D320
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Correct answer: C

Each number is multiplied by 3. 108 × 3 = 324.

Question 9Numeric Inference
Each group of numbers follows the same rule. Work out the rule from the first two groups, then find the number that replaces the question mark. 9, 18, 36 3, 6, 12 6, 12, ?
  1. A24
  2. B30
  3. C18
  4. D12
  5. E36
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Correct answer: A

In every group each number is 2 times the one before it. Applying the same rule to the last group gives 24: A.

Question 10Number Matrix
The numbers in the box are arranged according to a rule. Find the rule, then choose the number that belongs in the empty space. 23 26 29 26 ? 32 29 32 35
  1. A29
  2. B26
  3. C35
  4. D32
  5. E30
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Correct answer: A

Across each row the numbers change by 3, and down each column they change by 3. The empty space must fit both its row and its column, which gives 29: A.

OLSAT FAQ

What does OLSAT stand for?

Otis-Lennon School Ability Test — it measures verbal and nonverbal reasoning for gifted and accelerated placement.

What's a qualifying OLSAT score?

Most gifted programs look for a School Ability Index in the 95th+ percentile; NYC G&T historically required 90+ for district and 97+ for citywide programs.

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