CCAT Practice Pack — Grade 3

20 original CCAT-style questions · Answer key on the last page · iprepgenius.com/printables

Name: ______________________Date: ______________Score: _____ / 20

1.The classroom hamster escaped, so Mia helped ____ for it under the desks.
(A)search
(B)pay
(C)trade
(D)cook
(E)vote
2.The three words below are alike in some way. Choose the word that belongs with them. Asia Africa Europe
(A)China
(B)Paris
(C)Texas
(D)Australia
(E)Atlantic
3.Find the missing number: 4 → 6 ; 7 → 9 ; 6 → ___
(A)6
(B)8
(C)4
(D)11
(E)5
4.Use the equation to find the number that goes in place of the question mark. ? × 3 − 9 = 24
(A)11
(B)12
(C)−1
(D)17
(E)5
5.What number comes next? 43, 41, 39, 37, ___
(A)31
(B)36
(C)35
(D)70
(E)32
6.
Look at how the first figure changes into the second. Which answer changes the bottom figure the same way?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
7.
The square paper is folded in half from the bottom up, then in half from left to right, and holes are punched through all layers. Which answer shows the paper unfolded?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
8.
The three figures below are alike in one way. Which answer figure belongs with them?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
9.Complete the analogy: FULL is to EMPTY as YOUNG is to ___
(A)small
(B)flower
(C)closed
(D)quiet
(E)old
10.Eli practiced the piano every afternoon, hoping to ____ the new song by Friday.
(A)bury
(B)erase
(C)forget
(D)learn
(E)spill
11.The three words below are alike in some way. Choose the word that belongs with them. big huge large
(A)tiny
(B)enormous
(C)short
(D)small
(E)little
12.Find the missing number: 10 → 7 ; 4 → 1 ; 8 → ___
(A)5
(B)4
(C)6
(D)15
(E)9
13.Use the equation to find the number that goes in place of the question mark. (? + 3) × 5 = 90
(A)15
(B)16
(C)21
(D)14
(E)18
14.What number comes next? 40, 38, 36, 34, ___
(A)33
(B)32
(C)28
(D)34
(E)64
15.
Look at how the first figure changes into the second. Which answer changes the bottom figure the same way?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
16.
The square paper is folded in half from the bottom up, then in half from left to right, and holes are punched through all layers. Which answer shows the paper unfolded?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
17.
The three figures below are alike in one way. Which answer figure belongs with them?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
18.Complete the analogy: SHEEP is to BAA as COW is to ___
(A)bark
(B)chirp
(C)moo
(D)quack
(E)timid
19.The trail was muddy after the storm, so Nora's boots got ____.
(A)dirty
(B)shiny
(C)lighter
(D)invisible
(E)musical
20.The three words below are alike in some way. Choose the word that belongs with them. short low squat
(A)long
(B)tall
(C)high
(D)giant
(E)stubby

Answer Key — CCAT Grade 3

1. A — You search for a missing pet.
2. D — All three are continents, and so is Australia. China is a country, Texas a state, Paris a city.
3. B — Each number increases by 2. 6 + 2 = 8.
4. A — Undo the steps in reverse: 24 + 9 = 33, then 33 ÷ 3 = 11. Check: 11 × 3 − 9 = 24.
5. C — The pattern subtracts 2 each time. 37 − 2 = 35.
6. 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 the bottom figure with no rule applied; D a look-alike that doesn't follow the rule; E right change, wrong figure shape.
7. B — Unfold the paper step by step, mirroring every hole across each crease in reverse order. 3 punches through 4 layers leaves 12 holes. The other sheets each draw a specific mistake: A doubled the count without the on-crease merge; C shows only the punched folded sheet — never unfolded the paper; D treated the mirror as a slide — hole positions right, orientation never flips; E one hole drifted off its mirrored position.
8. A — What the three figures share: all figures are the same shape. A shares it too. The others don't: B does not share the property; C does not share the property; D a different shape from the shared one; E solid black instead of the shared property.
9. E — The relationship is "opposites." full → empty, so young → old.
10. D — Practice helps you learn a song.
11. B — All three mean very big, and so does enormous.
12. A — Each number decreases by 3. 8 − 3 = 5.
13. A — Whatever is in the parentheses times 5 equals 90, so the parentheses equal 90 ÷ 5 = 18. Then ? = 18 − 3 = 15.
14. B — The pattern subtracts 2 each time. 34 − 2 = 32.
15. 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; D copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; E applies the change twice.
16. C — Unfold the paper step by step, mirroring every hole across each crease in reverse order. 3 punches through 4 layers leaves 12 holes. The other sheets each draw a specific mistake: A treated the mirror as a slide — hole positions right, orientation never flips; B shows only the punched folded sheet — never unfolded the paper; D doubled the count without the on-crease merge; E mirrored across the wrong axis.
17. D — What the three figures share: all figures share the same fill. D shares it too. The others don't: A repeats an exemplar's shape but breaks the shared property; B does not share the property; C does not share the property; E solid black instead of the shared property.
18. C — The relationship is "animal to the sound it makes." sheep → baa, so cow → moo.
19. A — Mud makes boots dirty.
20. E — All three mean not tall, and so does stubby.

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