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Which word best completes the rule? A seed can grow into a plant. An egg can grow into a ___
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Key Facts: OLSAT Exam
K-12
Student range
Pearson Assessments
Levels A-G
OLSAT 8 level range
Pearson Assessments
3 domains
Verbal, nonverbal, quantitative
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OLSAT practice should cover original verbal, quantitative, pictorial, and figural reasoning tasks aligned to public Pearson scope-and-sequence descriptions. Official OLSAT items are secure and should not be copied.
Sample OLSAT Practice Questions
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1Which word belongs with robin, eagle, and sparrow?
2Which word means nearly the same as quick?
3Cup is to drink as plate is to:
4Which item does not belong with pencil, crayon, and marker?
5If every dax is blue, and this toy is a dax, what must be true?
6Which word best completes the sentence? The ice began to ___ in the warm sun.
7Which word is the opposite of empty?
8Which word belongs with square, circle, and triangle?
9Hand is to glove as foot is to:
10Which number comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ___
About the OLSAT Exam
OLSAT 8 is Pearson's Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, a K-12 assessment of verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative cognitive abilities used to help educators understand how students reason and learn.
Assessment
OLSAT 8 assesses verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative cognitive abilities across Levels A-G: Level A kindergarten, B grade 1, C grade 2, D grade 3, E grades 4-5, F grades 6-8, and G grades 9-12.
Time Limit
Varies by OLSAT 8 level and administration
Passing Score
No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures
Exam Fee
School-administered; materials and online administrations vary by Pearson product and purchaser (Pearson Assessments; administered by schools, districts, and qualified education professionals)
OLSAT Exam Content Outline
Verbal Reasoning
Directions, vocabulary, sentence completion, analogies, classification, inference, and word/letter matrices.
Quantitative Reasoning
Arithmetic reasoning, number series, numeric inference, and number matrices.
Nonverbal Reasoning
Picture and figural classification, analogies, series, pattern matrices, and spatial reasoning.
How to Pass the OLSAT Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No universal pass/fail score; schools use local norms, cut scores, and multiple measures
- Assessment: OLSAT 8 assesses verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative cognitive abilities across Levels A-G: Level A kindergarten, B grade 1, C grade 2, D grade 3, E grades 4-5, F grades 6-8, and G grades 9-12.
- Time limit: Varies by OLSAT 8 level and administration
- Exam fee: School-administered; materials and online administrations 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 does OLSAT 8 measure?
Pearson describes OLSAT 8 as assessing verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative cognitive abilities for K-12 students.
What are the OLSAT 8 levels?
Pearson's OLSAT 8 brochure maps Level A to kindergarten, B to grade 1, C to grade 2, D to grade 3, E to grades 4-5, F to grades 6-8, and G to grades 9-12.
Are these official OLSAT questions?
No. These are original practice questions aligned to public Pearson descriptions of OLSAT 8 reasoning domains.