OLSAT Practice Pack — Kindergarten

Answer Key — OLSAT Kindergarten

1. 1. B — hamburger, egg, bread are all things you eat for a meal. Star is not, so it does not belong — answer B.
2. 2. C — camel goes with cactus because you see the first one where you see the second. In the same way owl goes with moon — answer C. The other pictures do not go with owl that way.
3. 3. 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 the change twice; C the bottom figure with no rule applied; D applies a different rule than the top row shows; E right change, wrong figure shape.
4. 4. 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 right change, wrong figure shape.
5. 5. C — Each step, the fill moves one step through the cycle (light to dark, then starting over). Continuing one more step gives C. The others: A repeats the last figure instead of stepping on; B jumps two steps ahead.
6. 6. B — helicopter, truck, airplane are all vehicles that carry people from place to place. Melon is not, so it does not belong — answer B.
7. 7. C — microscope goes with ant because you use the first one to look at the second. In the same way glasses goes with book — answer C. The other pictures do not go with glasses that way.
8. 8. 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 a look-alike that doesn't follow the rule; B applies a different rule than the top row shows; D copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; E the bottom figure with no rule applied.
9. 9. 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 copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; B the bottom figure with no rule applied.
10. 10. A — Each step, the figure alternates big and small. Continuing one more step gives A. The others: B the right figure with the wrong fill; C the right step on the wrong shape.
11. 11. B — earth, snowflake, moon are all things you see in the sky. Avocado is not, so it does not belong — answer B.
12. 12. B — fire goes with ice cream because the first one goes with the second the way hot goes with cold. In the same way sun goes with snowflake — answer B. The other pictures do not go with sun that way.
13. 13. 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 copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure; C applies the change twice; D the bottom figure with no rule applied; E applies a different rule than the top row shows.
14. 14. 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 copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.
15. 15. B — Each step, the figure alternates big and small. Continuing one more step gives B. The others: A the right step on the wrong shape; C jumps two steps ahead.
16. 16. D — hamburger, pizza, egg are all things you eat for a meal. Swimming is not, so it does not belong — answer D.
17. 17. A — umbrella goes with cloud because the first one comes when there is the second. In the same way firetruck goes with fire — answer A. The other pictures do not go with firetruck that way.
18. 18. D — In the top row, the figure's fill darkens one step. Applying the same change to the bottom figure gives D. The others each make a specific mistake: A applies the change twice; B applies a different rule than the top row shows; C the bottom figure with no rule applied; E copies the top row's result instead of transforming the bottom figure.
19. 19. 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.
20. 20. A — Each step, the fill moves one step through the cycle (light to dark, then starting over). Continuing one more step gives A. The others: B the right step on the wrong shape; C repeats the last figure instead of stepping on.