Verbal items can ask a child to follow spoken directions, understand word meanings, complete sentences, recognize relationships, or draw an inference. The exact task mix changes across Levels A–G.
Start with the major families
- Verbal comprehension includes following directions at younger levels and word or sentence tasks at later levels.
- Verbal reasoning includes listening-based reasoning for early levels and logical or relational tasks for older levels.
- Verbal analogies ask for the same relationship between two pairs; Pearson lists them at Levels D–G.
Reading speed is not the whole task. Ask the child to explain the relationship in plain words, and let the school describe how directions will be delivered on its chosen form.
Assessment source: Pearson OLSAT 8 scope and sequence. Examples and illustrations on this page are independently created by OLSAT.net, not publisher items. Your school can confirm its actual level and administration plan.