Prepare Your Child with a Free CAT4 Level B Practice Test [Year 5] & PDF Sample Questions

Welcome to your go-to practice resource for the CAT4 level B!

Here’s a quick and easy way to get a feel for the test and help your child prepare:

Start with our free practice test (found below) to get a sense of the question types and pinpoint their strengths and areas that need extra focus.
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Before diving into the free practice test, see the following overview of the test so that you know exactly what to expect.

What Is the CAT4 Level B Test?

The CAT4 Level B is a cognitive abilities test designed for students in Year 5 (ages 8.5 to 11). Created by GL Assessment, this test aims to provide educators and parents with a comprehensive understanding of a student’s strengths and areas for development across different cognitive skills.

What It Measures

The CAT4 Level B assesses four key areas of cognitive ability:

Verbal Reasoning: Tests understanding of vocabulary, word relationships, and the ability to reason with language.
Quantitative Reasoning: Focuses on numerical skills, number patterns, and mathematical problem-solving.
Non-Verbal Reasoning: Evaluates visual and spatial processing, pattern recognition, and logical thinking without relying on language.
Spatial Ability: Measures a student’s capacity to visualize and manipulate shapes and objects in their mind.

The Importance of Results

Information gathered from the CAT4 test helps with the following:

Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses: Pinpoints specific areas where a student excels or may need additional support.
Personalizing Learning: Educators can personalize instruction and tailor their teaching strategies to individual students.
Monitoring Progress: Schools can track cognitive development over time.
Gifted and Talented Programs: Results may be used to qualify students for advanced programs.
Entrance Exams: Some academic institutions utilize CAT4 Level B scores as part of their admissions process.

Format and Timing

The CAT4 Year 5 test is a multiple-choice test typically administered in either a paper-based or online format. It has a total duration of approximately two hours (including breaks between sections).

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How Is the CAT4 Year 5 Structured?

The exam has three parts, each with its own time limits and amount of questions:

Part 1

Figure Classification: 24 questions, 10 minutes
Figure Matrices: 24 questions, 10 minutes

Part 2

Verbal Classification: 24 questions, 8 minutes
Verbal Analogies: 24 questions, 8 minutes
Number Analogies: 18 questions, 10 minutes

Part 3

Number Series: 18 questions, 8 minutes
Figure Analysis: 18 questions, 9 minutes
Figure Recognition: 18 questions, 9 minutes

Below are sample questions for each of the three parts.

Free CAT4 Level B Practice Test

Try the following sample questions with your child to get a feel of the real exam. If you prefer a downloadable version, get your CAT4 Level B PDF here. The questions are divided into four batteries, similar to the actual test.

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Non-Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions

Figure Classification Question #1

Choose the answer that shares the same connection/characteristic as the three given images.

CAT4 Year 5 Sample Question - Figure Classification

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 2.

The pattern in the three original figures is: The total number of sides of the component shapes is always equal (11), and the black shape has the most number of sides.

Option 1 is wrong, as it does not have a black shape.

Option 3 is wrong, as the total number of sides is 10, not 11.

Option 4 is wrong, as the total number of sides is 8 (7 the arrow & 1 the circle).

Option 5 is wrong, as the total number of sides is 13, and the black shape has the least number of sides of the two.

Therefore, the correct answer is 2, as it contains 8 + 3 = 11 sides, and the black shape has the most number of sides (8).

Figure Classification Question #2

CAT4 Level B Sample Question - Figure Classification

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 3.

In this question, we can see that:
All three figures are comprised of a purple shape and a white shape.
The white shapes are in the middle of the corresponding purple shapes.
Every purple shape has two sides less than the corresponding white shape in the middle.

We can see that in the 3^rd answer choice, the purple shape has six sides, while the corresponding white shape in the middle has eight sides. This means that the shape in the middle has two sides more than the shape surrounding it.

Therefore, the 3^rd answer choice is the correct answer.

Figure Matrices Question #1

Figure Matrix questions are either 2×2 or 3×3 matrices comprised of different pictures. In each row and/or column the pictures change the same way or follow the same rule. Choose an answer that goes in the empty box in the matrix following the same rule.

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 4.

There are three patterns in this question.

1- The grey quarter of the circle shifts by one position anticlockwise when moving from left to right in a row.

2- The black arrow shifts by one position clockwise when moving from left to right in a row.

3- The orientation of the black arrow changes by making one-quarter a rotation clockwise when moving from left to right in a row.

The fourth one is the only choice that meets all these three conditions when considering the shape on the left of the question mark.

Figure Matrices Question #2

CAT4 Test Year 5 Sample Question - Matrices

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 3.

