Free NNAT Practice Tests, Sample Questions & Test Prep
Is your child taking the NNAT soon? Try out the free sample versions of our NNAT courses below to see what the real test questions look like. Each free course includes excerpts from our full NNAT test prep courses and a short 4-question free NNAT practice test that has one question from each unique question type found on the NNAT.
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Free NNAT Sample Questions
Pattern Completion
Pattern completion questions are essentially visual fill in the blank questions. Your child will be shown an image or pattern that has a square missing, and will have to choose the answer choice that correctly completes the picture. These questions are found on all levels of the test. See the example below:
The correct answer is the first option. If you look at the colors in the pattern, you can see that the right side of the empty box will be yellow, and the left side will be blue. This means you can eliminate the second and third answer choices. If you follow the line from the top of the pattern, you will see that it roughly cuts the empty box in half. This means the yellow and blue half of the missing box will be roughly the same size, you we can eliminate the fourth answer choice. Finally, if you look at the bottom of the box, you will see that it ends before the horizontal yellow section of the pattern begins, meaning that you can eliminate the fifth answer choice. This leaves you with the first answer choice as the correct answer.
Reasoning by Analogy
Reasoning by Analogy questions will present your child with a 2 x 2 grid with two figures in the top row, and one picture in the bottom row. Your child will have to figure out the relationship present in the top row, and determine what picture completes the analogy in the bottom row. These questions are found on all levels of the test. See the sample question below:
The correct answer is the fourth option, the down-pointing arrow with the yellow circle above it. In the top row, the first shape is a blue triangle with a yellow diamond in the middle. The second shape is the same blue triangle, but it has been turned upside down, and the yellow diamond is now above the triangle instead of being inside of it.
In the bottom row, the first shape is a blue arrow that is pointing upward, with a yellow circle inside of it. If we follow the same pattern as the top row, the correct answer will have the same arrow turned upside down, with the yellow circle above it.
Serial Reasoning
Serial Reasoning questions are similar to Analogy questions, presenting your child with a 3 x 3 grid that has patterns going both across and down the matrix. The final square in the matrix will be empty, and your child will have to determine the missing figure that completes the matrix. These questions are found on levels B-G. See the sample question below:
The correct answer is the third option, the blue pentagon with 3 yellow dots inside of it. There are 3 patterns to notice: first, each row has 3 figures that contain the same shape that remains the same color. Second, going from left to right through each row, the shape gets bigger. Third, going from top to bottom in each column, the number of dots increases from 1 to 3. This means the correct answer must be a pentagon that is blue, is bigger than the other 2 pentagons in its row, and has 3 yellow dots.
Spatial Visualization
Spatial Visualization will assess your child’s spatial skills. These questions focus on abilities related to being able to manipulate shapes and figures in space. For example, a question may require your child to visualize what happens when a figure is rotated a certain way, or when shapes from two figures are combined. These questions are found on levels C-G. See the sample question below:
The correct answer is the fourth option, which shows a blue lightning bolt over a yellow crescent moon. Starting in the top row, the first frame shows a yellow sun. The second frame shows a blue circle. In the last frame, the blue circle has moved in front of the yellow sun.
The second row must follow the same pattern. In the first frame, there is a yellow crescent moon. In the second frame, there is a blue lightning bolt. If we follow the pattern seen in the top row, the last frame will show the blue lightning bolt move in front of the yellow moon.