Thinkabara🧠 2nd Grade Gifted Test Practice
Ages 7–8 · free · new questions every time
Original practice questions for 2nd grade in the styles used by gifted & talented tests (CogAT® Level 8, NNAT® Level C, OLSAT® Level C). 2nd grade is the most common year for district-wide gifted screening in the US. On the CogAT the verbal and quantitative questions are still mostly pictures.
What your child will practice
- 🔤 Analogies (Verbal) — How are the first two related? Find the one that goes with the third in the same way.
- 🧺 Odd one out (Verbal) — Three belong together. Which one does not — and why?
- 🔢 Number series (Quantitative) — Find the rule — what happens at every step — and pick the next number.
- ⚖️ Number puzzles (Quantitative) — Balance scales and missing numbers: what makes both sides equal?
- 🔷 Figure matrices (Nonverbal) — What changes across the rows and down the columns? Pick the figure for the empty box.
- 🧩 Logic (Reasoning) — Read slowly, write down what you know, and check every answer against the clues.
Tip for 2nd grade
Ask your child to explain the rule in their own words — that is the skill the test is really checking.
Other grades: 1st Grade · 3rd Grade · All grades & how gifted testing works
These are original practice questions written for Thinkabara, in the style of the thinking skills that gifted tests check. They are not taken from any real test, and Thinkabara is not affiliated with Riverside Insights (CogAT®), Pearson (NNAT®, OLSAT®) or any school district.
Questions and answers
Which gifted test do 2nd grade students take?
It depends on the district. Common choices are the CogAT® (Level 8 for 2nd grade), the NNAT® (Level C) and the OLSAT® (Level C). Ask your school which one is used.
What is on the 2nd grade gifted test?
2nd grade is the most common year for district-wide gifted screening in the US. On the CogAT the verbal and quantitative questions are still mostly pictures. The CogAT has three parts: verbal, quantitative and nonverbal reasoning. The NNAT uses only figure matrices.
How should we practice?
Ask your child to explain the rule in their own words — that is the skill the test is really checking. Use the practice mode with explanations first, then try the timed test.
Are these real test questions?
These are original practice questions written for Thinkabara, in the style of the thinking skills that gifted tests check. They are not taken from any real test, and Thinkabara is not affiliated with Riverside Insights (CogAT®), Pearson (NNAT®, OLSAT®) or any school district.