KindergartenMixed Reasoning

Free Gifted & Talented (GATE) Practice Test for Kindergarten

Free kindergarten Gifted & Talented (GATE) practice test with answers and explanations across quantitative and nonverbal reasoning.

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1. Matrices

Kindergarten matrices question. A circle shaded on top becomes a circle shaded on the bottom. A square shaded on top must change in the same way. Choices A through D show different shaded halves.

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Answer A. The first pair keeps the shape the same and moves the shading from the top half to the bottom half. Applying that rule to the square gives A.

2. Matrix Reasoning

Kindergarten matrix reasoning question. A green sideways trapezoid becomes an upright green trapezoid. A blue sideways trapezoid must change the same way. Choices A through D show different colors and directions.

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Answer C. The first pair turns the shape from sideways to upright without changing its color. The blue shape must turn upright in the same way. This gives C.

3. Matrix Reasoning

Kindergarten matrix reasoning question. An orange square and gray diamond swap colors. A green triangle and orange diamond must follow the same rule. Choices A through D show different shapes and colors.

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Answer D. The first pair keeps both shapes in place but swaps their colors. Apply the same rule below: the triangle becomes orange, and the diamond becomes green. This gives D.

4. Picture Analogies

Kindergarten picture analogy question. Ice cream is paired with a tongue, and a flower must be paired with the matching sense organ. Choices are a nose, tongue, spider web, and ear.

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Answer A. The first pair matches an object with the sense used for it: you taste ice cream with your tongue. You smell a flower with your nose, so A completes the same relationship.