Description
Elm Academy’s Online CCAT Course
Our CCAT Grade 1 – Last Minute online course includes:
- 1 full-length test (136 questions)
- Thorough explanations for every question
- Audio instructions for Sentence Completion questions
- Instant online access via desktop, smartphone, or tablet
- 1 year license
*Note that our Last Minute products include only a full-length practice test and do not include the lessons, quizzes, and study guides that are included in our full courses.
Realistic CCAT Practice Tests
The best way for your child to become familiar with the CCAT and its many unique question types is to take realistic, timed, full-length practice tests. Practicing with full-length practice tests also helps your child work under the pressure of the test’s limited administration time. Experiencing a realistic practice test will make taking the real test a less stressful experience for your child, and will allow them to perform to the best of their abilities.
About the CCAT Grade 1
The CCAT, or Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test, is a standardized multiple choice test that is often used to assess children for gifted and talented programs.
The basics:
- 136 total questions
- 3 batteries with 3 subtests each
- 2-3 hours administration time
- Paper-and-pencil or online
- Reading not required. Instructions on verbal section are read aloud
The CCAT is divided by age level, meaning that the CCAT Level 7 is designed for children who are 7 years old. Since this often corresponds to being in grade 1, the CCAT Level 7 often administered to all 1st graders.
The CCAT Level 7 includes three sections, called batteries: the Verbal Battery, Quantitative Battery, and Nonverbal Battery. Each battery is divided further into three subtests, for a total of nine subtests. Each subtest contains one specific question type, meaning the test is made up in total of nine unique question styles. The three batteries add up to a total of 136 questions.
Schools will often administer all three batteries at once, though they may decide to administer them separately. Check out the table below for a breakdown of each battery and its subtests:
| Quantitative Battery | Verbal Battery | Nonverbal Battery |
| Number Puzzles | Sentence Completion | Figure Matrices |
| Number Series | Picture Analogies | Figure Classification |
| Number Analogies | Picture Classification | Paper Folding |
The CCAT tests designed for younger children do not test traditional verbal abilities, such as reading and writing. Instead, the Verbal Battery will measure critical thinking and listening abilities, as well as the ability to follow instructions. For many questions, mainly in the Sentence Completion subtest, the teacher administering the test will read instructions aloud for each question. Students will have to listen and choose the correct answer based on these instructions. The instructions are also available to read aloud in Spanish for Spanish-speaking students. Our course includes audio instructions, currently available only in English.
Free CCAT Sample Questions
Try our Free CogAT 1st Grade Course. The CCAT is the Canadian version of the CogAT, so our Free CogAT course will give you an idea of what our CCAT course has to offer.
The CCAT has 9 question types. Below, you will find one sample question of each type. Try them out to get an idea for what the test looks like, and to get a glimpse of our CCAT course.
Number Puzzles
Answer: The correct answer is 3 donuts. In the first train, there are 7 donuts. In the second train, there are 4 donuts. We need to find how many donuts goes in the last train car to make the two sides equal. If we add 3 donuts to 4 donuts, we get 7 donuts.
Number Series
Answer: The correct answer is 8 beads. From left to right, there are 2, 4, and 6 beads. This means that in each row, the number of beads increases by 2. If we continue this pattern, the next row will have 2 more than 6, which is 8 beads.
Number Analogies
Answer: The correct answer is the 5 snowflakes. In the top row, the first box has 4 butterflies. The second box has 5 butterflies, meaning that 1 butterfly was added.
The bottom row should follow the same pattern. In the first box, there are 4 snowflakes. If we add 1 snowflake, this will give us 5 snowflakes as the correct answer.
Sentence Completion
These questions will have instructions read aloud by the teacher. We have included audio files like the one below in all Sentence Completion questions in our course.
Answer: The correct answer is the carrot. Jonathan used broccoli, a tomato, and a pepper in his salad.
Picture Analogies
Answer: The correct answer is the snowflake. In the top row, the first picture is of a brick wall. The second picture is a single brick. Brick walls are made up of many bricks.
The bottom row should follow the same pattern. The first picture shows a snowman. The correct answer will be something that a snowman is made of, making the snowflake the right answer.
Picture Classification
The three pictures in the top row are like each other in some way. Which picture in the bottom row goes best with the pictures in the top row?
Answer: The correct answer is the shark. These are all animals that live in the water.
Figure Matrices
Answer: The correct answer is the larger black diamond with the smaller grey triangle inside. In the top row, the first box has a larger grey square with a small black circle in the middle. In the second box, the same shapes appear, but they have switched sizes so that the circle is larger and the square is small. Also, the circle is now behind the square.
The bottom row should follow the same pattern. In the first box, there is a large grey triangle with a small black diamond in the middle. The correct answer should then have the shapes switch sizes and have the diamond move to the back, so that there is a large black diamond with a small grey triangle in the middle of it.
Figure Classification
The three pictures in the top row are like each other in some way. Which picture in the bottom row goes best with the pictures in the top row?
Answer: The correct answer is the grey diamond. These are all four-sided shapes.
Paper Folding
Answer: The correct answer is the second option. First the paper is folded in half vertically, and then the X shape is cut out. When it is unfolded, the same shape should appear again on the other side of the fold.
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