Thinkabara🧠 Kindergarten Gifted Test Practice
Ages 5–6 · free · new questions every time
Original practice questions for kindergarten in the styles used by gifted & talented tests (CogAT® Level 5/6, NNAT® Level A, OLSAT® Level A). At this age the questions are read aloud and almost everything is pictures: no reading is needed. Kindergarten screening is common in New York City and in some districts that test every child.
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 kindergarten
Talk out loud together: “What’s the same? What changed?” Short, playful sessions of 5–10 minutes are plenty.
Other grades: 1st 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 kindergarten students take?
It depends on the district. Common choices are the CogAT® (Level 5/6 for kindergarten), the NNAT® (Level A) and the OLSAT® (Level A). Ask your school which one is used.
What is on the kindergarten gifted test?
At this age the questions are read aloud and almost everything is pictures: no reading is needed. Kindergarten screening is common in New York City and in some districts that test every child. The CogAT has three parts: verbal, quantitative and nonverbal reasoning. The NNAT uses only figure matrices.
How should we practice?
Talk out loud together: “What’s the same? What changed?” Short, playful sessions of 5–10 minutes are plenty. 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.