The pattern that connects the left figure in the first row to the right one in the same row is the following: Both shapes make half a rotation and change placement in the sense that the top shape becomes the bottom one and vice-versa.

The only figure in the options that fits this description is the 3rd one. Therefore, the answer is 3.

Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions

Verbal Analogy Question

The first pair of words go together in a certain way. Choose the word that goes together with the third word in the same way.

frown: sadness :: laughter :

A. noise
B. celebrate
C. joy
D. smile
E. enjoy

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is (C) – joy. A frown is a physical expression of sadness. Laughter is a physical expression of joy.

Verbal Classification Question

Choose the word that belongs in the same group as the first three words

leaves | frogs | kiwi

A. grass
B. flowers
C. soil
D. vegetation
E. garden

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is (A) – grass. Leaves, frogs, and kiwis are all green. Grass is also green.

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Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions

Number Analogy Question

Choose the number that completes the third pair so that it demonstrates the same relationship as the first two pairs.

[24 → 2] [60 → 5] [84 → ?]

A. 7
B. 9
C. 12
D. 16
E. 24

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The answer is (A) – 7.

Look for the pattern in the first series of numbers. We get from 24 to 2 by subtracting 22 or dividing by 12 (the possible pattern is -22 or ÷12).

We get from 60 to 5 by dividing by 12 (÷12) or by subtracting 55 (-55). Since there must be the same pattern in both pairs, it is clear that the correct pattern, in this case, is (÷12).

The next series of numbers should follow the same pattern, meaning that the rule between 84 and ? should be ÷12 as well: 84 ÷ 12 = 7, meaning that the correct answer will be 7.

Number Series Question

What number comes next in the series?

3 9 10 16 17 23 24 ?

A. 1
B. 6
C. 25
D. 29
E. 30

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is (E) – 30.

In this series, the pattern is as follows: first, 6 is added. Then 1 is added, then 6 again, then 1, and so on.

The pattern is +6, +1, +6, +1, …

The last two numbers in the series are 23 and 24, where 24 is larger than 23 by 1, so the next number in the series should be larger than 24 by 6.

24 + 6 = 30

Therefore, 30 is the correct answer.

Spatial Ability Practice Questions

Figure Analysis Question #1

Choose the answer choice that shows the final product of the unfolded punched-in paper.

CAT4 Test Level B Practice Question - Figure Analysis

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 5.

First, the square was folded in half from the top to the bottom.
Then, three holes are punched on the lower half-figure remaining after the folding process: one near the left side at middle height, the other at the bottom side at its middle length, and the third, at the top right corner of the half-figure, near the crease.
When the figure is unfolded, there will be six holes in total because each hole is punched on two different layers. The holes are mirrored according to the horizontal crease. In this way, the central-left hole of the bottom half figure is mirrored at the central-left hole of the upper half figure; the bottom-middle hole is mirrored to the top-middle hole and the right hole slightly below the crease will be mirrored to the right hole slightly above the crease.

The correct answer is, therefore, 5.

Figure Analysis Question #2

CAT4 Test Year 5 Practice Question - Figure Analysis

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 2.

First, the square was folded in half, then in two other halves, i.e. in quarters, first from top to bottom, then from left to right.
Then, two holes are punched into the figure remaining after the double folding process (the bottom-right quarter): one arrow pointing up is punched near the left crease, and the other is a circular hole near the middle of the right side.
When the figure is unfolded, there will be eight holes in total (2 holes x 4 layers = 8 holes) because each hole is punched on four different layers.
The holes are mirrored according to the horizontal and vertical crease, they will appear in the following way: two adjacent arrows near the middle of the lower side pointing up; two other adjacent arrows near the middle of the upper side pointing down, and four circular holes near the lateral sides at the same distance from the horizontal crease and the horizontal sides.

Figure Recognition Question #1

Choose the answer choice that contains the given shape. The shape must keep its size and orientation.

CAT4 Test Year 5 Practice Question - Figure Recognition

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 3.

The original figure is a kind of hinge or a square with another trapezoid-like shape that widens above. You must be careful to understand which option also fits this shape’s orientation.

Do not get confused by the extra shapes mixed with the correct one.

Thus, from a careful look, it is clear that the only figure in the options that fits the above description is the 3^rd one.

Figure Recognition Question #2

CAT4 Test Level B Practice Question - Figure Recognition

Correct Answer & Explanation:

The correct answer is 2.
The original figure is a kind of pentagon (a figure with 5 sides) where the bottom side is horizontal and a corner is on top of the figure. You must be careful to understand which option fits the orientation and the size of this shape as well when choosing the option.

Thus, from a careful look, it is clear that the only figure in the options that fits the above description is the 2nd one; just it has an extra line in it.

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