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Pattern completion: Tiles repeat black circle, white square, black circle, white square, __. Which tile completes the pattern?
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Key Facts: NNAT3 Exam
48
Multiple-choice items
Pearson Assessments
30 minutes
Administration time
Pearson Assessments
K-12
Student range
Pearson Assessments
NNAT3 practice should focus on original nonverbal reasoning tasks: patterns, matrices, analogies, serial reasoning, symmetry, rotation, and spatial transformations. Official NNAT3 items are secure and should not be copied.
Sample NNAT3 Practice Questions
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1Pattern completion: A strip shows small circle, small square, small circle, small square, __. Which tile completes the pattern?
2Pattern completion: A row shows one triangle, two triangles, three triangles, __. Which tile comes next?
3Pattern completion: A sequence shows empty star, shaded star, empty star, shaded star, __. Which option fits?
4Pattern completion: A dot moves around the edge of a square in this order: top, right, bottom, __. Where should the dot be next?
5Pattern completion: Tiles repeat black circle, white square, black circle, white square, __. Which tile completes the pattern?
6Pattern completion: A three-tile cycle is circle with one dot, circle with two dots, square with one dot, circle with one dot, circle with two dots, __. Which tile is missing?
7Pattern completion: A triangle points up with one stripe, right with two stripes, down with three stripes, __. Which option continues both rules?
8Pattern completion: A square has a dot outside above it, then outside right, then outside below, then __. Which placement comes next?
9Pattern completion: In a row of three cells, the filled cell appears left, middle, right, left, __. Which cell should be filled next?
10Pattern completion: A tile alternates between a white circle inside a black square and a black circle inside a white square. The sequence is white-in-black, black-in-white, white-in-black, __. What comes next?
About the NNAT3 Exam
NNAT3 is Pearson's third edition of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, a group-administered measure of general ability for K-12 students. It uses nonverbal, multiple-choice reasoning tasks and reports scores such as the Naglieri Ability Index, percentile ranks, stanines, scaled scores, and normal curve equivalents.
Assessment
NNAT3 is a 48-item nonverbal ability test for kindergarten through grade 12, administered online or paper-pencil. Pearson lists Levels A-G, with two forms for Levels A-D and one form for Levels E-G.
Time Limit
30 minutes
Passing Score
No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures
Exam Fee
School-administered; materials, reports, and subscriptions vary by Pearson product and purchaser (Pearson Assessments; administered by schools, districts, and qualified education professionals)
NNAT3 Exam Content Outline
Pattern Completion
Missing pieces, matrix completion, repeated visual rules, and shape-pattern reasoning.
Analogical Reasoning
Shape relationships, transformations, part-whole relationships, and applying the same visual rule.
Serial and Spatial Reasoning
Ordered sequences, rotation, reflection, symmetry, position changes, and multi-step figure transformations.
How to Pass the NNAT3 Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures
- Assessment: NNAT3 is a 48-item nonverbal ability test for kindergarten through grade 12, administered online or paper-pencil. Pearson lists Levels A-G, with two forms for Levels A-D and one form for Levels E-G.
- Time limit: 30 minutes
- Exam fee: School-administered; materials, reports, and subscriptions vary by Pearson product and purchaser
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
- Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
- Focus on highest-weighted sections
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is NNAT3?
NNAT3 is Pearson's Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, Third Edition. Pearson describes it as a nonverbal measure of general ability for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
How long is NNAT3?
Pearson lists NNAT3 as a 30-minute assessment with 48 multiple-choice items.
Are these official NNAT3 questions?
No. These are original practice questions aligned to public Pearson descriptions of NNAT3 as a nonverbal ability assessment.