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Skill Matrix and Recommendations to Prepare for the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®

OLSAT-8® Level E recommended for administration in Gr 4

 

Skills Tested

Verbal Comprehension – Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Sentence Arrangement

Verbal Reasoning – Arithmetic Reasoning, Logical Selection, Word/Letter Matrix, Verbal Analogies, Verbal Classification, Inference

Figural Reasoning – Figural Analogies, Pattern Matrix, Figural Series

Quantitative Reasoning – Number Series, Number Inference, Number Matrix

 

How can I prepare my child to do well in a test of these skills?

 

Antonyms

Building Thinking Skills Level 2 book or software

 

Sentence Completion

Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking

Spectrum Test Prep Grade 5

 

Sentence Arrangement

Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking
 

Arithmetic Reasoning

Spectrum Test Prep Grade 5

Math Detective A1 book or software

Mathematical Reasoning Book 2 student and instructor

 

Logical Selection

Mind Benders Book 3
Creative Thinking Puzzlers A1

 

Word/Letter Matrix

Creative Thinking Puzzlers A1

 

Verbal Analogies

Think Analogies A1 or Thinkanalogy Puzzles A1

Building Thinking Skills Level 2 book or software

Spectrum Test Prep Gr 5

 

Verbal Classification

Building Thinking Skills Level 2 book or software

 

Inference

Red Herring Mysteries
 

Figural Analogies

Building Thinking Skills Level 2 book or software
Math Analogies Book 2

 

Pattern Matrix

Building Thinking Skills Level 2 book or software

Visual Mind Benders A1

 

Figural Series

Building Thinking Skills Level 2 book or software

 

Number Series

 

 

Number Inference

 

 

Number Matrix

 
Math Analogies Book 2

 

In General

Think-a-Minutes B1 and B2

Spectrum Test Practice Gr 5

 

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