OLSAT-style practice tests

Free OLSAT-style practice for grades 2–9: verbal, quantitative and figural reasoning puzzles with explanations. Not affiliated with Pearson.

These are practice puzzles, not an IQ test. A real IQ test is standardized and given by a qualified psychologist.

Scores are shown simply as the number right out of the number of questions (for example, 18 out of 25), with an explanation for every question. We never give an IQ number, a percentile or a label, and we never compare you with other people.

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The tests

OLSAT-style practice – Grades 2–3 (ages 7–8) – Test 120 questions · Grades 2–3 OLSAT-style practice – Grades 2–3 (ages 7–8) – Test 220 questions · Grades 2–3 OLSAT-style practice – Grades 4–6 (ages 9–11) – Test 125 questions · Grades 4–6 OLSAT-style practice – Grades 4–6 (ages 9–11) – Test 225 questions · Grades 4–6 OLSAT-style practice – Grades 7–9 (ages 12–14) – Test 125 questions · Grades 7–9 OLSAT-style practice – Grades 7–9 (ages 12–14) – Test 225 questions · Grades 7–9

About these tests

The OLSAT 8 (Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, eighth edition) is published by Pearson and covers kindergarten to grade 12. Pearson lists verbal, nonverbal and quantitative item types, such as verbal analogies, verbal classification, antonyms, sentence completion, aural reasoning, following directions, pictorial and figural reasoning, number series and number matrices. Our practice covers verbal analogies, verbal classification, antonyms, simple inference, figural classification, analogies, matrices and series, number series and number matrices. Sentence completion and arrangement, aural reasoning, following directions, arithmetic reasoning, logical selection, word/letter matrix, numeric inference and picture-based items for younger children are not included.

How to use these tests

Each test picks 20–25 questions at random from a bank of 40 or more, so you can try again and get a different set. There is no time limit unless you choose one. Children aged 7–8 may like an adult to read the questions with them. Use the explanations at the end to learn the rule behind each puzzle.

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Official sources

www.pearsonassessments.com: Olsat8 overview brochure (PDF)

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