Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4) – Trial Class

This is a standardized test developed by GL Assessment to measure cognitive abilities in four different sections: verbal, non-verbal, quantitative, spatial. It is used by many international schools in Singapore as an indicator to an applicant’s strengths, weaknesses, and learning preferences.

The levels of difficulty are designed according to age/grade groups, ranging from Level A (8-9 years old) through Level G (15+ years old).

The four sections comprise of only multiple-choice questions, summarized as follows:

Verbal Reasoning:

• Verbal classification: choose the word that best fits the group of words provided.
• Verbal analogy: choose the word to complete a second pair that follows the same relationship in the first pair.

Non-Verbal Reasoning:

• Figure classification: choose the design that best fits the group of designs provided.
• Figure matrices: choose the design that completes the trend in a matrix of patterns

Quantitative Reasoning:

• Number analogies: choose the number that creates a third pair with identical pattern as the first two pairs given
• Number series: choose the number that continues the same pattern of the given sequence

Spatial Reasoning:

• Figure analysis: choose the figure which would be the outcome of the given sequence of folding and hole-punching
• Figure recognition: choose the shape which contains the exactly same outline given

The final score of each section is reported based on the raw score of a candidate, adjusted by age and measured against the average of a group.