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The OLSAT (Otis-Lennon School Ability Test)

Reasoning Tasks on the Otis Lennon School Ability Test, by grade level:  Below this matrix you can find another table identifying resources for use in building and improving the kinds of thinking and reasoning skills measured on the OLSAT/8 test, or you can return to the general OLSAT page.

 

 

Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT)

Test Level and Recommended Grade for Administration

 

Item Type

 

 

A

(K)

 

B

(Gr 1)

 

C

(Gr 2)

 

D

(Gr 3)

 

E

(Gr 4-5)

 

F

(Gr 6-8)

 

G

(Gr 9-12)

Verbal

Verbal Comprehension

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following Directions

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

Antonyms

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Sentence Completion

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Sentence Arrangement

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

 

Verbal Reasoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aural Reasoning

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

Arithmetic Reasoning

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Logical Selection

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Word/Letter Matrix

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Verbal Analogies

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Verbal Classification

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Inference

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

 

Nonverbal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictoral Reasoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture Classification

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

Picture Analogies

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

Picture Series

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figural Reasoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figural Classification

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

Figural Analogies

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Pattern Matrix

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Figural Series

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

Quantitative Reasoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number Series

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Numeric Inference

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

Number Matrix

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

 

The following resources are recommended to be used to practice a variety of these skill sets in preparation for the Otis-Lennon School Abilities Test (8) the OLSAT/7**:       

Resource Grade(s) Reasoning Task(s)
Hands on Thinking Skills PreK-K-1 Figural classification, Figural Analogies, Figural Series
Can You Find Me? PreK, K, 1st Similarities and differences, sequences, classifications, analogies, and logic.
Language Smarts B Grade 1 A complete language course with - antonyms, synonyms, categorizing, classification, sequencing, ordering, deductive reasoning, facts & inferences, prediction
Building Thinking Skills, Book One Grades 2-3 Verbal comprehension- Following Directions; Antonyms, Verbal Analogies, Verbal Classification, Figural Classification, Figural Analogies, Figural Series
Language Smarts, C Grade 2 A complete language course with - following directions, antonyms, synonyms, categorizing, classification, sequencing, ordering, deductive reasoning, facts & inferences, prediction
Mathematical Detective series Grades 3-8 Prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math
Building Thinking Skills, Book Two Grades 4-6 Verbal comprehension- Following Directions; Antonyms, Verbal Analogies, Verbal Classification, Figural Classification, Figural Analogies, Figural Series
Building Thinking Skills, Figural Grades 7-12 Figural Classification, Figural Analogies, Figural Series
Building Thinking Skills, Verbal Grades 7-12 Verbal comprehension- Following Directions; Antonyms, Verbal Analogies, Verbal Classification
Think Analogies/ Think Analogies Puzzlers Software Grades 3-5, 6-8,  9-12  Teaches students how to analyze and classify analogies by relationship, category, and structure.

      

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