CAT4 Practice Pack — Kindergarten

Answer Key — CAT4 Kindergarten

1. 1. C — In the top row, 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 applies the change twice.
2. 2. E — Put the two pieces one on top of the other, keeping every square that is coloured in EITHER piece. Counting square by square gives 6 coloured squares in the finished picture.
3. 3. B — motorcycle, car, helicopter are all vehicles that carry people from place to place. So is boat — answer B. The other pictures are not vehicles that carry people from place to place.
4. 4. B — There are 3 shapes and 2 are crossed out, so 3 − 2 = 1 are left. The others: A one too many; C counts the crossed-out shapes too.
5. 5. 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 applies a different rule than the top row shows.
6. 6. C — Put the two pieces one on top of the other, keeping every square that is coloured in EITHER piece. Counting square by square gives 9 coloured squares in the finished picture.
7. 7. B — rooster goes with owl because the first one belongs to the day the way the second belongs to the night. In the same way sun goes with moon — answer B. The other pictures do not go with sun that way.
8. 8. C — The rods show 5, 1, 5, ?: the rods take turns: 5, 1, 5, 1. So the next rod has 1 bead. The others: A one bead too many; B copies the rod before the gap, which breaks the repeating pattern.
9. 9. B — In the top row, the figure shrinks. 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 right change, wrong figure shape.
10. 10. B — Put the two pieces one on top of the other, keeping every square that is coloured in EITHER piece. Counting square by square gives 5 coloured squares in the finished picture.
11. 11. A — book, notebook, glasses are all things you use at school. So is calculator — answer A. The other pictures are not things you use at school.
12. 12. B — The top row goes from 3 to 1: two fewer. Doing the same to 5 gives 3. The others: A leaves the bottom group unchanged; C one too many.
13. 13. C — In the top row, the figure doubles. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives C. The others each make a specific mistake: A the bottom figure with no rule applied; B copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.
14. 14. C — Put the two pieces one on top of the other, keeping every square that is coloured in EITHER piece. Counting square by square gives 7 coloured squares in the finished picture.
15. 15. B — umbrella goes with cloud because the first one comes when there is the second. In the same way firetruck goes with fire — answer B. The other pictures do not go with firetruck that way.
16. 16. A — 4 + 3 = 7, so the empty box needs 4 shapes. The others: B one too few; C one too many.
17. 17. A — In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives A. The others each make a specific mistake: B applies a different rule than the top row shows; C the bottom figure with no rule applied.
18. 18. D — Put the two pieces one on top of the other, keeping every square that is coloured in EITHER piece. Counting square by square gives 7 coloured squares in the finished picture.
19. 19. A — train, boat, bicycle are all vehicles that carry people from place to place. So is airplane — answer A. The other pictures are not vehicles that carry people from place to place.
20. 20. C — The rods show 6, 5, 4, 3, ?: each rod has 1 bead fewer than the one before. So the next rod has 2 beads. The others: A goes one bead too far; B stops one bead short.