Free CAT4 Level G Sample Questions for Year 11 and Above (2026)

CAT4 Level G is the highest level of GL Assessment's Cognitive Abilities Test, Fourth Edition (CAT4). It measures verbal, quantitative, non-verbal and spatial reasoning through eight subtests, completed in three parts with 72 minutes of timed questions in total.
The question types are the same as in Levels A to F, but Level G questions are designed for older students and are more demanding. They may involve more complex relationships, multiple rules and several steps of reasoning before reaching the answer. CAT4 reports also include GCSE, A Level and IB indicators, which give schools a picture of expected achievement in national examinations. These are indicators of potential, not predictions.

The eight subtests are taken in three parts, and each one has its own fixed time limit, shown below. The timed questions total 72 minutes, not including instructions, examples, practice questions or breaks. All questions are multiple choice.

Skills Tested: Thinking with words and language, precise vocabulary and relationships between concepts. 

In Verbal Classification, students identify the word that shares a common category or defining feature with a group of related words.

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Skills Tested: Thinking with numbers and sequences   

Skills Tested: Thinking with shapes and patterns 

Skills Tested: Thinking in 3D and visualization

Level G doesn’t introduce new question types. Students see the same eight formats used in earlier CAT4 levels. What changes is the level of reasoning required. Questions may involve more than one step, less obvious relationships, or several pieces of information that need to be considered together. 

The good news is that this rewards method, not speed or luck. Strong performance comes from approaching each question systematically, checking the rule carefully, and knowing what to look for in each question type. Here are the habits to learn first, followed by specific advice for each part of the test. 

1. Work out the rule before checking the answers. Answer options are designed to distract you. First identify the relationship or pattern in the question, then look for the option that follows it. This helps you avoid choosing an answer simply because it looks familiar.
2. Check that your rule works throughout the question. A pattern that works for only one part of the question may not be the complete rule. Test your idea against all the information provided before choosing your answer.
3. Use elimination when you’re unsure. Look for options that break part of the rule, for example, the correct shape at the wrong size or the correct relationship applied in the wrong way. Ruling out clearly incorrect answers makes the remaining choices easier to compare.

1. Look for the full relationship. At Level G, the connection between words may be less obvious or involve more than one feature. Consider meaning, degree, function, and other possible relationships, and make sure your answer fits the complete pattern.
2. Consider more than one meaning. A familiar word may be used in a less familiar way. If the relationship does not immediately make sense, consider alternative meanings and use the other words in the question as clues.
3. Be precise about the relationship. Two words being related is not enough. Ask exactly how they are related. For example, are they synonyms, opposites, members of the same category, or does one describe a degree, function, or consequence of the other? The more precisely you can describe the relationship, the easier it is to reject answers that are only partly correct.

1. Expect more than the obvious operation in Number Analogies. At Level G, don’t stop at the first simple relationship you find. The rule may combine two or more steps or use operations such as squaring, square roots, halving, multiplication and division. A rule that works for the first example may still be incomplete, so always test it on the second example before applying it to the question.
2. Look for a pattern behind the pattern in Number Series. Level G series may not follow one obvious operation from beginning to end. If the first pattern you try does not work, check whether the gaps between numbers follow their own pattern, whether alternate terms form two separate sequences, or whether the rule changes or combines operations. Don’t choose the next number until your rule explains the whole series.

1. Track one feature at a time. Level G questions require you to keep track of several visual features at once. Break the figure down and follow one feature at a time, such as position, shading, number, orientation or shape. Then put the pieces together to identify the complete rule.
2. Make sure every part of the rule fits. At Level G, spotting one correct relationship is not enough. Check how the different features work together and make sure your answer follows all parts of the pattern, not just the most noticeable one.

1. In Figure Analysis, unfold the paper one fold at a time. Level G questions involve several folds, so trying to picture the final result all at once can quickly become confusing. Reverse the folds one at a time, in the opposite order from which they were made. At each step, reflect the cuts or holes across the fold line and check their position and orientation before moving to the next fold.
2. In Figure Recognition, break the target shape into distinctive parts. Level G designs contain many overlapping lines, so searching for the whole target at once can make it difficult to see. Start with its most distinctive features, such as an unusual angle, a particular pair of lines, or a recognisable corner, and trace the rest of the shape from there. Ignore surrounding lines that are not part of the target.

CAT4 Level G uses the same Standard Age Score (SAS) scale as the other CAT4 levels. The average SAS is 100, and scores are adjusted for the student's exact age, so performance is compared fairly with other students of the same age. This means an SAS of 100 represents average performance for the student's age, even though Level G contains more demanding questions than earlier levels. 

Want to understand SAS, percentiles, stanines and what counts as a good CAT4 score? Read our complete CAT4 Scores Guide.