OLSAT Online Test Preparation Software
Visuprep provides OLSAT 8 test prep software to help prepare for the OLSAT 8® Level C Grade 2 tests (taken by second graders). Each OLSAT prep test costs $15 for one year’s membership, and contains 60 questions. To help with test preparation and practice for grade 2 OLSAT tests, each prep test comes with explanations for (in addition to answers to) the test questions.
Four OLSAT Level C Grade 2 prep tests are available for purchase. Each test costs $20, and all four tests can be purchased for $60.
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What is the OLSAT®?
The OLSAT (Otis-Lennon School Ability Test) is an aptitude test for grades K-12 that measures reasoning and problem solving skills. The OLSAT test measures verbal and nonverbal ability and is often used to identify gifted and talented children for entrance into school accelerated, advanced, gifted and talented programs.
OLSAT Test Question Types and Levels
The time allowed for an OLSAT test can vary between 60 and 75 minutes.
OLSAT tests contain verbal and nonverbal questions. The verbal category is split into verbal comprehension and verbal reasoning, and each of these contains specific question types. The nonverbal category is split into pictorial reasoning, figural reasoning and quantitative reasoning, and each of these contains specific question types.
There are seven levels of OLSAT test depending on a student’s grade level. Overall, there are 21 question types (or classes of question) that can be used to form an OLSAT test. However, different levels of the OLSAT use different question types and no level uses all 21 question types.
The seven levels, their associated grades, the number of questions per level and the type of questions per level are shown below:
Level A – Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K)
Total Number of Questions: 40
(Number of Verbal Questions: 16, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 24)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Following Directions
Verbal Reasoning
- Aural Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Pictorial Reasoning
- Picture Classification
- Picture Analogies
- Picture Series
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Classification
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Level A – Kindergarten
Total Number of Questions: 60
(Number of Verbal Questions: 30, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 30)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Following Directions
Verbal Reasoning
- Aural Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Pictorial Reasoning
- Picture Classification
- Picture Analogies
- Picture Series
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Classification
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Level B – Grade 1
Total Number of Questions: 60
(Number of Verbal Questions: 30, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 30)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Following Directions
Verbal Reasoning
- Aural Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Pictorial Reasoning
- Picture Classification
- Picture Analogies
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Classification
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Level C – Grade 2
Total Number of Questions: 60
(Number of Verbal Questions: 30, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 30)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Following Directions
Verbal Reasoning
- Aural Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Pictorial Reasoning
- Picture Classification
- Picture Analogies
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Classification
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Level D – Grade 3
Total Number of Questions: 64
(Number of Verbal Questions: 32, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 32)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Antonyms
- Sentence Completion
- Sentence Arrangement
Verbal Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
- Logical Completion
- Word/Letter Matrix
- Verbal Analogies
- Verbal Classification
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Classification
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Quantitative Reasoning
- Number Series
- Numeric Inference
- Number Matrix
Level E – Grades 4 & 5
Total Number of Questions: 72
(Number of Verbal Questions: 36, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 36)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Antonyms
- Sentence Completion
- Sentence Arrangement
Verbal Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
- Logical Completion
- Word/Letter Matrix
- Verbal Analogies
- Verbal Classification
- Inference
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Quantitative Reasoning
- Number Series
- Numeric Inference
- Number Matrix
Level F – Grades 6, 7 & 8
Total Number of Questions: 72
(Number of Verbal Questions: 36, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 36)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Antonyms
- Sentence Completion
- Sentence Arrangement
Verbal Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
- Logical Completion
- Word/Letter Matrix
- Verbal Analogies
- Verbal Classification
- Inference
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Quantitative Reasoning
- Number Series
- Numeric Inference
- Number Matrix
Level G – Grades 9, 10, 11 & 12
Total Number of Questions: 72
(Number of Verbal Questions: 36, Number of Nonverbal Questions: 36)
Question Types For Each Verbal Question Category:
Verbal Comprehension
- Antonyms
- Sentence Completion
- Sentence Arrangement
Verbal Reasoning
- Arithmetic Reasoning
- Logical Completion
- Word/Letter Matrix
- Verbal Analogies
- Verbal Classification
- Inference
Question Types For Each Nonverbal Question Category:
Figural Reasoning
- Figural Analogies
- Pattern Matrix
- Figural Series
Quantitative Reasoning
- Number Series
- Numeric Inference
- Number Matrix
A brief description of the question types in the OLSAT verbal and nonverbal categories is given below:
Verbal Category
Verbal Comprehension
Levels A-C (Grades Pre-K, K, 1 & 2)
These questions test the ability of students to match a description to a picture.
Levels D-G (Grades 3-12)
These questions test the ability of students to identify words opposite in meaning.
Levels D-G (Grades 3-12)
These questions test the ability of students to select missing words or phrases that make a sentence meaningful.
Levels D-G (Grades 3-12)
These questions test the ability of students to arrange words into a meaningful sentence.
Verbal Reasoning
Levels A-C (Grades Pre-K, K, 1 & 2)
These questions are read aloud by the exam proctor and test the ability of students to understand information and make inferences in order to match a description to a picture.
Levels A-G (Grades Pre-K-12)
These questions test the numerical and logical reasoning ability of students.
Levels D-G (Grades 3-12)
These questions test the ability of students to select missing words or phrases that make a sentence meaningful.
Levels D-G (Grades 3-12)
These questions have a matrix of words or letters and students have to find the missing word or letter.
Levels D-G (Grades 3-12)
These questions test the ability of students to understand the relationship between words and to find a word that is related to another word in a similar way.
Levels D-G (Grades 3-12)
These questions have a list of words and the student has to find the word that does not belong with the others.
Levels E-G (Grades 4-12)
These questions contain a number of statements or facts, and students have to use inference to find the answer that is based on the statements or facts.
Nonverbal Category
Pictorial Reasoning
Levels A-C (Grades Pre-K, K, 1 & 2)
These questions contain a number of pictures and the student has to select the picture that does not belong with the others.
Levels A-G (Grades Pre-K-12)
These questions test the ability of students to understand the relationship between pictures and to find a picture that is related to another picture in a similar way.
Levels A-C (Grades Pre-K & K)
These questions contain a number of objects or patterns that form a series or sequence and the student has to identify the next pattern in the sequence.
Figural Reasoning
Levels A-D (Grades Pre-K, K, 1, 2 & 3)
These questions contain a number of figures and the student has to select the figure that does not belong with the others.
Levels A-G (Grades Pre-K-12)
These questions test the ability of students to understand the relationship between figures and to find a figure that is related to another figure in a similar way.
Levels A-G (Grades Pre-K-12)
These questions contain a matrix of patterns where one element of the matrix is blank or empty. Students have to choose the answer that completes the pattern.
Levels A-G (Grades Pre-K-12)
These questions contain a number of figures that form a series or sequence and the student has to identify the next figure in the sequence.
Quantitative Reasoning
Levels D-G (Grades 4-12)
These questions require the student to identify the next number in a sequence of numbers.
Levels D-G (Grades 4-12)
These questions require students to determine how numbers are related and then apply the same relationship to other numbers.
Levels D-G (Grades 4-12)
These questions contain a matrix of numbers where one element of the matrix is blank or empty. Students have to determine the relationship between the numbers in the matrix and choose the number that should go in the blank element of the matrix.
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