Cognitive Abilities & Reasoning Mock Test for 1st & 2nd Grade Gifted Screening Prep

I created this short gifted screening practice test for 1st and 2nd grade students who need practice with different types of reasoning and thinking questions. I designed it to give young learners exposure to verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, nonverbal patterns, logic, and problem solving in one simple practice resource.

What's Included?

This resource includes 12 reasoning practice questions divided into four sections:

• Verbal Reasoning & Analogies

• Quantitative Reasoning & Number Patterns

• Nonverbal Pattern Reasoning

• Logic & Problem Solving

Students will practice identifying relationships, finding patterns, working with numbers, making connections, and using logical thinking to solve problems.

This Resource Includes:

• 12 gifted screening practice questions

• 4 different reasoning sections

• Verbal reasoning and analogy questions

• Quantitative reasoning and number patterns

• Nonverbal pattern reasoning

• Logic and problem-solving questions

• Student-friendly practice format

• Answer key

• Printable - no-prep format

Great For 1st & 2nd Grade

I designed this resource for 1st and 2nd grade students, but it can also be useful for students who need additional enrichment or reasoning practice.

You can use it for:

• Gifted screening practice

• Gifted assessment preparation

• Reasoning practice

• Enrichment

• Critical thinking practice

• Small-group instruction

• Independent practice

• Quick thinking-skills practice

How Can I Use It?

There are several ways I like to use a short practice test like this:

• Give it as a mock test

• Use a few questions as a quick reasoning warm-up

• Work through one section at a time

• Use selected questions during small-group instruction

• Give it as independent practice

• Use it as an enrichment activity

• Send it home for additional practice

Because the test is short, it can be a convenient option when you want students to practice reasoning skills without giving them a long assessment.

What Skills Do Students Practice?

Students get practice with:

• Verbal reasoning

• Analogies

• Quantitative reasoning

• Number patterns

• Nonverbal reasoning

• Pattern recognition

• Logic

• Problem solving

• Critical thinking

• General thinking skills

For Teachers, Homeschoolers & Parents

I created this resource as a simple way to give young learners additional practice with different types of thinking. Instead of focusing on just one academic skill, the four sections give students opportunities to make connections, recognize patterns, work with numbers, and solve problems.

It can be especially useful when you want a short gifted screening practice activity for 1st or 2nd grade rather than a lengthy test.

Common Core Standards

This resource focuses mainly on reasoning and thinking skills, so not every question directly aligns with a specific Common Core standard. The quantitative reasoning and problem-solving questions can support mathematical reasoning, addition and subtraction, patterns, and problem solving.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1 - Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve problems involving situations such as adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.D.8 - Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.B.2 - Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.5 - Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

The verbal reasoning, nonverbal pattern, and logic questions are intended primarily for enrichment and thinking-skills practice rather than direct Common Core instruction.

Please Note

This is an unofficial practice resource. It is not an official gifted assessment or gifted screening test and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any school district, testing organization, or assessment publisher.