Kindergarten practice questions · Typical Level A
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Practice group 1 Questions 1–6
Listen: Point to the SMALL circle, not the large circle. Which choice follows the direction?
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Answer: A. Both parts matter: the shape must be a circle and its size must be small.
Listen: First clap, then touch your knees. What should you do last?
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Answer: B. Do the actions in the order given. Touching your knees comes after clapping.
Listen: Choose the animal named just AFTER rabbit in this list: duck, rabbit, horse, cat.
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Answer: C. The list says duck, rabbit, horse, cat. Horse is immediately after rabbit.
Listen: A blanket keeps you warm. Which would best help you see in a dark room?
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Answer: D. Match the object to the job. A flashlight gives light so you can see.
Listen: Tessa puts on boots because the path has puddles. What are her boots helping her keep dry?
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Answer: A. Boots cover the feet. They help keep water away from her feet.
Listen: The red cup is empty. The blue cup has juice. Which cup can you drink juice from?
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Answer: B. Only the blue cup contains juice. Empty means there is nothing in the red cup.
Practice group 2 Questions 7–12
Listen: Four birds sit on a fence. One flies away. How many birds stay on the fence?
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Answer: C. Start with four birds and take away one: 4 − 1 = 3.
Listen: Niko has two crayons. Uma gives him three more. How many crayons does Niko have now?
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Answer: D. Combine the two groups: 2 + 3 = 5 crayons.
Listen: Six blocks are on the mat. Two go into a box. How many are still on the mat?
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Answer: A. Moving two blocks away leaves 6 − 2 = 4 on the mat.
Picture group 1: Which answer belongs with the three pictures?
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Answer: D. These pictures are plants or plant parts. A leaf belongs; a kite, ball, and cup are made objects.
Which answer is also used at a meal?
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Answer: B. The pictured objects are used at a meal. A spoon is used at a meal too.
Tool pairs 1: Match the tool to what it works with. Which picture completes the second pair?
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Answer: B. A key is used with a lock. A pencil is used with paper to make marks.
Practice group 3 Questions 13–18
Figure pair 1: Apply the same change to the second shape.
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Answer: A. The first pair changes an outline shape to a filled shape, keeping its shape and size. Fill the second shape without changing its shape or size.
Shape group 1: Which choice has the same SHAPE as all three figures?
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Answer: B. Ignore size and shading. All three figures share the same shape; the matching answer has that shape too.
The toy pattern repeats ball, kite, ball, kite. Which picture is next?
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Answer: C. The two-picture group is ball, kite. After a kite, the next repeat starts with ball.
Matrix 1: Each row keeps its shape but changes outline to filled. Fill the missing box.
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Answer: B. Read across each row: outline becomes filled, while shape and size stay the same. The bottom-right box must be the filled bottom-left shape.
Count matrix 1: Each row adds one matching shape. What belongs in the last box?
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Answer: C. In the top row, 1 becomes 2: add one. The bottom row must change 2 to 3, keeping the bottom-row shape.
Figure pattern 1: The shading repeats filled, outline. Which figure comes next?
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Answer: D. The shape and size stay the same. The shading alternates filled, outline, filled, outline, so filled is next.
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