Read below for a full list of the different kinds of questions on the OLSAT and follow the links in the table for specific information about each question type. Learning about the questions on the OLSAT is the first step in understanding how to approach the questions on test day.
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One of the reasons the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) is considered a difficult test is due to its wide variety of different types of questions. While some gifted tests have only a few types of questions (the NNAT has only four), the OLSAT has 21 different question types. It is important to be able to approach and solve each question which appears on the test.
View the table below to see exactly how the sections are broken down. Click on the links in the table to read more about each section. See the table below for a detailed breakdown of the test per level.
Verbal | Nonverbal |
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Verbal Comprehension | Pictorial Reasoning |
Following Directions | Picture Classification |
Antonyms | Picture Analogies |
Sentence Completion | Picture Series |
Sentence Arrangement | Figural Reasoning |
Verbal Reasoning | Figural Classification |
Aural Reasoning | Figural Analogies |
Arithmetic Reasoning | Pattern Matrix |
Logical Selection | Figural Series |
Word/Letter Matrix | Quantitative Reasoning |
Verbal Analogies | Number Series |
Verbal Classification | Numeric Inference |
Inference | Number Matrix |
The OLSAT has a varying number of questions and minutes allotted depending on the level. Read the table below for further information:
Level | Questions | Time Limit | ||
Verbal | Nonverbal | Total | ||
A (Pre-K) | 16 | 24 | 40 | 77 min. |
A (K) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 77 min. |
B | 30 | 30 | 60 | 77 min. |
C | 30 | 30 | 60 | 72 min. |
D | 32 | 32 | 64 | 50 min. |
E | 36 | 36 | 72 | 60 min. |
F | 36 | 36 | 72 | 60 min. |
G | 36 | 36 | 72 | 60 min. |
Many schools use the OLSAT as an admission test to gifted and talented programs. Practice has been shown to improve the results significantly and reflect your child's abilities much better. Therefore, it is important to prepare for the OLSAT. Our website offers full practice packs for all OLSAT levels.
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