CCAT Practice Pack — Grade 8

Answer Key — CCAT Grade 8

1. 1. C — A fair (evenhanded) report gives both sides something to approve (applaud). A one-sided report would satisfy only one party.
2. 2. D — All three mean to give up a position or right, and so does renounce. The others mean to take one.
3. 3. E — Each number is squared. 1 × 1 = 1.
4. 4. B — ◆ = 40 × 3 = 120, so ◆ ÷ 3 = 40. ● = 66 − 41 = 25, so ● × 10 = 250. Then ? × 10 = 250 + 40 = 290, and ? = 290 ÷ 10 = 29.
5. 5. A — Each number is multiplied by 3. 27 × 3 = 81.
6. 6. C — In the top row, a smaller copy appears inside and the figure shrinks. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives C. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies only one of the two changes; B applies a different rule than the top row shows; D the bottom figure with no rule applied; E copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.
7. 7. E — Unfold the paper step by step, mirroring every hole across each crease in reverse order. 4 punches through 4 layers leaves 16 holes. The other sheets each draw a specific mistake: A one hole drifted off its mirrored position; B mirrored across the wrong axis; C doubled the count without the on-crease merge; D treated the mirror as a slide — hole positions right, orientation never flips.
8. 8. A — What the three figures share: all figures are the same shape. A shares it too. The others don't: B solid black instead of the shared property; C does not share the property; D a different shape from the shared one; E does not share the property.
9. 9. D — The relationship is "worker to their workplace." baker → bakery, so chef → kitchen.
10. 10. A — Trying three times shows persistence driven by ambition. Fear, caution and doubt would not lead to repeated attempts.
11. 11. B — All three are flat-topped elevated landforms, and tableland is another. Canyon, valley, gorge and crater are hollows.
12. 12. B — Each number is squared. 2 × 2 = 4.
13. 13. A — ★ = −9 + 6 = −3. ■ = 6 × (−7) = −42. Then ? = ★ + ■ = −3 + (−42) = −45.
14. 14. E — Each number is multiplied by 3. 54 × 3 = 162.
15. 15. E — In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step and the figure doubles. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives E. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies a different rule than the top row shows; B applies the change twice; C applies only one of the two changes; D the bottom figure with no rule applied.
16. 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 one hole drifted off its mirrored position; B doubled the count without the on-crease merge; D treated the mirror as a slide — hole positions right, orientation never flips; E mirrored across the wrong axis.
17. 17. 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 solid black instead of the shared property; D a different shape from the shared one; E does not share the property.
18. 18. D — The relationship is "part to its whole." wing → bird, so tooth → comb.
19. 19. D — Rules that suggest but do not require are advisory rather than mandatory. 'Strict .. loose' would reverse the description.
20. 20. B — All three are deep narrow valleys cut by water, and so is a gully. Ridge, summit, plateau and mesa are raised.