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Kindergarten through grade 2 is parent-present. A parent stays with the child. Student accounts stay grades 5–12.

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Free NGAT Verbal practice questions

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Answer: E. a crayon. Five pictures are food. A crayon does not belong. A crayon is for drawing. You do not eat it.

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Answer: D. a fish. Five pictures are school supplies. A fish does not belong. A fish is an animal, not a school supply.

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Answer: C. a bird. Five pictures are animals with four legs. A bird does not belong. A bird has two legs and wings.

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Answer: A. a loaf of bread. Five pictures are things you play with. A loaf of bread does not belong. Bread is food, not something you play with.

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Answer: B. a crab. Five pictures are things you might see on a farm. A crab does not belong. A crab lives by the sea, not on a farm.

Free NGAT Nonverbal practice questions

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Answer: A. outline triangle rotated 180 degrees. Each column keeps one shape: circle, then square, then triangle. The row sets the turn: upright, then a quarter turn, then a half turn. The picture for the empty cell is outline triangle rotated 180 degrees.

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Answer: A. outline two triangles. Each column keeps one shape: square, then triangle. The column sets how many: one, then two. The picture for the empty cell is outline two triangles.

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Answer: E. outline star. Each column keeps one shape: diamond, then hexagon, then star. The fill pattern takes one step when you move right or down: outline, solid, hatched, dotted, then outline again. The picture for the empty cell is outline star.

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Answer: C. outline diamond. The diamond switches between outline and hatched at each step, starting with outline. The picture for the empty cell is outline diamond.

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Answer: D. outline hexagon. Each column keeps one shape: triangle, then diamond, then hexagon. The fill pattern takes one step when you move right or down: outline, solid, hatched, dotted, then outline again. The picture for the empty cell is outline hexagon.

Free NGAT Quantitative practice questions

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Answer: C. 22. Each number is 6 less than the one before it. 28 − 6 is 22.

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Answer: D. outline eight circles. Each group has one more circle than the group before it. The empty box holds eight circles.

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Answer: B. 6. The row is three pairs. In each pair the second number is 3 more than the first, so 3 is paired with 6.

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Answer: C. 14. Each number is 3 more than the one before it. 11 + 3 is 14.

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Answer: D. outline eight stars. Each box has one more star than the box before it, and the stars turn another 90 degrees. The empty box holds eight stars rotated 0 degrees.